Dave Gelinas (XP-300) Posted December 20, 2012 Author Share Posted December 20, 2012 ...and some more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Gelinas (XP-300) Posted December 20, 2012 Author Share Posted December 20, 2012 Trenton dosen't look like this any more!Check out the Diner by the Esso sign in the first photo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Gelinas (XP-300) Posted December 20, 2012 Author Share Posted December 20, 2012 Still more Buicks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Gelinas (XP-300) Posted December 20, 2012 Author Share Posted December 20, 2012 A&P with a Buick. None I could find in th HoJo's, but still great photos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithbrother Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 I saw where gas at one station was .12 cents per gallon. Would that be the GOOD OLD DAYS?Then with another, a 41 Buick, and 41 Caddy. Nice photo's,Dale in Indy "May we all be FAITH, full" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithbrother Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 Yep, the FAMOUS A & P.......... Only store on the block with rest rooms. Popular place, needed toooooooo.Dale in Indy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Gelinas (XP-300) Posted December 20, 2012 Author Share Posted December 20, 2012 (edited) I just couldn't resist posting these also. I have to admit i couldn't find any Buicks.I like the sedan delivery in the first photo.Great looking Deluxe Diner in second photo.Awesome signs in the third.To those of you who have been following my post "No more Twinkies"; note the Tastykake sign above the two Coke signs. Edited December 20, 2012 by xp-300 (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest shadetree77 Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 (edited) 1952 Buick Super Riviera.[ATTACH=CONFIG]167968[/ATTACH]Dale, you don't like the fender skirts? A lot of people don't. I was actually pondering some for my '52 eventually. Agreed they don't look great from this angle but I like the way they look from the side. Anyway, love the colors on this. Is that top black or dark green? Don't care for that pompous vanity plate though. I would "EN V IT" more if he would paint his trunk handle and fin emblems. Edited December 20, 2012 by shadetree77 (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest shadetree77 Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 Ran across these while searching for Buick dealership photos for the other thread. Both are from the Atlanta History Center's archive. First is an unidentified man and the official pace car for a race at Speedway at Lakewood Park in Atlanta, Georgia taken on March 31, 1957. Second is Atlanta Fire Department Chief William B. Cummings (right), his chauffeur William L. Gilbert (center), and his aid Charles M. Thurman (left), posing in the chief's Model 16 Buick in Atlanta, Georgia taken on April 25, 1909. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithbrother Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 Robert,I have always like MY cars to have a competitive look, thus NO SKIRTS...... With that said, Robert, you are the ONLY PERSON THAT NEEDS TO BE HAPPY, so go for your LIKES. Such will not make me think of you as a BAD PERSON, just not my thing. I can accept skirts a lot easier when the car has a slight frontal rake. I'm not a fan of lowered rears, makes them look like a boat trying to get up on plane. IMOKeep up the good work/writings Robert,Dale in Indy" May we be FAITH, full." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest shadetree77 Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 Found on the net. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Gelinas (XP-300) Posted December 22, 2012 Author Share Posted December 22, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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smithbrother Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 shadetree77, Now that's a great looking 42 vert. I love his hat too. The WHITE top is a winner. Dale in Indy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhambulldog Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 1954 Buick Century.Year of Jukebox Unknown.Very Nice!! But, Four holes '54 and earlier = RoadmasterGreat Pictures!! All of them!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Gelinas (XP-300) Posted December 23, 2012 Author Share Posted December 23, 2012 Downtown Little Rock, Ark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Gelinas (XP-300) Posted December 23, 2012 Author Share Posted December 23, 2012 Sanford, Fla. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Dave Gelinas (XP-300) Posted December 23, 2012 Author Share Posted December 23, 2012 1935 BuicksNorth Dakota Highway Patrol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old-tank Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 [ATTACH=CONFIG]168999[/ATTACH]Looks like mine:D. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnD1956 Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 Lots of Buicks in that last pic Dave. Main Street USA. Not a foreign car in the bunch. Gotta love it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Gelinas (XP-300) Posted December 24, 2012 Author Share Posted December 24, 2012 Thanks John...so here are some more.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Dave Gelinas (XP-300) Posted December 24, 2012 Author Share Posted December 24, 2012 1956 Detroit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithbrother Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 That picture of the Dairy Queen is such a BAD REMINDER. In 1951 when I was 14 I received my first pay check from working on a farm. I cashed my check at the bank, rode my bike to the Dairy Queen, ordered my cone, AT THE WINDOW JUST LIKE IN THE PICTURE, at the front of the building. Then walked away leaving my billfold on the shelf. Ten minutes later I remembered such, but it was GONE when I returned. Not a good feeling/day.Dale in Indy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Dave Gelinas (XP-300) Posted December 24, 2012 Author Share Posted December 24, 2012 Photo sent to me from Dale Smith.Dale in Indy to most of us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithbrother Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 Most of you know the REST OF THE STORY........regarding the 1946 ornament xp-300 posted above.In 1939-40 Buick was planning for the 41 cars, and this hood ornament was designed, but when it came time to produce the 1941 Buick's top level management PULLED it out of planned production. The war was upon us, it was decided that it would POSSIBLY offend folks since it was a bomb, and bomb site. History will show pictures of the Brunn custom cars that were scheduled to be built in 41 had this ornament in place, back in 1940. After the war was ended, Buick and others were proud of the bomb that ended the war, so it was decided that the 1946 Buick's would use such. The early production was just like the picture show in the xp-300 post above. Soon dealers and customers discovered that the ring was stolen from their cars, and reported to be used by young girls as bracelets, so Buick incorporated the same piece, but with a heavy cross bar which prevented future thief issues. Years ago I found a NON-CROSS BAR ornament at a swap meet, and it bolted right up to my 41 Buick hood, all holes and contour matched. I love it.Dale in Indy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnD1956 Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 One possible phantom Buick... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Gelinas (XP-300) Posted December 25, 2012 Author Share Posted December 25, 2012 1957 Buick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithbrother Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 I stayed in a cabin in Minn. in the 60's. No electricity, or phones, but did have inside plumbing. Took a little getting used to, but sure was quiet, I stayed just one night heading for Montana. I was with Tractor Supply Co. going out scouting for new stores. Wonderful job, and company. I spent 15 years with them, opened dozens of new stores. We had a Cessna 310K at the time, great plane, landed a lot on grass. I flew right seat, and was in charge of LOOKING out the windshield, and making sure we had 3-GREEN lights before landing. IMPORTANT!!!!!Dale in Indy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest shadetree77 Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 (edited) I found these while digging through the depths of Google to find more Christmas Buicks for the other thread.Enjoy! Edited December 26, 2012 by shadetree77 (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnD1956 Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 Picture three is interesting to me because it appears to be a picture of the end of the assembly line. The car on the left would be a Super because it has chrome headlight trims, but it also has Roadmaster bombsights on the fenders. Roadmasters came with a painted headlight door with a thin chrome trim. So it could be argued from this photo that the factory installed Roadmaster bombsight trims on the front fenders of the 56 Super. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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