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Yes! it is beautiful!! Nice work!

'55 is the same. One must take great care opening and closing..........

I thought my brake light switch was bad. But, it turns out my brake lights won't come on with the ignition switch off..........

Does your Packard have the accelerator press starter switch on the carburetor ? That's a Buick feature, too. Looking under the hood of a packard i spotted that and several other Delco-Remy parts; voltage regulator horn relay, etc..

Dan, Nice Car, there! you might have seen this. But, here is an order sheet. I found this at TeamBuick.com 1957 Buick Order Form, Options and Codes

Dan, I didn't men to say accessories would be on the trim tag. What I meant to say was; the paint code and interior trim code would appear on the tag. I know just a bit about '55 models. Those later than '55 , I know less and less. I don't know much about enhancing photos. But, I've seen worse photos than that have information gleaned from them. That's a. Great find. Surely there is someone on the board that can help on the photo...... Good Luck! Bulldog

Those seats look to be for a Dodge Town Wagon or Dodge Panel Truck. So, they very well could Dodge original factory seats. And most probably Dodge factory seats, if not original to that particular truck The passenger seat raised up on the panel truck for access to the rear.

Rebuild-able core ; $300 - $350 IMHO

We made it through another round here unscathed.

I couldn't resist. , sorry:o

Although it is a good photo; that at the top is hard to make out. But, the model , trim (interior), and Paint will show on the firewall data plate as well. (I don't know what 'sequence' refers to....) Although, I am by no means an expert, My interpretation of the rest; Optional Equipment; Super group 1 option package HTR DEF= Heater and defroster (usually only California and exports to the tropics came without heaters) W-S WSHR= winshield washer sytem. EZI Glass = tinted glass WW Tires= White wall tires Safety group WA Wiper= Wide Angle windshield wiper PWR BRK= Power Brakes Dual Exhaust D= Sonamatic radio/ manual antenna (manual extension) 5= Air Conditioning Radaitor (I'm not sure on this if it means A/C equipped with heavy duty Radiator. Or, it may mean Heavy duty radiator only. Or, it may mean A/C only.

Very Nice!! The joy of owning a convertible is getting to choose a new top color from time to time. I had a convertible for 28 years. During that time, i had the top three different colors. I like your car!! Enjoy!

Re: Old casting dies I'm very sorry to hear of Casting's passing.

I didn't find it in the shop manual But, this is from the owner's manual; From 1955 Buick Owners Manual

55 Buick has a tilt column. I think the shop manual tells how to to adjust it. I'll look it up..........

No. Buick wheels have the extra 3 holes for the one pilot stud.

Out of the thermostat housing. into the heater. and, back into the radiator

My best friend had a '73 Riviera GS. the Stage one heads , That's the way I remember it . Also I remember eating Riviera dust in my Olds 88 455 . That Buick would outrun out turn out brake my Olds 88 455 of the same vintage.......

:)This thread should be a "sticky"

Did you replace the thermostat? That's my guess, the old thermostat is stuck. Thermostat and water pump. Those were always the first thing I had to replace on long dormant engines.......

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