Dynaflash8

I let a local handyman have it for $2500 with hitch, load bars or sway bar. Think any at Hershey would want those things?

The one I had was attached under the rear view mirror as well.

I won a Senior award with a Buick Riviera that had one of those compass's in it. Mine said BUICK right on the front of it. I also had black vinyl rub strips down the side of that car which were shown in one of those booklet's, as well as a correct accessory unmarked stainless license plat frame that also pictured in the booklet.

Marty, That old trailer had well over 100,000 miles, with newer axles and springs.It probably means this is my last Sentimental Tour with our '39 Buick in attendance. The trailer body was really getting shaky too. I would have attempted to pull it to Gettysburg this year, but everybody warned me against it, and Judy was really against it. Of course, Judy would have supported any decision I made. One problem is, she doesn't drive the Suburban with the trailer. It's important to note I'll be 84 a month after the tour. It was REALLY a hard decision to make. We're going to take another load of Buick parts to Hershey in October with the Suburban and then we'll sell that too. I don't think I can afford to pay to have my GNSenior '39 Buick hauled someplace and then hauled back, more than once. My car is supposed to be on the plaque, so it would be embarrassing to ride with somebody else this time. Doug & Ronnie Seybold offered us a ride in their '40 Buick, but I think that has to be the next time if we're still living at 85 and 84. Maybe somebody in Florida or South Georgia will do the 2024 Sentimental Tour, but both places are long drives on I-95, I-75 or I-10. The guy who is hauling it is a longtime AACA member. In over sixty years membership I've never run across many, if any, bad people in AACA. I remember one restorer guy long ago who was kicked out, well before I was on the Board. Thanks for the kind words Marty.

Okay Bill, now that the old trailer is out of the yard and no longer tempting me, I'm down to depending on you 100%. Don't let me down man. Earl

alsancle I sold the trailer yesterday. It was a 2000 Haulmark with over 100,000 miles logged on it. It was starting to get a little shaky, doors sagging such. Sold it to a local handyman.

No, still has 15 inch wheels. I think it does have 7500 pound axles though, but not sure anymore.

I have a well worn 2000 Haulmark 24-foot closed trailer. Because of my age I've decided not to pull it long distances anymore. That might be a mistake, but I am 83 years old, and many friends think I shouldn't pull it up I-95 and around Washington and Baltimore anymore, from Florida. I think I can, but my wife can't drive the the Suburban with the trailer. Maybe I should give in to her. It has new new tires with one trip and kept covered all the time. The suspension is only few years old, featuring slip springs instead of the original torque axles. When they rubber got old on the torque axles I was blowing out tires one after the other. The local trailer build/rebuilding company told me the torque springs were worn out. So he installed "slip springs" which keep the trailer low and no more blown tires. The trailer needs paint as 22 years outside parking has really taken a toll on the white paint. I have level bars and an anti-sway bar, and also a heavy duty hitch. The trailer also has a driver-side second entry door. Anybody have an idea what I should ask? I'm open at the moment. She is still serviceable with good brakes and lights. Dynaflash8 Sebring, FL (suzybelle39baby@gmail.com)

If that paint job looks sharp, just go to a junkyard and you can find a lot more. I don't understand this new trend. Junk is still junk no matter what you might call it. There restorable junk and part junk, but the second should be restored back to something nice. Something "American Pickers" started on TV? My '68 Skylark was all original and much better than this one, except still sorry. So, it's in a paint shop now getting a new basecoat/clearcoat in the original color.

Temporarily have changed my mind on selling Haulmark trailer..

Mine was only a double with a new aortic valve, but six months later I almost passed out and they had to install a pacemaker. My old 39 Buick would have a hard time holding all of our medical stuff, much less our luggage. 😄 A/C in the '39 would be out of the question. They ran warm when new. I've installed two late-year Buick adjustments....a baffle for the top of the radiator and a fan shroud. That has helped, but she wants to vapor lock going down the road on ethanol when it's over 85, so I have an electric fuel pump on a switch to pull it out when that happens. We NOW have some non-ethanol available in Florida finally, but on the road it's unavailable except for dumb luck. And, it's not the same as oldtime gas. The '41 Roadmaster i recently sold would do it on the non-ethanol gas.

You don't look that young Ben, I hate to tell you 😄. That trip from here is (1) though Orlando, FL on I-4 which is hell, (2) then all the way up I-95 to the DC beltway then up to I-695 around Baltimore to I-83 up to the Gettysburg area. Now, that's probably about 1100 miles with no knowledgeible mechanics, no parts except back in my garage, no air condition and hot as hell. Give me a break. I'll be 84 Oct 19th and this is my last Sentimental Tour. Yes there are some two-lane roads from Baltimore to Gettysburg. My car is on the plaque because I founded the Tour in 2000. Yes I do still have the Suburban and trailer, but ever since I had open heart surgery the doc wants me to stop and rest every so many hundred miles and my wife is 1000 % against me pulling that old 24-foot trailer that far. When I first came to Florida from Virginia (greatest mistake o my life) I could drive the trailer straight through. Pal, I may just do it anyway and whatever happens , well it happens. I will say the trip to Melbourne, FL (130 miles or so each way) wore me out on the trip back home on Sunday. I have an offer, here on the forum, but it is very costly. Maybe I can sell the trailer to get half of the money back. We'll see.

I'm wondering, is there an AACA member who I could hire to carry (closed) my '39 Buick from Sebring, FL to New Bloomfield, PA and back in September? The tour is September 10-16 in Gettysburg, PA. A friend can house the car shortly before and after the tour. We can drive it from New Bloomfield to Gettysburg and back. I'd need a minimum three days to drive the modern car back to Sebring, FL after the tour. Then we have to go back for Hershey in the Suburban, a 3-4 day drive for us old people. Otherwise I will have to hire a commercial carrier. Earl D. Beauchamp, Jr. 804-366-4870 suzybelle39baby@gmail.com

Sorry, I bought a 68 Skylark Custom.

I've been using them 100% of the time now for about 6 months. The 12v one gets quite warm, but I haven't worried about the all of the 12v ones I have do the same thing. The 6v one was green one morning when the batter was totally shot, so I guess what you say is true. Maybe I'll just go back to the disconnect. I disconnect the '39 every time anyway, regardless of the new wiring harness firewall forward, since it is in the house garage.

First, a '53 Skylark had 12 volts. As for switching to it prior to the 53 50-70 models, living in Florida has made me a believer. You really need A/C down here and there's no other way to get it. Switching a flat-head Ford product like a '53 Mercury for A/C may not be feasible from the A/C viewpoint. I've never seen a flat head with A/C and if I did, could you keep it running relatively cool. The same almost goes for a straight 8 Buick. I did see a '42 Century so converted, but he had to install a big aluminum radiator. Later I saw that car for sale without the A/C in it. So, I don't know about the success in a straight 8. Imagine A/C in a '39 Buick with the small nose. Original radiator held 13 quarts and that wasn't big enough to provide any depth as these cars were famous for running hot on occasion. Buick put out a fan shroud and radiator top baffle in mid-year which does help a lot, except God help you if you need to change a fan belt on the road.

Looks worse than the blue one to me.

They've always been rare. I want to go back and read this again, and at 83, I'm not a candidate to buy it. But why would you want to change to disc brakes? The brakes were plenty good and parts are readily available. Seats are good enough for a very spiffy cruise-in car. Go on a day when it isn't raining and put the top down. The worst I can see, especially for a decent home mechanic is the missing door tops. They'd be living hell to find and would cost a fortune to somehow make or duplicate. Not everybody needs an AACA show winner.

I do have one good used inner torque ball retainer if you want it. Price is $45 plus shipping. Dynaflash8, 225 Eagle Ave., Sebring, FL 33870. Phone 804-366-4870

I may have a new or used one in the garage still. I will try to look this afternoon. Today is a very, very busy day for me.

Are you sure you need the inner retainer (all metal) or the inner torque ball (rubber covered)?

Thanks Steve. I did try that, but I couldn't find the right place to click. I'll go there again and try to find it for/if there is a next time. Earl

In the past I had a friend who did this for me. For the life of me, I can't figure out how to do this for myself. Any help would be appeciated. I sold the 1941 Buick Roadmaster and replace it with a 1968 Buick Skylark Custom 4dr hardtop. Thanks, Earl, "Dynaflash8"

Do you have any information indicating the blue 53 Skylark was sold new in Annapolis, Maryland (Phipps Buick), or was ever owned by somebody named Lou Zupnick?

No air condition and huge gas consumption.