john walker's workshop

rust free 53 skylark, reef blue, owned it for about 8 years. runs and drives fine. 60K orig miles. all original, but it was repainted (same color) before i got it. getting a new top at the moment. i figure it's worth $45k-ish. i want to trade it for an equal value/quality 41-49 buick woody. no rotten woodies need apply. not for sale, or trade for anything other than stated. car is in seattle, wa. thanks, john walker

any thing but shaded. a new one of course.

you gotta have a dynaflow crank to do the swap. different than the stick crank. rear end too, higher gears.

i still need a good, rust-free header bow, restorable rear seat cushions, and the upper, pot-metal door handle clamps, which are captive on an L shaped bracket inside the door, convertible only, cad, buick, olds(88,98). 206.789.6800

i've heard there are no more in the US. for mine, i'm going to cut down a 50-53 cad/buick w/shield.

i have a lot of 49 trim items and some mechanical. condition varies, but i didn't save any bad stuff. i'm restoring a 49 roady convert, so all my super and 4dr related stuff is available at fair, but not giveaway prices.

well, i'm halfway there. i have the ionia plate. i think i'm going to cast a handle (i have two poor ones for the pattern), and forget about the keyhole until i find an original unit. i have a 49 and a 48 woodie, so i need 3 good ones. oh boy.

it's in wenatchee, wa. i've talked to the guy because i have one, and it's pretty complete with floor rot. a total project. he's asking 13K. 509.884.3912<p>[ 09-29-2001: Message edited by: john walker's workshop ]

is there a factory manual that details the complete installation of the convertible top skin and pads? anyone want to sell one? still need rust free front header bow, 49 cad, buick or olds 98.

try keith bingham 253.630.3465

i believe 46-53 have the same handle. it's more L shaped than T shaped.

i have rusty springs only. some not rusted springs would be better or even a complete good seat. convert seats are narrower than the rest.

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i'm going to buy a vendor's pass on saturday. hopefully i can get in easily then.

i wish. it's vw, porsche, corvette, and pre 75 cars and parts.

i wish. it's vw, porsche, corvette, and pre 75 cars and parts.

LAX sat 25th 8:30am

i'm going to the pomona swap meet this weekend and would like to hit as many old buick parts places as possible on the way from the airport. are there any within reasonable driving distance?

i need a good handle 41-53 buick or other GM woody. desperately!

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yeah, relatively speaking, i've had them on the car for 2 years and less than 5000 miles, being it's a skylark and i don't drive it every day. but so far so good. i'm running bias ply 4' whites with tubes.<p>[ 08-21-2001: Message edited by: john walker's workshop ]

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i did try those guys for a 49 chev floor a while back and found the quality to be lacking. i could have bent up a panel like theirs in 20 minutes. hard to pay $190 for something like that. i would rather have the fit and appearance of the original piece in spite of the extra labor.

looking for restorable/NOS sweepspear pieces. the chrome shop didn't do mine any good. any help would be appreciated. 206.789.6800