buick840 Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 Had a great day out with some Buick friends at our annual Christmas Run. Good show of cars of from varying years.Took the '34 along and she behaved flawlessly with the new Carby.Yes I know you all like photos so here are some for you to enjoy, all Buicks except for an Auburn replica that slipped into the line up (nice car)The 39 Limited and 58 Limited were 2 of the biggest cars there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnD1956 Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 Wow! Nice turnout is a major under-statement! Looks like a great time. Wish we could have been there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
60FlatTop Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 That's a nice collection of cars to get together. And its the beginning of your summer weather. I was hoping to get to Sydney this February or March, then shifted to the Canary Islands, now shifted to the Caymans. Maybe I'll get back around to Oz.That's a really nice bunch of cars.Bernie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
50jetback Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 Looks like Ricks allowed out to play again!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buick840 Posted December 2, 2013 Author Share Posted December 2, 2013 Looks like Ricks allowed out to play again!!Yes but he's seldom allowed to go TOPLESS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Bruce aka First Born Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 Yes but he's seldom allowed to go TOPLESS ?????? Ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buick840 Posted December 2, 2013 Author Share Posted December 2, 2013 ?????? BenOk.........maybe a bit obscure but I think Stuart would have got it.Rick is a long time friend our ours with the 58 Limited and also has a 66 Wildcat convertible.Where ever he travelled, when ever possible, it would be with the top down.Now that he is married the wife is not so keen on driving with the top down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Bruce aka First Born Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 LOL. Hazards of marriage? Ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzcarnerd Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 Brian, I see your '34 is a Holden body car. I have one of these myself, although in very much unrestored condition. I am not sure if the subject has been covered before but maybe for the benefit of Buick owners on the other side of the Pacific you could post some pics of the rear half of the body and also the interior (the interior lights are interesting) to show how different they were to the Fisher body version - maybe as a separate thread. Mine was sold new in Sydney but privately imported to NZ in about 1945. All the NZ new cars were US built. I think the Holden cars all had leather interior and 6 wheel equipment. Interesting though that only the seat facings - the bits that your body touches - are leather, the rest is 'leatherette'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buick840 Posted December 3, 2013 Author Share Posted December 3, 2013 Brian, I see your '34 is a Holden body car. I have one of these myself, although in very much unrestored condition. I am not sure if the subject has been covered before but maybe for the benefit of Buick owners on the other side of the Pacific you could post some pics of the rear half of the body and also the interior (the interior lights are interesting) to show how different they were to the Fisher body version - maybe as a separate thread. Mine was sold new in Sydney but privately imported to NZ in about 1945. All the NZ new cars were US built. I think the Holden cars all had leather interior and 6 wheel equipment. Interesting though that only the seat facings - the bits that your body touches - are leather, the rest is 'leatherette'.Yes there are a lot of differences between the Holden Body and the Fisher body.I did post some photos some time ago but I'll see if I can find them and maybe start another thread as you suggested.I have yet to see a Holden bodied 34/35 that did not have dual sidemounts. Not saying there wasn't any but seems they would be few and far between. They were high end cars out here then so marketing with full sidemounts would have been what buyers would have expected (just my opinion) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster Posted December 8, 2013 Share Posted December 8, 2013 Stuart Syme --- aka 50jetback did an article for Buick Bugle not that long ago regarding Australian bodied 34 / 35 Buicks.And Brian, I know where there is a 34 pickup with no sidemounts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Bruce aka First Born Posted December 8, 2013 Share Posted December 8, 2013 '34 pickup?? Any pictures? Ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
50jetback Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 (edited) Brian, I see your '34 is a Holden body car. I have one of these myself, although in very much unrestored condition. I am not sure if the subject has been covered before but maybe for the benefit of Buick owners on the other side of the Pacific you could post some pics of the rear half of the body and also the interior (the interior lights are interesting) to show how different they were to the Fisher body version - maybe as a separate thread. Mine was sold new in Sydney but privately imported to NZ in about 1945. All the NZ new cars were US built. I think the Holden cars all had leather interior and 6 wheel equipment. Interesting though that only the seat facings - the bits that your body touches - are leather, the rest is 'leatherette'.The Australian 1934 Buick Series 40 line-up.Production numbers.618 1934 8/40 sedans65 1934 8/40 coupes45 1934 8/40 roadsters Edited December 9, 2013 by 50jetback (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 Here you go Ben. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzcarnerd Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 50jetback, good to see that info re 1934 8/40 production figures. Did they also do some in 1935? I haven't looked at mine for a long time but I think its number is around 1600. Maybe the numbers started at 1000? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
50jetback Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 50jetback, good to see that info re 1934 8/40 production figures. Did they also do some in 1935? I haven't looked at mine for a long time but I think its number is around 1600. Maybe the numbers started at 1000?1030 Buick 8/40 sedans were produced at Holden in 1935.This is the ID tag on my 1934 Roadster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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