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Plain water with cutting oil!.........there is a method to my madness.

I'm fortunate that as a small child, I met and got to know some of the legendary car collectors........back when they were colorful and eccentric. Today, they are all nuts. I can see in my minds eye Bill Harrah sitting at our family's dining room table working on my father to sell him the Pierce Dual Cowl, eating from paper plates and drinking beer from a can. The beer was "Old Gold" with a pretzel on the front of it...........or, as we say in the industry.... a can of swill!

Wait to you look at the Buick in person.

That same trip I visited Craig Carr, he manufactured rubber products for a lot of cars pre 1960. Interesting gentleman with some nice vehicles. It’s hard to believe when I was doing those road trips that 15 or 20 years later 90% of them are gone. I drove down Lansdowne Street in San Francisco in a Chrysler imperial. Laughing my ass off the whole way. Had a visit with Jim Weston. A world-class collector who almost nobody had ever heard of. I was one of the few that was privileged to enter his collection building and spend some time there.

Cebert lived near San Rafael in Marin county. Sometime over drinks I’ll post the story about looking at this car. I thought he was absolutely insane when I first met him. Turned out he was sharp as a tack. He warned me not to leave the garage door open or the deer would run through the garage and start eating the grass in the backyard. So I open the door and I’m walking around the car. Within two minutes nine deer ran by the other side of the car into the backyard to eat. All of them except one or two had huge racks. You couldn’t fire a gun in that area so the deer were not afraid of people. They literally knew where the firing line was on the side of the mountain. They casually walked along the ridge. Then they bolted when they were in an area where you could shoot at them. It was one of the craziest things I’ve ever experienced in my life. Having very large books walked by you 6 feet away looking you in the eyes and they had no concern.

Cebert is correct. He also had a big Marmon. Interesting guy. He was 10,000 years old when I visited him. My friend got the Cunningham Speedster from the New York Auto show from him. He also had a McFarlin. He was asking 45 for the car when I looked at it.

Thats going back to May........If I remember my thoughts at that time.........we were talking about the speedster........so good cars from say 1905-1915 are exceptionally difficult to find.......later cars not so much.

Always a good time visiting with friends at the 18th hole.

Did you flow test the new core in GPM? It should be 40 or higher. Ignition timing retarded? Why with all that work doesn’t have a thermostat? Is the lower radiator hose collapsing? The water jacket covers should’ve been removed when the radiator was done. Did you check to see if the temperature gauge is accurate? It looks like an very nice car. You need to diagnose your problem, not just randomly changing and attempting to fix things. My bet is it’s an incorrect core. It’s very common today to see new radiators flow 30% to 50% less than factory.

It’s the shop and restaurant owners who complained from what I was told. Apparently business is good enough without the cars being on the road. As a participant it’s always a hassle. I have had damage there three times from pocketbooks. I like meeting all the people, but I won’t miss downtown. Sadly that’s the only way many people could view the cars. After 70 years the shops know they’re gonna do the business regardless of the vehicles being there.

Guessing welded…..I will have to look.

I think it’s 61k. I particularly like the wire wheels. You don’t see them on many Buicks in 34.

It was a Twilight Zone moment in my life……one of the few. Surreal is the accurate adjective. It’s an unusual car……looks much better in pictures than in person. The lines are awkward. It feels frumpy, and poorly executed. I was not impressed with the quality of the body.

I looked that car over for a member her twenty years ago. Interesting story to tell you over Crown Royal at Pebble.

Plan is to leave it alone as much as possible. We have way too much shiny stuff in the garage as it is.

George……I’m looking for a used one with matching patina for Phil. I’m sure I can find one. New ones are easy. Found a gas tank today. The was a big item off the list. Game plan is to drop the pan, and then fire it with as little as possible investment or labor to check the condition of the engine. If it’s good…..then we will go to town on it and knock it out fairly quickly.

I was at the Pierce meet that week, somI must have missed it…….my bad. Stop down and drive the car when it’s running! 👍

I called Matt and told him about this car…….but he had already sniffed it out. Just trying to keep our members here on the trail of parts…….Matt’s Buick is a long term keeper……so a parts car makes total sense. Can anyone say……”Road trip!” 😎

Long Island and New Jersey had a huge local based racing circuit from 1905 to 1939. The war killed off most of the local dirt tracks all over the area. You could wright fifty books on all the sanctions and tracks. It was a sort of “run what you brung” type of mentality.

I have always been a fan of Buicks, but was hoping for a 90 series. This little roadster sure was tempting me, as it’s just so unmolested. In the end…….Phil gets to do all the work and pay for it……I get to drive it. It’s a pretty good deal……for me!

1934 Buick Series 56C………..”small platform on the mid size” Buick.

Yes……Phil has been helping me get cars ready for Pebble for years…….and his only old car was a 20 year old GMC he drives every day. The 68 Mustang went directly to his house since it’s a runner…(It’s now his wife’s toy.)……and it made me Pull my White out of his garage where it was stored since I bought it. Good news is now my White thread will fire back up now that the car is in my garage where I can work on it. I expect Phil will get on the Buick after Pebble. Here is a shot of the White, Stearns-Knight, and Buick. In the end, it all worked out……….the Buick isn’t a CCCA Classic or a HCCA car………and it was a bit out of my area……..a fantastic car, but not exactly what I have been buying for myself the last forty years. It’s off to a good home……..

Machine shop cutting oil……water soluble oil used on Bridgeports and cutting equipment.

Car was sold new in Hartford Connecticut and the original owner sold to her father in 1950. He drove it to Florida in the summer of 52 and parked it. The daughter was concerned someone would hot rod it as all the locals wanted to toss in a 350 Chevy. She knows Phil will respect it…….and now she will have a chance to drive if when it runs……so she is glad Phil ended up with it.