Larry Schramm

Wow you guys are great. Thanks..

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I like that. Nothing like learning new repair techniques on a Sat. morning.

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Another old Buick dealer might have been the Drennen Motor Company of Birmingham,Al. The original Drennen company was started by Hubert Drennen and was a distributor for General Motors products in Alabama starting in 1908. The company ended up being the Don Drennen Buick in Hoover,AL. Don Drennen who I believe was the grandson of the original owner just recently passed. The store has recently been sold. Here is a link to some history starting on page 3. http://www.birminghamhistorycenter.org/uploadedFiles/File/Newsletter_format_2Vol3.pdf

Mark, Thanks for the comment about two seater trucks.

I would say that the left car is a 1916 or and early 1917 D-35 4cyl Buick. I believe that those years had the flat/non crowned fenders. I have seen 1917 cars have both flat and crowned fenders and the 1918 cars have all had crowned fenders that I have seen. My observations, but there might others that have seen something different.

I would vote for Oakland '15-'18

Very Very IMPRESSIVE work.

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The difference might be as small as a retaining screw hole move a couple of milimeters or the type of coating they used from one year to the next.

Can you post some pictures?

Pete, I will be there Thursday & Fri. and will take my camera. Call me and let me know what you are looking for and I will try to help. Larry

When my Wife and I had our '64 Corvair Monza coupe we put raidals on it and I agree that it was a fantastic driving car with the radials versus the bias ply. Truly night and day difference. Unless you are looking for a technical correct car for point judging, I would put the radials on it.

It is easier to shovel sunshine than two feet of snow.

Mark, Looks like you are having too much fun. Larry

Look at this trailer for a documentary coming out soon. I was driving these cars as company cars in the mid 80's when I worked for Buick and they were great. Black Air: The Buick Grand National Documentary

Talked to some of my friends that were around then and they seem to think it might have something to do with oil pressure because of the way the wiring on those vehicles were done. So, do you know what the oil pressure might be on the engine? There might be a connection.

Might be a silly thought, but do you have an owners manual? If so did you look there to see if it tells you what it is?

X3 what Scott said. Bernie, I am retired living in the Motor City and that car was made over 30 years before I was born. Every once in a while I drive by the old Packard plant and wonder if the walls of that place could talk they would be singing advanced opera. I like you would love to know the history of my trucks..... but I do not think it is in the cards. Still like your documented progress to keep the rest of us motivated.

Here is a copy of the invitation

Most car manufacturers used what wood was locally available. It could be any type of harder wood.

This is not meant to sound dumb, but you might look on the floor to wee where there might be a wet spot. If there is one on the ground, that is where I would start looking for a leak.

My son has already put claim on the trucks. The daughters for the Corvette and camper.

Try here. Terry Wiegand has a number of parts for sale as listed below for teens and early 20’s Buicks. All prices plus shipping. 210 East Avenue F, South Hutchinson, Kansas 67505-2038, Phone –(620) 665-7672, Email –terrywiegand@prodigy.net 1916/1923 Radiator Shell Enamel Emblems (2) – slight chipping but otherwise nice – $100.00 each. These are the correct sized emblems for these cars. Jaxon Demountable Split Rim to fit 1922 Model 48 (2) – $75.00 each – Jaxon #27 – 34 x 4 1/2” Jaxon Demountable Split Rim to fit 1919 Model K-46 – $50.00 – Jaxon #19 Rim – 33 x 4” Single Flat Bar Front Bumper – will fit 1922 Model 48 complete with mounting brackets – asking $125.00 – Very Nice Condition. Single Flat Front Bumper - will fit 1920 Model K-46 – asking $125.00 – Very Nice Condition. Water Outlet Tube for 1923 Six-Cylinder Models – tube needs to be heavily plated and will make a pretty decent part – these are extremely scarce – $100.00 Kellogg Model 101 Engine Mounted Tire Pump – came off an early 1916 Buick 6-cylinder engine – make offer. Have many ‘BUICK’ cast steel wheel rim wedges – call about your application – $5.00 each.Rear Wheel Hub Acorn Nuts (36) - This is enough for three cars, 24 of them have been stripped, polished, and replated in hard, decorative chrome. Asking $150.00 for a set of 12. The remaining 12 are original and will need to be replated. All of the nuts have 1/2”- 20tpi. Asking $100.00 for the set of 12 originals.