BUICK RACER Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 Dragged home a 1997 Riv parts car today, will post parts when I get what I need. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgreen Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 13 hours ago, BUICK RACER said: Dragged home a 1997 Riv parts car today, will post parts when I get what I need. The car looks like it is in great shape. What makes it a parts car? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BUICK RACER Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 11 hours ago, kgreen said: The car looks like it is in great shape. What makes it a parts car? The body has rusted so far gone on the passenger side the cradle mount is gone, pictures later! Scary it runs great, and lots of good parts! should really be on the "I don't like the picture of this buick" Though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
60FlatTop Posted December 3, 2017 Share Posted December 3, 2017 (edited) Getting ready to move some snow, but had to move some Buicks first. If the parking arrangement looks a little odd that's because two overhead doors are going in ahead of that Riviera and behind the '86. The last spot to the rear is going to become and on demand paint booth. Muphy's Law says "Get the tractor ready to plow!" Bernie Oh, the tractor is a 1939 B. I don't know what the front end loader came from, but I can post some pictures if anyone is familiar with them. Edited December 3, 2017 by 60FlatTop (see edit history) 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Schramm Posted December 3, 2017 Share Posted December 3, 2017 (edited) I have been moving cars & tractors also. Just got the large tractor from the store back to the house for snow duty this winter. (has a front end loader for lots of snow.) Muphy's Law says "Get the tractor ready to plow!" Bernie Edited December 3, 2017 by Larry Schramm (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RivNut Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 Or if your like me. Lat year I found a great deal on a huge snow blower (9.5 hp) for $50 at a garage sale (electric start and 6 forward speeds) and you don't get enough snow to mess with it. Lesson: Spend money on something that will really come in handy and you'll not need it. I'd gladly spend another $50 this year not to have to deal with snow. Ed 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Schramm Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 1 hour ago, RivNut said: Or if your like me. Lat year I found a great deal on a huge snow blower (9.5 hp) for $50 at a garage sale (electric start and 6 forward speeds) and you don't get enough snow to mess with it. Lesson: Spend money on something that will really come in handy and you'll not need it. I'd gladly spend another $50 this year not to have to deal with snow. Ed Cheaper than paying someone for one or two plows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JZRIV Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NC-car-guy Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 38 minutes ago, JZRIV said: This is awesome!!!! Wish I could get a runs good and runs gooder for about $1200. (roughly based on inflation) 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
60FlatTop Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 Found this in some old files a few minutes ago. Dated 2003-08-31 15:38 Same file and date. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
91vert Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
91vert Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Schramm Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 Look at the second picture from Old Cars Weekly for the December 14, 2017 issue. 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
91vert Posted December 10, 2017 Share Posted December 10, 2017 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dei Posted December 10, 2017 Share Posted December 10, 2017 2 hours ago, 91vert said: That coupe reminds me of something out of American Graffiti. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RivNut Posted December 10, 2017 Share Posted December 10, 2017 Close but Milner's coupe was a 5 window '32, the one pictured above is a 5 window Model A. Milner's coupe also had cycle fenders on the front and no running boards. You still gotta' love it though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
91vert Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elpad Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 (edited) With the Landau at the 2012 Buick Nationals Concord, NC For some reason this Buick should have sported a 5th porthole! Edited December 14, 2017 by Elpad (see edit history) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty Roth Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 19 minutes ago, Elpad said: With the Landau at the 2012 Buick Nationals Concord, NC For some reason this Buick should have sported a 5th porthole! and it lives just a few blocks away from our home in a huge eclectic private collection 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elpad Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 That's what I heard and seen a picture....Lamar still crying! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
91vert Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrEarl Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 20 hours ago, Elpad said: That's what I heard and seen a picture....Lamar still crying! Just like he's gonna be crying next week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
60FlatTop Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 I remember a recent post about a car being outstanding in it's field, onion field? 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elpad Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 (edited) 5 hours ago, MrEarl said: Just like he's gonna be crying next week. Ha.. ?? love southbound Buicks! Edited December 16, 2017 by Elpad (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NC-car-guy Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 Lucky man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elpad Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 48 minutes ago, wndsofchng06 said: Lucky man Not for me but close.....family 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thriller Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 So Lamar is crying because of Bernie's onion field? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
91vert Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
60FlatTop Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 Wildcats to the front. Just cats in back. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fr. Buick Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 I think she was the one to pick the color... Sure makes that Lincoln look stodgy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnD1956 Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 Well, this is quite a different story than it appears. The rest of the story 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
50jetback Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 On 17/12/2017 at 2:05 AM, 91vert said: Hmm, I'm not seeing a Buick!! My monies on 1937 LaSalle but it may be Cadillac? 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgreen Posted December 19, 2017 Share Posted December 19, 2017 13 hours ago, 50jetback said: Hmm, I'm not seeing a Buick!! My monies on 1937 LaSalle but it may be Cadillac? Or a '36, but definitely a La Salle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elpad Posted December 19, 2017 Share Posted December 19, 2017 19 hours ago, JohnD1956 said: Well, this is quite a different story than it appears. The rest of the story Is that a Texaco gas pump globe in the background? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
91vert Posted December 19, 2017 Share Posted December 19, 2017 (edited) 18 hours ago, 50jetback said: Hmm, I'm not seeing a Buick!! My monies on 1937 LaSalle but it may be Cadillac? My bad. I thought it was a '38 Buick. Cal. Edited December 19, 2017 by 91vert (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
50jetback Posted December 19, 2017 Share Posted December 19, 2017 5 hours ago, 91vert said: My bad. I thought it was a '38 Buick. Cal. Easy mistake and a LaSalle sits very nicely amongst Buicks. If not for the grill I doubt anyone could tell the difference. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RivNut Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 (edited) When Bill Mitchell conceived the idea and Ned Nichols designed project XP- 715, which became the 1963 Buick Riviera, they originally thought that Cadillac would buy it. Therefore the parking light grills on the XP-715 were designed to resemble the grill of the LaSalle and they used the LaSalle name for the car. Edited December 20, 2017 by RivNut (see edit history) 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgreen Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 10 hours ago, RivNut said: When Bill Mitchell conceived the idea and Ned Nichols designed project XP- 715, which became the 1963 Buick Riviera, they originally thought that Cadillac would buy it. Therefore the parking light grills on the XP-715 were designed to resemble the grill of the LaSalle and they used the LaSalle name for the car. Took a pic of this while in Flint this past fall. How many XP's were there? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dei Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 From the Buick National 2017. Talk about Front & Centre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RivNut Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 XP-715 was the name assigned to the project. The design team created the same basic car with different grill, headlight, and rear bumper treatments for all of the GM divisions except Chevrolet. They were all concepts and I don't think any made it beyond the design studio. The XP-818, Silver Arrow I, was Bill Mitchell's private 1963 Riviera. It came off the assembly line just lime any other Riviera but then Bill Mitchell took it over to the GM stylists and had it customized to his own personal specs (too many to list here.) The Silver Arrow I, as well as a couple of other customized Silver Arrow Rivieras, have shown up at various Riviera Owners Assn. annual events. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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