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I am underway. A squeaky U-Joint on a '60 with the enclosed drive shaft is a bit of a job. After the rear end rolls back the bottom gets detailed, new exhaust, and new tires to make it nice in Danvers, Ma. My daughter lives 30 miles away and informed me it is pronounced "Denvis". I painted the Riviera around 1980 and it's due for a refreshing. Conversations were held on that project New Years Eve. It's a good year for Buicks in Brockport.

Thanks for the tip, Restorer. My Virginia friend is Larry Springer, Jagware. Actually, business demands have put me in a position to offer him the Mark VII and a huge collection of accumulated parts, not terribly expensive considering a running rust free project car as the base @ $7500. I still have my '64 Riv and the '60 Electra; owned the Riv for 32 years now. I have really gained a lot of knowledge from owning 4 Jags over the years. I am hoping to work hard for a year or so and buy a driver condition XK 140.

Hi Brian, Bernie Daily from Brockport, New York. Pretty close to Batavia where my BCA chapter hosted the 2005 Nats.

The large sedans used the same basic drive train. Most mechanical parts interchange. Here is a picture of where I spent Labor Day Saturday, sitting on the little blue stool.

I just bought some Jaguar Mark VII parts in Yreka, Ca. I sent an email to my friend there to follow up. Restoration is a painful word. It is a little easier to take a "component restoration" approach. Before you sink the $80,000 for a budget resto, you can put $5,000 to $7,500 into the things that make the car steer, start, and stop. Those are things that need to be done anyway and give you a very usable car in a short time frame. You can drive it safely and decide if it is really for you. It reminds me of the first time I drove a Ford Model T. I thought about the guys who had taken years to restore one and that was all they had after the work... : ) I know I'm bad but I sure like my Buicks. Bernie

Here is mine.

The best thing to do is spend the money for a knowledgeable appraisal. The car will sell quickly when priced right. Fishing for a price or asking for offers in most cases scares off the real buyers. The bottom feeders show up and low ball an owner into depression. I have seen a lot of "inherited" cars rot into the ground due to uniformed pricing. As for the TV auctions, I will stick to watching professional wrestling. There is more reality in the wrestling. Bernie

Great! Thank you.

Wanted- 1980's style aluminum turbine wheels used on Estate Wagons. 15' 5X5. I need one wheel and three hubcaps. What do you have? Bernie Daily dailyops@frontiernet.net

I once had a customer with a '53 Cadillac. The heater valve had leaked under the dash and ruined his carpets. It was a car he only drove in the summer and his wife still remembers how hot the under-seat heater could be when it was out of control. Since he did not use the heater, we soldered nominal 1/2" copper caps on the valve. The actual diameter is 5/8" so the hoses slid right over and it looked fine, just no heat, no leaks. It might be a fix for Missouri summers. Bernie

If you click the link a slide show and song start. Bernie

Hi, I thought some would enjoy the show my son made from a collection of pictures I had. The car and the song are both 1960. http://www.brockportinternational.com/60buickbomp.wmv Bernie Daily

When I had the body off my '64 Riviera I went to the Chevy dealership in town and just asked for 1976 full sized Chevy rubber. They worked great. I reused to two oval ones in the rear. They were different but still in good shape. Bernie

I have had this Chevy almanac for years. It is complete and shows some shelf wear. Nice colors and ads. Located in Brockport, New York. $20 includes mailing. Thanks, Bernie

I have a new T top bag for the last generation Camaro and Firebird. It is new and came from a large stock of stuff from Chevy dealer. $45 + about $8 shipping. In Brockport, NY.

Jaguar Lover's http://www.jag-lovers.org/ is a great place for owners who have time to research their cars. I use it a lot. It might not be good for a shop when the time clock is ticking, though. Bernie

Thanks for the fast reply. If took less time than removing the booster! Nice Riviera, Jim. I bet you have seen mine. I have flashed it a lot on the old Riviera list. http://www.brockportinternational.com/xjs/Dir5/0002.JPG and the '60 http://www.brockportinternational.com/xjs/Dir5/60%20Buick/fam%20046.jpg

My 1960 Electra needs a master cylinder and booster rebuild. I would like to find a MC kit and vacuum diaphram. Next a service to rebuild mine, hopefully to re-cad. Next would be a rebuilt unit. Bernie Daily dailyops@frontiernet.net 585-637-6348

I need L & R side front fender port hole trim from a 1977 to 1979 Electra. Must have four simulated openings. Nice used ones would be fine. Bernie Daily 585-637-6348 dailyops@frontiernet.net Thank you.

I need L & R side front fender port hole trim from a 1977 to 1979 Electra. Must have four simulated openings. Nice used ones would be fine. Bernie Daily 585-637-6348 Thank you.

I think I can do this. http://www.brockportinternational.com/xjs/Dir5/0002.JPG

Hi, Bernie Daily here. It is nice to see a forum in the AACA. I bought my 1964 Riviera in 1978. It was only 14 years old but already recognized as a collector car. I was 30 and it seemed like a long time before my car would be considered an antique. Boy! Did that time fly by! Antiques are now 1981 and older. Here is an interesting note. Riviera production spanned 36 years (spanned but did not include 1994). Right now the first 18 years are antiques and the second 18 years are collector cars in the wings. Kind of neat. Bernie

I have a very large load of Ford, Lincoln, Mercury Dealer brochures and Albums for sale as a lot. Years are from early 1990's to 2000's. Most is in original boxes and uncirculated. $450 for all, you pick up. In clean dry storage near Rochester, New York. Bernie 585-637-6348 http://www.brockportinternational.com/xjs/Dir5/Building/b0054.JPG

It is nice to see this string pop up. There was an upstate New York auto museum in Bridgewater, New York that was dispersred around the time mentioned. I got to visit it twice. The cars were stuffed into a building with chicken wire fenced walk ways. It was a real jumble. Most of the cars looked like back row specials from used car lots of the 1940's and 1950's. Only a few of them were "restored". Some had screwed on sheet metal patched and brush paint jobs. I think I liked it because most of the cars seemed attainable to a mid 20's aged person, well close to attainable. I remember a small gift shop, mostly reprinted literature. Remember all those Floyd Clymer publications? I bought the 1939 Buick Roadmaster brochure reprint. I still have it. Some time later, around 1980, my father and I drove up there and found the museum gone and a body shop in its place. We were sad to see that old collection of unrestored cars go. Maybe the 1908 Buick was one of them. Bernie

I like Buicks.