Thriller

Man, I gotta figure out better time management so I can get back to spending some time there....

I guess the Titanic would be the defining line then, since that boat weren't built by Buick

Is that the Red Jewel Barney? I think so, but I haven't looked at Enclave colours in a while. That's our Rainier's colour. There's a bit of pearl in with the red.

Welcome aboard guys. What are the odds of a couple new members in a row having '47s? It is a great looking body style.

Nice looking car Chuck. I'd suggest your 20 footer looks better than my 20 footers....

Um, why is everyone assuming less fuel burned in town when all fuel economy ratings are for better fuel economy on the highway than for "city" driving? Typically, I think the city rating is probably something on the order of 2/3 of the highway number, so, the 15 minutes of city driving would imply 3/2 of the calculated highway fuel, or 3/4 gallon, assuming the 30 mpg number being suggested. I recall standard city blocks being 1/10 of a mile, so 10 blocks would be a mile. That said, in city situations, it is more about how heavy you are on the foot feed (and brake) and how long the vehicle is running. Time of year also has an impact. Right now, with colder temperatures and somewhat slippery conditions, tends to be poorer for fuel economy than dry roads in summer.

Way cool! I'm also a wagon fan and would love to have one like yours. As previously suggested, more photos would be fantastic. What part of the world are you in?

Whimper...that wagon would some day look good beside my '54 Century...oh well.

The air cleaner looks to be from an earlier 401 - the air cleaner on the '66 is different. The snorkel looks much like the one on my '61.

So, that must be what happened to me. I do often say that lack of sanity has its advantages.

Welcome to the forum Finn. That's a great looking Limited you have.

What a first post! Thanks for sharing this Sharon. It looks and sounds like a great car. While the paint may be tired, often some elbow grease and cleaning / polishing / waxing compounds can make a big improvement...it may be worth a shot. I wish I'd gotten something like this for a 40th birthday, but I really can't complain.

Not unless you are Roberta or Joe anyway Gotta love seeing that big ol' Electra getting up and moving...that's probably a quicker result I would have expected, but what do I know? I'm definitely curious about what a couple of my cars would do.

I've got the solution...don't sell a Buick. The only car I've sold to date was a '74 AMC Javelin AMX for funds to procure the Wildcat. In some respects I miss it, but now that one boy is a teen, the 401 with a T-10 4 speed may have turned into trouble....

NOS weatherstripping would probably be in poor shape. You'll want to check out Metro Moulded Parts Inc. Automotive Weatherstrip and Rubber Parts and / or www.steelerubber.com - Automotive rubber parts and weatherstripping for restoration cars, trucks and street rods.. They are also your best bet for motor mounts, although some are exchange only. If you decide used parts are acceptable, contact Wheatbelt Buick, a Buick only wrecker.

The body number is usually a number based on where it was in production for the plant. Usually the plant is identified in the serial number, then the body number is based for that plant. I'm not sure whether they started at 1 or possibly 1000 though. The above is not definitive - just an observation.

RockAuto Parts Catalog lists both dimmer and headlight switches for this car, including AC Delco parts. If AC Delco parts are available, your friendly neighbourhood GM dealer could get them, not to mention NAPA, O'Reilly's, etc. The positive in going to the GM dealer is that they may be able to assist you in troubleshooting suggestions as well. Of course, they'd rather do the repair for you in the first place, but it really depends on the philosophy of the dealer and the personality of the personnel you have a discussion with.

Model 41 is a Special. Paint 565 is Lancaster Grey. It would have a 248 ci straight 8, and being the 41 and not 41SE, it would make sense that it would have a single carb, although the compound carburetion is possible.

The only thing I could possibly derive that could be FL is paint code - F would be the lower colour of Teal Blue Mist and L is Med. Teal Blue Mist.

My bad missing the 4.1. The book for those years isn't written for readability. Of course, in prior years when there were only a couple of engines for the entire line, it also makes it easier. I'm sure I'm missing something on the Bonneville and road trips. My brother had a Bonneville and it did well for him until the incident with the deer. Anyway, I would think that such a car would be more comfortable and economical than some of the ones you are considering. If I were in the same boat, I'd look more for a "disposable" car - i.e. something inexpensive that still worked as a family car - than something that is or could be considered collectible. Of course, there is nothing wrong with driving Buicks...just in my mind Iowa to Wisconsin and collectible cars don't go well together for 4-5 months a year. Anyway, that's just my thoughts.

Classic Buick parts, high quality and exceptional value! has a section for decals, but most of their stuff is newer. Bob's Automobilia is probably your best bet.

Bob - between my woodworking vice and my hands, I got them fairly straight. Since front plates are required in Manitoba, these will be decorative, so they are fine for that. You had wrapped them in cardboard, but the plates were longer than the cardboard, and they got bent along the edge of the cardboard. Perhaps a single longer cardboard rather than doubling up and taping the plates to it would prevent this. I'm not complaining - I'm quite pleased and for the price, I wouldn't want to bother with an exchange. Thanks for the offer and have a Reatta good 2011.

I suppose the colours and detail of the patch impact the production costs, but I know patches for our local car club in 4 or 5 colours cost a fraction of that. Also, most of the eBay sellers tend to factor a lot of their time and such into the packaging / mailing costs, although it has gotten better than it used to be. I guess I hearken back to the days when eBay was getting going and it was more guys like Jim or Dave selling surplus stuff. It has now evolved into a business model with all that goes into it. Folks like Jim and Dave have my gratitude in providing a service to car collectors without charging an arm and a leg. Others have just plain exhibited greed. I do have to wonder if this particular patch is licensed. If it is, then I wonder how much the licensing fees may have done to put the price where it is.

I can't say I hate Chicago, but I'm not really fond of driving through there...there are advantages to living in smaller places. For what it is worth, we are having company tomorrow and I was given choices about the type of pie to make...since we had frozen cherries from our tree, that is the flavour that was decided on. The tree is very hardy (having been developed at the U of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon) and is semi-sweet, so we use a recipe from an old Betty Crocker book for tart cherries. It turns out quite well, although possibly a bit on the wet side.

Careful...I resemble that remark. Between agriculture and oil patch, pickups are a way of life out here, not to mention Buick hauling. I can say I don't recall many Buicks in my youth, but that was in small town Saskatchewan. That said, from the GM of Canada archivist, it was confirmed that my '66 Wildcat was sold in Saskatoon, my '56 was sold in SK (and has a sticker on it from a small town dealer...just don't recall it right now), and Charles Barnette's '59 was sold here in Winnipeg in a Canada only colour combination. To find Buicks, you need to find the demographic they catered to - upper middle class. There weren't that many lawyers and doctors and such in small town Saskatchewan. Either way, I'd be happy with either a '59 or '60...I think the wife and kids would prefer the '59.