Rod Wise

Completed most of the woodwork. Next to sand body ready for painting. The windscreen supports I had were too short. Will need to get brass tube to make one's to the correct length. Removed front and rear spring hangers, machined and installed bronze bushes to take 9/16" shackle bolts as there were no bushes. Still need to hot rivet them on. Still looking for a couple of jugs for the 201 cu inch motor.

Terry, It is a Treasure Trove, and what fun sorting everything out.

Thanks for the photo,s. What a find. The body just needs a clean and polish. Can I see front brakes.

Been looking for another engine as the jugs are broken at the bottom of the water jacket on my 201 cu inch motor. A member of the Veteran Car Club heard about some early Buick motors but unfortunately they were the 165 cu inch motors. So keep on looking.

Bob, I have Ash wire wheels for my 25 Master, that take a 6.00 x 22 tyre. I don,t know if the Ash wheels are the same as Buffalo wheels, All the wire wheels in Aust seem to be Ash.

Doug, The starter motor and the motor/generator are two separate circuit's. You should not need to disconnect the motor/generator wire when pushing the starter pedal for the starter motor to operate properly. When you press the starter pedal the motor /generator brushes disengage and the starter motor brushes engage. When you release the pedal the starter brushes disengage and the motor/generator brushes engage. Possibly the motor/generator brushes are not disengaging properly when the starter pedal is being depressed. If the brushes have been replaced maybe they are too long and not disengaging properly. The coil is not your problem but here is a diagram of the model 2158 coil.

Bob I managed to collect a set of 22" Ash wire wheels for my 25 Master. I have a number of different hubs but have not got around to sorting them out to see which suit the wheel's.

Mark, email sent. Larry, Thank you for turning those photo,s. I can attach them in every position except the correct one.

Replaced a lot of the wood on the back of the body. Original wood had a lot of dry rot. I don,t think the hessian sacking over the seat springs is the original. Missing brake and clutch pedals. Does anybody have a pattern so I can make them. Rotated photos, but each time I attached them they turned.

Ethain I think your car is a 1913. It is not a 1912 Model 34, as you can see from Marks car the Model 34 had full eliptic spring on the back, where as yours has 3/4 eliptic. Also the Model 34 had external to the body gear lever and hand brake, where as yours has the internal levers. It is not a 1912 Model 36 as it also had external gear and brake levers, and the headlamp braket was on the outside of the frame where as yours is on the inside of the frame. Yours is not a 1914 B24 as in 1914 the stearing arm ran down the same side of the frame as the stearing wheel. Yours crosses to the opposite side. Which was the case in the 1913 Model 24. Buick did not use brass spring hangers, so your were cast in brass/bronze due to wear of the original hangers. Here is a 1912 Model 36.

The 1912 Model 34 was on a 90.7 inch wheelbase 1912 model 36 on a 102 inch wheelbase 1913 Model 24 on a 105 inch wheelbase 1914 B-24 on a 105 inch wheelbase

With that style of gear lever and hand brake lever, which is located inside the body, means it is 1912 or later. Even 1914. Being a U.K car it could be a Bedford Buick on the B25 chassis. 105 inch wheelbase.

Ethain, What is the wheelbase

Slowly assembling my Model 28. to find out what I am still missing. Can,t call it a restoration as the front and back came off two different cars. The motor had been used to run a saw bench and the front of the frame had been cut off, probably to make it easier to start the motor. Only two other 1912/13 Buicks with the 201 cu inch engines in Australia that I know of, so not a lot of parts around. The chassis had been completly dismantled with a number of riveted parts being removed. Have been lucky to obtain parts from members of this Forum, Brass Buicks and HCCA. Replacing rotted wood in the back of the body.

Buick used this style of headlamp. Brass in 1912 and went to steel in 1913

Yes the 1911 and 12 are very different. I have been able to pick up a 1913 box, which is the same except for ( as I understand ) where it attaches to the torque tube. Hopefully it can be adapted.

E.mail sent

That one looks to be for the smaller engine.

Still looking

Congratulations Terry, Car looks and sounds amazing. Thoroughly enjoyed the videos.

Remove the rear tires, Then you don,t need to lift the back of the car as high when you are rolling the axle out.

That is a 1913 Model 30 Buick roadster. It has the 201 cu inch motor, which was the middle size motor in 1913, sharing this motor with the Model 31 tourer producing 28.9 hp. SAE. Did you buy this car, as it was for sale last year.

Layden, Have sent a P.M

After a gearbox and clutch to suit the 201 cu inch 4x4 motor. for a 1912/13 Buick models 28,29,30,31 email rodwise32@yahoo.com.au

NZ Buick, A lot of these vehicles were converted into utilities or the rear ends were turned into trailers. Very likely the rear springs were beefed up for the heavier loads.