neil morse

What a beautiful, stylish automobile! Looks like an exceptional deal for someone. I wish I could afford it.

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From the 2018 Hillsborough Concours d'Elegance:

It took me two months, but I've finally gotten all the way through this thread and caught up to the present. I just wanted to post a thank you to everyone who has contributed! What a great collection of Buick photos. May it continue to flourish!

It never hurts to have a few pretty ladies draped over the car when you're shooting sales photos!

I owned one of these back in the '80's. If the dash is in good shape, I recommend that you post a picture of the "goldfish bowl" instrument cluster -- like something from a space ship. That might help generate more interest. Also, more information about the car would be helpful. Mine was very comfortable and reliable.

Very interesting, Matt. I hadn't considered that angle at all. I guess that's why we're not hearing "Riding Around in My Cadillac" by Ariana Grande. ?

Magnificent car! And I just click on Matt's videos for that disco beat that helps me get going in the morning! ?

Several people on the forum recommended that I just use a product like the one EmTee has recommended. But the guy who I eventually had do my tank told me that "nothing sticks to rust." This makes sense to me. Sloshing some sealer around in a rusty tank may work for a while, but unless the sealer is bonding to bare metal, it will eventually flake off and get caught up in your fuel system. The only way to really take care of the problem is to have someone sandblast the inside of the tank down to bare metal, and THEN apply the sealer. It costs a little more, but I think it's worth it for the peace of mind.

Well that makes me feel better, I admit! I swear there is no transmission inspection hatch on my car, and my '41 Super and Ken's '41 Roadmaster share the same body, so I think for some reason (I can't imagine what) Buick decided to discontinue the inspection hatch on the C body starting in 1941. Any further input from '41 owners would be most welcome!

Maybe I'm missing something, but based on my own experience it's the inside of your tank that needs attention, not the outside. As long as you have the tank out of the car, my advice is to have someone sandblast the interior of the tank and coat it with sealer. One less thing to worry about in the future. Neil

Yeah, beats me. All I know is that I wanted to open the hatch to get a look at my transmission a few months ago, and was disappointed to find nothing but solid steel over my transmission hump when I lifted up the floor mat. Now I'm beginning to doubt myself! But I can't imagine how I could have missed it if it was there.

That's interesting because there is no access hatch over the transmission on my '41 Super. Just solid floor.

Hi Ken: You are blazing a trail for me as I will eventually be doing the same project, including a new front harness. A few comments: (1) Have you seen Dave's excellent thread on rebuilding the instruments in his '40 Coupe? If not, you should take a look at it. And (2) did you know that Skip Boyer makes very nice reproductions of all the cream-colored plastic pieces in the gauges? Your reconstructed gauge would look even nicer with a new "bowtie" piece, and Skip's prices are very reasonable. If you PM me with your email address, I will send you a pdf of Skip's current price list.

Thanks so much for posting the link to your blog! This is very helpful to me.

Looks like a great deal for someone wanting to get into the hobby. The dash is in fantastic shape! I wish mine were as nice. Neil

That seam opening tool was just what you needed -- I didn't know such a thing existed. Glad I could help. I will stop in for those beers the next time I'm in Rhode Island! Neil

I'm going to be watching your progress very carefully and hope you keep posting because I will be embarking on a similar project on my '41 pretty soon. When I got my car, the knurled knob on the trip odometer was missing and it was just about impossible to get a good enough grip on the shaft to turn it at all. Then I was poking around and found the knob in one of the ashtrays. The screw that you show in the center was not there (and I didn't realize that it should have been part of the assembly). However, I just pushed the knurled knob onto the shaft and it stuck solid. I wondered what was supposed to be holding the knob in place, but it has stuck so solid that I just figured that the shaft was slightly tapered, and the knob was intended to be held in place as a sort of "pressure fit." Anyhow, this is a long-winded way of saying that I think that you need to remove the screw and then pull hard on the knob (while holding the shaft with vise-grips) and it should come off.

This post from the other thread I mentioned has this interesting information about the tinting.

I just found another thread on this topic in the buy/sell forum that sheds further light on this subject. This thread was advertising a set of panels refinished by Doug Seybold for sale. They look beautiful, but the pattern is indeed "straight" vertical and horizontal rather than the "staggered" pattern on the original. Compare the Seybold refinished glove box door with my original one, and you will see the difference.

I'm not completely confident that I understand what you are saying here, but the pattern on my panels (clearly original) are definitely "staggered" rather than straight. This is the glove box door, which is pretty much in perfect condition.

Greg, getting back to your original question, do you have sample pics of the two patterns you are talking about? That might help people answer the question.

Here's a video showing the old school way of doing it. I assume this is what Doug Seybold does. Does anyone know how much he charges?

I assume you're referring to DI-NOC, which is a 3M vinyl product used to give a surface a faux wood, carbon fiber, etc. look. I'm curious. Do you mean that you know that Buick originally used a DI-NOC product, or that your car looks as if it was done with something like DI-NOC, or that maybe your car was restored by someone using DI-NOC? I found this product from a cursory Internet search: https://mnpctech.com/pc-mod-vinyl-wrap-graphics-modding-films-sticker/engine-turned-film/engine-turned-film-en.html

Wow -- I get a month behind checking your thread and find out you have a brand new car!! Looking great!