Elpad

This guy selling 3 Rivs

…and the license plate

Thanks Bob for the offer, if I can take you on that I would gladly compensate whatever the cost and your time. I will be removing the broken piece next week and will send to you once you give me directions, guess we can do this through private message. The book call for the bolt to be 1.25 in length and I guess then it can be installed with or without the nut but let me send you both piece thanks again to you and EmTee Al

I will, Thanks Al

I would check them out....sounds like a Chinese proverb!

Did you made your own pivot shoulder bolts yourself or did you have someone make them? The diagram Willie (Old Tank) provided calls for a 3/8-24 X 1.25 in length if you use the washers and nut but again the broken bolt had the wave washer but there is no lock washer or nut, not even on the other side. Looks like the rear rail inner bracket is threaded and not a smooth hole that accomodates a bolt and nut configuration. I can feel the tip of the threaded bolt on the passenger (unbroken) bolt. Willie said that there could be an early and later version of this configuration. I do not want to remove the good bolt because I don't know if a misalignment of the top could occur. I think I will drill out the broken piece and then go from there. Again thanks for the info and let me know who made these shoulder bolts for you. Al

Searching the web for information about the previous photo, I came across this website. To my surprise, I found a picture of “Almendrón” my ex-Roadmaster that was part of “Cuba Nostalgia”, an exposition that was held back in Miami on 2016. The exposition theme was to celebrate pre-revolutionary Cuban history, folklore, music, food to include transportation thus the Buick showing among other automobiles of the era. I’m posting the author’s caption that makes reference to the actual condition of the old American cars still in use today on the island; the same view of thoughts previously exposed on this forum.

Vintage Habana neighborhood

Does anybody knows anything about this cool license plate?

Buick wannabe

I just received a good set of left hand drill bits and extractors, just can’t find the time to start working on it. As I mentioned to Willie, I will need some help to guide the top straight down without any misalignment and clear the bracket with the broken bolt piece so I can begin extracting (ha! this sound like a dental procedure). Once get the stud out, I will begin the shoulder pivot bolt search. Willie, that was a message question through 😈Bay and they warn of dealing outside their platform, I will probably call them to find who the manufacturer is. Keep you all posted.

Long time customer. This was their answer