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Judging from just this one picture, it appears that you might have a set of the early-1953 Kelsey-Hayes 40-spoke wire wheels that do not have the hole for the locator pin that helps when mounting the tire/wheel assembly to the brake drum. Not a big deal though. Knowledgeable restorers look for a straight rim without pits and bent flanges and hubs without pits and wallowed-out bolt holes. It's cheaper to replace the 200 spokes and nipples with new ones rather than re-plating the originals. Buying new chrome-plated diecast hub caps and stainless steel gold-plated, tri-color painted hub cap emblems are also cheaper than restoring originals. Restoring, crating and shipping them both ways . . . if you don't live across the street from a reliable/good wheel restoration shop . . . could run you close to $1,000 each nowadays. Are guys willing to spend close to $6,000 plus what you are asking for the cores? The street rodder crowd might be more interested in sandblasting them if they are not deeply pitted and then painting/powder coating them. Either way IMO, good cores could fetch around $75 each nowadays. Good luck.

The OP is looking for a LH ventilator.

Cheaper than 25 years ago . . . from a different vendor.

Prices most likely have gone up.

Estate Wagon door vent-windows (ventilators) are interchangeable with some other models since your 1950 Super Model 59 Estate Wagon, along with other 1950-1953 Super/Roadmaster Buick Estate Wagons (and some other years), rolled off the Flint-Michigan assembly line as four-door sedans (with the respective wheelbase) and were then shipped to the Ionia Manufacturing Company in Ionia, Michigan for the wooden body conversions. Note that ventilator windows from the longer wheelbase 1950 Super four-door sedans are not interchangeable with the shorter 1950 wheelbase four-door sedans . . . or ventilators from hardtops or convertibles. There should be plenty of other years, models, and some Oldsmobile vent windows to look for out there. Good luck. Al Malachowski BCA #8965 "500 Miles West of Flint"

1950-1953 Buick Super/Roadmaster Estate Wagons started life as four-door sedans from Buick in Flint, Michigan and were then shipped to Ionia Manufacturing Company in Ionia, Michigan for the wooden body conversions. Rocker panels and floor boards should be interchangeable for those years. Al Malachowski BCA #8965 "500 Miles West of Flint"

All four center hubcap inserts are repainted incorrectly and two of them are installed wrong.

1955 . . . but . . . note that tubes were still provided when you bought the optional 40-spoke Kelsey-Hayes wire wheels on Buick 50-60-70 series models. Al Malachowski BCA #8965 "500 Miles West of Flint"

▲ That published article is incorrect and was corrected in a later BUGLE. The correct numbering sequence is . . . PASSENGER SIDE 420879135 DRIVER SIDE Al Malachowski BCA #8965 "500 Miles West of Flint"

- Here's what your Body by Fisher Number Plate would look like . . . minus the unknown sequential build number (???), the unknown interior TRIM code number (??) and the unknown accessories. - BL = built at the Linden, New Jersey BOP assembly plant. - PAINT code 44 = two-tone, Beach White top and Teal Blue below the belt line. Good luck. Al Malachowski BCA #8965 "500 Miles West of Flint"

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- The OEM 6-volt Hydro-Lectric motor/pump assembly on a 1953 Buick SPECIAL Model 46C is not located under the hood. - From a 1953 Buick Shop Manual . . . look in the right side of the rear compartment lower division panel under the folding top compartment fabric bag . . . the assembly is installed vertically, with the motor on the bottom and the reservoir on top . . . the motor/pump assembly does not power your windows nor your front seat. Al Malachowski BCA #8965 "500 Miles West of Flint"

Buick reference books list three 2-tone standard combinations with a White Top and a Blue/Green Lower panel for the 1952 Buick production run. Do any of these colors look familiar? Thanks. Al Malachowski BCA #8965 "500 Miles West of Flint"

● From your posted Car and Engine Serial Numbers, you are looking for a 1952 Buick SUPER 56R two-door hardtop model (3 portholes on each of the front fenders) that was built at the BUICK-OLDSMOBILE-PONTIAC assembly plant in Linden, New Jersey. ● According to reference media, you are looking for 1 of a total 55,400 built. ● According to the latest BCA Membership Roster dated 2020/2021, there are 66 listed 1952 Buick Model 56R owners. Post the original exterior paint color, original interior trim color and known accessories and I will post a picture of what the Body by Fisher Number Plate would look like. Don’t give up yet. Al Malachowski BCA #8965 “500 Miles West of Flint”

I recall that Firestone was a popular brand for these airbags that was often mentioned in the 1950-1960s Rod & Custom magazine era. https://www.firestoneairide.com/