serb

Hey Lamar, seriously....those are some wonderful pictures and you are right about appreciating the snow since it is somewhat of a special happening. stevo

Pond Hockey in Buffalo coming up sponsored by Labatt's. Played on the icy shores of Lake Erie at the Erie Basin Marina, 112 teams will compete over two cold, long days. The third annual Labatt Blue Buffalo Pond Hockey Tournament begins on Saturday, February 27 -- with division final games continuing on Sunday, February 28, 2010. Games begin around 7:30 a.m. and go to about 5 p.m.

Now that's the way it should be. Kudos to Mr Earl for all he does for this great hobby of ours. He is truly one of the best and I am proud to call him FRIEND. stevo

Hey Dan, we had to rely on artists to document the events of the day. The only trouble with that situation was that the snow melted before the picture was finished. Stevo We are suppose to get a foot or so over the next day or so. No big deal. I drove through the Albany snow storm yesterday on my way back to Buffalo from the Troy, NY area.

Steve, Nice car, long roof and all. Seriously, glad you joined this bunch of Buick enthusiasts. Stevo

Fr Doug, I will bet that those that sit on the couch will pay more for one video game that they will for a couple of years of BCA dues.

Mark, Touring Europe in a wagon? What were the curtains there to hide?

Nancy and Barney, Please accept our heartfelt condolences. Lana and Stevo

Me too, I just read it.

I agree with Bob, I do not believe there was a Le Sabre convertible in 1962.

Kris has made a lot of good points and has thought this out. I whole heartedly agree with Kris. Stevo

Great pictures. Keep taking them so when you really get old you can show your grandchildren the pics and tell some fibs about how deep the snow really was.

You guys are quite entertaining, loved the instructions. So true, so true. Stevo

Hey Ben, No disrespect from me either, just shaking the bushes and rattling chains. Stevo

Sometimes you guys all get tied up on the craziest things. I think I will really get into some high powered decisions later today....let me see....light beer or regular, scotch or whiskey> It is just a never ending thing. Hey Mike Middleton, have you wrestled with any important decisions lately?

Great car. I had a fawn 62 Invicta Convertible back in'64. I sold it and missed it and ended up getting a 62 Electra 225 Convertible, powder blue. They were both great cars. Stevo

UNIMOGJOHN, I went out and bought 3 of the bicycle led's. I have to tell you that they should not ever be missed. There is no excuse for bumping into a car with those light. I was always leary about driving at night, especially when I got on the highway doing 60 at night. I always worried about someone running into me because they did not see me in time. Back in the days when these cars were new, I do not know how people saw the lights when it snowed. The snow could conceivably pile up on the bumper and hide the lights. Thanks. The ones I bought take 2 AAA batteries and are good for about 50 hours or double that if they are on flash. Thanks again, Stevo

Sean, Great car, congratulations on getting one of the best looking Buicks on the road. Don't be a stranger, jump in and join the fun. Stevo

Hey Guys, Deal with it, it is winter and it is Buffalo. Oh no, wait, it is not Buffalo.....It is the Burg!!! Glad it was down there this time and not up here.

Lamar, you sure are a smooooooooooth talker or should I say writer. What do you think Roy?

Bill, I know I have told you before but you have done a very splendid job giving this car another 50 years or so. Thanks for letting our "gang" in for the premier pictures. It was nice seeing these pics before the general public. Stevo

Hey Brian, My son has been in Melbourne since the end of November. He is at the Melbourne Sky Dive Centre.

Jake, Keep it up...you are right on with your ideas and justification. Thanks for staying on top of this.

Here is one owned by a member of the Lake Erie Region Chapter of the AACA. His name is Mark schleicher. This is the story from the LER website which can be accessed through the AACA website. Mark Schleicher's 1948 Buick Super Estate Wagon The first harbinger of spring for antique car buffs in Western New York is the annual Maple Sugar Festival in rural Franklinville. In April, 1991, I woke my 1950 Ford woodie from its winter hibernation and headed for the festival. As I was getting ready to leave the car show, a gentleman named Vern introduced himself as a retired dairy farmer and former mayor of Franklinville. He admired my woodie and announced that he had one of them-thar wooden station wagons in his barn. It wasn't long before I was standing in a rickety old barn at Vern's homestead. Hidden behind a maze of broken doors, rolls of barbed wire, wheels, stake truck sides, and two iron cauldrons, was a light green 1948 Buick Super Estate Wagon covered with 36 years of dirt. It appeared to be very solid. Best of all, the wood was excellent. At first, I assumed the tires were flat. Upon further examination, I realized that they all still held air but the concrete beneath them had collapsed. Vern explained that he and his parents had bought the woodie new from the Vincent and Wilday Buick Agency in Olean, NY. His father didn't drive and his mother always had another car. In addition, they had farm trucks. They stored the Buick in the barn every winter. In Spring of 1956, they never bothered to re-register it. The woodie had sat there ever since. It still had 1955 plates on it. The odometer read 34,151 miles. The Buick passed my inspection and I convinced Vern that I was just the guy to restore his woodie to its original splendor. A deal was stuck. My first order of business was to clean up my new-found treasure. After washing the exterior, I proceeded to remove about three bushels of mouse nests. I suspect that I left a large portion of the Cattaraugus County rodent population homeless. The back was full of April 1956 newspapers. A headline proclaimed, "U.N. Seeks Mideast Accord". Funny how some things never change. Once under the hood, I changed the oil, filed the points, connected a battery, and poured some gas down the carburetor. Like Rip Van Winkle awaking from his long nap in the hills of rural New York State, the old Buick coughed a few times and sprang to life. Over the course of the next seven years, the woodie has been completely restored and commands a great deal of attention at local shows and club tours. It is a great driving car. I brought the Buick back to the Maple Sugar Festival in 2000 to show Vern the finished product. The big moment came for the woodie at the 2001 Buick Nationals in Buffalo where it won the Gold with a National Senior Award.