And here I thought I was a buzzkill, I bet you're a blast at parties BISHOP...so what you're saying is if all it needs is new points, condensor and some fresh gas, it'll never drive out of storage? It's not like it's a rolling chassis that needs a motor and trans swap, it looks to be in good shape and needs minor work to be driven out of there...way to be supportive man...
Beautiful car, great lines and I love the color. No way it stays locked up in there, too close to ready, and your friends that helped push it all that way wouldn't let that happen. I don't think I've ever seen a f'd up comment like that on here before, but the "I'm a hoot" line cracked me up.
You know what BISHOP? I'll take that bet, "never" is a LONG time...$50 sound good?...one stipulation, within the first 3 months from now if it needs to be moved for financial reasons, like not being able to afford the storage, the bet's off...deal?...I'm pretty confident she'll be able to drive it onto a trailer from where it's parked in storage under its own power...
Here's my friends Rick (rags) Clyne Buick fastback here on the the HAMB, Rick's a cool guy and could help with Buick questions. CRUISER
Ha! Project: Yank Tank! Naw...the car's mine, I just absconded with the boys from work for a few hours to get it situated. BISHOP: Ruiner is gonna take your money. The car is either moving out of that bay under her own power, or I'm shifting her to a proper garage with more elbow room. notebooms: Shipping was smooth as silk; you select a window of time (about a week) when the driver will pick up the car, and he calls the pick-up contact the day before he plans to get it. Once on the road, you can call and find out where the carrier is and an E.T.A. of when it'll arrive, and the driver will call the end-point contact the day before drop off. Door-to-door delivery, basically. Tho' using that big hauler on both ends of the trip seems like it could be limiting. I had thought the hauler might drop the car off at a shipping station of some sort and have it towed as a singleton to the drop point. But nope. I think the driver had seen some incredibly perfect cars in his day, he seemed to think mine was a big ol beast and had marked in the paperwork notes that it needed a total restoration. He looked at me, looked back at the car coming off the hauler and said, "So, you're seeing potential?" I just laughed. 1oldtimer: Yup, hood pops from either side through the portholes, releasing both locks lets you remove it entirely. I *believe* the '50 4dr Sedanette is a 43D body. Cruiser: That's a beautiful car! I joined the Buick HAMBers group, is Clyne in that group? I'll be scouring these boards and a few others for any and all info as the weeks go on. Thanks for all the kind words everyone, and the words of warning! I'll keep you posted on her progress!!
Great car. I now have to go get the 2dr. Thanks!! I have enough projects! Seriously, neat auto!! Have fun with it. Lippy
stealthy... photo shop back ground and an unmarked container..ummm I smell military cover up, damn cool score though !
I swear some cars are more interesting and cooler as 4 doors,and to me this is one of them. To me a guy who is interested in building a car like this, is above and past wanting a 2 door something just because all the other kids have one
Now, how could I have possibly forgotten to include the Super/Special/Century/Roadmaster designation? My brain...my poor brain!......My only excuse, is that it was quite late. Thankyou, 1oldtimer, for chiming in. I've owned a '53 Special 2-door Riviera, (the Riviera is the hard-top model) '51 Roadmaster 4-door sedan, '51 Roadmaster 2-door Riviera, and '42 Century 2-door Sedanette, and I'm supposed to pretty-much know this stuff! How embarassing......O.K. then, Jordster, (and low budget) it's a 1950 Buick Super 4-door Sedanette. Again, Jordster...congratulations. It's a very solid-looking car, and I hope you thoroughly enjoy it...I'm sure you will. You know you're really driving a car when behind the wheel of a Buick from that era! They are very nice-driving automobiles, having the straight-eight, Dynaflow transmission, long wheel-base, and weighing about two tons. The in-line eight is extremely smooth and "torquey"...they have a very long stroke, and you can idle them down to almost nothing. Some guys joke that "You can almost read the letters on the fan-belt"... The Dynaflow transmission is also very smooth...it doesn't really "shift", unless you put the lever in low, and shift manually. The dash and steering-wheel are both huge and beautiful, and the interiors are nice and roomy. The hood is unique, in that it has combination hinges/latches on both sides, and can be opened from either side. If you pull both levers, you can even remove the entire hood for servicing. (with the help of a friend) In fact, be sure that the latches are adjusted tight, in good working order, and always latched when going down the road...you can imagine what could happen! You may want to check the manifolds for leaks, especialy the exhaust-manifold...they are prone to cracking. Have a friend cover the end of the tail-pipe with the engine running, while you listen for leaks. If there are any cracks, a good welding-shop can fix them. If you ever have reason to remove the manifolds, be aware that there are "sealing" rings where the exhaust manifold meets the head...try not to lose them, although you can easily remake them from small-diameter exhaust-tubing. Use an exhaust-sealing compound during reassembly of the separate pieces. Check your lever-action shocks for leaks, and determine that they are full of fluid for optimum performance, and a nice ride. If you ever need to replace that looooooong 6-volt battery, tractor supply outlets sometimes carry them. Hey, 1oldtimer...please step-in again, if I need correcting or have forgotten anything important! And again, Jordster...congratulations. Get 'er up and running and tuned-up nice, and I hope you and yours enjoy the car! - Rick
man, you guys have some crazy low cloud coverage lol Nice car, looks like you have a good one to start with.
In '50, the 4 dr Jet Back came as Series 40 Special only. The 43 J/B 4dr sedan and the 43D (Deluxe) J/B 4 dr sedan. 58,700 of the 43 series cars made, 14,335 of the 43D cars made. The Series 50 Super had the J/B sedanet (56S) which was a 2 dr. No 4 dr J/B in the Super or Roadmaster series' (Source: Encyclopedia of American Cars, page 37)
The "Land of 10,000 Lakes" ain't much better humidity-wise, AND we get 5 months of blizzards and 0 degree weather...it's a double bonus...hell, in another month you wouldn't be able to see the car getting unloaded up here with all the white fluffy***** flying around...that's why God gave us hot rodders vintage snowmobiles...
At first I thought that your storage unit was across the street from the beach! For a little bit I hated you! Imagine working on your car and looking out on the ocean! That would be sweet.
Nice Ride, Love the lines..Fed-ex WTF? thats kool in itsself. Just a suggestion, get those guys to help you push it out and back it in, that way when you got time to tinker with the engine, you wont have to roll it out, and have more romm. IMHO> cheers on a verykool ride.
Thanks! I originally planned on putting her hind-end-in for that very reason, but thought it might be asking a little much to request a 'pusholine' 3-point turn to get her backed in after having them push me through traffic. Besides, when she gets going its probably good that her exhaust will be pointing out of the bay...less likely to fume myself out. And thanks, Kustom!! I can't say it enough, your project has been an inspiration. This weekend will be the first I can spend quality time with the car, so I'm getting a shopping list of supplies together...jack and jack stands, wheel chocks, shop blankets, clean rags, a bucket and oil pan are always handy, a small table and stool, a couple of shop lights, an extension cord and a power strip...I'm stoked! And actually, considering this is what I did to my hand while cleaning brake dust off the rims of my daily driver this past weekend... Might be a good idea to have some kind of little first aid kit in case I do something stupid. Like clean brake dust off rims without a brush. Or gloves. Or care that I didn't clean it with a brush or gloves. I'm sorta proud of the grime. Btw Ruiner, I photoshop'd out all incriminating weaves in the carpet so pervs can't track me down by*****yzing the berber. Maybe I'll come down with a cold on sunday night...>cough, cough< can't come to work, sorry, must stay in the shop-I mean bed...
fed-ex must be really hurting these days for business. can anyone confirm when they started hauling car.
Fed-Ex has been hauling cars for a while, now. The first time I've ever heard of them moving a car from one place to another was for the first 24 Hours of LeMons races but then it turns out they've been doing it for years prior to that, too. A lot of people at concours shows hauled their multi-million dollar bolt-by-bolt restored Duesenberg SJs and similar vehicles of equivalent or greater value (rich-ass********s ).
Rickybop pretty much got it. i just noticed your avatar, it's a special with the deluxe trim (rear window) your correct it's a 43D. the dash is a thing of art, the way the dash wraps around into the door tops. check the floor pan on the pass side there is a heater core under the seat, you can find hop up parts for the str8 and also the wheels use a nut/studs like a VW....when you take off the wheel nut the stud comes with it (one piece), makes putting on the wheels funner. if your going 12v you can use a bus battery to fit into the stock tray. make sure the hood is latched, every picture i've seen of a front end accident was with the hood 20+ feet away. i was in the process of mocking up some upper control arms so i could run tube shocks on mine when i sold it.............man i miss that thing and now i noticed they only made 10,000 or so of the 56s . good luck and have fun those cars are a blast. now i need another 56s or the even more elusive 50-51 oldsmobile 98 2dr fastback.
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