Vintage shots from days gone by!

Bob and Jean's, Orange Calif

 

i think they are all Buicks?

 

Great set of pictures. I'm not sure whats going on but this picture is very interesting.

 

It is interesting! I've been trying to figure out the scene. The woman in the hat to the far left standing, seems to be taking a photo with an old brownie camera-------the woman sitting on the back of the flatbed is wearing 'outdoor' lace up activity boots-----the railroad track doesn't seem to be well used----perhaps a sight-seeing tour?....or maybe a college conservation corp volunteer situation? It's all very casual, and they don't seem to enthusiastic about having a picture shot of them! To the far right of the photo, I can just make out a chimney and 2 roof-lines. It's odd that there isn't any indication or cause of what they are all posing for with such dour faces....I like the pic though.

 

Biggs Junction, Oregon

 

Well, the one facing the camera is Packard for sure, but I was just taught by an old timer, that the one with the valve cover removed really is a Buick, a Buick light six, that is. The Buick 8 appeared first time no sooner but 1931 and the style was totally different by then, see below.
The long and complex exhaust manifold is due to an odd intake heating system, I was told, which was not any succes in any respect. Acc. to many owners it merely "cooked" the fuel decreasing mileage by far...

1931 Buick 8 above^ - 1927 Buick six below v

 

^I was told, that the car in above pic is a 1926-27 Chandler Six - Unfortunately the recognizable radiator shell is hidden by the man in front... The car should be similar to below.

 

Right you are. I saw one at Harrah's car museum in the early 70s. They were casting new wheels for it. I believe it was this same car.

 

1929 Chandler.

 

1926 Buick, maybe.

 

… A day in the life of a Buick Dealership … 1957
… Here's Ed in the Tune Up Department


Guess Ed's setting up the Sun …


… Zero marking the Carb and Airflow …

… Wow guess that's how ya use a Vacuum Gauge boys … yes 18 on the nose at 450 rpm Idle and 5 degrees BTDC …doing it the Right Way

… gee whiz another new shop lift toy to play with and can be moved from work station to station … So what will they think of next ? ...

… now let's take a peek at what Jerry has been doing in body & fender … going to fetch parts for that 53 Super fender he's been working on …


Gee it's that easy and imagine all these parts have yet to hit sleaze ebay yet, in this universe all ya gotta do is just hit the parts counter and grab what ya need fellas ….

O.K. wait, what's this and on a new stock GM Buick fender - Jerry leading out a crack cause that fender metal is way to thick to dent by hand ? - Come on look at that technique who need's a can of Rage when ya got this stuff …feed it more lead Jerry …that's it...

… so now that's over with let's get that fender hung already Jerry …. gosh kinda looks like your client took out the parking space speaker pole at the local drive-in movie and continued all the way down the belt line. Must of been in a hurry and just drove right through to find a better spot ?….

… so on we go to find Pete "Prepman" Wilson doing his thing getting a Century drop top ready for a damn lucky buyer …. slam em, bang em & looks like she's ready to go …

careful backing it up Pete …. and look no overly wide non period correct white walls for this year, cause it's slime n trim low and lean and no over killed over done crappy dice hanging from the mirror, fuzzy or not and best of all not a tri-5 chevy in sight… how refreshing … nothing but Buicks … sigh

… and Away we go ….

Smooth talking Mike is shown here tucking another sale to bed … Mike sells a lot of these Banker hot rod Century Buicks and it's no wonder - 364 displacement, stock 10:1, 300 ponies breathing through a big mouth Carter 2507S, with 2 inch dual exhausts and 405 ftlbs of bank vault moving torque at barely 3000 rpm …. so what's not to droll over …. and all stock. Did I mention it comes with a chrome Buick under dash tissue holder too ….



… Oh Can I spend just one day here … pretty please :')

 

Jeez, Heirloom Roses is almost in my back yard

 

New Jersey

 

1928 Studebaker GB Commander crossing the continent of Australia on unmade roads in 1975.

 

Hey Paul
BTW, my wife is a floral designer and a couple times a year she drags me out to a few suppliers. Visited Heirloom Roses a couple years ago, its funny how people are with their particular areas of interest, they're just like us car people, they really get excited about it.
I actually enjoyed myself.....I must be getting old.

 

Variety is life my friend! There is so much interesting stuff in this world, you simply could never take it all in!
You never know how things will turn out, that's what makes it interesting!

 

AHRA Great Bend