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Got mine yesterday!!! Another GREAT issue. I was particularly happy to see a blurb on a modified car. Great work Pete!!! Gary in IN

Derek: I don't have anything to offer on your question but it is sure GREAT to see you back on the forum!!! Hope all is well. Gary

Where is the car located?

Man am I envious!!! Nothing better than to prowl around in old junk yards. Now is certainly the time to be prowling in Georgia as I would imagine that the snakes are about ready to come out for the summer. I DO NOT do snakes. Take a look at the post "Sitting and Rotting" on the HAMB Hokey Ass Message Board (Jalopy Journal) particularly the posts by SouthUrn. He is from GA and has access to what appears to be a HUGE yard with some pretty decent stuff in it.

Is there any one in the Whitehall, NY area that knows anything about the 1939 Buick Coupe on the Vermont Craigslist? I have called several times and get no response. I am very interested in purchasing this car! Sorry that I do not know how to attach the add.

It has been a long time (sold in 1958) since I owned my '39 Buick business coupe. I was in high school and young and foolish! If memory serves me correctly the speedometer went to 120 MPH. Many a time I would bury the speedometer on the way home from a date. It was one of the fastest cars top end in our area at the time. Just needed 3 or 4 miles to get it up to speed!!

Any '57 Buick Special lenses?

My dad sold his 1925 Maxwell Touring car before he passed away. Seems like it might have been in '97 or '98. It was a pretty darn nice restored car. It did have some issues with the original coil but would run and drive. Unfortunately there was very little interest in the car. I think he let it go for less that $6000.

FOR SALE: 1957 Oldsmobile Sheet Metal and Trim Parts. I have parted out a couple of 1957 Oldsmobiles and this is the remaining parts that I have. I no longer have a need for them so they need to go away. All parts are located in South Bend, Indiana right off of I 80. Prices DO NOT include shipping. 1957 Olds 4 DR HT trunk lid. A very decent trunk. Has some light surface rust. $50.00. Pick Up Only. 1957 Olds Hood. Good hood. A small crack in the sheet metal on the side of the hood that fits down beside the fender. Some light surface rust. $35.00 Pick Up Only. Power Seat Assembly. Came from a 4 DR HT Car. Motor and rails. Heavy! $175.00. Pick Up Only. (Also fits '57 Buick Special and Century.) 1957 Olds Power Steering Gear Box and Pitman Arm. $50.00 + Shipping. 1957 Olds Power Brake Vacumn Tank. $35.00 + Shipping. 1957 Olds Dash (Sheet Metal only). Factory A/C dash. (Fits nicely in a '57 Buick Special and Century!!) Will Ship but it is big and heavy. Will likely have to go freight. $100.00 + Shipping. 1957 Olds 4 DR HT and Sedan Rear Glass (3 pieces) with all necessary stainless trim. $125 + Shipping/Packaging. 1957 Olds Center Hood Trim. Light pitting. Could be cleaned up for driver or a good core for replating. $25.00 + Shipping. 1957 Olds pair windshield wiper bezels. Some pitting. Good cores. $10.00 + Shipping. 1957 Olds back up lite assembly. No lense Good core. Not all crumled away like most. $20.00 + Shipping. 1957 Olds pair head light doors/trim. Light pitting and a small amout of scuffing on one. Worst case is a pair of good cores. $20.00 + Shipping. 1957 Olds rear bumper license plate lite and bracket. $10.00 + Shipping. 1957 Olds front license plate surround. Some pitting and one small dent. Worst case is a good core. $20.00 + Shipping. 1957 Olds Trunk trim. Pitting. Likely a core only. $25.00 + Shipping. 1957 Olds Passenger side tail lamp assembly. Some pitting. $20.00 + Shipping. 1957 Olds pair of tail lamp lense. Good Condition. $15.00 + Shipping. 1957 Olds pair "stars" that fits in front of tail light lense. Cores. $10.00 + Shipping. 1957 Olds trim that goes below tail light ass'y. Passenger side. Core. $5.00 + Shipping. 1957 Olds interior door arm rests (4). Cores. $10.00 + Shipping. 1957 Olds windshield wiper motor/cable ass'y. $5.00 + Shipping. 1957 Olds motor rear draft/vent tube. $15.00 + Shipping. 1957 Olds front bumber stainless trim. 4 pieces. Has some bumps and bruses but can be straightened. $10.00 + Shipping. 1957 Olds Front Bumper brackets. $5.00 + Shipping. Total of this list is $805.00. I will take $550.00 for all of it or if you want to pick and choose and combine we can try to work something out. Too good for scrap and they ARE NOT making this stuff any more!! PM me with your email address for pictures. I also have the following dash parts for a 1957 Oldsmobile factory A/C. Round A/C deflectors (2) for the lower sides of the dash, the aluminum upper dash trim with the proper little doors/vents (2) and the A/C control mechanisim that goes to the lower right side (in place of the fan control) of the steering column. These parts are EXTREMELY hard to find. I will not sell them seperately HOWEVER, I will TRADE them for a set of POWER WINDOW mechanisms from any 1957 Oldsmobile 2 DR HT. AGAIN, Will not sell seperately. TRADE ONLY. Thank you for looking. Gary South Bend, IN

FOR SALE: Nice solid set of doors (4) for a 1957 Buick Century 4 DR HT. Doors are solid on bottom. $250.00. Pick them up in South Bend, IN Also a seperate set of rear door glass frames with glass (glass very clouded) for a Buick Special, Century or 1957 Oldsmobile 4 DR HT. $70.00 + shipping. PM me with e-mail address for pictures. Parts located in South Bend, IN Thanks, Gary

FOR SALE: A set of doors (4) for a 1969 Buick Sprot Wagon. Very nice doors. $250.00. Pick up in South Bend, IN PM me with e-mail address for pictures. Doors are located in South Bend, IN Thanks, Gary

FOR SALE: 1957 Buick Special (250 HP) 364 Used Motor Parts. I have pretty much a complete Motor LESS the block. Crank is standard grind and would take a mild polish to clean up. $50.00 + Shipping. Heads (as removed from the block) including the rockers. $150.00 + Shipping and Crating 2 BBL Intake manifold plus carb . $50.00 + Shipping Rods and Pistons. $50.00 + Shipping Also have the valve covers, valley cover, pan, oil pump and etc. Will take $250.00 for everything + Shipping/Crating PM me with e-mail address for pictures. Parts are located in South Bend, IN Thanks, Gary

I have 6 pieces of stainless window trim that is in nice condition that were laying loose in a '42 Buick 4 DR Touring Sedan that I parted out a couple of years ago. (This is all that's left!!) I am guessing that they may have been from this car. I believe that two pieces are for the rear window and the other 4 are for the sliding rear side glass. PM me with your e-mail address for pictures. Parts are located in South Bend, IN Thanks, Gary

You can sure find some tough ones to recover! The one in DC and now maybe this one! Check with Lanier in Clermont, GA (770 314 1982). He hauled my Caddy up here from Atlanta. I actually found him on U-Ship but negotiated a deal with him seperately as he had to pay a fee to go through U-Ship.

Welcome! A great magazine and lots of great people in the club! Gary

Just was checking out the H.A.M.B. parts for sale on Jalopy Journal and see that there is a guy in CA that is parting a '57 4 DR HT and he says it's rust free.

Troy: Lots of good advice from people who have been there and done that! I have one of those "rare" '57 2 DR Ht Specials with a standard shift and no power steering. Fortunately it was a decent Texas car that just needed an engine over haul and now needs a new paint job. It is a BLAST to drive. I love to have today's "hot rodders" in their Honda's and Toyota's pull up beside me at a light and look over at the old man driving that old junk Buick. There expression sure changes when they get to the next light and I am setting there waiting for them!! Take your time and enjoy the build. It will be worth it when it is finished! Gary By the way I have been told that about 10 % of '57 Buicks were built with standard transmissions. I have only seen two or three so you do have a rather rare survivor.

For Sale:1957 Olds Dash (SHEET METAL ONLY) from a Super 88 equipped with factory A/C (has openings in lower portion of both sides of the dash). $100.00 plus shipping. PM me with e-mail/contact info for pictures. These look GREAT in a '57 Buick Special or Century.

For Sale: 1957 Olds Dash (SHEET METAL ONLY) from a Super 88 that was equipped with factory A/C (has openings on lower portion of both sides of the dash). These look GREAT in a 1957 Buick Special or Century! $100.00 plus shipping. PM me with your e-mail/contact info for pictures.

I have a pair of heads, rods and pistons and crank from a '57 special. The crank has been cleaned and checked and it is still a standard grind. The heads and rods and pistons are 'as removed" from the block. I also have a 2 BBL and 4 BBL intake. If interested please PM me with your contact info. Gary South Bend, IN

I find this post most interesting. My dad and I restored (mostly my dad as I was a teen ager) a 1925 Maxwell Touring in the late '60's. One of the things that I remember doing was cutting and welding the top of a 55 gallon drum to make a trough and filled it with linseed oil and firing the oil with charcoal for several hours each to bring the wood back to "life". They turned out beautiful and the local high school art teacher painted a yellow stripe on each spoke. Pretty snazzy old buggy!! Dad is gone and unfortunately so is the Maxwell. When he restored the car he lived in Virden, Il and ran a Western Auto Associate Store. He drove the car in local parades and I took it to some area shows. After he retired the car followed him to Canton, Il and ultimately was stored at my home in South Bend, IN. It was still in very good condition with the exception of coil and spark issues. Dad sold the car before he died and stood in my drive and cried as it was trailered away. The last I knew in the mid 80's the car was back in West Centeral Il as I was interested in trying to buy it back. Unfortunately the owner at the time thought it was a Duesnburg and had it priced accordingly! I do have a couple of pictures and would be happy to make copies if anyone is interested. PM me with your e-mail address. By the way does anyone happen to know where the car is today? It was dark blue with black fenders. Merry Christmas, Gary

Thanks for the response. It is a stock '57 Caddy 365. Rebuilt in '92 but has never been ran. Still on engine stand.

Rob: That's what I remember also! Also 1957 BuickJim indicated that there was a spray can at Auto Zone or some such parts house that matched very nicely. Gary

Graduated in 1958. Depending whether you are talking top end or 1/4 mile. My '39 Buick Special Business Coupe was the fastest top end at 125+. The fastest in the quarter was a '57 3 duece Pontiac. The fastest car I ever drove (and want to drive) was an early 240Z Datsun which topped out at 140 +. Pretty scary!!!

Any one in the Pittsburgh, PA area familiar with Roman's Auto Parts and Machine Shop in Carnegie, PA? I am interested in buying a rebuilt engine from a third party that was rebuilt by Roman's. Anyone familiar with them? Any feed back on quality, reliability, workmanship and etc. would be appreciated. Thanks, Gary South Bend, IN BCA 43395