MrEarl Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 As some of you may know, I have been working on building a new garage since my retirement a couple of years ago. I have been spending ALL my time on it, it is going sooooooo sloooowwwww and I feel I have been neglecting all my fitty fo's and even my old faithful first Buick Barn. To ease my conscience a bit, I thought I would share some pictures and a few comments on my "Old Buick Barn". After Rita and I completed building our house back in '87, I set about building my "get away". (This was before the term "Man Cave" ever came into use, but I never use that term even today) I ran 100 amps electric along with telephone, cable and security down from the house. Prices on cedar were good in those days so I used cedar on the siding and the interior walls. I had salvaged some 2 X 8 and 2 X 10 fir from a lumber company that was being torn down and most of the framing is built from it. It had been brought in from the west back in the early twenties. I loved working with that wood. I had help with the concrete slab but other than that did all the work by myself. A few years after the initial build I enclosed the lower side so as to make more room for compressor, sandblasting, grinding and other dirty jobs that I don't want in the "car room". Looking back and seeing how much full time work I am spending on the new garage, I wonder how the heck I ever built the old one while working a full time job and spending time with family. So here below are a few of my favorite pictures, some of which are pretty old and some of the Buicks have gone on down Buick Highway....... Edit, just ran down and took this picture of what I call my Sunrise/Sunset. I started it at sunrise one day and finished at sunset. Seeing sparks when the hammer hits the nailhead was always my sign to put away the tools for the day. I think the cedar has weathered beautifully. More to come............. 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrEarl Posted November 13, 2015 Author Share Posted November 13, 2015 Buick Barn at the end of the rainbow. Never did find the pot of gold...... but who needs gold 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithbrother Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 (edited) Cool as can be, I'm happy fer ya.Maybe I need to make something for that dare barn, just might do that, WITHOUT scallops of course,Dale in indy Edited November 13, 2015 by smithbrother (see edit history) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Bruce aka First Born Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 Beautiful, Lamar. I cherish my visit to the Buick Barn in Buick Acres. Ben 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrEarl Posted November 13, 2015 Author Share Posted November 13, 2015 Beautiful, Lamar. I cherish my visit to the Buick Barn in Buick Acres. Benno more than I cherish your visit 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Gelinas (XP-300) Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 Cool as can be, I'm happy fer ya.Maybe I need to make something for that dare barn, just might do that, WITHOUT scallops of course,Dale in indyNo one could do it better. Can't wait to see it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnD1956 Posted November 14, 2015 Share Posted November 14, 2015 What craftsmanship! How many cars can you get into that barn? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithbrother Posted November 14, 2015 Share Posted November 14, 2015 I don't know how many he can get in the barn, but BET none have scallops.Dale in Indy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrEarl Posted November 14, 2015 Author Share Posted November 14, 2015 No one could do it better. Can't wait to see it.concur!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrEarl Posted November 14, 2015 Author Share Posted November 14, 2015 What craftsmanship! How many cars can you get into that barn?Thanks JD. and only one... and if it's a Roadmaster, it is tight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScarredKnightfan Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015 My oh my, Lamar ... that's an awesome Buick Barn!!!! Cort www.oldcarsstronghearts.compigValve, paceMaker, cowValve | 1979 Caprice Classic (awaiting new owner)"What's it gonna take to lay a few burdens down?" __ Newsboys __ 'Million Pieces' 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrEarl Posted November 18, 2015 Author Share Posted November 18, 2015 Thanks ScarredKnightfan, glad you stopped in. a few more shots from around the barn...several years ago... 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buicknutty Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 What a great building, Lamar. I can't decide if the time goes faster, or do we just get slower? It seems like the former, to me. Keith 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrEarl Posted November 21, 2015 Author Share Posted November 21, 2015 What a great building, Lamar. I can't decide if the time goes faster, or do we just get slower? It seems like the former, to me. KeithThanks for the compliment Keith. I really don't think I have slowed down a lot maybe, 5-10% at the most and for that I thank God. I do find myself looking for "stuff" a lot and getting to the barn and asking myself WTF did I come down here after and as soon as I get back to the house it dawns on me. But yea, life is like a roll of toilet paper, the closer to the end it gets the faster it goes. I've just got so much I want to get done before see this 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithbrother Posted November 21, 2015 Share Posted November 21, 2015 Yep, so much I want to do, but OH how fast the days are flying by.I do my best to do something I REALLY ENJOY every day.Dale in Indy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrEarl Posted November 21, 2015 Author Share Posted November 21, 2015 Off subject, but anyone know what these wall hangings are Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithbrother Posted November 21, 2015 Share Posted November 21, 2015 Fity Fo tire cleats! Dale in Indy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Bruce aka First Born Posted November 21, 2015 Share Posted November 21, 2015 Yep, sure do. Ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScarredKnightfan Posted November 21, 2015 Share Posted November 21, 2015 Thanks ScarredKnightfan, glad you stopped in. Me, too! YW. Just wish I could LITERALLY stop in! Cort www.oldcarsstronghearts.compigValve, paceMaker, cowValve | 1979 Caprice Classic (awaiting new owner)"Maybe we've been living with our eyes half open" __ Switchfoot __ 'Meant To Live' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garnetkid Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 Those things look like what farmers/ranchers put around the necks of problem cattle that like to go through fencing. That's my guess and I am sticking to it!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrEarl Posted November 25, 2015 Author Share Posted November 25, 2015 you got it garnetkid may work on wives on Black Friday also.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Bruce aka First Born Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 you got it garnetkid may work on wives on Black Friday also.... IN YOUR DREAMS!!!!!! Ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrEarl Posted November 25, 2015 Author Share Posted November 25, 2015 you're right Ben. "Look Dear, I bought you an new necklace" didn't go over well with Rita. Enter smiley face with knots on head... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrEarl Posted November 25, 2015 Author Share Posted November 25, 2015 A few shots from the inside Me and Buttercup, before dis-assembly - and after dis-assembly....sadly and embarrassed to say, she is still apart...ADD? Maybe, or maybe another project just jumped in front of it... that sounds better... 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrEarl Posted November 25, 2015 Author Share Posted November 25, 2015 Sounds by Pioneer, since 1971....Cold Beer by International Harvester, since 1950..bought to keep my baby milk cold, running non-stop ever since. While outside the fall out shelter, the world is frying, but we're safe and cozy and eating Rock Candy, officially called Carbohydrate Supplement... Old bowling alley and my first draftsman chair...I usually just stood... 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billbuickgs Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 I would tell that guy to get his foot off my bumper before he gets a foot up his A## !!! Who that's YOU!! LOOKS GREAT !!!! Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RivNut Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 Here's Ed's WAG* for the day. Hook a chain or rope to the hinged part and lift logs with it; the pressure applied by the lifting force would bury the points into the log and up and away you'd go. Are there any abandoned logging mills close to Mr. Earl's Old Buick Barn? Ed *WAG = wild a$$ed guess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 Very well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithbrother Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 Yep, in 1954 we had our 54 Lark on the showroom floor, doctor Schultz was spotted with his FOOT on the front bumper. Dad said "DOC WOULD YOU PUT YOUR FOOT ON A EXPENSIVE PIANO"? , so get your foot off my car.YEP, Lamar bad,Dale in Indy Barn looks SOOOOOOOO GOOD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrEarl Posted November 26, 2015 Author Share Posted November 26, 2015 I would tell that guy to get his foot off my bumper before he getsa foot up his A## !!! Who that's YOU!!LOOKS GREAT !!!!Bill Yep, in 1954 we had our 54 Lark on the showroom floor, doctor Schultz was spotted with his FOOT on the front bumper. Dad said "DOC WOULD YOU PUT YOUR FOOT ON A EXPENSIVE PIANO"? , so get your foot off my car.YEP, Lamar bad,Dale in IndyBarn looks SOOOOOOOO GOOD Give me hell guys, I deserve worse.Thanks though on the compliments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrEarl Posted November 26, 2015 Author Share Posted November 26, 2015 Here's Ed's WAG* for the day. Hook a chain or rope to the hinged part and lift logs with it; the pressure applied by the lifting force would bury the points into the log and up and away you'd go. Are there any abandoned logging mills close to Mr. Earl's Old Buick Barn? Ed *WAG = wild a$$ed guessIn fact there was an abandoned sawmill about 10 miles from the house, up until about 2 years ago. Someone bought it and advertised some gorgeous sawmill cypress beveled siding for sale on CL. It had been stacked with sticks for at least 30 years. I bought every piece he had and am putting it on my new garage. Very well done. Thanks alsancle. and pardon my ignorance but what is that car in your avatar, love the color. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GARY F Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 great place there Mr. Earl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pont35cpe Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 MrEarl, Looks like Pioneer CS-99A 100watt speakers. I brought back the exact same ones from my Westpac/Tonkin Gulf tour in 1971, purchashed in Yokosuka Japan and they will blow the roof off if I crank them up.. Still just as clear as the day I bought them.. Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnD1956 Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 What more does Buttercup need to be reassembled? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrEarl Posted November 30, 2015 Author Share Posted November 30, 2015 great place there Mr. EarlThanks Gary, I've enjoyed it over the years MrEarl, Looks like Pioneer CS-99A 100watt speakers. I brought back the exact same ones from my Westpac/Tonkin Gulf tour in 1971, purchashed in Yokosuka Japan and they will blow the roof off if I crank them up.. Still just as clear as the day I bought them.. Tom Ha, spot on Tom. I got mine while on R&R in Tokyo in 1971. Mated with a Pioneer SX 770. Gave it and a set of CS77A Pioneer speakers and turntable to my son about 6-7 years ago, plus bought the same Pioneer set-up for my daughter. At that time I upgraded to a Pioneer SX1250 amp and same CS 99A speakers. Talk about blowing the roof off with old vinyl at that... A little story goes with the original Pioneer system I bought. We were on a LST headed back to Okinawa, had all the Pioneer gear in boxes strapped down to spare bunks in the sleeping births. Got to Okinawa to disembark, lifted the receiver box, thought it felt light, lifted the speaker box, knew something was wrong. Turns out the swabbies had relieved me and a couple other Marines of all our stereo gear at some time during the cruise home. SOB'S What more does Buttercup need to be reassembled? I guess for her owner to re-prioritize a few projects JD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avgwarhawk Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 Lamar, when you dissemble this older Buick Barn please ship to me. Thanks! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrEarl Posted January 13, 2016 Author Share Posted January 13, 2016 Chris, Mother Nature will probably eventually disassemble her but I hope it is long after I am gone. She is starting to need some tin nailed back down and the cedar siding sealed etc, but like the old song......Ain't got time to fix the shingles, ain't got time to fix the floor, ain't got time to oil the hinges, nor to mend the window panes..... Here's a few more recent shots 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrEarl Posted January 13, 2016 Author Share Posted January 13, 2016 A small time movie producer filmed a short movie over the course of a couple of weeks around the barn and Buick Pond. It was a comedy set during the time of prohibition and involved the head of a lawman being "fished" from a pond. They are still working on it and expect it to be completed this spring. Any questions? 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Schramm Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Very nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Bruce aka First Born Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Well, let us know when it debuts!!!! I count it an HONOR to have spent a couple hours there. Neat place. GREAT couple. Ben 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now