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    Finally got my 1922 dash put together

    in Buick - Pre War

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    On 12/10/2020 at 9:30 AM, Morgan Wright said:

     

    The two that I have lack the little fiber insert with the wires and bulb contacts. They also lack the lamp shades. If you want one send me $5 for shipping, at least this way you will fill the hole in your dash. You probably can find the bulb contact at a parts store.

     

    Morgan Wright

    7272 Barkersville Rd

    Middle Grove, NY 12850

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    Sorry, just saw this post, I did not get the email notice that there was a response.  Money on the way, 

    thanks

    Chuck

    Looking for a nice 1969 Riv Rear Bumper

    in Buick Riviera

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    On 9/25/2020 at 9:05 PM, chuckfmtexas said:

    Just found out the rear bumper on the restored 1969 Riv I bought last May has previous damage that was fixed by brazing. The chrome shop I am using has concerns about re-chroming it after my recent self inflicted tangle with an overhead door steel door frame.  I am wondering if one of you Riv folks here has a nice rear bumper laying around waiting to be re-chromed and installed on my 69 Riv. If so, let me know and how much would it be.
     

    Thanks

    Chuck  

    chucknixon67@gmail.com

    Found a nice core and had it re-chromed. Car is now back to ‘good looking’ and I watch carefully when I am backing up😁

     

    Chuck

    Looking for a nice 1969 Riv Rear Bumper

    in Buick Riviera

    Posted

    On 12/15/2020 at 8:25 PM, RivNut said:

    On the FB Riviera page, there's some older guy from Oregon who apparently has a ton of parts for '69 Rivieras that he needs to get rid of.  

    Thanks, I have bought parts from him earlier this year so I called him and ended up buying a nice rear bumper from him as well as other parts. He has a ton of 69 parts.

    1925 Buick Standard Barn Raising

    in Buick - Pre War

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    Wow, stunning results Hugh. Your car has a ‘healthy ‘ look in that it looks a bit bigger all the way around than my 1921 touring does. Mine just looks skinner and yours looks ‘bulked up’ if thats makes any sense. The dark paint, wheels and top may be contributing to my impressions.  You need to do a Texas tour so us Texans can see the car first hand and admire your work👏👍

     

    Chuck

     

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    Adding A/C to your car

    in Buick - Post War

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    I put a Vintage A/C system in one of my 1967 GS 400 cars and sourced a used original compressor mounting bracket and pulleys since Vintage did not make the bracket or pulleys. I then bought a new aluminum compressor that closely resembled the original A-6 compressor. I painted the compressor black and when all hooked up it looked closely like an original A/C system under the hood.

     

    Chuck

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    Finally got my 1922 dash put together

    in Buick - Pre War

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    Mark, it looks great. I have been searching for a dash light for my 1921 45 touring as I currently have a hole in the dash where it is supposed to be. I found odds and ends and Model A Ford lights at swap meets before Covid hit last spring. Did you by chance end up with an extra light that could be rebuilt and if so willing to sell?Thanks,

    Chuck

    New Museum in Cartersville, GA

    in Buick - General

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    In the fall of 2021 the Savoy Museum will open in Cartersville, Georgia, 43 miles Northwest of Atlanta up I-75.  A major benefactor of the museum and a car collector Jon Oscher purchased my 1932 Buick 67S  in May 2019 from an ad in the Bugle and told me it would eventually end up in a museum in Cartersville.  I had no idea it would be such a comprehensive facility and today I received the first newsletter from the museum. Low and behold our 1932 Buick is on the cover as a part of the permanent collection.

     

    We purchased the car out of a warehouse in Connecticut in 2005 , had Jesse Morton owner of Academy Classic Autos in Forestville, CT restore the car over 3.5 years.  It turned out to be Concours quality restoration which we had not planned on but in the end enjoyed showing it all over the country at BCA national events, AACA national and regional meets and half a dozen concours. We also made lots of wonderful Buick friends. By showing it we were introduced to the Buick world and I am now a brain washed Buick guy currently owning  six Buicks from 1921 - 2019 having sold three over the past couple of years.  

     

    The museum will open in the fall of 2021 and since I can't post a PDF here that I made of the newsletter go to savoymuseum.org where it shows some of the detail.  If you would like more info in the newsletter email me at chucknixon67@gmail.com and I will send you the PDF.  If you are in Georgia in the fall of 2021 take a side trip and see the exhibit of cars with more than 300 in storage or in the museum.

     

    Chuck

     

    P.S I have included a few photos of the car from my files.🙂

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    Antique Automobile Nov-Dec Issue

    in Buick - General

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    The November-December I issue of Antique Automobile Magazine features Buicks, one on the cover and a dynamite 1958 Caballero Estate Wagon in a 7 page restoration article. If your are on this site I am assuming you are an AACA member and get the magazine but if not I could scan it and post it.

     

    Chuck

     

     

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    Heavy Duty Coil Springs

    in Buick Riviera

    Posted · Edited by chuckfmtexas (see edit history)

    I just replaced all four coil springs on my 69 Riviera this past summer.  You can search for my posts here to see the discussion.  The car was restored 8 years ago and then sat in a storage building.  It really was not driven at all.  The coil springs were replaced at that time 8 years ago and I have the EATON receipt for the springs with model numbers from the supplier.  When I bought the car in May out of storage It sat too high both front and rear.  I bought new front and rear 'stock' coil springs from Coil Spring Specialties(CSS).  The car also had 2.5" spacers at the rear springs that had been added to the car at some time to boost the height, perhaps when the original springs sagged over time.  I removed the spacers and the with the new CSS springs the car dropped in the rear to the factory specified height.  The front with new springs was still 1.5" too high above factory dimensions.  I contacted CSS and they offered to make a set of front springs that would sit the car 1.5" lower than stock so that is what I did.  We installed them and the car sits at factory height at all four wheel openings.  I can't explain the front sitting at stock height with lower springs but it does.

     

    Before Spring replacement May 2020  2" too high front and rear                                                                                                                           After Spring replacement front and rear August 2020 Factory height

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    Hope that helps

    Chuck

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    Looking for a nice 1969 Riv Rear Bumper

    in Buick Riviera

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    Just found out the rear bumper on the restored 1969 Riv I bought last May has previous damage that was fixed by brazing. The chrome shop I am using has concerns about re-chroming it after my recent self inflicted tangle with an overhead door steel door frame.  I am wondering if one of you Riv folks here has a nice rear bumper laying around waiting to be re-chromed and installed on my 69 Riv. If so, let me know and how much would it be.
     

    Thanks

    Chuck  

    chucknixon67@gmail.com

    Stupid Mistake Corrected!

    in Buick Riviera

    Posted · Edited by chuckfmtexas (see edit history)

    So just three days after I got my 1969 Riviera leveled with new springs and the newly chromed and painted wheels with new tires mounted on the car I am backing the car out of my mechanics shop and stupid me I managed to rake the right rear quarter panel against the shop door steel frame opening. The frame did not move but the bumper and fender sure as hell did ! This is a car that has been completely restored with a beautiful Twilight Iridescent Blue paint job that I had just bought. Needless to say I was sick to my stomach and I did not want to get out and look after I pulled the car forward into the shop. My mechanic and his helper looked with shock not believing I had just messed up my beautiful car.

     

    So, after I finished accepting the stupidity I drove the car to my friends body shop and we assessed the damage. He gave me an estimate and I forwarded it to Hagerty. They came through the next day with a deposit to my bank account (less my deductible) and I went to work taking the bumper off. By the way, notice there are no bumper bolts on this Riviera's bumper. As part of the Riviera design process they came up with a neat hidden method to mount the bumper. I just had to remove all the taillight parts and then remove the back third of both sides of the exhaust system including the resonators so I could get to the mounting bolts. Once I got to the bolts the bumper came off and I took it to the chrome shop to remove the dent and re-chrome (even though it had been re-chromed during the restoration).

    I ruined the red round running light but thankfully a Buick buddy on V8Buick had an NOS  light", the body shop took in the car and began work last week. The big dent in the quarter panel popped out with one firm smack with a fist from inside the trunk so we did not have much to repair with bondo etc. I had three very small bubbles at the bottom edge of the truck lid and when they removed them found they were caused by tiny rust spots left on the edge during restoration, they did not go through the metal. So they repaired the bubbles, applied the paint then clear coated the whole trunk and the full quarter.

     



    I picked up the car today and I must say it looks great. The fact that I had more than 1/2 gallon of the original Twilight Iridescent blue paint made the color match much easier.

    The white tape is holding the taillights sort of in place so I could drive the car to and from the body shop. I am now waiting on the bumper to be finished, I get to put it back on, and then I am back in business enjoying the car.

    Moral to the story:
    First: with a new car get accustomed to the width and length before driving in tight spaces
    Second: when your car does not have a passenger side mirror carefully depend on your other two rear view mirrors and don't guess
    Third: always ask you Buick buddies for support when needed especially hard to find parts     By the way, before I was offered the NOS light I bought several other used ones so if one of you 68-70 fellow Riviera owners every need a light contact me.

    So, a happy ending to what could have been a much worse situation. Think positive!

     

    Chuck

     

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    Finally can reveal my 1969 Riviers

    in Me and My Buick

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    Thanks again guys for the kind words, the full length console and console tilt wheel steering column parts are being collected and will probably be installed sometime between October and the end of the year AFTER IT COOLS DOWN. Set a record today in Dallas/Fort Worth of 106 degrees.

     

    Chuck

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