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Can't confirm what would be correct but here is mine for you to consider how things look. (Please ignore the red kick panels...)

IF........ Most certainly would concentrate on restoring three of my 58 Buick's but..... Would be on the lookout for a 58 Buick LIMITED convert! Oh Ya, that would cap a lottery win for me. Of course that would be AFTER I kept the home front water smooth first, otherwise it might be only HALF of that winnings! LOL

Good Lord DON'T TRY THAT at the Border! Canada Customs has NO sense of humor there. The last guy that tried that at the Detroit/Windsor border was charged big time and had to fight spending time in Jail with two shot guns and a hand gun.

Wondering if anyone can offer what I might have here. Inherited Dad's 1928 Whippet Cabriolet Coupe with a rumble seat. During his restoration of this car, while transporting it to the body guy, looses the fender step plate for the rumble seat access. Somewhere down the road he buys another Whippet(?) step plate and it only lines up on the inside nearest the fender. While it matches the pattern of the lower step plate, it does not line up with the holes that were in the fender with the old step plate. I purchased another step plate from a fellow WOKR member who says it came from a Whippet and it isn't any larger than the one I have now so.... Any ideas what might be going on with this?

LOL ! Rob, No offense fellow Canuck but please don't mislead our fellow Buick American friends with the passport/living in Canada thing. I have spent up to an hour and a half on the Ambassador Bridge on a busy Friday night going over to Mexican Town for dinner in Detroit (when there are sports events on in Detroit) and that does not figure in hump day (for trucks) on Wednesdays during the week. Again, don`t want to shut you down as I was born in Chemical Valley (Sarnia) and encourage you guys to come over and explore Canada on your leisure since you are going to be so close but the hassle with commuting across the Border regularly, well, I have a brother-in-law who works for GM at the Tech Center in Detroit and it is really a grind for him so... I also have cousins living in Waterford, Pontiac area and recently was up in the Grand Blanc area which is beautiful. You will find many choices to fit your needs so good luck!

CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU BOTH! AND WELCOME TO THE GREAT WHITE NORTH! As.... technically anything north of Detroit is further north of where I live in (Windsor, Ontario) Canada!!! Don't fret though as yes we do get a bit more snow than you are probably used to but both our Governments (Public Works/Road Departments) manage to put lots of salt on the roads to get us to work safely (sadly for our cars). Looking forward to meeting you both some day and guess that the road trip up here with the Buick (Lucy) should be a fun adventure. Please take pictures and video when you come up with her!

RHH, Seeing that you are a recent new member to the Forums, I want to also suggest that pictures will help with your question about value. If you consider a senario of someone calling you about a particular car that knew you were interested in and asked if you would pay X amount over the phone, wouldn't you want to see the car in person, test drive it or at the very least look at some pictures? This is not to be critical of the way you posted your question, as you will find on this forum a great experience and many knowledgeable people will be willing to help you. Sounds like a great car (we LOVE pictures here) and good luck.

Not sure if this helps or not but this is what I did for mine. "IF" your original vinyl is not cracked but the foam padding is crumbled and looking to be sagging, I took a Hair Dryer, heated the material and carefully lifted the vinyl from the metal with a small putty knife. Then I cleaned all the dead foam from the material and metal. I bought a high density foam from an auto supply place with a 2" thickness and cut (with sizzors) the tapered (approximate) shape and length. I re-glued the bottom portion only of the material to the metal 1st with contact cement and let dry. Then I placed the foam in place which allowed me to test how the final shape would be, allowing trimming (which I needed) and contact cemented the remaining material. I will post some pictures of the end result for you soon. I now have to do the same to the piece on the dash side but for me, will work too. Must say that your red '58 Buick Looks GREAT!

Russ, Waaay back, my '58 Special w/ 2 barrel carb blew out that cover. I thought I had blown the engine! Found the plug laying on the valve lifter cover so took off the intake and it was suggested that it be tack welded back in. That sorta worked for about 100 miles and it just blew again so... ended up going to the local auto wreckers (yes there were still 58's in there then) bought a used intake and it is still OK today (so far). Good luck with a sealant due to the high exhaust heat and pressure. Because it is like a frost plug, maybe with a hydraulic press and the right setup one could carefully try and press it back in but... then again, what do you have to loose by trying it? A couple of gaskets and your time.... Let us know how it goes. Again, she sure looks good!

1958 BUICK..... With having four..... biased?

Not One BUT TWO..... Sadly the LeSabre, was totaled when an idiot ran a stop sign in front of my wife.

So I get a call from Dad who says he has been busy cleaning out some things and I should drop by. Thinking (hoping) it will be something of pictures and or car data.... Don't I have a small trailer load of Whippet 4 door parts he acquired when restoring the Cabriolet. Some of it is usable and there was a bit that was beyond repair but I guess back when he was restoring the car (long before the internet) you saved whatever you came across so.... now it is my charge to figure out what should be posted for sale or take to the scrapper. One interesting thing in the lot was a rad shell with an emblem that looked rather dull and dirty. It is rusted some at the bottom but decided to take the emblem off and spent about an hour cleaning it up. Not perfect but a bit of enamel paint and it could be a driver piece I guess. I have an idea for the rad and some car show dash plaques..... maybe some pictures too.

Nancy, THAT (you) LOOKs WONDERFUL! So, before I Google the car, could you add to the history/provenance of it? Especially being in the upper US. What a super experience to have!

This past Sunday a fellow car nut (another story) and I went to the annual Old Car Festival at Greenfield Village in Dearborn, Michigan. What a GREAT show for cars up to 1930's only. While I did not take my Whippet (too late to register), don't I come across another 1928 Whippet Cabriolet Coupe! Turns out after a great conversation, Martha (the actual owner) says to me, "Are you from Canada?" Uhh yes. Is your Dad Ab? Yes. Well.... they have met and some of his spare parts helped with getting her Whippet here! Told them that next year we need to have them both together and with Dad too (God willing). While a GREAT show anyway, this really made my day!

Thanks Magoo for the clarification. It was an assumption based on the plate date (and we all know what that means). A great looking Touring just the same. Not to hijack this thread, wasn't it a great weekend? Hoping to attend next year with my Whippet which I happened to see and meet the owner of another one. Now.... back to COLE's.

John, Here is a picture of what I believe is a 1915 Cole as evidenced by the date on the license plate. I took this at the Old Car Festival September 8, 2013 held at Greenfield Village, Dearborn, Michigan. Sadly the Show data card was not in the windshield and did not see your post till now so did not speak with the owner who I believe was sitting in the back seat with someone. If what I read is correct, would this be one of the V8 cars?

Kinda Sweet....

You guys sound like my son today. LOL! I had to say to him when he started to talk about finishing the fenders, paint, a brake job..... Whoa wait a minute. I appreciate the enthusiasm, REALLY, from him and you guys too. But the reality is there is more work on this car than my 57,000 mile Limited which has the front clip off too and new metal waiting to be put back on after an engine rebuild when money becomes available for that so.... Don't get me wrong, I'm still pumped tonight about the possibilities and.... have this crazy hope in the back of my mind that two (maybe three) of the 58's will be fully roadworthy when the time comes for my sons weddings (nothing officially planed as of now). So far their girl friends like riding in the Whippet and even the '52 F-1 has brought a smile but having them in what are my first cars would only sweeten that day! So it's something that will happen as I have two places filled with 40 years of collecting Buick parts to have something that looks good when completed. Now... having put this out there, I have been jokingly call called a HOARDER (especially by my wife) so I expect some here to say, ya that's what happens and the cars just sit. But with two boys that have the car thing (rust in their veins) and one just about to go into the job market in the Mechanical Engineering field, at the very least, one of them (or both) will finish what I have going should time be short. As to the top, it was old and hard (dried out) when I bought it and the guy had put it down thinking it would be better for traveling on an open car trailer. That sadly cracked it in key places but I scored a new top from a fellow Buick guy near me for a song. Hence I keep it down and out of sight since with all the holes it would not keep out the critters anyway. Mind you the place does great rodent control and see no evidence of damage. Fortunately, the trany seems not to be leaking but am sure once it would be driven, ALL dynaflows will eventually be needing that seal replaced.:mad: The seats are not going to be serviceable and the drivers seat back has a broken bracket! The car came from a bad area in Ohio, was abused and the only plus was that it was put in a dry cement building for years before I got it, hence the steel is good to work with. I'd hate to say what I paid for it but even Dad said at the time I did a good job to get it for what I did at my age. I think the guy just felt sorry for me! So, high hopes for sure but... How do you eat an elephant, One bite at a time! That's what I'm going to do here, set a bar and go for it. Who knows, my Roadmaster might look like this some day.

Russ, Two things: 1st, You are so lucky to have a woman who gets in there to help like Shadetree and a few others have too! 2nd, The reason I knew you had that insight what the car would or could be under all that dirt in the dark is because... I see this, For my big Buick some day too (just not in a month like you though) .... Sure looks like you are doing it right and having fun as you go!

While my thread so far has been mostly about my intentions for my Limited (parts) car.... Labour Day Weekend my youngest son says to me, could you help me out one weekend and go out to his car in storage and change out some gas in his 1991 Mustang? Since I needed to do this for my 1989 Cougar also, picked today to help and cover two cars. Here is the Buick connection.... My '58 Roadmaster is tucked there away in the back. Haven't looked at it for some time and there really aren't many pictures of her since it was bought as a future project (man has time passed....), so captured these. I had forgotten just how good the dash pad was, No cracks or sagging! Yes it is dirty but with some careful cleaning will be fine. Even the red steering wheel doesn't have any cracks. I started some work on the front clip years ago as it had the usual headlight area rust and fender drain rust down by the doors. The floors are solid and it ran on & off the car trailer when I brought it home and is complete including jack and spare (including a bad hit in the drivers door) but.... not kidding myself, it will be needing a lot of work (aka money & time) to get it on the road! Thanks to my son Mark, for keeping his first car, asking for my help and reminding me of what my hopes & plans were for these cars and that time is moving on too quickly and I'd better follow through with my plans!

Since taking time to attend the National, work has kept me busy (fortunately). Spent Labour Day at our local Car Club Car Show (with Dad & the Whippet). In keeping with the start of my thread, my wife is on 'Vacation' this week and decided there was "work" that just had to be done so......... Cleaned out the shelter beside the house about 4pm today. Found: AND: Now.... Along with cleaning up other stored things (yes, I'm a saver..) decided to chop up some wood and burn what wasn't needed. Took a few shots of the Limited with the new camera (night vision). Kind of ghostly since she will soon (in the near future) be just a memory.

I'd also suggest checking any air conditioning hoses, air circulating not pressurized, as Dad had a 1986 Westfalia Camper for years and one spring turned on the heat and boy it wasn't pleasant! The beggars had chewed a hole on the underside, climbed in and nested there under the dash. Fortunately they did not go further into the cabin area or cupboards so no further damage but.... both air vent hoses had to be replaced before the odor started to disappear. Good luck and happy hunting.

SWEEEET! It sure captures the old car moments. I need to figure how to get a copy of that tune for my '58. You're doing great! Keep at her.

Last Sunday, on a last minute whim, decided to pick up a fellow car nut and drive to an annual Cornfest in the next community. Took the city four lane main road versus the two lane to give traffic a chance to get around and Joe looked really concerned with traffic whizzing by (He has 50's and 60's cars so..... slow he isn't used to). Not many antique cars and the modified gang was really looking at us when we drove in let alone the public. Summer is almost over so will be going on Labour Day Weekend back to our Local Annual Car Club event with Dad again (as long as we can). Hoping for good weather.

Now that is just SOOOO COOOL! From not only the vintage racer with custom trailer but the great (International?) hauler. Some people just know how to live! Thanks for posting.