Lebowski

This car is extremely original and runs great. It has 47,500 original miles on it and still has the original paint, interior, straight 8 engine, 3 speed manual transmission, and US Royal spare tire. I also have the original purchase order showing that it was purchased from E. M. Christensen Chevrolet-Buick in Harlan, Iowa on December 16, 1948 by two sisters named Lelia and Pearl Buss. I also have some other original paperwork as well as a binder full of other interesting items. It was featured on the cover of the August 2010 "Buick Bugle" magazine which is the monthly publication of the Buick Club of America. There is also a 4 page article on it in that issue. I drive the car almost every day when the weather is nice. It always draws a crowd at car shows as well as gas stations, store parking lots, etc. The car was a "barn find" in 2005. I even have a picture of the barn in Iowa where it sat since 1975. Last December I emailed some pictures of it along with some info about it to the local newspaper in Harlan, Iowa and they ran a story on it. They included my email address in the article and I heard from at least a dozen people from the Harlan area who were familiar with the Buss sisters, the dealer where it was sold, or the local Mobil station in Harlan that worked on it over the years. (There was a keychain that came with the car with the names of the two brothers who ran the station. I heard from a son of each of them plus some others who worked there back in the 50s and 60s.) I have a 3 ring binder full of emails and pictures that people in the Harlan, Iowa area sent me which will be included with the car. Anyway, the car has a set of original plaid seat covers on it from the 60s which I just installed a couple of months ago. Most everything on the car works-lights, horn, wipers, speedometer & odometer and turn signals (the lever is on the RIGHT side of the steering column). To start it you press down on the gas pedal and there's a button under it which starts it. All the glass is good with no cracks or chips. The gas tank has been removed and cleaned. It's a lot of fun to drive and it attracts a lot of attention. It was appraised last year at $14,000 but I'd like to sell it quickly if possible so I have it priced at $7900 so if you want to check it out call Dave at 502-767-7773 before 9 PM. Feel free to email me at dave314 at bellsouth.net for more pictures and info.

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I have an original 1956 Buick color chart for sale on Ebay for $9.99. Here's the link. Let me know if you have any questions.... 1956 Buick Roadmaster/Super/Century/Special Color Chart | eBay

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I need to paint the air cleaner and valve covers on my '61 Monterey. What color paint is this and where can I get some? One pic is of my engine and the other is of another '61 Monterey painted the correct color. I've never done this before so is there anything special I should know before I do it? Thanks in advance....

The Fairlane looks good. You should post a couple of pics of your Olds so we can see what you traded for it. Good luck with it....

Nice car. How many horsepower is that 200 cu. in. 6 rated at?

It's still available and it still runs great....

It's still for sale and it still runs great....

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: DizzyDale</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Hey Jim,Sounds like Bill is INTO the journey and the destination is meaningless.GREAT story,THANKS for sharing.diz </div></div> My name is Dave, not Jim. You're welcome....

I saw this story on another car site and thought some of you might enjoy reading it. Hopefully it's OK to post the link here.... http://www.chevytalk.org/fusionbb/showtopic.php?tid/218660/post/new/#NEW

If you can't find a swamp cooler you can always do it Kentucky style....

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: olcarherb</div><div class="ubbcode-body">And, of course, Sears sold Automobiles - high wheelers - in the pre teens era </div></div> Here's some pics from an original catalog of Sears cars from 1910 that I recently sold on Ebay....

It looks like it's in pretty good shape, and the order form is included as well as the original envelope it was mailed in. I've never seen one before-has anyone else? It's auction # 310144665585.

You didn't have to buy a new car just so you could have A/C. You could have done what this guy did....

Did you really have Maaco paint it or were you kidding?

There's probably less than a 1% chance that this '65 Custom 4 door is still around so don't get your hopes up. If it was for a more popular model like a Mustang maybe, but not a 4 door Custom....

Speaking of outside, that's where I'll be-sleeping on the couch....

I like all makes of cars, as shown by the pictures below. I usually buy or sell at least one old car a year and have never owned more than two of them at a time. My wife likes to park her Honda Insight in the garage so in the bottom photo I squeezed it into our 2 1/2 car garage with my 62 T-Bird and 80 Corvette....

First you say it's a V-12 and then you say it has a V-8. Which is it?

You should post some pics and more details including whether it's a 4 speed or automatic, if it runs, etc. Good luck with it....

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Where are the vehicles located?