Guest cben09 Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 Henry Casavant was a character,,daily driver/a 1930? Buick roadster/350Chev engine??There was a big auction to clear the property,,around May 15 1986 I think,,What was the steam car,,,Brooks or Stanley,,sedan all apart,as I recall,,Was anyone here,,,, at the auction that day,,,Have I got the date right???It was quite an occasion,,,Cheers,,,Ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bkazmer Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 Henry Casavant's place was in Mellenville,NY, near Hudson. I went by it for years visiting my cousins' place. Most was a jumble of car stuff. I was not at the auction, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 1929model75 Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 I do see that Buick at car shows around during the summer its a burgandy maroon color. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandy Dave Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 (edited) Yeah, Ol Henry Hank is still around. He was run over changing a flat tire on the side of the road a few months ago and was in the hospitial for a while. I see his son from time to time and he fills me in on his Dad's misadventuers. Hanks Buick roadster is a 1931, and is Ford V8 powered. He lives in Mellenville NY. He cried about that auction for months. I walked around his yard before the auction with a few friends. Lots of parts cars. Many sold for 25 to 30 dollars or less. A friend bought a late teens Baby grand Chevy that was sitting on top of a TT Ford truck Chassies. He had to pay the high sum of $5 each to get them. I went and picked them up and that was another adventure. LOL... "Rex"was the auction service if I remember correctly. The steam car did not have a body. It was a Brooks, and I believe it is still there, as Hank bought it back. I heard that he recently sold the 5 cylinder Cord. There also was a few Stanley parts at the auction, a rusted hood, and a few other rusted parts. Dandy Dave! Edited January 17, 2012 by Dandy Dave (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cben09 Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 Dave and you guys,,,,,so happy to have you confirm my fuzzy memory of that time,,Does the Buick have sides on the hood?? and do you know what the Ford engine is???Somehow I think conformaty is not in his vocabulary,,,,,or mine either,,,AAAh for another daye,,,,Cheers,,Ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandy Dave Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 Not positive, but I think it is a stock 351. No sides on the hood. When hank got the car from my old pal Hoppy Decker, Hoppy said that the car was a cutdown, and that the roadster rear half had to be re-attached. The car was just thrown together back in the late 60's, or early 70's by Hank with whatever he had on hand to make it work. The guys at the Rhinebeck show will tell you, when Hank showed up with a rare classic, it had more braze on it than sheet metal, and usually no paint. Dandy Dave! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1937hd45 Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 (edited) Thanks for all the info, I've seen that Buick for years at the Rhinebeck meet never knew who owned it. Hank must be the fellow I talked with years ago about a Stanley Steamer project he had. Is he the same fellow that had a VERY ROUGH 1930 Model A Ford Town Car on a trailer at the Rhinebeck meet 30-35 years ago? It had more braze work exposed than rusty tin. Edited January 18, 2012 by 1937hd45 (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandy Dave Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 Thanks for all the info, I've seen that Buick for years at the Rhinebeck meet never knew who owned it. Hank must be the fellow I talked with years ago about a Stanley Steamer project he had. Is he the same fellow that had a VERY ROUGH 1930 Model A Ford Town Car on a trailer at the Rhinebeck meet 30-35 years ago? It had mose braze work exposed than rusty tin.Yup, thats him. He also had a rare Studebaker at the show in about the same condition back when. He is only about five or six miles from me, and everyone for miles around here knows him. Dandy Dave! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cben09 Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 Has anyone got pics of the Buick??? Classic in its own rites,,BUT he saved it,,Wish I'd saved the old Packard 443 wrecker,,cant save em all,,,,Who wants that '24 Packard junker,first of the straight 8 series,,,,,gotta be good for something,,,Ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1937hd45 Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 I should take a photo of the Buick now that I know more about the owner. Guys like this make the hobby interesting. Cut up and reused vehicles are part of our automotive history. I had a 443 Packard that was converted to a hose car by a local fire department. Not a good looking conversion, and with the addition of a reproduction Roadster body became an unaffordable project. Wonder if it ever became a finished restoration, I'm very happy it allowed me to buy my 1912 Model T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pontiac59 Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 IIRC the Buick has a 429 in it, I've seen that car at shows too, with a sign telling what the motor was. I remember being dissapointed it wasn't at least Buick powered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cben09 Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 All the years Henry has fun with that old wreck,,,Now can we estamate how long hes had it running,,,er,,aaaah,,does it qualify for HPOF ,,,,Does it still have that huge trunk on back,,Cheers,,Ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandy Dave Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 (edited) It still looks like it did 35 or 40 years ago. It may still have a 429, but it seems he has changed the motor at least once. Hank did a lot of scraping years ago and that is where he got most of his replacment parts and motors. He has put a lot of miles on that car in good weather. You would never know where you would see him in it. It was not uncommon for him to drive it four or five hundred miles from home, and use it to tow another old vehicle back. Seems to me he has even driven that old Buick from here in NY, to California several times back in the 60's or 70's. I talked with one of his couzins just a few days ago and was told that he just hangs around the house all the time since the accident. The more I think about it, I believe the car is actually a 1932. Dandy Dave! Edited January 21, 2012 by Dandy Dave (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cben09 Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 (edited) Some years ago My daily driver was a R-R SilverGhost OD town car,,,traded a 32PACKARD limo for it,,Drove Packard to Charleston SC and drove RR home to Boston area ,after doing a valve job in the car port,,,a year later drove to RR meet in Natural Bridge Va,, and in 5 years drove it 53,000 miles,,The starter clutch failed on the first year of use,,,and it didn't seem to be worth the hassle of the detailed disassembly,,,so i ignored it,,Eight hours weekley is not enough to keep the bright work looking proper,,The car will not tip over in a full broadslide,,,at least it did not and I am here to make the statement,,,Although I was sure I was about to die,,,,23" tyres handle better than 20"Dont use Whittle belt on Fan,,,the viberation s will break fan blades with regularity,,,The coldest weather I drove in was --20f,,and yes it started just as usual,,,but took time to steer,,,congealed oil in steering box,,, Fond memories,,,Ben Edited January 21, 2012 by cben09 (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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