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Here is what a very original, low mileage1927-54 sport roadster looks like.

Looks to be a 1927 Buick Master, Country Club coupe. The duct tape holding things together looks rather ominous. Hundreds of hours of wood fabrication....With what needs to be done it should be almost at a giveaway price to be considered. IMO. Larry

My Beulah is not going anywhere soon. I have been trying to systematically remove as much as possible on the engine to make it more manageable. The water pump was removed just as the shop manual outlined. It helps if the unit was kept clean and had been in use. Yesterday with my son's help we removed the S/G very easy, but awkward. We tapped apart the leaky exhaust pipe from the muffler. It will need replaced with as the pipe was a welded up fabrication and the muffler was an oval shaped, mangled, make do unit. (another cobble job) I should have gotten this apart before trying to remove the splash shield. The shield even with the exhaust pipe filler plate removed is tough to remove without bending and distorting it. I guess that is why I never installed my new one. (The S/G side splash pan was missing and I secured a set on Ebay and had them powder coated.) I will clean this up and send along if someone is in need as I have the powder coated one. I will disconnect the engine at the clutch to flywheel and make a support for the transmission across the frame. If they are going to balance the crank as a unit then the flywheel should be left on. I will also make a wooden cradle to transport the engine to the shop. I will have to rent an engine crane. I am attempting to remove the steering box since that needs new seals anyway. 3 Buicks and 3 leaking steering boxes! Anyone have suggestions or experience with these? Then the engine with the rear flywheel housing should be less of a problem in removal. Larry

Jim: The new running board cover looks fantastic! I got my linoleum from Tony also. A great guy to deal with. And that little Chevrolet truck is sure a honey! Larry

Jeff: Ken Burns did an absolutely fantastic program "Horatio's Drive" for PBS I believe in 2003. The detailed story of Horatio Nelson Jackson's 1903 drive from San Francisco to New York in a 2 cylinder, 20 HP, 1903 Winton. I have the DVD and the companion book. I re watch it every so often. Larry

Hugh: On that carb you sent me to try on my car it still had the collar and what was left of a packing. I thought I put back as I found it. Larry

John: Glad to see that you will be taking the 1928. Both of the 1925s are down at this time. I will be looking at getting major engine work done to both. Sigh........Check out my Buick Pre-War forum posts. "the 1925 Saga continues".... Larry

Roberta: I see that you are starting a dialog with the membership. I agree with Adam's comment above. I know as the Mason-Dixon Director the statement fits. We few all wear many hats within the local organization. At one time we had nearly 75 members on the roster. Presently at about 25 members. That was because of the reluctance of the former Director to remove members for non payment of dues. We had carried some for over 3 years without a payment. Still only $10. We do send out "miss you, wish you were here" type of emails to these former members and do a phone call every so often. Our former long time treasurer left after an unresolved rift with the BCA office. Luckily, a member stepped forward and is doing a fine job. But trying to get a person to step up to be assistant director is an ongoing trial. Larry

This weeks activity. I finally got the head to break free. It had a composition gasket. The photo shows where the leak was coming from. I took it to my local friend with an engine shop. He did a quick check of the combustion chambers with the valves at rest. Total vacuum drawn was 17.5 in. Consistent on all chambers. The gage goes up to 20 in. The chambers has some soft carbon (always runs rich anyway). He will do a regular valve job and clean the head. Yesterday I cleaned the tops of the pistons and block combustion chamber of carbon. Not any hard stuff very easy to remove. I "miked" the bores at about an inch below the ring ridge. The largest was +.012 over size. (3" bore.) Most .001 to .002 out of round when measuring at 90 degrees. The bottom of the cylinder bores ran a taper to about +.007 to + .0055. No nasty scores were noticed.

Rod: Thanks for the link. But I was able to access it directly from the BCA website. Under.... contact us.... then to links..... The person who inquired has a 1926-27. I invited him to join us on the forum. Larry

Good to know it is still available. Now, how does one get to it? As I have tried yahoo groups and have found dead ends.

Does any one know if the Yahoo 1927 group is still active? I had an inquiry from the BCA office from a member. I tried to search and all I get are ads from craigslist and such. Several years ago I had tried to maintain a connection to it but it would never remember my log in info so I could access and participate. This was the same with the Brass Buicks site. It would let me read the posts but not ask questions. Just seemed too much of a hassle to communicate. For me the Buick Club forums work much better. Larry

According to the directions it can be filtered and reused several times to the same effect. I have never tried to use the vinegar flushes.

Marty: I used mine full strength. Filtered it, and used it to clean my other car. Larry

John: It is the correct shell. If you look closely at that image it appears as if it is a rod with an eye bolt through the bottom. It does not look to be attached at the top, but could just be a shadow. There is a faint diamond pattern in red on the radiator core. So I do not have a clue as to what this may have been for. Holder for a winter front??

Carl: Congratulations! We will be waiting for your story to appear. To join us in the BCA just hit their web site and apply. Mark Shaw in Vancouver WA. is your contact man for the Pre-War Buicks. He is frequently on the Buick Pre-War forum. Larry

This looks to be a top of the line 128" WB Model 58, 5 passenger Victoria coupe. Price new $1,850. 9,984 produced. Asking price seems right on the money. Nice accessories with the travel trunk wire wheels and side mounts. Below is a car that came to our Mason-Dixon show in June. The owner had purchased the car last September for $11,000. It had been an AACA Senior award car in 1973. The car was only available in Maroon. And yes the interior is very correct

There is also a rubber boot that also plugs in around this connector. Mostly crumbled away with age. It looks similar to a spark plug boot. There is still a bit left on one of my cables. I will try to get a photo of the remainder. Larry

Thanks Carl: My wife Joan makes wonderful chicken soup. It always helps me.... I have been busy. I replaced the rocker arm inlet elbow with the one from the spare master head. I had to file a hex back on to the chewed fitting. That end now fits a 9mm wrench instead of the 3/8". It still takes some finessing to get all to line up. So again, if you try to remove the fitting you must be removing the entire rocker shaft assembly at the same time. Loosening the end that goes into the head. There is a screw that holds the outlet to the shaft at the front and the tube simply pulls out of the head. Once I had this fitted I removed the assembly as I thought that I would check torque. To see if that would help stop the oil flow. I used the spec for 7/16" bolt of around 60 Ft. Lbs. The torque wrench pointer did not start to feel resistance and move until around 35 lbs. For my 1937 it is 65-70 lbs. You can also only torque all the head bolts with the rocker shaft off. You can not get to the inside bolts otherwise. I re-torqued and put all back together and hoped for the best. Started and ran for about 5 minutes and all seemed well. Once things got hot the oil was still flowing....from the rear of the head gasket. So after supper and the engine cooled down I began to remove things to get the head removed. When removing the push rods from the side galley there were no broken springs on the roller lifters. The roller had no perceptible play on the pin. So I pulled one of the lifters out to look at the cam. That one looked rough. So The Saga Continues..... Larry

Yes Gary the wheels now look semi finished. What about the striping? Or are you saving it until you change your mind and paint the car Hampton Gray? I don't give up easily.... Larry HAMPTON GRAY...... HAMPTON GRAY........ HAMPTON GRAY.....

3Gary: I agree Terry had a fabulous job done. This is the set up one the other 1913-31s had that Larry Schramm and I had looked at. The one I offered on in PA (now in England) had a 2 short sections fitted between the cast ends with sheet metal screws and was loose. Of course I never heard the car run. It was to be running and drive-able when we came to inspect it. Notice lower radiator hose disconnected. Also he said that 2nd gear was "touchy". The next owner found out why.... As the gear went out the first day he drove it. The car went to 2 owners after I looked at it in June 2015. Was sold at Hershey 2016 to England.

On our drive back to PA from the Buick nationals I found this Mobile Station in Indiana along Route 30. A shame someone broke 0ne of the Mobilgas pump globe.

The car John posted photos of was fabulous! It was also on display at the BCA 50th anniversary at Allentown. There is also a green Marquette Phaeton near me in Greencastle PA.

Steve : There is a 1916 D45 that has been in the same family since new. The current family member /owner is Larry Beatty in Iowa. I can send his contact information if you wish. He has a complete photographic record of the first generation's drive to (I believe) California. It was at the BCA national meets in Springfield MO. in 2015. The BCA 50th anniversary at Allentown PA. 2016. and at the 2017 Brookfield WI. Buick nationals in July. A wonderful time capsule!!!!

Thank you Jim. I will keep you in mind as I start exploring.