Ted "Wildcat65" Nagel

I am looking for 65 Wildcat Bucket Seat tracks- driver side. Long shot- power seat track part that bolts to floor @ inside - I have a nice power seat assembly missing this track. Thank you!

I’ve got some 😎 i will attempt to get pictures and post.

I know this image is around the interwebs, but this one was from the Spalding (maternal grandfather) archives. From Hock's Buick in Cincinnati. My grandfather had several Buicks- a 62 LeSabre and a 68 LeSabre were the ones I remember. He also had the greatest nickname i@ MIT - Dymo (short for Dynamo :)) He was also known as Skip... I do not think anybody called him by his given name Francis Wheeler Spalding. He would always draw locomotives for me when we came for Christmas. I got married too late to have kids, but I though "Rusty Wheeler Nagel" would be hilarious ... Nagel is German for nail Merry Christmas Buick People!

OK, 1966 Wildcat Convertibles break down. From Daily Car Report! 46467 2690 built. Wildcat Convertible A 7 425 cid Q-Jet 62 built A 8 425 cid dual quad -1 built (GS option) A 9 425 cid Q-Jet 40 built (GS option) 46667 2790 built. Wildcat Custom Convertible A 7 425 cid Q-Jet 114 built A 8 425 cid dual quad -3 built (GS option) A 9 425 cid Q-Jet 195 built (GS option) So there are 425 cid Wildcats that were not Wildcat GS. But unlike prior years, they were equipped with the Q-Jet carb.

Good year for business but not so great for miles on Buicks! 2019/2019 challenge... how about 2019 miles in various Buicks in 2019? I've written down the mileage in most of them, and it surprises me that some have mileage so close. 63000 +/- 500

We watch Perry Mason on MeTV, the local oldies station. One episode I swear I saw a 65 Wildcat for a flash. Cathi was not as amused as I was since the show starts at 11 pm and she was half asleep when I saw it

I have the short side behind front wheel. I've parted out 10 65's and the passenger rear molding is the one that is banged up the most for some reason. Ted

I was trying to see if there was a tire pressure decal somewhere. I found one for 1954 that recommended 24 cold and 27 hot. IMHO bias ply paradigm is lower pressure and will give better ride at recommended pressures. Corvair tire pressure for front was 15 psi. Many handling problems with the corvair were from front tire pressure being too high. I do like to increase pressure if in storage - my attempt at lowering chance of flat spots.

If I were restamping you know they would be in a straight line and neat as I could get it. I say its legit

Please let us know where you are. Maybe somebody local can help, or if shipping is needed how much that might be. Ted

Curtains don't match the rug? Text says no a/c but the engine clearly has an a/c pump. Gosh do you think its the same car? https://cnj.craigslist.org/cto/d/1969-buick-riviera-cruise/6694992959.html

I'll be going from Cincinnati.

I need a new bottle opener - attached to the hood of a LeSabre

I was reviewing the 4-speed pedal set I have. The manual brake pedal set is different; both pedals mount to one pivot point. Probably for better leverage - the master cylinder on the manual cars is mounted higher on the firewall than the power MC.

Converting a 66 Riv will be fun. No known good pedal conversion comes to mind. But the basic format for pedal mounting seems to be the same. on a lot of cars the pedals are mounted to the same shaft that is mounted on the steering column support. Pedals hang from the common shaft, pivot from that same point. http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f376/Wildcat65/IMG_2780_zps540tsyqs.jpg[/IMG] I have 4 Wildcats with 3 pedals and the clutch pedal on those has a separate mount so it pivots closer to the driver position. That may be for increased pedal travel needed for the clutch. My converted car has 65 Impala pedals with common pivot. It looks like there may be short clutch pedal travel - hope to have the hydraulic operator work with short travel. Ted

Matt, thank you for posting my thoughts. Valve rings go bad when the muffler bearings have too tight tolerances, right?

Currently building the "matching #s" engine for the triple black 4-speed. I think I will test it in another car though- my 68 convertible engine has all the right parts but it does not run very well! I have a time waster plan to install this engine so I can sort the convertible engine out later. Maybe not...if I just pull the engine out and fix it it would be less hassle. Time, who knew how fast it flew!

The steering wheel is the same for 454, LeSabre Custom 464 Wildcat Deluxe series and 466 Wildcat Custom series- they have the ring on the wheel. Frame of the horn bars are the same. Plastic medallions held in place with metal tabs and maybe a bit of yellow glue. I thought the different Riviera horn medallion designs were standard trim vs custom? In LeSabre/Wildcat world there are 2 designs- standard trim and lower series Lesabre had a chrome with center Buick trishield, upper series got the black with silver lines, tri shield center. Lower level series had a plain steering wheel without the trim ring embedded. Yeah, we need pictures! Ted

yes, did some car washing and drove the 65 around a bit.

I like the fuel pump idea, but also check out the rest of your fuel system...filter, tank, fuel lines. Ted

Yes, there is a thread here.

Pete: next year: 4-speed WIldcats in OK. Ted

When I rebuilt the 401 in a 65 Riviera I bought an Edelbrock 600 cfm. It worked pretty well but the stock air cleaner did not fit. after 5 years I put the old carb back on...I wanted the stock air cleaner. Amazing -the old carb worked better without a rebuild than the edelbrock. My best running 2x4 starts easily , idles great, perfectly civilized. Ted

2002 to 2015...what a long, strange trip its been.

Not sure if this one has been listed here... https://cincinnati.craigslist.org/ctd/d/1966-buick-riviera-465/6607612004.html