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    ME & MY === 1958 Buick, 1958 Buick, 1958 Buick and……..

    in Me and My Buick

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    @MEI, deepest condolences for your shocking loss.

     

    I was lucky enough to meet your dad a couple times, and always enjoyed his forum stories, private messages on car talk, and occasional phone conversation.  It is obvious to everyone here what a hard-working and selfless guy he was; I know he helped me out more than once on parts and I tried to reciprocate when needed.

     

    I was really looking forward to meeting up again at the 2022 Buick national meet.  I know he had hopes of having the Special in order to drive down, and for the border to be opened up to do so.  If not, he'd hinted at stopping by and driving one of my cars the rest of the way so I could bring more than 1.  If not for Covid-19, we'd have surely met again at least at the Ohio meet, so this is another bitter blow of this pandemic.

     

    I know this is too early to think too much about, but if you wind up coming down for the meet next year please let us know as I'm sure a few of us would like to meet you.

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    For Sale: 1959 Buick LeSabre - $57500 - Omaha, Nebraska - NOT MINE

    in Buick - Buy/Sell

    Posted

    4 hours ago, B Jake Moran said:

    This is plain and simple a hot rod.  Has no place in the AACA forum.  

    While it's not done in our taste, there are plenty of people who like custom Buicks.  There's even a Modified section of the forum.  I wouldn't having one modified myself, I would just do it differently.  Since the Modified forum doesn't have its own Buy/Sell section, I would think it belongs here.

    My 1958 Limited 750

    in Me and My Buick

    Posted · Edited by lancemb (see edit history)

    Thanks guys, I am happy with the dashboard.  I forgot to mention I also replaced the horn ring with a rechromed one with a new emblem (which was cracked originally).

     

    There is a split in the vinyl covering the AC center vent and a few small cracks in the lower pad on the glovebox, but the upper dash pad is perfect.  The armrests are cracked up and there are a couple splits and peeling spots on the door panels, but overall it's quite nice.

    My 1958 Limited 750

    in Me and My Buick

    Posted · Edited by lancemb (see edit history)

    Over the last several weeks, I focused on the interior with the Limited time I had (ha ha).

     

    i took dash apart and replaced the speedometer assembly with one that had been serviced by an unknown party.  It seems to act the way it's supposed to, so will hopefully work okay.  Unfortunately I realized after reinstalling the cluster that the speed minder doesn't turn and adjust properly; it acts like the wheel is getting hung up on something.  Oh how I wish I'd checked this prior to installation.  As long as it doesn't interfere with the function of the speedometer though I won't worry about it since it's set at over 80 mph.

     

    I also replaced the radio with one I had rebuilt years ago and had on the shelf, and replaced the clock with a rebuilt one as well, and replaced the headlight switch with one that I'd already bypassed the rheostat for the dash lights on so those would work as well.

     

    I then spent many hours cleaning up the chrome, vinyl, and leather, vacuumed out the floors, and cleaned the glass.  While there are still items to address, it looks pretty respectable now and wouldn't drive me crazy driving it like this (whenever that happens again).

     

    This car even has the rare Dinsmore compass in it, but the fluid is gone due to cracking in the plastic.  I have ideas of how to fix it if the time presents itself.

     

    One more note - since some specialized reproduction parts can sell out and may take awhile to have a new batch made, if ever, I ordered a set of rear quarter chrome louvres, to use if I one day repaint the car; I'll use originals until then.  @dei pointed out several weeks ago in this thread that he ordered these years ago, and there were some engineering differences.  With his description, I was comfortable with the changes and actually thought it would be an improvement.  However, the ones I got are made exactly like the originals.

     

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    For Sale: 1954 Buick Super - "All original, runs & drives excellent" - Marcy, NY - Not Mine - 9/29 Increased - 10/8 Deleted

    in Buick - Buy/Sell

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    9 hours ago, parkertom said:

    Yeah, I noticed that spot next to trunk and asked for closer pic. Looks worse than I thought it would. Also, looking at body tag, I think the roof was originally a different color?

    I am not a 54 expert, and the paint codes were a little different than what I'm familiar with, but I think you're right.  I believe lower would be "Tunis Blue" and roof would be "Cavalier Blue", a dark blue, which I think would look really sharp!

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