58tailfins Posted February 14, 2005 Share Posted February 14, 2005 Hi everybodyMy Name is Bjoern and i Live in DenmarkThis is the story of my Buicki had the car in 8 years now ,it all started withi decided that i wanted to find my self a Buick, i had a 1955 Ford before but thats another story, i studied the booksand decided that a 1952 Roadmaster 2 dr ht was just the car i wantedi always liked the late fourtys early fiftes , and importentthe last year with straight eight,and many times i have regretet that choisei made, the parts for the straight is expensive and hard to findi contacted a person here in Denmark , who imported Cars from USAand tolled him that i wanted a car like that , and the answer wasthat is not an easy car to find, but he had knowledge of one here inDenmark , and it was for sale , but there was a thing about that car the engine dident work, because the owner had forgotten to put anti freezeliuqed on the car wen it was stored for the winterthe engine block was cracked and uselesbut i bought the car anyway , how hard could it be to find a enginei joined the BCA and one day there was a add in the Bugle, NOS engine blockfor a 52 Roadmaster for sale,i bought that and had it shipped over hereand for a couple of years i dident had the time or money to spend on theBuick ,small kids, building on the house /garage,busy at work i thinkmost of you know what im talking aboutbut a couple of years ago things started to ligtning up i had tim to workon the buick again , but it shouldent be easy , i found out that the crankand camshaft i had from the eksisting engine ,was in bad shape the camwas bended as a bow and the crank had rust on the bearing surfacesfor a time i was looking for a complete running engine but i couldentfind anything unless i wanted to buy a complete car and that wasent on thebudget ,then one day i came in contact with a Buick owner i swedenand he tolled me that he had a spare engine from a 52 Roadmaster it hasent been driving for many years but it was completebut it wasent for sale, after 3 months me begging him to sell it to mehe gave up, i think he got tired of me so i drove to sweden and brought home my engineso putting together the best pieces from these 3 engines made onecomplete engine i have been working on the car all winter and her sunday 30 januari was ready to connect the battery a turn the starter on and finally it runs and it runs goodi was out taking it for a little drive, the transmission worked fineand everything is okay,there is still a lot of work to do on that car, but the importent thing isthe engine runsi hope you all enjoyed this little story eventhere is a lot of spelling mistakesHave a nice Buick dayBest regards Bjoern Soegaard NielsenDenmarkhttp://www.roadmasters.dk/BSNI/Buick1.JPGhttp://www.roadmasters.dk/BSNI/Buick2.JPGhttp://www.roadmasters.dk/BSNI/Buick3.JPG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imported_48Rdmstr68Skylrk Posted February 14, 2005 Share Posted February 14, 2005 Bjoern - great story with a happy ending. By the pictures, it looks like you did a great on the engine. Good luck with the rest of the car and keep us here on the board informed of your progress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest imported_MrEarl Posted February 14, 2005 Share Posted February 14, 2005 Hello Bjoern,That's a beautiful Roadmaster.I went to the Roadmasters web and saw it there also. Neat web site too. Thanks for sharing your story, and don't worry about the spelling on THIS board, wright fokes?I really admire your and your friends drive and fortitude in restoring these cars when parts aren't as availble as they are here in the states. Let us know if there is anything we can ever help you with. Parts and parts cars are relatively easy to find at present. It's the storage of the parts cars that is sometimes difficult. Neighbor just don't appreciate Buick yard art. Not even with morning glories growing over them. So keep us posted on your progress. Are there any 1954 Roadmasters in your club? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
58tailfins Posted February 14, 2005 Author Share Posted February 14, 2005 Hi Mr Earl there is no 54 Buick's in my clubi think there is 2 maybe 3 i Denmark i dont think any of them is roadmastersmy 52 is the only 52 Roadmaster i know there is in Denmarki guess there is only 2 52 Buicks here Bjoern Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.Goode Posted March 5, 2005 Share Posted March 5, 2005 Hi ThereI'm "stupid-idiot-who-forgot-to-fill-antifreeze-in-my-roadmaster-and-then-had-to-sell-it" but you can call me Johnny I'm glad to hear you've overcome your struggles Bjorn, I will be looking forward to seeing it cruise around again. Looking at those pictures makes my heart go flip,flop My love for that old Buick made me buy another one recently. I found a 4 door Roadmaster on Ebay, and now I can't wait for the snow to melt !Theres pictures of it on my website www.roadmaster.dkand to MrEarl, I know of one 54 Roadmaster here in Denmark, and not only that but I believe it's a "Dora-clone" (or is that "Irene" ?)you can see it here BilgallerietTake care !Johnny B. Goode Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dynaflo2 Posted March 6, 2005 Share Posted March 6, 2005 I know this is a little off-topic, but I know where there is a '52 Roadmaster for sale. It is complete and runs. At least it did a year or two ago when I saw it. If anyone is interested in it, email me at Dynaflo2@aol.com and I'll give you the contact info.Bjoern, very nice job on your Roadie! You took on quite a project. It must have been a thrill for you when the engine first turned over! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
58tailfins Posted March 7, 2005 Author Share Posted March 7, 2005 oh yes it was very exciting will it run or wont it.its not drivable right now, i found out that the brakesdident work to well , and the waterpump was leaking from the akseli guess it have been sitting to long, new parts are hopefullyon its way over here.and to Johnny gatulations with your new Roadmasterit lookes to be in a good shapeand dont forget to put antifreeze liquid on itsrather cold these dayshave a nice oneBest regardsBjoern Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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