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I have this stained glass window which has "1976/003" in the bottom right corner. I was under the impression that this was a 10yr anniversary item the Buick Club had come out with to celebrate their anniversary (1966-1976) and only 200 were made at a cost of $199 each. Well I just ran across another one (#31) and the seller is claiming it was a promotional item exclusive to Buick dealerships to promote the 1976 Models coming out and they only made 500 for the 500 Dealerships. This makes no sense to me since 1976 wasn't a anniversary date for Buick and that year would have no significant meaning for Buick. The 10yr anniversary by the Buick club makes more sense. Does anyone know the back story on these stained glass windows? Or does anyone have any past 1976 issues of the Bugle that mention the window or advertise the promotion of it? Just want to know the real story. Thanks in advance.

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I need several for the cars I have. (Three 1924s and a 1923) If Roger reads this post I'd like his contact info. Thanks in advance.

The scammers steal someone else's photos from a prior sale ad or just off any website or FB page and create a for sale ad to get you to send them a deposit or money to ship it to you and you can pay them the balance when it arrives, looking for gullible fools who will fall for the their trap. As an example, ironically just yesterday a person who had created a fake Facebook profile tried to join and post a car for sale ad to an Antique Studebaker Owners group I'm the Admin for. The car in question just happened to be one I preciously owned, sold to a good friend, and he restored. The individual who made the fake profile and was trying to pass himself off as the seller of the car was not from America but in fact from the African nation of Cameroon. Besides the fact that I recognized the car, he was trying to sell it to me for $3,000 which is obviously far under market value for a 100pt body off restoration. I played with him a while back and forth in the conversation and until he agreed to sell me the car for $1,500 (but all I had to do was initially pay for the cost of shipping) anyway, I played with him some more, then eventually told him I had traced his location through his I.P. address back to the African Nation of Cameroon and that I would be turning the conversation and his contact info over to the Interpol and FBI's CyberCrimes units and he'd probably get his grass hut raided and be arrested by the end of the week ....lol. So like the old saying goes, if it's too good to be true then it is, and in this instance, the scammer picked the wrong guys best friend to try to use his photos to sell a car to. Attached are just a few screen shots of my conversation with the scammer.

I have a 1924 Brougham Model 51a which has the oval rear windows. I do not know if they kept the same style of lights on the interior of your car as they did in 1924, but mine are the same as the above photo of the 1925 Model. When looking for the lights you need, if you are going to look for the same style, pay particular attention to the detail of the corner and points on the lights trim border to make sure it's an exact match as I have seen some before that were close but not the same so you have to be careful. I'm posting a pic of one of my rear interior accent lights and the dome light which you can see matches the rear quarter or accent lights. Again, mine are 1924, which looks the same as the 1925 coupe above, but I cannot guarantee 1926 trim lights were the same also.

Is that a 4 door Sedan? Or a 2 door Sedan? If it is the 2 door Sedan I have both front seats and the bottom rear seat from a 27/28, just don't have the back of the rear seat.

You have great taste, and I agree with you. I am fortunate enough to have one of these. Buick referred to their Brougham with the oval Window as an "Opera" windowed Brougham. In 1924 the Brougham that Buick originally manufactured in the beginning of the 1924 production year had the regular "D" shaped rear window which they called the "Model 51". At the very end of the production year, they added the "Opera Window" on an additional Brougham to the line up and called it a "Model 51a". They also added to the line up a Limousine and a town car which all featured the "Opera Window" ... all had a very limited production number. The "Opera Window" was so popular with it's styling, they completely dropped the rear D" Window look in 1925 and just went with the Opera Window for 1925, 26 and 27 models calling them just the Model 51. In 1928 they dropped the oval Window on the Brougham and went back with the rear "D" shaped window, then in 1929 completely dropped the Brougham entirely from the 1929 line. The only surviving 1924 "Model 51a" that I know of, is one thats about a 2hr drive into the Jungle outside Manila in the Philippines shipped there by an Ex-Patriot, and the one in my collection.

The company noted above is going out of business and its a shame, another resource dying for the old car hobby, I am very surprised over the past 40yrs they thought the demand for a re-cast body on the UU2 was not cost effective as I believe there always has been a big demand for replacement of the pot metal body. This carb was used by the Studebaker President, Pierce Arrows, Marmons and even the Dusenberg which to the dismay of Studebaker owners is why that carb on Ebay fetches such high dollars. Hopefully someone buys the business as the current owners retire, and maybe some fresh blood will see the value in re-casting and manufacturing a reproduction uu2 body and parts.

There is a company in Australia (see link below) that is has been recasting in aluminum the stromberg UX2 bodies that were originally used on these cars. Kevin Wise in Washington recently purchased on of these as a complete unit and with one slight adjustment to one of the venturi's he is very happy with the results and the fact that the car, a 1929 Dictator Cabriolet, is back to having its originality minus the headache of the pot metal Carburetor housing. This company is about to go out of business and I am also getting one of these recast housings for the UX2 for my daughter's 1930 Commander before they are unavailable anymore. https://vintageandclassicreproductions.com/

To add to the conversation about rain channels, for reference these are the ones in the rumble seat area of my 1929 Studebaker President FH Cabriolet. The water runs down to the inside rear of the car and collects in an area that is at the very back under the rumble seat. There are two holes on either side of the water collection area for the water to escape to the ground, and there is about a one inch metal piece which runs the length of the width of the body to prevent any water from coming forward into the rumble seat passengers area.

I'm interested. I have a 1923 Buick Model 55 tourer I need tire to use to move it around the shop. I'm at zip code 95693.

There is a company in Australia that makes most all of the reproduction parts, including the UU2 lower and upper carb housing that's normally pot metal. They're not cheap but neither are original pot metal carbs. https://vintageandclassicreproductions.com/

Tbtravis, a member on this forum named Frank Touts in Australia was looking for one also to restore for his '28 President and I sent him an original one that was broken. As far as I know he had a place down under cast a mold and they made a new reproduction. Since they made a mold of it, I'm sure if you contact him they can probably cast you one also. His handle on this forum is "touts" and his email is "touts@rocketmail.com"

I found this on FB marketplace place if your still looking for a wood wheel for your car. It's only about 30 minutes south of me. https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1394884964346797/

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I currently have the '24 Cadillac and will post some pics after we've had a chance to clean her up a bit, Michelle could you do me a favor and send any literature, paperwork, any family photo's you might run across that has the car in it, and the old registrations you posted. We didn't get the opportunity to get those and I'd like to have as many things related to it, to be able to stay with the car through the rest of its years. Your sister has my address, Thank You 😁

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The FB motors used a Schebler Carburetor (see pic), the 1929/30 Presidents used the Stromberg UU2 and 1931 Models used a UU2R. As far as the exhaust manifolds go, I will have to take a look at our FB and compare it to our FE motor.

Frank, Great and fantastic job keeping on course for a full, original and authentic restoration. I can't wait to see it all come together. As far as your instrument cluster goes, the larger wheelbase Presidents had the 5 instrument cluster which included a clock. The instruments would have been white face with black lettering, in 1930 they reversed the colors. The smaller wheelbase President's would have the smaller dash. This has been my experience with all the 1928-1930 President's I've owned. Both my 1929 President "FE" Tourer and had 7 passenger sedan, as well as the Brougham have the 5 cluster dash with the clock, the 1929 "FH" President sedan, the 1928 President Roadster and my '29 "FH" Cabriolet all have the 4 instument cluster. Personally I think the 5 cluster dash is what should be in your car, what was probably in it originally and what you should proceed with, however I could be wrong on what was in the 1928 "131" wheelbase tourer as so few have survived, the biggest clue would be your existing dash, and what size hole is in it for the instrument cluster and if it has been modified in any way.

Well based on your rear body lines, and the body lines on the yellow coupe, it would be my guess your's was from a 28/29 Studebaker Coupe. Thats what it looks like to me.

Frank, For comparison sake, the yellow car is apparently a Dictator coupe, these pictures are the rear end of a 1928 President FB Roadster.

Pictrues of this car were posted in a Studebaker Facebook group back in November 2020, from a Facebook marketplace Ad, as a discussion as to what it was. The general consensus was it was a 1928 Studebaker and Richard Quinn commented "I believe the car is a 1928 Dictator model GE 3rd design"

P.S. My car is a "Survivor" and I'm trying to keep it looking that way, so I want original factory parts and do not wish to make anything.

#1 - I'm looking for the "flywheel housing plate" part #166727 that goes on the bottom of the transmission bell housing right behind the Oil pan. See pic. #2 - I need either the entire unit, or just the set of "Sun Shade" (Sun Visor) brackets that attached to the front windshield posts. See attached pics. I believe it is the same on most all models. There was a thin piece of metal that slid into a grove on the bracket and was then covered with top material oil cloth. #3 - Battery box, part #39954 Battery box support assembly, part #166995. Battery Box clamp, clamp Part # 35331. See pics.

Dave, Mike McManus had a used car Dealership called "Atlantic Auto Sales" in Gardena. Here is the update on the car your Dad missed.