MrEarl

Actually I need to retract my above statement re the paint looking original... in your other thread you were asking about the paint code BPP -1. If it were BPP then the bottom underneath the sweepspears should be Cadet Blue also. But who knows, perhaps the original owner had the dealer repaint it. It is a drop dead beautiful car PERIOD. My absolute favorites of the mid fifties are the Roadmaster Rivieras. And now you got you one. Can't wait to see it. Can't believe this car was so close to Bob and he had not gotten a whiff of it.

Let me be the first to congratulate you "B". This may sound beyond belief but right after my last smart *** post I checked Craigs List and found this. http://charlotte.craigslist.org/cto/3721680142.html No mention whatsoever that it is a Roadmaster but the chrome seat surrounds said it fully. I came back here to post it to the old thread and found this. Congrats Earl, it would not surprise me if it is indeed an original 25K mile car. The paint and the front bumpers look to be original. If so then sir you stoled this car. I am not sure why they even said "needs restoring".

I hear the hum and feel the sting of needles.............................

Whoops, wrong forum.....

And you ask this WHY? I told you Saturday, this car only exist in dreams and in Carmel, Indiana and Birmingam, Alabama. But if when you do find it, by all means Earl, start a new thread in the Me and My Buick forum entitled "Miracles do happen" But first please let me know, so I can discontinue my daily search.

Well actually if you mix too much alcohol in it, it becomes clear coat. Like Willie, sometimes I'm just here to aggravate.

The only disappointment here is that your better half can not make it. Oh and also that you're not bringing the 1954 Buick Century Estate wagon in Gull Gray with original interior. What EVER are you talking about young man.

BTW Ron, I really like your avatar and signature (and of course the beautiful Wildcat in it). Maybe you could give us a quick "How to" lesson of adding text to the side of a picture in a signature.

Thanks for that link Ron. I had read it before but had missed a couple of interesting facts, these being.... "By 1960, the logo went from one shield to the tri-shield, representing the three Buick models then being built, LeSabre, Invicta and Electra." and finally IMO the sad end of the Red, White and Blue. "With the new see-through design, there are no longer colors in the shields." "Probably" due to the begin of a more global market , spelled C-H-I-N-A . Which granted probably contributed to the saving of the Buick line when other GM lines were disappearing, but did they really have to remove the RWB which has been present since the beginning. I guess however, whomever designed the first logo had some pretty good insight...........

Will the real MrEarl please stand up. "I can't, I just walked 5 miles looking for your ***." I always thought PP was yellow..... you may want to have yours checked Bob, sounds like too many steroids maybe..... The -1 = Optional red wheels Now this post has value....

OIC... cool...I love that Park Avenue convertible. That is a one of, right

Smitty, you're an ol' custom guy.... This job has been around and for sale for 2-3 years. I strongly suspect the project was moving right along, until the realization of what having glass made for the chopped top was going to cost. While I personally commend the guy for making what he did out of a basic 4 door Super, I am not interested in purchasing....I just wanted to post this to draw in some discussion of these old school custom jobs. Whadayathink Smitty. BTW I really do have an appreciation of your knowledge and past 1st hand experience with these customs. I looked for the pictures of your scalloped 54 but could not find them in my files. http://sandiego.craigslist.org/csd/cto/3717246277.html

Ok...I'll ask. What the .......

Or maybe that is why he invites me everywhere, I draw the hot chicks. Or more likely because I don't jump curbs and run over signs and drag bolders down the road between the wheels of the trailer.

Thanks for the report. Hopefully the buyer will show up here or on the '54 Buick Highway.

I did not have time to even walk the car coral so missed this '54. And from where I'm sittin I can't make out for sure what model it is. The belt line looks to be a Super? Any body know if it sold or what the deal was. Somebody here on the forum is looking for nice '54 under 10 grand. Edit) Joseph, you were there...did you see this car?

In summary, from this to this, in just a little over a year! Granted Bob, a great paint shop and and a modern day gypsy upholsterer named Carl did most of the heavy work. but you my friend orchestrated the whole damn thing. You are such an inspiration to us all Bob. And my personal hero.

Yea B, where are the photos?

All the posts have been copied and moved here.....I hope.....

Workin on it.....

Moved from Me and My Buick to here, which is more for technical questions and will help in future searches. Sure would love to see that fitty six over in the Me and My Buick forum though Wayne.

moved from Me and My Buick

Yea, I was "sho" surprised to see you too, B. Sorry we didn't have more time to chat, but oh man what a day. I tried to cram too much into one day and everything that could slow me down did, starting before even leaving the house. 4:30 am discovered I had left the interior lights on in truck overnight requiring a one hour jump and charge battery delay. Two wrecks on I-85 causing another 1 1/2 hour delay then due to all the construction and mind on listening to music instead of what friggin exit I was looking for drove right past exit 49 about 10 miles. As I was traveling those 10 miles I observed south bound traffic backed up for miles due to another accident and thought those poor suckers, probably all going to Charlotte. That's when I realized I was past my exit and was now one of those poor suckers. Finally got there around 11:30, finally found Bob and only had about an hour to spend with him and see the new convertible before having to leave to go pick up a Roadmaster down in Walhalla SC which I ended up strapping down in the dark, then home. I did find a nice '35 Buick poster still in the mailing tube and saw you and Bob so it was all worth it. That was one of the biggest Charlotte events I have been to. Charlotte in the spring is much better than in the fall.