Ben Bruce aka First Born

Welcome! That picture does not look "right", me thinks. Trim on the fender is 1952, all series. Fender, with welting is , if a 1952, A Super or Roadmaster. Trunk lid is a mystery? Ben

The rubber grommets wore and seldom replaced. Ben

A leaky gas tank. That engine is a fuel miser. I don't see how it could run using that much gas. Ben

NO. Numbers do not match in those years for Buick. Welcome to BUICK LAND. Ben

You da man, Willie. You da man! Ben

They are still available. Saw a bucket full of them at the Decatur swap meet yesterday. Ben

'50s pickup with three sticks?? I would like to see that! Ben

John, in my 87 years DST has certainly not stunted my growth nor cost me anything.😆 Ben

LOL! So much for the oft quoted " the engineers knew what they were doing" I guess. By 1950, the two were so close fit it is a CHORE to separate them. THEN they are pinned. I liked to have never got mine apart when I changed gears for a better ratio. then I had to put them back together! Ben

My first impression as well. Ben

Switches come in all flavors! A push button starter switch just completes a circuit. A "hot" wire, probably from the "on" side of the ignition switch, goes to one side. Either side. The wire from the other side of the push button switch goes to the starter solenoid. This is the way it is wired on GM cars and should be on yours. Ben

"Back in the day" [ hate that phrase] we just cleaned them up with fine crocus cloth. Never had to do one over. Ben

Pete, maybe ask lower down in the Buick forums. Many of the Buick folks never come up here. Beginning in 1937 later engines could be retrofitted. I am not sure about 1936. Again ,not sure but there may be an adaptor to hook your transmission [ the 1936] to the 292 bell. Good luck Ben

I just installed one of these. Waiting for rain! Ben

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Agreed! Please don't stop. I envy and admire those that can do this. Heck, I can't find pictures [ files?] in my own computer most of the time. Carry on! Ben

THEN it would look JUST like all the rest. I am not enamored with this car. As long as it is not touted as FACTORY I am ok with it. Ben

That treatment worked on the Chrysler. Not so much here, I think. The reason not many [any ? ] around? Ben

Speeding tickets be dammed 😁 Ben

Buick must have made better wheels! All but one of mine came on the car in 1950! Radials since 2008. Almost 30,000 miles.😁 Ben

I know ! Sad.😁. Ben

NOW! Can we put something to rest? We see a lot of flack about bumper guards or "overrides" on these, and other forums. BUT! The folks in that time period liked them enough they were on these NEW cars we suppose were direct from the factory! One of the reasons was for pushing friends and neighbors cars that , for some reason, had dead batteries. I don't know why the batteries of that time went dead SO OFTEN. Since SIX VOLT was/is SO good.😉. My opinion and I am sticking to it! Ben

Pontiacs, I believe! 1940? Ben

BRAVO, Jack. BRAVO! Ben

Another make a good daily driver offering. I know I am an outlier here, but I preferred the four door in this series. Ben