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1942 Buick Roadmaster 76S


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I decided to move on to the interior--a dreaded task!  I thought I "vacuumed" pretty thoroughly until I took out the seats and found 5lbs of shredded newspaper and other rat debris!  Despite some significant challenges working around frozen door/window handles, I was carefully able to remove most interior items without much fuss other than the constant plume of disintegrating fabric, rust and dust.  I tried my best to salvage the patterns and oiled up the metal trim elements that are faux wood-grained. 

 

Now I can truly assess the degree of sheet metal work on the floors and other structural elements :(.  Anyone have any tips for removing the door/window handles?  I'm pretty sure the plastic covered handles were unique to 1942 but all of them are quite degraded.

 

Some cool discoveries, such as the 1936 Lincoln Wheat Penny in the ashtray, the "Body by Fisher" stamp, and an interesting wood window guide thingy.  Forgot this car came with a heater under the passenger seat.

 

 

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 The window handles are usually held in place by small clips that are hidden once installed. There is a tool which is sold that is supposed to help to release the handle from the shaft. I've never had much luck with them, and I've bought three of them, instead I use two very small flat head screwdrivers to slide them out.

 The bezel which surrounds the crank handle can be depressed towards the outside of the car a bit, like 3/8ths of an inch or so, then you can see the retaining clip, and either buy the tool I mentioned, or use screwdrivers as I described above. I am going to my garage later, and could take a picture of the one I have, which I think is hanging in place on the wall. The other thing to be careful of, as I've had those clips launch themselves when they slide off, so take care they don't hit you or a helper in the eye, or simply fly off into never never land!

 Hope this helps.

 Neat car, looking forward to seeing more of it.

 Keith

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54 minutes ago, Buicknutty said:

 The window handles are usually held in place by small clips that are hidden once installed. There is a tool which is sold that is supposed to help to release the handle from the shaft. I've never had much luck with them, and I've bought three of them, instead I use two very small flat head screwdrivers to slide them out.

 The bezel which surrounds the crank handle can be depressed towards the outside of the car a bit, like 3/8ths of an inch or so, then you can see the retaining clip, and either buy the tool I mentioned, or use screwdrivers as I described above. I am going to my garage later, and could take a picture of the one I have, which I think is hanging in place on the wall. The other thing to be careful of, as I've had those clips launch themselves when they slide off, so take care they don't hit you or a helper in the eye, or simply fly off into never never land!

 Hope this helps.

 Neat car, looking forward to seeing more of it.

 Keith

Hi Keith:

 

Yeah, I found the clips and removed them but the shaft splines are frozen inside the handle.  Not sure how to unfreeze them without damaging the shafts but will purchase new window/door mechanisms if I need to.

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On ‎10‎/‎31‎/‎2017 at 10:58 PM, Blackout said:

I decided to move on to the interior--a dreaded task!  I thought I "vacuumed" pretty thoroughly until I took out the seats and found 5lbs of shredded newspaper and other rat debris!  Despite some significant challenges working around frozen door/window handles, I was carefully able to remove most interior items without much fuss other than the constant plume of disintegrating fabric, rust and dust.  I tried my best to salvage the patterns and oiled up the metal trim elements that are faux wood-grained. 

 

Now I can truly assess the degree of sheet metal work on the floors and other structural elements :(.  Anyone have any tips for removing the door/window handles?  I'm pretty sure the plastic covered handles were unique to 1942 but all of them are quite degraded.

 

Some cool discoveries, such as the 1936 Lincoln Wheat Penny in the ashtray, the "Body by Fisher" stamp, and an interesting wood window guide thingy.  Forgot this car came with a heater under the passenger seat.

 

 

IMG_20171028_173326_361.jpg

IMG_20171029_092821599.jpg

IMG_20171029_092933713.jpg

IMG_20171029_092948304_HDR.jpg

IMG_20171029_161116820.jpg

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Cool penny!  And lots of other work too!  Be sure to wear a mask when removing mouse infested upholstery.

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12 hours ago, jackofalltrades70 said:

Take a pb blaster can and put the red tube into the nozzle.  Stick the nozzle into the clip groove and spray a little bit in there.  Tap the outside of the handle a couple times with a soft blow hammer.  After a time or two over the course of a couple hours, it should break free.

Tried that.  I haven't had a chance to go back out to the car, maybe it just needs more time to soak.

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