Mark Shaw

I may have a spare one. I will check and advise tomorrow.

Gill Commons bought this Buick about 11 years ago. It is the result of two Buicks and is in good shape. It has a '51 Straight eight Buick engine and in top shape with excellent bias tires new 6 volt Optima Battery, and a few spare parts including a steering column and gears. Contact Gill & Wanda Commons in Roseburg Oregon via e-mail for more photos and details. wandacommons@computerconnect.net

Have you seen this site? http://www.ritzsite.net/Spyker/01_spyker.htm

How fast you can stop is more important than how fast you can go. My 13 model 31 Buick can do 55 mph with aluminum pistons and a BB1 carb as the only modifications from original. However, I never drive over 45 mph due to stopping limitations with brakes on only two 4" wide tires.

Beautiful job Ken; "Buicks were made to be driven". I agree that driven cars need not be the same color as original. I am sure if you were interested in trophys you would have painted it as original. My 29 model 27 Buick was originally one of those drab 20s blue/green colors, but I painted it a creamy yellow with black fenders. My mother said it looked like a taxi cab, so I have been looking for an old style lighted taxi sign ever since.

I have always used Curley's on Hwy 99 in Vancouver. Real close to where I now live. Do you know me?

Pat, We would be interested in re-printing the article in the PWD newsletter. Please email a copy if you have one. Thanks, durcodude@comcast.net

Very nice cars, but I didn't see any RHD Buicks....no pre-15 Buicks at the show?

The baker wheels were used on Buicks in the early teens. If you can't find a local Buick to look at, I can send you photos of mine. I don't look at this forum often, so please send me a private email if you want photos.

The correct answer depends entirely on the value of your time against the added value you would add to the sale. Don't sell youself short. In other words....If you need work, do the work and get paid for it. If you have too much work to do, just sell it with the parts.

Please send photos to: durcodude@comcast.net

Dave, If Pat Nash has not already contacted you, please let me know. I have already sent him your email address to send his engine number. He is trying to ID his Mc Laughlin. It has no frame number and he thinks that it is an 11 or 12 roadster with the 201 cu in engine. Leigh Schubert in BC Canada also has a 1912 model 29 Mc Laughlin. I also sent him your email address.

1929 Buick : Series 121 Ebay Item number: 150065488159 Starting bid: US $9,000.00 Buy it now price: US $10,950.00 This is a good buy!

Without a reference manual for your car, you can still verify that compression is very close to the same on all cylinders. However, I suggest you add a teaspoon of Marvel oil to each cylinder and crank the engine a few times before testing compression on a cold engine.

Derek, If you are really interested, I may be able to arrange storage until the Seattle meet. It really is a sweet ride. It's hard to believe my buddy Jeff is selling it, but his deal fell through with the intended recipient. Bring your new trailer and take it home from Seattle. Mark

This was the pickup at the BCA meet in rochester and on the first PWD After-tour. More photos and story can be seen in the October Bugle. The radiator has been redone to eliminate the overheating problem on the tour. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Buick-Roa...sspagenameZWDVW

Lamar, Outside intake with an inexpensive screen filter is the best (if only to keep the bugs out) as previously posted. But don't forget to drain that big tank every day. My company actually used to make a little automated ball valve with a variable timer that would blow down commercial compressor tanks after hours because almost nobody ever remembers to do it.

Shure looks like the horn for the positive crankcase veltilation system on older GM cars! Could be Buick, but definately not a megaphone. Having fun guys?

Dave, Dave Corbin will know.

My 15 Buick has a 6 volt paper wrapped coil, but I don't know if it is any good. I ran it with a 6 volt modern coil and would love to find a way to make a modern 6 volt coil look like the original. My 29 Buick is also 6 volt but does not have a paper wrapped coil.

I used to sell pumps, & I can assure you that there are good reasons why you should locate the pump close to the tank. Gasoline is a relatively low vapor pressure liquid. When the pump reduces the pressure in a long line to "pull" the gasoline, it can cause small bubbles to form that will cavitate (implode or collapse)inside the pump. This will damage the impeller, shaft seals, etc. Longer fuel line means more cavitation and increased probability of "vapor lock" on a hot day. As the gasoline temperature increases, the vapor pressure is further reduced and is more prone to these problems. If you cannot locate the pump close to the tank, increase the diameter of the fuel line between the tank and the pump.

I have four double 8' flourescent lights for my 26 X 34' heated shop. They work great and provide just the right light mounted to the 9' high truss bottoms.

Pull back the upholstry around the doors to find the original non-faded color. According to "Seventy Years of Buick" there were fourty-three color shades of Dupont lacquer available in 1929 for all models. My 29-27 was "Cinosure Blue" (may be mis-spelled) which was a peacock blue-green color that I really didn't like. I understand that it was the most popular color for my model that year. I repainted it yellow cream, & my mother said "It looks like a taxi". So I have been looking for an authentic lighted glass taxi sign to put on the roof.

We put together the Pre-War Division of BCA a couple of years ago and now have over 250 members worldwide. We had our first meeting, a dinner, and two tours during the 2006 BCA National meet in Rochester. (See the October Bugle) We are currently making plans for the 2007 BCA meet in Seattle and expect to gain many more members and have even more fun. As an outside observer, I can asssure you that becoming a division of the BCA has great benefits and very little down side. The BCA board has been very helpful in getting us started as a new BCA division. I suggest you set aside the politics, ignore the big egos and get on with having more fun.

Here is a very informative site regarding oils, lead in gas, etc.. Check out what this guy says about synthetic oils for Buick engines in the last two paragraphs.... http://www.harwoodperformance.bizland.com/1941buick/Editorial%2013.htm#Synthetic Oils