Art & Inspiration '57 Buick Specials : The car that started it all

Trekking back through the years of automobile mania that has possessed me since I was just a young tyke, there is one car that started the spark that set my brain on fire for cl***ic cars. . . . . My fathers '57 Buick two door Special. . . Ever since I have been crazy about them. I don't have enough photos of them (I can never get enough) just wondering what you guys have. I will go rummaging through some pics tonight. I know my dad has a cherry pic of him and the car. Until then, this is one i found, and really like. (yes it was just on another thread, Thanks for the pic bro)

 

Okay then! Guess not a real popular ride huh? Well I like it. Blah

 

57 Buicks are one of my personal favorites, and definitely my favorite car from the 50's...

 

Good looking cars.

My dad's boss has a '57 Special hardtop that was bought new by a guy for hot rodding. It has a cam and a 3x2 setup on it. It was driven about 15k miles and parked. It is in nearly perfect condition, what you would see on a used car lot in about '60.

He is lowering it slightly, about 2-3", and has already put a set of Skylark wires on it. It is baby blue with white under the side trim and has a medium blue interior. Very sharp car!

 

Anybody ever seen the grill from one of these in a '57 belair. Looks real nice.

 

I know where there is a '57 Buick 2 door post, it's rough in a junkyard but I thought about grabbing it and saving the seat, doors and quarter sections in case I ever found a 4 door that needed to be converted.

2 door post Buicks would have probably been pretty rare by '57 I would think.

 

Yeah I'm right there with you I love the 57 Buicks and 57 oldsmobiles. I love the split back window and the trim lines. Beautiful!!! Here is a pic of one fore sale on craigslist in Denver, and A pic of my olds.

 

Just sold this one about a year ago. Still kick myself for it.

 

Here's one that belongs to a guy in Washington. I met him at a show this last summer. It's pretty damn sweet!

 

"started it all"??? Not that I'm disagreeing with you, but I bet the first two years' Mopar Letter Car guys might argue with you a bit.

57 Buick is hands down one of the best looking US cars for that year. Puke city from 58 on up.

dj

 

I parted out a Special 2dr sedan a few years ago, StevieG got the motor, I still have a few bits and pieces, nothing 2dr. sedan specific. I kept the rear radius rods, nice and heavy.

 

A friend of mine has a 57 Buick Cabalero 4 dr. ht. wagon. Cool looking,.... and not too rusty....for an Illinois car. Kinda doubt that he'll ever do anything with it though.

 

I'm sure he mean't started it all for HIM, not some hypothetical Mopar nut.

I remember the family at the end of our block bringing home a new '57 Buick around Halloween time and it was already nosed decked, lowered and those "scoops" under the 1/4 windows were opened up and molded so they really were scoops. I thought that car was the coolest, with it's Skylark Wires but as soon as the '58's came out they traded it in on a '58 Bonneville convertible!

 

Always loved tri-year Buicks and Olds cars. One day I hope to own one.

 

I had a 57 Super 2 dr HT I just couldnt get into. Did some work to it, sold it. Dont really miss it, sometimes I do but not much. Talking to a family member about purchasing a 57 Olds 98 2dr ht w/ a complete J2 and power everything. Now THAT car won't ever be sold!

 

i love the lines on these cars even the four doors are just killer.

 

Last week there was a low mile stick '57 Special listed in the local weekly paper for about 8K. If it's still there this weekend, I'll post it after I get the Saturday paper. For you guys that are impatient. it was in the Prior Lake (Minnesota) American. They have a web site that may be of help.

 

Thats the ticket. If I find something clean i bet I can hound my old man into buying another one. I would but have too many projects as it is. but maybe room for just one more

 

SON-OF-A-B, That baby is beautiful!!-MIKE

 

the 57 buick is one of my root causes too. this is one of the first cars i remember from when i was a kid looking through my dad's "little books" from when he was a kid. love it.

jack james' 57 buick.

 

Love those too...had one when we bought our house and had to sell it for landscaping, furniture etc...have never gotten that one outta my head...after looking at this thread I may go on the hunt for another...such cl***ic lines...damn you for reminding me

 

The 3 speed cars are rare, and very very cool, I tried to get one about 10 years back. Missed it for $4k. ****ed...

 

Those flames look really good.

The interior on this one rocks.

This is just f*%#in B-E-A-U-T-I-F-U-L

 

Thanks guys.. I really wish the pearl would show up in the pics though...

 

Found a couple of pics thought i would share. Enjoy

 

Here it is .. not bad but I think a little steep at $9,000.
http://www.motorbuys.com/result.html?zid=3212

 

Forwarded it to my old man. Just to see if I can make him want it.

 

I find $9k a little steep for that one as well, not really liking the post on the '57.

 

Ran around the Artesia/Bellflower area of So.Cal. back in the early 60's when I was in highschool in my best friend's Dad's '57 Buick. Cool Cars.

 

The post cars just don't got what the hard tops do. Totally interrupts those nice lines.