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Check out the Buick Heritage Alliance website. They have a lot of original reference materials on Buicks for 1917. Their address is Buick Heritage Alliance - BHA - Dedicated to the preservation of all things Buick..
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If it is anything like the description, this 1959 Invicta is a great bargain at that price. It is worth much more than that if it runs and drives.
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Notice the extended driver's door mirror. Must have been pulling a wide trailer, too. I've never seen one like that.
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If you're not interested in ever selling it, then what difference does it make how valuable it is to anyone else? Obviously it is valuable to you, and that's all that counts, isn't it?
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What makes this car special, over all other 1965 Rivieras, is the GS. What makes it a GS is primarily the 425 engine with the 2x4bbl setup, chrome air cleaner, and aluminum Buick valve covers. Without the engine, unfortunately the value goes down immediately. Now, someone could buy the car and hope to run across one of these engines later, but that would be very optimistic and expensive, and still, the numbers would not match, thus decreasing the value still.
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You should send a notice into the Buick Bugle editor for the Upcoming Events section.
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Brian
That little 1959 gathering you put on last year in Colorado has really put the 1959 Buicks in a good spotlight. That, along with the Bugle articles on the 1959 Buicks, have people excited about owning one. I think the great publicity has increased their values a lot.
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I went to a show once (I honestly don't remember which one) where they not only gave out a long distance award for those that drove their car the furthest distance, but also a "Trailer Queen" award for the person who trailered their car the shortest distance. If I recall correctly, the winner was within 5 miles of the show field. I thought that was funny, and everyone seemed to take it lightly as well.
It is difficult to determine a longest distance award. The BCA awards for longest driven are sponsored by the Reatta Division, and they have instructions to measure only the distance from the registered address to the meet. Otherwise, it would be impossible to determine logically. We would have to have the drivers come tell us and you all know what would happen then. I know people like Bruce Kile and Ed Logan (from Texas) that drove all over the country before arriving in Colorado last year, putting on several thousand more miles than if they just drove straight in, but we don't count that, at this time.
So, BUKE, for next year, just put some address from Alaska down on the registration form.......
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Here is a link for some pictures of the showfield and Scheman Center. Amazing.
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This year was the first time I have seen it where the presenter (Pete) had to operate to computer, too. I think it was a surprise to everyone except the photographer, who apparently didn't want to do it, and didn't communicate that to anyone, either.
My final point on this....Everyone loves the photos of the cars at the awards banquet. It can be done, as we have seen from most of the shows. Everyone dwells on the ones that didn't turn out right, but forget the ones that were excellent. There is no official "Meet Photographer" that is hired for every National Meet. But perhaps we can communicate to the local photographers a bit better on the process beforehand so that the results will be better. I will offer any comments based on my experiences if asked.
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There were 113 cars in the Driven class on Saturday, of which 54 were also judged in the BCA formal judging on Friday; either 400, Modified, or Archival. An additional 23 cars were Display only on Friday and Driven Class on Saturday, making a total of 77 cars that participated both days. That's 68%. Based on that I'd say people liked the judging on Friday and Driven on Saturday format.
On a completely different note. Give the photographer a break. The rain shut down the photo booth for a good portion of Friday, and made it hectic when it was up. It is a difficult task that was complicated by the weather. There have been banquets where the photos went very well. It is not impossible to do. The one in Colorado last year was almost perfect, and the judging was done on Saturday. The best one I witnessed was managed by none other than Bill Stoneberg during the most recent Texas shows. And if he can do it, anyone can!
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The Boston folks are still working on nailing down the pricing for some of their events. I suspect they will finalize everything shortly so we can get a registration form put together.
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Notice the method used to support the ramps. Yikes! That doesn't look too stable, does it?
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I left 7:00 yesterday morning and got to Ames 14 hours later, but a few of those hours were just stopping and getting out of the car to regain our sanity. The 1991 Roadmaster Wagon rode very smooth with new tires and got 22 MPG. It's like riding on a leather couch. I will be dropping some stuff off at the Scheman center this morning then taking my kid to my sister's dairy farm in MN. He will be spending a few days on the farm, then she will bring him down on Friday. I'll be back in Ames Tuesday around noon to open the registration desk.
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That's a decent shot of the original wheel covers on the Landau. The original ones were stolen and replaced with other wheel covers and wheels throughout the years. Charles Barnette did a magnificent job of reporducing the originals from a set of DeSoto wheel covers. I hear those will be on the Landau in Ames.
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I plan on loading up the 1991 Roadmaster wagon with my son and my nephew, leaving Saturday and spending a few days with my sister on the dairy farm in MN first. She has the 'free' 1951 Special you read about in the Bugle a few years ago. It won't make it this year, though. Some heavy winds blew a few pieces of farm equipment into it earlier this year. I will be there Tuesday around noon, as it is only 4 hours from the farm to Ames. I am anxious to see the Buicks and the friendly faces of their owners.
I wish everyone a safe trip there and back.
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We're gonna need a bigger room. Make sure they have lots of food ready.
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Jamper, you can rent tables from the Scheman center. I believe they are $20 each for the week.
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I plan on being there as well.
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I got caught up this weekend. All confirmation letters were dropped in the mail yesterday. As Bill said, registrations have been pouring in with a week to go. The deadline of July 10 is a postmark deadline, so you have to the end of this week to get it in the mail and still get registered.
This is shaping up to be a nice show with lots of interesting cars, many of which are coming to their first BCA Nationals.
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Both the 1949 Buick and my mother are beautiful.
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I found this picture of my mother today. She always told me she once drove a 1949 Buick Convertible, but this is the first picture I've seen of it.
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Pictures? I am positive everyone on this forum would love to see pictures of it.
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That's what I thought, Roberta. My 1966 Wildcat GS had a dented one and it was made in California. Thanks for the validation.
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Mr. Earl,
I'm looking forward to seeing you there. Are you coming alone? I'd definately take you up on your offer but the ones I'm currently looking at are not in route from Georgia to Texas.