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1915 Buick C36 Photos


Dandy Dave

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Well now. After about 3 tries I guess I finally have this photo posting figgured out. This is the Buick Roadster that I have recently aquired. There are more Photos on the AACA Buick Photo gallery if anyone is interested. It is listed under 1915 Buick. thanks for looking. Dave!

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Guest imported_MrEarl

Dave, that's a beautiful lil Roadster. The mid to late teens Buicks are among my favorite Buicks. I love the curves along the beltline and how the bottom sorta sweeps up to the cab sides.(if that makes sense) Thanks for sharing. Hope to hear more about YOU and your BUICK.

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Guest trevor ward

What a gorgeous car.... I am intrigued about the color??

It seems pretty bright for a car of this era.. they normally

seem to be a fairly subdued , dark color... is it the

original color for the car...

Again... lovely car!!!

Trevor... '64 Le sabre.... hibernating ! smile.gifsmile.gif

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I read some where that these cars were offered in all black or a blue/black combination from the Buick factory. Some of my collector friends did say that some cars of this period were indeed painted this color. I didn't have a choice as the car was already painted although it does kinda grow on you after a while. I'm hoping that it will be good for tours. It seems to be geared high and might be too fast for parades. I find it hard to belive that it is 91+ years old and still in existence considering the quality of the roads in 1915 and the fact that it has survived a lot of wars and scrap drives. I was looking the tires over today. Talk about tall. The size is 36 by 4! I sure would like to bring it to a buick meet someday. Dave!

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Thanks MrEarl. Yeah, I understand how you could really like the lines of these cars. I was looking though the photos on this sight a day or so ago and got a real kick out of all the cars you found in that wooded swamp area. I liked the one where the tree hit the car. Only took 40 or so years I suppose. I got a Cat model 12 road grader a few years back that had a tree grown across the rear in the same fashion. I drove the grader out of that spot under its own power! It only sat there for 30 years or so.

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Guest 53Nailhead

Dave, Great car!! Is there no header over your window or garage door? Guess what I do for a living! I like the color, although I may not be the best judge, look at the color of mine grin.gifgrin.gif

Les

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Great car! I have a 1913 Model 30 Roadster. I toured with it for years, wore it out, and now I am (slowly, unfortunately) restoring it. They really move down the road well for a small engine. Mine has the 3.1 rear end ratio and 36 x 4 1/2" tires. Are you sure your '15 has 28" rims? I didn't think they were that big in 1915.

Chris

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The car in the background is a 1911 Marrion Bobcat that was aquired by it's owner in boxes and bushel baskets and had a ton of missing parts. I had a lot to do with making missing parts and getting everything just right so it would ride the roads once again. The car was in my shop just over a year. Sadly the cars owner, who was also a very good friend of mine, past away a year ago October. His widow recently sold the car and I understand it is heading for a casino lobby in Las Vagas. I'm not sure which one. He bought this Buick only weeks before his passing and being his mechanic on his early cars, when his wife offered the car for sale I had first refusal and as you can see, I didn't refuse. Thanks for asking, Dave!

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Yes, I understand that it was on eBay. It sold for $60,000! But how much of that car is really true Marrion is any bodys guess? I had to do a lot of building and modifying to make the mechanics of that car work. The car came to my shop semi assembled. It looked the part but was a mechanical nightmare. That was my part. The body was done for the most part by it's owner.

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