Art & Inspiration Any ideas for this 59 buick

Does anyone have any ideas for me to do with this 59 buick.I bought a set of tru spokes to put on it and skirts.

 

no help on ideas but man that's a real nice ride.

 

59 Buicks, one of my favorite cars. Very nice.

 

Pheobe Cates in the front seat

 

I realize that this would be a ton of work, but it is what I would do....

 

My mom had a green one just like it. It was an embarr***ing boat back then, but today it's a very cool car! I wouldn't do much more than shave off the emblems and stay with subtle changes. Make that nailhead look pretty, too.

 

Many refer to those cars as 'boats'. Well, this guy made his '59 buick a real boat. Used to get to the US from Cuba a few years back. I think the coast guard stopped him but, you gotta' give this guy some credit for building this and putting it out in the ocean. That takes real balls to attemp that. Probably the wildest and most creative '59 Buick of all time.
Steve

 

Hey, that's my mom's!

 

You could always rent the trunk space out to a family of 4 or more Cool car would love to just go cruising in it

 

just give it a shave and drop that thing to the floor.nice car

 

Welcome to the flat-top club!!

 

Re-aligning the rear bumper and snugging the Belmonts to the body will do wonders (obviously).

If you're up for a re-paint, shave the door handles; and tunnel twin antennae into a quarter panel and extending through two holes in the fin.
A flaked roof would be right at home.

 

We used to refer to them as aircraft carriers because of the "flat top".

 

YES send it round my House!

 

a set of supremes

 

I suggest not effing with it much- it looks great to me.

Yep.

[quote='Mo]
If you're up for a re-paint, shave the door handles; and tunnel twin antennae into a quarter panel and extending through two holes in the fin.
A flaked roof would be right at home.[/quote]

Nope.

Thanks,
Kurt

 

Nice flat-top!!! It doesnt need much the wires and skirts will look slick ...

 

first thing i thought as well....OR a set of star wires! and leave it alone.

 

The tru spokes go on pretty soon.I have a new set of skirts that go on to.I am going to flake the roof and inbetween the fins.The lace and fade it.I was going to shave the emblems and handles.

 

What color are you going to flake the roof and decklid? What color is the interior? Gray or blue?

 

very very sweet car. yeah i might put different wheels and www's. maybe a hint of some striping, maybe introduce some metal flake. regardless nice Batmobile ya got there.

 

60's panel job

 

Please don't put any "brokes" on it.

Rusty steel wheels w/no hubcaps and missing lug nuts would look better.

 

Hey great car looks good just as it is. Have a question what and /or where did pipes like you have originate? Also why do so many cars of this type have flaked roofs?

 

That is a sweet car. It doesn't need Tru-spokes (you are talking about the old wire-wheels here aren't you) and it darn sure doesn't need those goofy chrome pipes hanging down the rear quarters.
All it needs to be is clean, straight, and on the road as often as possible. Gas is cheap now, take advantage of it.

 

http://www.customrodder.com/features/0703cr_1959_buick_invicta/

I LOVE this car....not a huge fan of the color, IMO, but that's not too terribly hard to overcome.

 

My dad swapped our '54 Hudson Hornet Twin-H tudor for a '59 LeSabre tudor in the most gawd-awful flat medium green. I hated that thing when I was a kid but would really like to find a '59 Buick wagon. There doesn't seem to be many 59's around, really a unique look. I'm not a fordor hdtp fan but other than restrained lowering and a nose and deck job I'd leave it alone.
I just noticed the pipes, eeewwww! To each his own.

 

I did pinstripe the trunk lid and named the car.I am going to flake the roof and between the fins in silver with blue lace and fade.

 

thinking about taking the bellflowers off and putting lakes on.