navigator4 Posted October 27, 2009 Share Posted October 27, 2009 (edited) Found this old car in an Arizona canyon, visited it last week and it looks untouched from when I first saw it in 1984. It's still out in the woods, just curious as to what it is...?Thanks! Edited October 27, 2009 by navigator4 (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1937hd45 Posted October 28, 2009 Share Posted October 28, 2009 I'd guess mid 1920's Buick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Schramm Posted October 28, 2009 Share Posted October 28, 2009 I would concur. Probably a 6 cyl based on the size of the lights Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_B Posted October 28, 2009 Share Posted October 28, 2009 Yup, it's a Buick. I would say 26 or 27 standard.Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
navigator4 Posted October 28, 2009 Author Share Posted October 28, 2009 Great, thanks for the info! In the same canyon is the relic shown here, put to use as a powersource for ore processing. Years ago I sent GM some numbers from it, and as I recall they said it was a Buick pickup! I know of several other vehicles in the area that were pressed into similar service, some in almost inaccessible places. Crazy miners...Not a car, but maybe someone here knows the history of the Buda company? There is a huge 4-cylinder engine that powered a winch at an old mine far above these two cars, and that name is on the radiator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
navigator4 Posted October 28, 2009 Author Share Posted October 28, 2009 (edited) I'm guessing this was a 4-door convertible? Edited October 28, 2009 by navigator4 (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leif Holmberg Posted October 28, 2009 Share Posted October 28, 2009 In my view,I can`t see that the 4 first pictures are from a 1920s Buick,the head lamps are wrong,the licens bracket goes between the fenders that`s wrong,looks like a crank hole in the bracket between the frames that`s wrong.But the next 3 picktures are from a 1924 or 1925 Buick,1925 was the last yer with starter -generator as one unit,it has been an open car. Leif in Sweden. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Schramm Posted October 28, 2009 Share Posted October 28, 2009 Not a pick up truck on the second set of pictures. It might have been a commercial chassis,...maybe but I doubt it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandy Dave Posted October 28, 2009 Share Posted October 28, 2009 Send that engine and frame number to Dave Corbin... He will pin it down. Dandy Dave! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gary Hearn Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 Buda was a long time engine builder that later gravitated towards industrial applications. They were acquired in the mid 1950's by Allis Chalmers (forcing Cockshutt to source their tractor engines from Hercules). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
navigator4 Posted October 29, 2009 Author Share Posted October 29, 2009 Here is a photo of the Buda. Must have been interesting working those pedals, with the thing sitting at the edge of a 30-foot sheer drop. I will get better photos of the car next time, maybe next week, and look for the numbers again. Thanks for the info! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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