Kenneth Carr

Be sure to call Skip first. I last spoke with him at Hershey in October. At that time he still had not resumed manufacture of the parts. He advised that I check back often to see if he is up and running again.

Mine came in email a couple days ago. Try this link: https://files.constantcontact.com/8cca7e3a001/d58463a1-08fb-4846-861c-a6c2551c4d45.pdf

Thanks for the heads up. I have posted the story to another forum that I am told is more appropriate (Our Cars and Restoration Projects). The correct link for the story is: http://www.wpraaca.com/blog/micheles-51-buick-part-ii

My friend Charlie Nash recently purchased a 1951 Buick sedan for his wife. Charlie has been spending the winter doing a meticulous repair and restoration of all systems. He goes well beyond 'just make it work'. Charlie has written a second chapter to his series of blogs about his first encounter with a 1951 Buick. He writes well and provides lots of great information. His latest update shows how he removed a manifold without cracking it, extracted and replaced freeze plugs (casting plugs), and replaced a worn out thermostat among other things. I think many will find his post interesting. You can find it on the WPRAACA website blog section. Please feel free to leave Charlie comments after reading about his work.

My friend Charlie Nash recently purchased a 1951 Buick sedan for his wife. Charlie has been spending the winter doing a meticulous repair and restoration of all systems. He goes well beyond 'just make it work'. Charlie has written a second chapter to his series of blogs about his first encounter with a 1951 Buick. He writes well and provides lots of great information. His latest update shows how he removed a manifold without cracking it, extracted and replaced freeze plugs (casting plugs), and replaced a worn out thermostat among other things. I think many will find his post interesting. You can find it on the Westerly-Patcatuck Region website. to leave Charlie comments after reading about his work.

Neil's photo of the bracket shows what you need. You don't often find one attached to a used radio. I'll post a couple of photos below showing the area where it goes. That bracket will be bolted with two bolts to a spot just behind the big chrome radio surround and speaker grill. The first photo shows a view of the installed radio from the bottom. If you look at the second photo you will see where the bracket attaches on the mounting pads (the top pair, I think).

Pete … You are welcome. We had a discussion similar to this one before. Click HERE for the link. That should provide you with more photos. Ken

Here is a photo of the rear bumper guards on my 1941 Buick Roadmaster.

Thanks to retirednow and John S. Charlie, the man working on the 1951 Buick, assures me that more stories will follow. He is a man driven. His barn where the Buick is kept is unheated. He has been out there working daily for the last month. The typical winter day here in RI goes from 15-40 degrees F. It's his wife's car. He is very good to her!

One of our AACA Westerly-Pawcatuck Region members just posted a blog on our club website. The story is all about a 1951 Buick that his wife just fell in love with. After inspecting and purchasing the car our hero, Charlie Nash, began to make the car fully ship shape. It is a nice story with some great photos and a short photo quiz at the end. More stories will follow as the restoration progresses. Please check out his blog and others we have posted from various club members. Comments are always appreciated! Charlie's latest can be found by clicking on the title: The Lonely Buick. (Note: we have a bunch of other stories including a poem about a '37 Ford coupe. It was written by one of our AACA wives, Barbara.)

One of our AACA Westerly-Pawcatuck Region members just posted a blog on our club website. The story is all about a 1951 Buick that his wife just fell in love with. After inspecting and purchasing the car our hero, Charlie Nash, began to make the car fully ship shape. It is a nice story with some great photos and a short photo quiz at the end. More stories will follow as the restoration progresses. Please check out his blog and others we have posted from various club members. Comments are always appreciated! Charlie's latest can be found by clicking on the title: The Lonely Buick. (Note: we have a bunch of other stories including a poem about a '37 Ford coupe. It was written by one of our AACA wives, Barbara.)

Some of my posts on this thread and additional details are now in a blog post I put on our region website. It includes removing the speedometer, installing the speedometer cable, breaking the ammeter and repairing another, and getting ready for a new wiring harness. If you are interested please visit the Westerly-Pawcatuck Region website for the short blog post and photos.

I have a 1941 Buick Roadmaster Touring Sedan. I have attached a couple of photos below to show you what my original hardware looks like. Although the general style of the handles seem to be the same as yours mine also show the base (escutcheon ? ) since they are still in the car. Some of them are missing the silver insert that goes inside the knob. Hopefully these images will be of some assistance.

Mike, I know where it attaches on the 1941. It may be the same for the 1940. You have to get under the car on the driver's side. Then get yourself right under the side of the transmission. I had to put the car on jack stands because I could not fit my body close enough to see or feel anything. Follow the speedometer cable with your hand. I think it goes almost to the top (floor pan side) of the transmission. You will be able to feel the connector with your hand. Unscrew it by hand or if you cannot go at it gently with an adjustable wrench. It should release easily if your transmission leaks as much as mine does. In the photos I have attached you will see the place where it connected after I removed the cable (cable in foreground in one photo). In some older cars there was a trap door in the floor pan that was used to access this. Not in the '41. Note: The cable I bought from CARS was a bit too long. I mounted the curve on the driver's fender to take up the slack. The speedometer didn't work so well. I moved it back to the original clamp on the steering column and after some 100 miles or so it is working pretty good up to 60 mph.

I may give that a try. I did lubricate the cable, all except the last 12 inches or so, with white grease before installing. I did this on the recommendation of a club member who is a professional mechanic from long ago. If I lube the end of the cable that enters the housing is there any chance that the lube will migrate into the head and gum up the magnets there? I have heard others express this as a concern.

My 1941 was doing the 120 mph routine too. I have since changed the speedometer cable to a new one. Initially it was also jumping around but after some serious driving I can now get up to 60 without it going wacky. That's good enough for me until my buddy gives me the spare speedometer head he has in his attic. That may cure my odometer problem.

1941 Buick Parts (prices more flexible later in week) Location: Red Field, RCC-89-92, south end of Hershey Stadium Instrument Panel, machine turned; fair Condition $50 Rear shocks, left & right, require rebuild $50 EA or $75/PR Rear Ashtray Pull, model 40 and 50 $20 Fan Blade, small straight eight, model 40 or 50 $25 Fan Pulley, small straight eight, model 40 or 50 $20 Fan Belt, NORS, stiff, may be usable $10 Master Cylinder, original, requires rebuild, good core $45 1941 Buick Manuals on DVD. Includes the following: $15 · 1941 Buick Parts and Service Bulletins, 102 pages with numerous illustrations. PDF format; many items not found in shop manual · 1941 Buick Owner’s Manual, includes service record sheet · 1941 Paint Chip Chart, full color, by Ditzler ( 1941, 1942, 1946) · Reference Photos; photos of my car and items found online Literature, Various Makes & Years 1978 Corolla Owner’s Manual $8 1973 Fiat 128 SL Coupe -1300 Owner’s Manual $25 1955 Cadillac Owner’s Manual $40 1949-50-51 Ford Passenger Car Shop Manual, original $35 1934 Ford Instruction Book, original, complete $15 1941 Ford Deluxe & Super Deluxe Owner’s Manual $15 1933-1947 Ford Generating & Starting Systems Manual $10 1938-1948 Ford Fuel Systems Manual $10 Other Stuff 1947 Mercury Wheel Cover , poor $10 Sound-Powered Headset with cables, USN, WWII? $30 Often used by crystal radio enthusiasts Note: Other members of our club will have a variety of parts for Buick, Plymouth, and Packard. There will be plenty of old car parts art work by our club president. We will have a lot of brass stuff such as lamps, stems, and even some wood spoke artillery wheels. There should be a luber (lubrication pump) or two and a few old signs and oil cans. And of course, a dollar table. Come by and say hello to the members of the Westerly-Pawcatuck Region AACA.