Customs check this out!!!!

Well that is different!

 

Well it is different! HRP

 

i would drive that as a daily.............but i would have to do something about the spare tire.

 

Old flower car? Who is the coachbuilder? This calls for some real good photoshoping, fix the chop, get rid of some of the trim and one set of portholes after that spare rolls over some cliff. Bob

 

Interesting. I'll leave it at that.

 

I'm with 37Kid on this, (to a certain degree). The spare has to find a new home, and re-shape the spare tire well to match the body lines. Lose the hood portholes. Do a batch of research on the coachbuilder before you do anything else to the body. It's possible that may be a piece of history that shouldn't be changed too much.

Roger

 

I've seen one like that before. I think a local Fire Department had it.

 

my first thought was it belonged to a Buick dealer for doing road services/parts runs etc..

 

Looks to have been made from a '51 Roadmaster 4 door sedan but with a '50 hood. The seams in the roof are visible where they slid the rear of the roof up to the front. You can still read XXXX Automotive on it, may have been a homebuilt shop truck.

It's interesting for sure.

 

for a earlier version search You Tube: 1942 Buick Flower Car - Quite an Undertaking

 

Somebody put a lot of work into that car....I kinda like the funky 'cockpit'....not a fan of the spare tire location, but hey....it might grow on me!

 

Yeah, I am with you guys, that would make a nice custom.

 

What, not custom already?

 

Reminds me of John Worden's avatar.

Gary

 

I like it , lots of potential in my eye .

 

I like it just the way it is (without the spare though).

 

It certainly is unforgettable, but a piece of history? Must be the piece that hit the floor longer than the 5 second rule. Has potential if you like that sorta thing but...

 

from what I understand it was a Buick service car, and is for sale for $5,800.00 If I didn't just do the bathroom over it would be in my driveway now..a friend sent me the info I'll try and find out more..

 

Buickamino???

 

Superbe, its got real class,
Would love to have that to drive everyday.

 

Just proves the mind is a terrible thing. That Buick reminds me of Caitlin Jenner. All the wrong stuff in all the wrong places.

Gary

 

not all that unique, old & new

 

Early Utes..

 

I agree, lose the spare tire.Bruce.

 

My thoughts exactly. Loose the spare tire, loose one set of port holes weld up the back doors and start slicking it out a bit.

 

I'd say it didn't come from a coach builder but from a dealership body shop after the few years old Roadmaster showed up with some body damage. and wasn't deemed repairable by the insurance company. Then the "we need a shop truck" thing comes into play. The lack of fit and finish such as welding up the back doors shows that it didn't see coach builder's shop.

 

this! and maybe move the extra set of port holes to the quarter panel?

 

I sort of thought the same thing at first. But some of the other examples shown above also show at least the remnants of a side rear door. As far as the side mount spare tire goes, I think it just needs a custom-made cover put on it, like on an upscale early Caddy or Lincoln.

 

Put the spare up in the bed and drive it; and get ready to answer a lot of questions.