Customs Have you ever seen this! TU-TONE KIT!

Hello Hambers,

I came across a rare set of after market trim kit for buicks 54-56 Supers & Roadmasters n.o.s from the 50s.A good friend of mine has had it in his possesion for at least 8 year and never opened it untill he found a good home for it.Thanks Luke, we opened it with care to preserve the box and staples to this find. Inside i took pics you can see a quality stencil to mark the holes for the front and back were the trim adds on to the stock Buick trim. This kit is all stainless and has all the hardware and a funny little sketch of a Buick lol. So im gonna make a copy of these instruction.The originals are briddle.I bet these kits were used alot for custom apps for anything other than what they were made for. If anyone has seen this are has a add from an old magazine please add to this thread or pm me. I will post up pics of the progress for this project! Thanks Chuckyboy

 

This is Thee Roadmaster that the TU-TONE trim will be applied too!

 

thats pretty cool- neat find

 

I've seen the box, but never opened up - really cool find!

 

Neat! that'll sure ruin the beautiful original design of the car....yet it's traditional to do so.

Look for JC Whitney ads, I found one for a 56 ford stainless two tone dress up kit. cost about $40

 

Your going to ruin that Buick with that.

 

I have to agree, that Buick is way too beautiful the way it is! Please find another car to put that on How about telling us a little more about that Buick, it looks killer the way it is!

 

Well if you look at my album theres pics of it with no top. I have found this buick with no roof and motor i was able to put my other wrecked buick guts and roof on it. Its chopped 3 inchs in front 4 in the rear. Thanks for everyones opinion but i have to sketch this out and see what its gonna look like before i start drilling.

 

Here a pic i did in photo shop. So i can kinda see what to expect....

 

I like it a lot, I say go for it. I look forward to seeing it all done. Are you planning on yellow and black, or is that just for photoshop purposes?

 

It makes the car look like it`s sectioned.

 

Wow! What a rare accessory. I've never seen one new, in a box.
Consider it will be part of your retirement fund.
Pack it away for another 40 0r 50 years.

 

Well it does look way better than I thought it would! All that car needs now is some chrome reverses with spider caps and wide whites!

 

Interesting piece!I've never seen one before and I have mixed feelings on how it would look on the car.Your car is done really nice and my suggestion would be this:

To get a really good idea on how it would look,VERY carefully open the packages and tape the trim pieces into position with 3/4" masking tape and stand back and observe.

For what it's worth:it's your car;do as YOU see fit and screw what others think.

 

dare to be different

 

saw one on ebay last year or so - wasn't cheap

 

That does look bitchin (the photoshop pic).

 

Thats too kool. I've never seen one in kit form.

 

How about skirts too?

 

It's your car,but it seems strange to take a car with the trim everyone always
liked and change it to something else.

 

The photoshopped pic looks nice. Go for it and then tell anyone who asks that it's a rare factory option. 10 to 1, they will believe you.

 

Oh no that looks terrible you should box it back up and I will get rid of it for you. You don't want that shitty old thing.
I think some people are confused. It looks to me that the original trim would stay and this is just an extra upper piece of trim. Please correct me if I am wrong. Either way thumbs up over here, do it Chuck.

 

Jeezus, some of you guys sound like restorers.

 

I like what you’ve done in Photoshop. Post REAL pics once you’re done. I say “go for it!”

 

and some of us just don't like ugly customs....didn't like them back then, don't like them now

 

original looks better IMO...

 

Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder

 

I like it!

 

Coach in jr.high had it on his 56 convert. white with red insert red seats lake pipes and spot lights skylark wheels

 

Thanks for all the positive and negative feed back it has been funny.The trim just adds to the stock trim.This car will be done in a mild custom fashion.It is a ROADMASTER upper class in its hay day so i will treat it accordingly. I plan to shave the door handles , attena (french duals)? modify the rear bumper a bit. Im happy with the grill 47 plymouth floating bars( i destroyed two grilles to make this wrk) but i love the power windows and seats and brakes... But i will keep updating the progress! chuck