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  1. This is really sad to see this meet wind down. I came down for the very first meet in March of 1990. So much stuff there that a person couldn't begin to see it all. What really hurts is that by being located in the central part of the country it really isn't all that far for a whole lot of folks. Terry Wiegand South Hutchinson, Kansas AACA Life Member #947918
  2. That explains the 26 inch wheels. They were only on the wide axles and this was an option on the D-40 Series cars. Terry Wiegand South Hutchinson, Kansas AACA Life Member #947918
  3. I am putting this on here to let my dad's friends know what has happened to him. I think everybody already knows about the horrible loss of my mother late last year. On Feb. 10 he was taking Muggins his scotty outside to do her business. They went through the kitchen and mud room out onto the patio. Her leash accidently slipped out of his hand on the storm door handle. They got out onto the patio and he crouched down a bit to get the leash unwrapped from his pants leg and she gave a jerk on her end of the leash and knocked him off balance. He fell and broke his left hip. 12 days in the hospital and he is at home recovering. The doctor told us that he will make a 100 percent recovery but that it will take a few weeks to get there. If there was ever a classic example of a freak accident this would be at the top of the list. i am putting a picture of me and mom on here so that a face can be put with a name Mary Elizabeth Kathleen Wiegand Strong
  4. I am putting the finishing touches on my 1995 Silverado restoration. I am needing the high mounted brake light lens to replace the original one that is in need of being replaced. GM in all of their wisdom has discontinued that cover years ago. The GM Part Number is 16521970 Anyone having knowledge of where I can find one of these lens covers would really be helpful. There is absolutely none at any GM Dealership in the whole US of A. Any and all help will be very much appreciated. The cover is shown in the photo. Terry Wiegand South Hutchinson, Kansas AACA Life Member #947918 email - renobuickman@gmail.com Phone - (620) 665-7672 - Home Phone - (620) 669-7976 - Cell
  5. The Buick Dealership in Hutchinson, Kansas dates back to 1907. It was Reno Buick Company for many, many years. The county seat for Hutchinson is named Reno after an officer who was in the Civil War. The 1916 Buick that was passed to me by my Dad has been in my family for over 60 years. When I got online it made a lot of sense to me to tie an email address into something that was Buick related. So, there you have the story behind my email address. Ties in very nicely with all things Buick Terry Wiegand South Hutchinson, Kansas AACA Life Member #947918
  6. Morgan, I'm glad that you posted this. This is straight from the horse's mouth as that old saying goes. The 'model year' and 'production year' are two entirely different things and this article states this quite clearly. I have a bunch of the old BUICK BULLETINS and the very one that you posted from. My D-45 WAS produced in calendar year 1915 and Mr. Strong's article explains just how this came about. America was very much an 'agriculture oriented' country in the first part of the 1900's and farmers had cash in hand from the sale of their crops. This was a very good time to sell new automobiles and the automobile manufacturers knew this and marketed their new models to take advantage of this. Terry Wiegand South Hutchinson, Kansas AACA Life Member #947918
  7. The D-45 that has been in my family for over 60 years was actually built in October of 1915. The designated model year Buicks actually started their production run in the preceding calendar year. I have the actual factory documentation to back this point up. Here is a photo of that factory document. This also proves that the 1916 D-45 that is in my shop is a true 'BRASS ERA' automobile since it was built before January 1, 1916 Terry Wiegand South Hutchinson, Kansas AACA Life Member #947918
  8. Do Not rule out the internal moving parts in the speedometer head. Russ Furstnow down in Flagstaff, Arizona is the go-to person for all things early speedometers. He is the absolute best out there when it comes to these early speedometers. Terry Wiegand South Hutchinson, Kansas AACA Life Member #947918
  9. I am offering For Sale the ORIGINAL Grille that the truck left the factory with. There NO BREAKS, CRACKS. OR MISSING COMPONENTS. This Grille is as it was when it left the factory on the truck. The reason I replaced the Grille during the the restoration of the truck is because some of the plating has started to flake off. Other than that this piece is in perfect condition. I got the very last NOS Genuine Chevrolet Grille from a Chevrolet Dealership in North Dakota that was still in the original box. The GM price was pushing $500.00 and the dealer gave me a good deal for the restoration project. I am going to ask $150.00 or the best offer plus the boxing and shipping. I am not quite finished with the truck yet, but getting real close. The truck is better now than when it was brand new. Single stage polyurethane paint was used and it looks better than when new because we found several runs in the paint from the factory. Terry Wiegand South Hutchinson, Kansas 67505-2038 email - renobuickman@gmail.com
  10. I've been following this for a while and the question that I want to ask is this - what years and models used the Aluminum caps? I could be wrong on this, but did the 6-Cylinder models use Aluminum caps? Also, what year was the first for Aluminum caps? Several years ago at Chickasha there was a fellow who had a set of 4 Buick Brass hubcaps that were absolutely mint condition. I almost bought them but something just told me that they would not fit the 6-Cylinder hubs. The fellow was asking $100.00 for the 4. They were from the right era for my '16 because they had the block letters. I believe 1923 was the first year that used the script style caps. I hope that someone will correct me if I am wrong on that. Terry Wiegand South Hutchinson, Kansas AACA Life Member #947918
  11. I just about couldn't do this since our family lost Barbara last month. She was such a Christmas girl and really got a kick out of the play on the words. In her memory our family wishes everyone a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. The Wiegand Family
  12. The Saturday after Thanksgiving we had over 9 inches of really wet snow. We had about 5 days of really warm weather and it is completely gone. I got the Buick out and drove it over to the Reno County Veterans Memorial. My Dad served in the Army during WW2 and his name along with a 2nd cousin is listed on the Army panel. I wanted to drive the car some today since it is almost 70 degrees. This is the first time the car has been driven since Barbara's passing and we always visited the Memorial on Memorial Day, Veterans Day, and Dads Birthday. I will pull the battery and bring it in the house for the Winter. The engine fired right up on the second try after setting for a few weeks. Thank You to all who have served our Great Country. Terry Wiegand South Hutchinson, Kansas AACA Life Member #947918
  13. Mark, I'd be the last person in the world to try and hijack your thread, however, since the subject is side curtains I have something that I would like to add here. Almost ALL of these old automobiles getting to this point will be missing the side curtains. When Gary Martin made the new top for our 1916 I talked to him about the curtains. My friend Bill Krause out in New Jersey has an extremely low mileage 1916 D-45 that was complete with all of the original curtains. He lent us the original set of curtains to be used for the original details to be duplicated on the new set. While we had them here I had them photographed so that anyone else coming along restoring a D-45 would have a good idea what the originals were supposed to be like. Anyone having a '16 or '17 D-45 and needing curtain information can contact me for the details. I can be reached at renobuickman@gmail.com And Mark you are doing a fantastic job on this project for a first timer. Terry Wiegand South Hutchinson, Kansas - the ONLY forum member from Way Out in Doo Dah AACA Life Member #947918
  14. My Dad restored John Deere 2-Cylinder Tractors for decades. One thing that he really impressed upon me was the replacement of any and all fasteners (threaded machine bolts, nuts of all types, and of course all flat and lock washers) because all fasteners will have been pulled and stressed upon initial assembly. It has already been mentioned that the metallurgy was nowhere near what it is today. That aspect alone is worth fastener replacement during a restoration. There is a place out in Washington State by the name of Blacksmith Bolt and Supply that produces Black Oxide Machine Bolts and Screws. When I went through the restoration on our old Buick these folks and I were on a first name basis. Their High Head Hex Machine Bolts are almost identical to what Buick used in putting their cars together. Good folks and great material. Terry Wiegand South Hutchinson, Kansas
  15. I lost my Best Friend, Life Partner, and the Most Beautiful Person inside and out on November 7th, 2023. Please bear with me on this. Here is the link to her obituary. Our family is devastated and this is all that I can say or do at this time. https://www.elliottmortuary.com/obituary/barbara-wiegand Obituary | Barbara Sue Wiegand of South Hutchinson, Kansas Terry Wiegand Mary Elizabeth Kathleen Wiegand Strong James Strong Bobby Strong Matt Strong
  16. Going back to Page #2 on this thread there are two photos of our 1920 Model K-46 4-Passenger Coupe and our 1922 Model 48 4-Passenger Coupe. The 1920 has been sold and has gone to a new home. The '22 is going to be going to a new home sometime early next Spring. With the 1916 the shop was full. It is time to 'Thin The Herd' as that old saying goes. The 1916 D-45 needs to make its debut on this thread, so, I thought this photo might work well for that. This car was driven for the first time since July 4th of 1976 last year in July. It even won a National Award at East Moline last August. Not too bad for a soon to be 109 year old automobile. Terry Wiegand South Hutchinson, Kansas AACA Life Member #947918 - The ONLY Forum Member From Way Out in Doo Dah
  17. You are correct in saying that the fenders on a 1917 D-40 Series car were crowned. However they were a beaded edge fender and did not look like what is on the car in the photo. The early 1916 D-40 Series cars had flat fenders and the headlight buckets were mounted in forks that attached to the front of the frame rails. Somewhere during the early production of the 1916 models the fenders went to being crowned and the headlights then attached to the fenders with a crossbar between them. My Illustrated Parts Catalog does not give an 'used after serial number' notification for the fenders when they went to the crowned style. The catalog gives different part numbers for the flat and crowned style used on the 56" inch tread and the 60" inch tread cars. The fact that the car in the photo is right hand drive tells us that it was an exported car. The louvers in the hood are like what was used on the 1916/1917 D-40 Series cars. The fact that the windshield posts are straight up and down indicates the car is either a 1916 or 1917 D-40 Series car. Windshield posts on cars before and after the 1916/1917 models were canted slightly rearward. This was the only two model years that Buick did this. I cannot quite put my finger on this car and say exactly what it is or isn't. The top of the radiator sets a little bit higher between the fenders on this car than it does on our early production 1916 D-45. I do not want to come across as a wiseguy or a know-it-all about these cars, but our 1916 D-45 has been in my family for over 60 years and I have managed to learn a few things about this car during that time. During the restoration I managed to have my hands on just about every part that is in this car and I got to know it very well from top to bottom and front to back. I am afraid that I have not been 100% positive help in identifying just exactly what this Buick model is. I hope that someone out there can nail it down for all of us on here. Terry Wiegand South Hutchinson, Kansas - the ONLY Forum Member from Way Out In Doo Dah AACA Life Member #947918 - 50+ Years
  18. I have read this thread from the very first posting to the last one just a while ago. The thing that has me scratching my head and rubbing my backside is WHY the hot rod guys want to infiltrate an organization that was founded on and dedicated to the preservation of automobiles the way they left their factories. The go fast guys already have an organization that caters to their exact liking - it's Called The American Hot Rod Association. I am probably a lot older than a lot of the folks who frequent these forums and I will be the first person to tell anyone who will listen that I got that go fast business out of my system decades ago. That happened when my Dad got the old Buick that now sets in my shop building. The last performance car that I owned was a 1962 Chevrolet Impala Super Sport Two Door Sport Coupe. It had the 300 Horse 327 with PowerPac Heads, 4-Barrel Carburetor, Dual Exhaust, Borg Warner T-10 4-Speed and only had about 16,000 miles on the clock in 1972. It was pure showroom stock and I drove it carefully. It would definitely fit into the AACA guidelines for the HPOF Class if I owned it today. In response to RichardR's posting - he tells us to not be afraid of change and that it is inevitable and that we should embrace it. Yeah Right. A whole lot of the changes in this life that we know today are being forced upon people whether they like it or not. There is no such thing as common sense anymore and we're supposed to embrace this? Sounds to me like this fellow has been smoking too many of those funny cigarettes. I have said what I wanted to say and I am going to shut up about it. Before I sign off I have just one thing to say to the hot rod and modified guys - Go Home and leave us purists alone. Terry Wiegand South Hutchinson, Kansas - The ONLY Forum Member from Way Out In Doo Dah AACA Life Member #947918 - 50+ Years
  19. I got all of my Dad's tools that was in his shop when he passed. He had been in the John Deere 2-Cylinder Tractor Restoration business for decades. He had two roll-aways crammed full of the old original Craftsman tools that now reside in my shop. When I started putting my shop together in the early 1970's I settled on Proto Tools as my favorite. I tried using some of his tools during the restoration of our Buick and I very quickly came to the opinion that I hated those things. The reason for that to me was quite simple - the end wrenches are extremely hard on a person's hands. I went back to using my Proto wrenches and got along just fine. I will hang onto his tools strictly because of their sentimental meaning for me. He has been gone for almost 30 years and I know for fact that the vast majority of his tool collection goes back to when he came home from the Army in the late 1940's. They are wonderful tools but just not very agreeable with my hands. Terry Wiegand South Hutchinson, Kansas - the ONLY Forum Member from Way Out In Doo Dah AACA Life Member #947918
  20. I am going to have to disagree with Layden Butler's thinking that this could be an Oldsmobile engine. To the best of my knowledge Oldsmobile never built a caged valve engine like what is shown in the photograph. Also, I have never seen an early Buick that had the frame number stamped directly into the frame. The frame number was stamped into a small aluminum oval that was drive riveted directly to the frame. And lastly, the frame and engine numbers did not match until sometime into the middle to latter part of the 1930's. Buick exported engines for marine use as well as supplying replacement engines to authorized dealers. The one glaring detail in this posting is the number stamped directly onto the frame rail and supposedly posing as a frame number. This simply did not happen that way. Terry Wiegand South Hutchinson, Kansas - The ONLY Forum Member from Out In Doo Dah AACA Life Member #947918
  21. I promised that I would prove to the forum readers that I am living out in Doo Dah America. I am posting the photos to back up what I am talking about. The folks in Wichita, Kansas know all about living in Doo Dah and folks, here are the photos to prove just what I am talking about. This has been going on since the middle 1960's when the wife of the editor of The Hutchinson News newspaper told her family and friends back in Kansas City that her husband drug their family out in the middle of Doo Dah to take an editor job for a small town newspaper. I was about 16 years old when I read about her comments in our local paper. The folks out in Western Kansas (close to the Coast of Colorado) just howled about her husband's writings telling the readers how she felt that she was stuck somewhere out in Doo Dah. Years have passed and Mr. McCormally turned out to be one of the best newspaper editors in our area of the country. The Doo Dah moniker stuck and us fellow Kansans are really pretty happy to be associated with living Way Out In Doo Dah! Terry Wiegand South Hutchinson, Kansas AACA Life Member #947918
  22. The 4-Cylinder car had smaller hubcaps than the 6-Cylinder models. Terry Wiegand South Hutchinson, Kansas AACA Life Member #947918
  23. I am going to remove the two floorboards and the bottom toeboard so that i can get into the clutch area and look around. I am thinking that the CLUTCH ADJUSTING NUT has something to do with the clutch brake. It just feels like when I put the clutch pedal all the way down and let up on the gas pedal, the cone is still running lickety split. I cannot get away from the thought that this is an adjustment issue since the newly lined cone is 'seating in' as they say. Will let everyone know what I find. Terry Wiegand South Hutchinson, Kansas AACA Life Member #947918
  24. The car is approaching 450+ miles on the clock since getting back on the road last year. The engine runs absolutely wonderful after the rebuild. I believe that the relined clutch is settling in and this is where my questions are. The car runs well in all three forward gears - no problems in the transmission area. It is extremely hard to shift from first gear into second and slightly better from second into third. I am hoping that someone can explain what the function of the CLUTCH ADJUSTING NUT is all about. I have the feeling that when I had everything all apart for clean-up that I lost some of the adjustments that are critical to the smooth operation of the clutch. What am I missing here? The thickness of the new leather on the cone is playing into this somehow and I am not sure how to adjust things properly. Any and all explanation and help will be very much appreciated. Terry Wiegand South Hutchinson, Kansas AACA Life Member #947918
  25. You guys might remember my posting about the problem that I had with the lid (cover) on the vacuum tank on our D-45. The problem was the swelling of the forks in the lid that holds the float mechanism and the needle for the vacuum shutoff. The problem was that the tank would fill like it should and the float stuck in that position. This shut off fuel from being pulled from the gas tank. The engine would use up what fuel was in the tank and then starve for more fuel. The motion and jostling around with the car going down the road would then knock the float loose and things would go back to operating as they should. The point that I am trying to make is that if the vacuum is shut off going into the tank it is almost impossible for the engine to suck raw gas into the manifold above the carburetor. The only reason that I can see for fuel being sucked into the manifold with a full vacuum tank is because the needle is not seating into the seat in the lid properly. Back in the day these systems were very reliable so long as everything was maintained properly. If the fuel shutoff on the bottom of the vacuum tank is left closed the engine will run for a bit until what is in the float bowl is gone. Terry Wiegand South Hutchinson, Kansas AACA Life Member #947918
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