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my 1955 Buick Special story


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My car is a 55 Buick Special

Cost was around 3500 - maybe i over paid - but whats done is done

I'll take you throught the photos Start - to Current (cuz for me - they're never done)

yep got her on ebay - crazy as it seams - but thats how it happened......the following is the original ad:

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dis-assemble and more dis-assemble

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POR15 the floors

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bring her on down to bare metal

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patch panel not addressed YET

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Epoxy Primed and stored foe winter #2 (2010-11)

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this was a rewarding step - i like to paint - all done in the lil ol garage in background (on weekends here and there)

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high build primer and sand and sand

no foolin - I sanded my finger prints right off

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my lil girl (don't panic - she only sanded for like 5 minutes

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now color time - maybe the hardest choice is choosing color (when not staying Stock)

again shooting her myself in that lil garage

TPR has a HVLP 3 Gun Set for $99 - that did the job ok enough for me

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some assemble required

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mother .....happy to see the project comin along

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tried RED wheels and Hub caps - NOT FEELIN THE LOVE though

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well here we are Back in Black

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with my 65 Bel Air Wagon in the background - HEY MOM - this one is moving in to the garge while the Buick is out! - sorry

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ME

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WOW! Nice looking 55 there Jonahboo! It is amazing what you can do in a small garage. Great paint job, love the colors. I kind of like it with the red wheels, but the black look pretty good too!

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Just showed my wife the pics.

She had a great point. You notice the gorgeous gold car with the black wheels. You notice the wheels with the red ones.

She has been around me too long.

She DID call it gorgeous, BTW.

i couldn't agree more

your wife is a smart lady!

tell her thanks........she has good taste ;)

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Guest Rob McDonald

You are one creative guy. No wonder Mom lets you monopolize her garage. I kind of see Mrs. Mike's point, that the spectacular paint should be front and centre, not the flashy wheels. How he got her to look at your pictures is something on which he should provide lessons to the rest of us. My Wifey otherwise understands me but she has no clue about this tragic automotive obsession.

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Just catching this thread. Man THAT was a lot of work. Congrats on a great job. Love the colors and leaving the top white helped retain the period look just enough. My first car was a red and white '57 Chevy that I had painted 66 Riviera Gold.

Again great job, you gotta be proud. And Mama too.

I'm still undecided about the wheels and tires though. I'd like to see a photoshop of black walls with gold wheels and the dog dishes. But then again you need the white walls to balance out the white top. I don know....

Kool amp too. Dude you're quite an artist

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Guest dave_b63

Great car, nice work, FANTASTIC PHOTOS, and STUNNING paint job. Awesome. May want to add some skinny beauty rings to those beautiful red wheels and small hubcaps... the wheel set up is sweet now but the rings will make 'em pop even more.

--Dave

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I like the black rims . Need a picture with the hubcaps on. Rims in the same gold color would work also. The gold color sets you apart no doubt. You matched the dash in the same color. That's key. What is lurking under the hood?

254 N/H 2 bbl - all stock for now

the red wheels have the built in Dog Dish clips, the black do not - it needs tires so - i might repaint the red rims either black or gold and re-shoe.....also considering just plain ol' chrome reverse.....i can't make up my mind

can't wait for spring

thanks for the love

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254 N/H 2 bbl - all stock for now

the red wheels have the built in Dog Dish clips, the black do not - it needs tires so - i might repaint the red rims either black or gold and re-shoe.....also considering just plain ol' chrome reverse.....i can't make up my mind

can't wait for spring

thanks for the love

Did you mean 264 Nailhead? btw, my first '55 Special More Doors (post) came with the larger, full size wheel covers with the plastic red "Buick" center caps. My current '55 4dr came with the smaller dog dish covers, which I assumed came from a different car... but, after some inadvertent research, it looks like the dog dish were a factory option?

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yes my car had the full cover - i do not like them - so i acquired the other rims and clips and then the caps (which are near perfect)

they used the same full covers i believe from 55-6 - i also got a clean set of '54's i toyed with installing those as well

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Guest dave_b63

Yeah, those full covers, although still vintage and cool, cover too much wheel... did you get your bumpers re-chromed or did you just polish the heck out of them? The chrome looks great, especially set against that Riviera Gold (or whatever that color is). My guess is that you will be taking home some trophy metal from any show you put the car in.

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  • 1 month later...

how about a guitar to match?

Fender MIM Telecaster Custom –

Re-model

I had

the MIM RI – quite honestly – the existing WRHB lacked Personality – however – I

really liked the style and feel of the guitar

At the same time I was looking for a regular

pick up tele config.

So I decided to re-do the guitar I already had

I am more of a ‘stained’ guitar guy – but I

had gotten this on trade a year ago and it was black – so doing a re-paint was

not a big deal (scuff exiting finish – not down to bare

wood)

I already

had some paint left over from my 55 Buick I painted last summer (I painted it in

mom’s garage )

I

am a sucker for Bigsby’s – so I added a B5 “F” logo

one

So here are

the modds:

Bigsby

GFS pick

ups:

Pure Vintage" Neovin Noiseless Tele

Pair

H96 Mini Birds- Covered Mini Humbuckers-

Warmoth Pickguard in white – without any pick

up routs – ‘cuz deluxes come 1 of 3 ways (none, Gibson HB, and WRHB) – I chose

none (btw – the screw holes do not align with existing MIM screw pattern – no

biggie

New DZMarzio pots

Lottsa Routing and more routing to

accommodate new lower switch, added 5th pot and new mini

HB

After paint it

is key to rub out finish with wet sand (800 for runs, 1000, 1500 and 2000) –

then Compound, Swirl remover, Glaze etc

Gold and white to match the Buick wink.gif

THIS

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PLUS THIS

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EQUALS – THIS

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Before

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After

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routing

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