Barnfinder Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 Anyone: In the January/February 2015 issue of Antique Automobile, there was an article about a '27 Buick...by Susan Manherz...I assume she is the owner? Is there anyway for me to contact her? I just bought a '27 Buick from a barn and need some information.ThanksDave301 302 nine six three four Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCHinson Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 If you go to the home page at aaca.org, you can sign in under the Member Info tab and then select Membership Search. You will find that there her address there. She happens to even be in your same state. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barnfinder Posted April 27, 2015 Author Share Posted April 27, 2015 Very helpful...found them! Thanks...crazy that they live so close by...I am certain we will meet up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_S_in_Penna Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 Yes, she and her husband Mike are the owners.Their '27 Buick is all original, with even the originalEisenglass side curtains. Unlike any of today'sreproduced side curtains, theirs have original sewn-intags (much like the tag on a shirt or towel) indicatingright-front, left-front, etc.!So there's an original car detail that everyone has forgotten--and judges are missing them too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barnfinder Posted April 28, 2015 Author Share Posted April 28, 2015 The car I bought is still listed in Hemmings...if you want to look at it, visit this link:http://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/carsforsale/buick/27/1732675.htmlLooking at those pictures, I would think this car is pretty original, too...the owners said it has been in a barn since 1965.thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ted sweet Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 hemmings link is dead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_S_in_Penna Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 the '27 Buick roadster owned by Mr. and Mrs. Mike Manherzwas at the AACA's Eastern National Spring Meet held last week-endin Virginia Beach, Virginia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trimacar Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 I just did a set of side curtains for a '23 Buick, had the originals and they had the "left front" and so forth tags, very neat, and very fragile....I put them on the new curtains, covered with a piece of clear plastic to try to preserve them.....they're such a neat touch I'm going to look into reproducing them, they'd work on any curtains of course.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Peterson Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 Susan was hoping that someone wold reproduce those. Let her know. Shouldn't be difficult for anyone with an embroidery sewing machine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trimacar Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 I'll have sets available in about two weeks, black with gold lettering. If there's interest, will also make some tan ones.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Peterson Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 This is from an original 1923 roadster, but are identical to what was used on the 1927 roadster. I'm curious as to just how long they used them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trimacar Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 The one's on the '23 McLaughlin Buick that I did just said "FRONT RIGHT" and "REAR RIGHT" and such, I'm making sets that will be six pieces, front/middle/rear for both sides...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Peterson Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 David. That's interesting that it would be different on two different 1923 Buicks, even though one was built in Canada and one in U.S. Were the labels on the McLaughlin original, or old reproductions??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trimacar Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 Original. I'm having them made up that way, then they're universal for different make cars. Thought I had a picture of them but can't find it this instant, will see if I can....Sorry for hijacking thread.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_S_in_Penna Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 David, seeing that upholstery is your profession,that's really helpful that you will be reproducing those tags!I hope you'll be able to use exactly the correct typeface,type size, colors, and wording, so the tags will be historic reproductions,not approximations.I'm curious who originally made the side curtains for those Buicks.Fisher body itself? If so, those tags might apply to other GM marques.A survey of other original GM side curtains would be interesting.If the curtains were made by a major outside supplier, the tags mightbe applicable to some other, non-GM, marques as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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