The Old Guy

I have a 37 Special coupe with a 455 Buick and all the toys, but I can't make the yahoo thing work. I will join when I figure out how!

When I was born ,the dead sea wasn't even sick. That makes me the first 70 year old to register !! my Buicks are 66 - 63 - 40 - 34 - 12 I have owned the 1940 convertible for 30 years, and driven it 98,000 miles <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" />

Buick turn signals were installed on the rear only in 1939. The 1940 was the first Buick to have them on all four corners.

The Bugle for October is SPECTACTULAR!!!The stories and pictures are all of the highest quality, and they covered everything from the tours to the hospitality tent. It captured the whole scene, and will make those that did not make the 100th green with envy!

I found a simple solution! As long as the car is not driven in cold weather, just pump it full of Chassis lube. It will mix with the existing oil, and is thick enough not to bypass the seal. I have done this an all my old Buicks, and it stops the leak , and the steer just fine. If it leaks after the first application, just put in more grease.

I have been to all the Buick meets since 1971,and will agree that NOTHING will top the 100th anniversary that just happened! I had the same problem that Robrta had, which was not finding enough time to see all the Buicks and talk to all the people I have met through the BCA. I do not believe I will see the 150th party ,as I would need to live to 120 years old, but one can always hope. <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

The bellows type electric pump can be used in conjunction with a stock pump. The stock pump will pull fuel thruogh the electric ,and you may only need the electric in hot situations. I have run electric pumps for years, and they are nice when the car has been sitting for a long time. You can fill the carb and the car starts like it was fired yesterday. Many of the older cars suffer from vapor lock ,and the electric pumps allleviate this problem entirely.

If you are showing the car ,you must leave it as it came from the factory. That means 6 volt. The 6 volt system works just fine.I have driven my 40 over 98,000 miles with the original 6 volt system, and it has never failed me

Look for a " Hollander Interchange Book". They have lots of info on what fits what!

The coil is mounted horizontally ,which would make it perpendicular to the firewall. The armored cable should face to the drivers side, and fit into a clip on the firewall behind the engine. There is a rubber grommet in line with the manifold that the cable goes through to fasten to the ignition. The coil has a strap that holds it to the firewall bracket. it wraps around the coil and the bolt goes through the strap ,then the bracket, then through the strap again.

The Buick specials used 264 CI engines through the 61 model year.

I just got the above mentioned Buick, and it is good for parts only. Let me know what you need, and i will see if it is there. The car is mostly complete except for the back bumper and the right side chrome.

Gary, I did not get a chance to talk to you in Flint, but I remember you and your Buick from when you were in the Chicagoland Chapter. Congratulations on making the trip !! I have one goal left in life and that is to do the reverse of what you did. I want to drive from Flint to Alaska and back in one of my old Buicks. You may remember when I towed a 1935 trailer to California and back with my 32 Buick back in 76. Buicks are meant to be driven!

The E-mail address for info is:buickstreetrodhdq@home.com

If your Le Sabre is the low compression engine, you can run it on 87 octane and without any additives and not worry about hurting the engine. The 364 was a tough engine. I pulled an airstream trailer all over the country with a 57 that had the same engine, and never used any additives and never hurt it .

I just replaced the tires on my 40 Super last fall. This is the fourth set , (they last about 30,000 miles) I had some problems with the last set, but the new ones are fine. I run 700X 15 Goodyears from Coker. I can't find a whitewall wide enough in a radial, so I stay with the bias tires, and they work fine. I just returned from the Great lakes Regional and ran from Erie PA to Flint in less that 6 hours ,and we stopped for breakfast.

I feel that the engine and body should be Buick ,but the rest of the drive line should be optional. There are some good reasons for using other drive line parts. The first thing that comes to mind is that the overdrive trannies and the good rear ends were not available from Buick. I have seen some KILLER cars sporting Corvette independent rear end set ups ,and the overdrive is almost a necessity today. My 37 has a Camaro rear end,and a Mustang 2 front end, and my 72 GS has a 200-4R ,and they work just fine

The man's name is Jim Campbell. and his number is: 517=675=7150

You can count me in for supporting the modified division. I think that no matter how you judge, I am sure you will still have people unhappy about the system!It will be almost impossible to design a form that can effectively judge all the different things done to modified cars!one of my pet peeves about modified judging is that a car with a fancy paint job and a set of wheels wins over a car with a complete power train swap, a chopped top and dozens of mods that are so subtle that the average guy does not even notice them. I think that participant judging is probably the best way to go ,as the guys that build them know them best.

I just got a 69 Sport Wagon in April. I drove it to the BDE meet in Helen GA, and I love it!! I will be driving it to Plano next june also.

If you have oil pressure, the pump does not need to be packed. It is already drawing oil. If you have low pressure at low RPM and also under acceleration, I would suspect the mains are loose. Did you check the bearings you installed with Plastigage? I have gotten the wrong bearings before, and I find it is best to check everything as you assemble the engine.

The first rig was a 17 foot Covered Wagon, with a pump up Coleman stove and an ice box. We went to california via Washington state.That trip went through the bad lands, Yellowstone, the Columbia river valley and down the coast.We came back through Vegas and the Grand Canyon, Bryce Canyon and over the peak to peak road. We dropped the trailer and went up Pikes Peak and then came home. This was with my wife and my two oldest girls. ( they were 14and 13 at the time) . The next trip was to the BCA Nationals in Minnesota. we went through the Upper pennisula of Michigan over to Minnesota. We then went down the Mississippi to St Louis and wet up the arch. We then drove south to New Orleans and took the coast road over to Cape Canaveral. This trip was with the two oldest boys and was three years after the first trip. The reason we switched to the later rig was because it had a gas -electric fridge, a propane stove ,a john, and I installed AC.I also was getting a LITTLE apprehensive about towing with the mechanical brakes. I had electric brakes on the trailer, but they were 1935 models, and not really too good.I shpuld also mention that the wife was beginning to balk at using the old rig. One of the things that was great is that when you pulled into a park, and they looked at the rig thay NEVER said they did not have room. We never had a problem,with people other than it was difficult to eat dinner,as they would knock on the door and ask to look at the inside. We parked the 32 in the Disney parking lot for nine hours, and when we returned to the car ir had a few finger prints, but no damage. They say the Lord protects babies and drunks, and I do not know where I fit in the grand scheme, but I have NEVER had a problem leaving my Buicks in motel or other parking lots. I have a 1940 Super Convert that I have driven over 97,000 miles in the last thirty years ,and have not had a problem.

Dennis, you must have access to a machine shop. Most people do not have that luxury. If you did it without a machine shop, I would like to see how ,as I am sure there are others that would like to do the same thing Thank you

I had similar set up in the 80s and early 90s. My wagon was the darker blue and I mounted an AC unit in the front window. We had it at a couple of the BCA meets and enjoyed it immensely! We traveled before that with a 1932 Buick model 97 hauling a 1935 Covered wagon Trailer ( built in Mt, Clemens MI) We pulled that to California back it the 70s.It was also at some of the BCA meets.

Motor mounts should be the least of your concerns. The 51 has a torque tube drive shaft assembly,and there are not any adapters to attach a regular trans to it. The simplest way to move it is to make the straight 8 run. they are a good engine and VERY dependable. <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smirk.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smirk.gif" alt="" />