Thriller

Thanks Hugh.

Are you certain sterile was the word you wanted to use? Sheesh...man has a birthday and his vocabulary becomes suspect. What's next to go, numeracy? Of course he may never have been able to count beyond 54. ??

Must be tough being retired. Breakfast beer...it's been some time since I've seen that. ?

Thanks Sean. My incorrect post was working from memory regarding a local 1952. I knew that Special didn't occur on the Canadian car.

Here you go Terry. https://minneapolis.craigslist.org/dak/cto/d/1916-buick-d45/6346715489.html

Reminds me of a Reuben without the sauerkraut. Now I'm hungry. Perhaps I should have breakfast.

Perhaps the dollar should be pegged to the Spam standard.

Spam currency is probably more valuable than our fiat currency.

Here's the wheel that I had previously done with a different pattern. It turned out nicer than expected. I did make a couple more stencils tonight in case the one I'm using has health issues by the time I'm done. The interesting thing is that the Minwax Helmsman spar urethane basically "melted" the gold striping. That resulted in mild panic this morning. It did allow me to erase the messier ones that had been done with the plastic stencil. For the moment I won't protect the pinstripes until I can research if there is a compatible clear product that will work better.

Did all the open cars of this era have linoleum on the floor boards? What was it like? My 1923 started life as a closed car so may not be as Buick built the truck in that respect. I'm just wondering if it helps to preserve the floor, then perhaps I should consider adding to my floor.

There were some years that the Canadian version of the Special was simply the Buick DeLuxe. I know 1952 was this way. Also, I've seen the style number on the data plate for Canadian built cars be different than the equivalent US model (1954).

Thanks Hugh. I went a bit more drastic and used mechanical means. A coat or two of varnish is next on the list for that one wheel. I don't know how it will turn out. If it's really poor, it can be used for one of the spares and hide behind the side mount cover.

I guess you'd have to just put her on the back seat.

Next stage. Suzanne used a transparency sheet to trace the raised bump of the best condition original stripe on one of the spokes. I attempted to use that as a stencil, but it was too flexible and harder to handle. Mistake made, move on. This morning I used the plastic to make a couple new stencils on card stock. I used the one I liked better and proceeded to paint on the wheel. I'm much happier with this result although it would be nice if the spokes had been sanded down more prior to the spar varnish to make a smoother surface. A couple more coats of varnish may have helped to accomplish that too. Overall, I'm content with the result. A coat of varnish over the stripes and I will be able to move on other wheels (currently at the mechanic).

Good thing I drove the Skyhawk last night as this is what autumn looked like out front this morning. Sigh. It was pretty much a different colour by noon. We are apparently supposed to get into the 60s toward the end of the week.

British Columbia license plate. Lots of beautiful scenery there. I don't know it all, but have driven there a number of times. Suzanne's parents used to live in Terrace up north - we had to go through Houston to get there. We have friends in Cranbrook in the south and have gone through there en route to the Pacific coast (Suzanne's sister used to live on the Oregon coast, Bellevue and Portland meets). We've been to Kelowna a number of times (flying) and will fly to Kamloops in November. The car car is a McLaughlin-Buick.

My 1929 Model 51 (129" wheelbase) fits in my enclosed H&H easily enough. The trailer does have a dovetail though which may impact that geometry. The car typically isn't on a level when going through the door (at least most of the car isn't).

Groan.

The local car club annual banquet was this evening. The weather was dry (potentially wet by morning with rain and/flakes) so many members drove, including Suzanne and I with the Skyhawk. The more I drive that car the more I like it.

That's quite the first car to have.

Time to resurrect this thread. We don't get the spectacular colours that some of you get, but I thought I'd try to capture some of the red with Saphira, along with a bonus poodle (my vision is to get a Riviera, dye her topknot and make her "my little red Rivi airhead"). Also Rita...we get a lot of wind in the country, so the leaves don't necessarily last long.

I fuelled, washed, and drove the Reatta out to the country place today. That was about the only uneventful part of the trip. Noticed a tire down on the truck and found a nail in it. Of course batteries are dead. Garage was broken into and I noted the chainsaw is missing. We had wanted to rearrange things a bit but couldn't get air in all the tires. The Wildcat fired up and ran well though. Sigh. Of of course I managed to post this in the wrong thread first. Sigh.

Incredible response Bloo. Thanks. Do do you know the year range your response covers? I'm wondering if it perhaps applies to the "rounded" lenses rather than the earlier flat lenses (like on my 1929). One lens was broken, and I purchased a replacement, but now wonder if it matters left versus right. I guess I may have to go digging into my documentation.

Gopher State Chapter - http://gopherstatebuick.org/club/ - of the BCA meets Tuesday evening. Local Buick folk on the ground would be able to provide recommendations. If you go, tell them I sent you. If you can't make it, there's contact info to get in touch with locals who may have experience with local shops.

The outfit reminds me a bit of Maryanne from Gilligan's Island.