Guest HelpingDadsBuick Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 (edited) Hello and Greetings to the AACA,I have given myself the mission to assist my Dad with the building of his Model 30 - 1913 Buick.As so few of these cars made it to New Zealand...we are really stuck obtaining specs. My poor Dad is trying to get the internal & extenal measurement for the front wheel guards.Can the find folk on here please point me on the right direction?My Dad has alot of parts and he really has searched this country HIGH & Low...but here is only one known model in NZ.Any help - would be a vast improvement of where we are now.Cheers & thanks for reading Symone & her Dad :-) Edited October 8, 2012 by HelpingDadsBuick He is also looking for a Hood for his Roadster too (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HelpingDadsBuick Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 Willing to Buy this Hood - as freight can be arranged from NZ in ease Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty_OToole Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 (edited) Do you have any idea if your Buick was produced in the US or Canada? It makes a difference. Starting in 1907 the McLaughlin Carriage Company of Oshawa Ontario had exclusive rights to build and sell Buicks in Canada. They used Buick chassis with bodies of their own design and manufacture which were different from the Detroit product. Many of the Buicks found in Commonwealth countries are actually McLaughlin Buicks. There were no import duties between Commonwealth countries so buying from Canada instead of the US could result in savings of up to 25% or 35%.If you have one the emblems and data plates should be clearly marked. Edited October 8, 2012 by Rusty_OToole (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HelpingDadsBuick Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 Thanks you for your reply Rusty_O'Toole Just called my Dad to confirm that we are dealing with an auth USA manufacture - and Dad confrimed he is not doing a re build of a McLaughlin. So we are indeed after the Detroit manufacture. He said your question was thoughtful & how we need to be clear....so thanks for pointing this out. He really know its a push to find an auth Hood. Yet this wonderful thing all the interent does make the world so much smaller. Cheers for kind assistance. PS My Dad thinks now there are now known examples left NZ....hence why is has had to resort to blowing up photographs and actioning scaled drawings to create parts. I said to him ...surely you don't have to go to that much trouble if we ask for help to prevent him having to do it that hard way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1939_Buick Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 Worth asking your question again in Buick - Pre WarWhat part of NZ is your father ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HelpingDadsBuick Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 Great suggestion 1939 Buick, yes we shall pop up an advert in the PreWar section. My Dad lives North of Auckland in the North Island of NZ in Wellsford and is often where I live in an area Karaka just slightly south of Aucklabd city.Thanks again :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jscheib Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 Symone,I think it important to question if your Dad has been in communication with other Buick owners in New Zealand and Australia. There are quite a number of Buick owners in both countries, but I think mmany of the cars are from the 1920s and newer. Than again, there are not a lot of 1913 Buicks in the USA either. There are several Buick owners of teens cars and I would encourage that you post and comunicate on the Buick forum and I am sure that many specific questions can be resolved there.John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mochet Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 I suggest you and your dad join the Brass Buicks Forum on Yahoo. There are a lot of early Buick owners there to help you, and several in the Southern Hemisphere.Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HelpingDadsBuick Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 Symone,I think it important to question if your Dad has been in communication with other Buick owners in New Zealand and Australia. There are quite a number of Buick owners in both countries, but I think mmany of the cars are from the 1920s and newer. Than again, there are not a lot of 1913 Buicks in the USA either. There are several Buick owners of teens cars and I would encourage that you post and comunicate on the Buick forum and I am sure that many specific questions can be resolved there.JohnThanks for the reply :-) We have just requested to join BrassBuicks. hoping to connect with fellow owners that can assist with measurements. This is going to save alot of extra work. Cheers John :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HelpingDadsBuick Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 Phil Hi,thanks for your reply too. Yes..just requested to join BrassBuicks. We are likely to connect with fellow collectors now. Cheers & thanks again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HelpingDadsBuick Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 Brillant Al, we shall do this. Thanking you for the suggestion :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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