Dave_B Posted November 25, 2007 Share Posted November 25, 2007 I saw this Buick that had been modified to a truck at Hershey this year. Someone long ago grafted a small wagon bed where the back seat used to be. They did a real clean job too. Any guess what year.Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian_Heil Posted November 26, 2007 Share Posted November 26, 2007 Gas headlamps and oil side lamps are the best clues. This puts it pre-electric starter/generator. (I think that puts it 1912 or earlier but I'm a neophyte). This one is right up Mark Shaw's alley. The real question is what did it start out life as Mr. Shaw?What a great indirect compliment to the early Buick's that so many of them got turned into trucks, tow trucks, saw mills, doodle bugs, etc.. Just couldn't wear them out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest imported_Thriller Posted November 26, 2007 Share Posted November 26, 2007 It's tough to tell definitively from the photo, but it appears it could be right hand drive...I'm not sure what year the change to LHD was made though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Shaw Posted November 26, 2007 Share Posted November 26, 2007 Good guess Brian. It appears to be a 1912 B25 small series Buick. The hub caps are quite small and the wheel base seems to be shorter than the larger series. Buick did make trucks and this may be one of them. But with only this photo to go on, it is hard to tell if it was originally a truck and/or what year and model it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DaveCorbin Posted November 26, 2007 Share Posted November 26, 2007 Dear Mark: I saw it too, and I had my draft copy of the Big Book of Buick Numbers in hand. It started life as a 1913 Model 25 and was converted by 1936. There will be an article about it in the Jan. Bugle. It was the neatest conversion to a truck that I've seen, extremely well done with a professionally made conversion pickup truck bed. Regards, Dave Corbin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_B Posted November 26, 2007 Author Share Posted November 26, 2007 Wow Dave you are good. Someone definitely did a very nice job. I might be wrong, but I thought it might have been a wagon bed and not a custom made bed by the way it fit the back fenders. There are some jap filling blocks there that are not visible in the pic. Hopefully there will be more info in the upcoming article. When I saw this truck I thought this would be a cool thing to have. I would love to see their faces up at the Home Depot when something like this pulled in the parking lot. heheDave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DaveCorbin Posted November 29, 2007 Share Posted November 29, 2007 Dear Dave B: The touch that I really admired was that the person converting it had taken the 2nd or 3rd top bow, turned it sideways, and used it to define the curve of the upper end of the back of the cab metal piece. A really neat touch, very professional. That's why it fools everyone, because it matches your sense of factory curvature for the panels, both top and back. Regards, Dave Corbin PS: I liked it well enough to ask $$$. $49K. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Shaw Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 How do you like this one Dave? It's a bargan at $15K I already have the oak to replace the side boards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian_Heil Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 What a great looking spare tire wheel rim! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_B Posted December 1, 2007 Author Share Posted December 1, 2007 Mark, great looking truck. Check your email.Regarding the '13 here; I really liked the alligatored maroon paint which unfortunately does not show up in the picture. No kidding I really did like it. I hope they don't paint it. Also the coat rail on the back of the seat is still there and the tool box bolted to the running board. Great stuff, I love it.Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DaveCorbin Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 Dear Dave B; That's what original factory varnish looks like 95 years later!!!! I loved that patina and they're only original once. Same under the hood, by the way!! Regards, Dave Corbin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_B Posted December 30, 2007 Author Share Posted December 30, 2007 While surfing the net I came across a '13 Buick model 25 for sale on the HCCA site. They were asking $17,000, but it was sold already. It looked very much like this truck. It might have been the same one. It was converted by the Columbia Wagon & Body Co. in Columbia Pa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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