50BuickWagon

Bill, Thanks again for the help. Rhet

Where is a good place to find stock looking floor mats for my 1950 Super Estate Wagon? Also I need to get a replacement heater hose for the engine compartment. Thanks, Rhet

Dave, In addition the Body Trim number is 87. The interior is a Maroon Leather and Maroon carpet, the dash is a 2-tone greyish color. It was purchased by the Dealer for his wife. Could he had ordered a special trim? Rhet

Dave, Thank you so much for the information. You are correct that the engine number does end in a 5, so it sounds like it this the correct engine. I am dealing with the Dept of Motor Vehicles on this VIN number issue. Any suggestions on documentation that can tell them that the " 1" used at the beginning is a 1 and that the two " I "'s are also "ones", even though they are punched out to look like " I "'s. I can tell that it is going to take some convincing to get this thing done right. It is interesting that it was registered correctly previously in California. Thanks for the invite to join the Buick Club. I will do that so online today. Do you know if there is a local chapter in the Phoenix area? I ran into a dead-end searching online. I would like to talk to the guy restoring 50 Estate Wagon if he is interested. Feel free to pass along my email rhetandrews@cox.net or my phone 480-759-3374 . I really appreciate your willingness to help out. Rhet

Dave, One additional thought I had today as I looked at the VIN number and considered what you said about the Numbers being printed unusual. If the " I "'s with the short vertical line at the top and bottom are the number one, then is there a chance that the " 1 " printed like this but without the short vertical line at the bottom could be the way they printed a " 7 ". I notice in the Standard Catalog of Buick that they show an ID Number range starting with 75397001 - 76011309 for cars made in Farmington Mass. I know the original owner was C. Markland Kelly Jr., owner of Kelly Buick in Mass. If this was the case then my ID number would be 75841215. Thanks Rhet If you are willing to share any information and want to talk by phone I am at 480-759-3374, or you could send me a phone number and I will contact you. Thanks again for all you help. You are teaching a new"be" to the Buick world.

Dave, Thanks for the reply. The number starts with a 1 and then later on in the number are 2 different " I "s. The number 1 looks like what you see in this sentence. The other 2 are a straight vertical line with a short straight horizontal line at the top and bottom of it. There is no question that it is stamped as an " I " versus the 1 at the beginning. Did they use different stamps to make the 1's? Here are the numbers: Vin 1584I2I5 Engine # 60472776 (an F-263) Body Tag: MOD 59 Body # 1367 Trim # 87 Paint # 07 Ionia Body Thanks so much for your direction. Rhet

I recently picked up a 1950 Buick Super Estate Wagon. When looking at the VIN/ID number my plate has a couple letter mixed in with the numbers, specifically " I "s. When I looked at a couple of Buick Books they never mention the VIN/ID could include letters. I was wondering if the numbering was different for the Estate Wagons. Maybe the " I "'s have something to do with the body being build by Ionia? I am new at this and would appreciate any help. Thanks

I recently picked up a 1950 Super Estate Wagon. When looking at the VIN/ID number my plate has a couple letter mixed in with the numbers, specifically " I "s. When I looked at a couple of Buick Books they never mention the VIN/ID could include letters. I was wondering if the numbering was different for the Estate Wagons. Maybe the "I"'s have something to do with the body being build by Ionia? I'm new at this. Any help would be greatly appreciated.