A friend went to look at this car that is for sale. Now it is in pieces but this is what it looked like back in the day. He was told that the Alexander brothers painted the car. Don't know any more about who customized the car. The car started as a convertible and had a carson type top, and the exhaust exited in front of the rear wheel well. I told the guy that went to look at the car that I would post here and see if I could find out anything else about the car. It would be interesting to know more about it.
I tried manipulating the car show photo, and someone else I'm sure is better at it that I. Blowing up that picture, I could make out that the owner at that time was someone by the name of Jerry de …….? and it showed the car was from a town in Michigan, which I couldn't make out. I'm sure someone can figure it out for you.
man, what an awesome car. I don't know the history of it but what does the current owner know about it? how long has he owned it? See if you can get some current photos. sure would be great to see it restored to what it was in those photos. Hope it had good storage all these years
Good looking mild custom but 57 Buick had good likes to start with. Unusual top on an unchopped car but looks good.
Alexander Bros. Who else? Figures. I had a '57 Buick convert in '65, removed the Buick marque from the grille, and...Presto! Cool vertical bar grille, just like this one. My bud had Buick Skylark wire wheels, gave them to me. (he remembered the flathead I had given him when we were 'pups'.) Cut coils, dropped it about 3", settled in a week to 4" drop. Aligned the front end, new exhaust system, minor tune...Great cruiser. An older woman kept coming to the shop, "Please! Sell me your convertible! I don't care how much, just sell it to me!" I weakened. She upped the offer, sold it for $1400. But it was cash, and I bought a '56 Crown Vic with a small amount of the money...'56 Ford crown had a '53 Cad in it, with dual range hydro. (former stick with overdrive came outa the hole like Jack the Bear!) I fixed the dropped steering link, (Jeesh! Suicidal...some monkey welded like I shovel up dog doo!) Also engine mounts. Easy, but when I saw what was done..."Aeiii!" That car was stolen from my apartment (then) and never recovered. A day before I was to get it insured...
Here is a little more information I found out about the Buick from the guy who looked at it. He did not take any photos of how the car sits right now. The car is owned by the widow of the man who owned the car and he has been gone for 15+ years. The car was taken off the road in the early 80's and was disassembled to be redone then. It is now sitting in pieces and is all in primer. The car originally had a 401 nailhead and when the redo was going to be done the frame was subframed and a big block chevy was going to be put in. The rear was also changed. That part was never finished. He said the interior and top still looks like it would be usable but is dirty. The underside of the roof has the same design as the top of the roof. The carson style top was made using the actual convertible frame. The color photos were taken in 1963 according to the license plate. The custom work was done by somebody in Grand Rapids Michigan. The interior was done in a shop in Holland Michigan. The Alexander brothers only painted the car. That is the information that I was given. Don't know that all of it is accurate. I was told that a lot of people have looked at the car over the last few years and everyone is scared away because it is such a big project.
Looks like it was a cool custom. In pieces, with unfinished modifications, though, that’s going to be a tough sell. I hope it finds the right buyer. Sent from my iPad using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
He decided it was more of a project than he wanted. It is not advertised for sale just word of mouth.
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