MRJBUICK Posted December 18, 2022 Share Posted December 18, 2022 (edited) I was on vacation this week and on Tuesday and Wednesday I had to change the water pump, thermostat, and all the Hoses which included 2 throttle body preheater Hoses and 6 heater Hoses so 10 Hoses in total and the heater control valve on my 87 Firebird V6. A much bigger job than I thought lol. But the bonus was both days the Reatta was the errand and parts runner, not a bad way to do things. Edited December 18, 2022 by MRJBUICK (see edit history) 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parkertom Posted December 19, 2022 Share Posted December 19, 2022 1 hour ago, MRJBUICK said: I was on vacation this week and on Tuesday and Wednesday I had to change the water pump, thermostat, and all the Hoses which included 2 throttle body preheater Hoses and 6 heater Hoses so 10 Hoses in total and the heater control valve on my 87 Firebird V6. A much bigger job than I thought lol. But the bonus was both days the Reatta was the errand and parts runner, not a bad way to do things. Is that a 57 I spy in the background? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRJBUICK Posted December 19, 2022 Share Posted December 19, 2022 Yes it is, good catch That is a 57 Special mdl 41 my wife and I have owned since 1982 we bought it from the original owner with 6,100 miles it now has just about 13,000. Very original but the paint which is Sylvan Gray metallic is getting very thin. When we bought the car it looked like someone had painted the bumpers silver. Some people who don't use their car much also don't care for the exterior as they should. It did get the antifreeze and oil changed once a year. Original bare bones car no P/S no P/B had the radio removed at the dealer and it is supposed to be white on the bottom but he bought an all gray car so I think the dealer paintedone on the lot. All these low milage cars have a story 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parkertom Posted December 19, 2022 Share Posted December 19, 2022 55 minutes ago, MRJBUICK said: Yes it is, good catch That is a 57 Special mdl 41 my wife and I have owned since 1982 we bought it from the original owner with 6,100 miles it now has just about 13,000. Very original but the paint which is Sylvan Gray metallic is getting very thin. When we bought the car it looked like someone had painted the bumpers silver. Some people who don't use their car much also don't care for the exterior as they should. It did get the antifreeze and oil changed once a year. Original bare bones car no P/S no P/B had the radio removed at the dealer and it is supposed to be white on the bottom but he bought an all gray car so I think the dealer paintedone on the lot. All these low milage cars have a story Nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnD1956 Posted January 2, 2023 Author Share Posted January 2, 2023 With a stretch of very mild weather, and mostly clear roads after a rain day washed off most of the rock salt, I answered the call of the Super. Just 15 miles or so, enough to address that "itch". It felt so good to drive it again. Passed this overgrown creekbed And got this January 2nd photo to counter the last few years January photos with snow over the top of the snowblower auger. Looks like I only added 875 miles to her in 2022. Just kinda lost interest for a while. But I had a request to provide a "name" for this sweetie for a project and after thinking about it for a while, with the help of a few friends and my boys, I decided to name her "Annie". Linda's middle name (as given by both her birth mom and her adoptive parents), the first car we bought together, and Sunshine yellow (as in Lil Orphan Annie}. While I don't normally name my cars, I think this one is perfect for this bright spot in my life. 8 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Bruce aka First Born Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 Love that Super. George and I did about 50 miles or so , out around Lake Arrowhead. I enjoyed the drive. Sorry, no pictures. Lost interest understood. I have only driven a little over 2000 the past couple years, total. Ben 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnD1956 Posted January 3, 2023 Author Share Posted January 3, 2023 @Ben Bruce aka First BornI hope to get some pictures of Annie with George at the National Meet. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Centurion Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 (edited) I've looked forward to a dry day to exercise the Wildcat. Today was beautiful and I had the day off, so squeezed in a pleasant cruise. I'm fortunate that the Orting - Kapowsin Highway is nearby, furnishing opportunities to let the Wildcat roar without traffic signals and road congestion. I stopped at the little rural grocery store to grab a Coke. As I stepped out of the Wildcat, a gentleman approached me after loading some items into the trunk of his late model Miata. He said " '65?" I replied in the affirmative, and he told me that his father had owned one. I noted that my father had owned one as well, and we learned that we were nearly the same age when our fathers bought their new '65 Wildcats. He continued, saying that seeing the car brought back lots of memories. He thanked me for bringing it out, shook my hand, and said that his late father was always a "Buick Man". I told him that my Dad was a "Buick Man" as well, and advised him that I still drive Buicks every day. These kinds of conversations are always gratifying. Like many of us, I'm disappointed by GM's current "management" of the Buick brand, but the great Buicks of the past evoke significant memories for so many people. Edited January 3, 2023 by Centurion (see edit history) 11 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buicknutty Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 The temps have been up and down here in Ontario, and when it gets cold at nights they tend to salt the roads, and/or use the brine on them so I've been very leary of taking any of mine out for a winter's drive. Though we are supposed to get a lot of rain overnight so if it clears tomorrow or the next day I'll try to take on of the babies out for a drive. Keith (John, that sounds like a perfect name for your Super!) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Bruce aka First Born Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 11 hours ago, JohnD1956 said: @Ben Bruce aka First BornI hope to get some pictures of Annie with George at the National Meet. That would be neat, John. Not going to hold my breath but hoping. Ben 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRJBUICK Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 (edited) On Monday the 2nd I drove my 60 6 window for the last time. She is on her way to a new home and I know it will be treated better than I was able to. So as bittersweet as it was this is the right thing to do. I guess at 64 I am finally growing up and realizing what I can't do, naahhh lol Man was it a tight fit. Good by old friend Happy New Year to all Marty Edited January 4, 2023 by MRJBUICK (see edit history) 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dibarlaw Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 Yes Marty I know that bittersweet feeling. It was a year ago today that I got to steer my 1937 on the last ride. Dragging it the length of the conastoga trailer..... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnD1956 Posted January 10, 2023 Author Share Posted January 10, 2023 Took a ride to a town about 15 miles away from Cooperstown, NY. to interview our Chapter member with this beautiful 66 Gran Sport Given that it is pretty much the dead of winter in our area, and this fellow lives 94miles from my home, I took the Regal. What a fantastic ride! The local county route 80 was a sports car dream! And all the roads were in great shape, with no snow or ice. Here is one view of so many I witnessed. At any rate, the Regal was a blast on these roads and besides Otsego Lake, which hosts Cooperstown at its southern point. That Regal GS is truly a Beautiful Buick! 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRJBUICK Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 John not to take anything away from the Regal and your enjoyable drive but that looks line one nice GS and a sedan also, please don't tell me its a stick do you have any more pics or details of the 66 and is the color Black or Dark Blue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parkertom Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 On 1/4/2023 at 9:45 AM, MRJBUICK said: On Monday the 2nd I drove my 60 6 window for the last time. She is on her way to a new home and I know it will be treated better than I was able to. So as bittersweet as it was this is the right thing to do. I guess at 64 I am finally growing up and realizing what I can't do, naahhh lol Man was it a tight fit. Good by old friend Happy New Year to all Marty Glad to see you found a good home for it! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parkertom Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 12 hours ago, JohnD1956 said: Took a ride to a town about 15 miles away from Cooperstown, NY. to interview our Chapter member with this beautiful 66 Gran Sport Given that it is pretty much the dead of winter in our area, and this fellow lives 94miles from my home, I took the Regal. What a fantastic ride! The local county route 80 was a sports car dream! And all the roads were in great shape, with no snow or ice. Here is one view of so many I witnessed. At any rate, the Regal was a blast on these roads and besides Otsego Lake, which hosts Cooperstown at its southern point. That Regal GS is truly a Beautiful Buick! Looks good! I owned a 2012 GS at one point but I just wasn’t as happy with it as I was with my 2001 GS that I drove before it. I have been toying with the idea of getting one of the last GS models (18-20) but not sure yet. Still enjoying my Park Avenue Ultra and not sure I can justify having both! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnD1956 Posted January 10, 2023 Author Share Posted January 10, 2023 1 hour ago, parkertom said: Looks good! I owned a 2012 GS at one point but I just wasn’t as happy with it as I was with my 2001 GS that I drove before it. I have been toying with the idea of getting one of the last GS models (18-20) but not sure yet. Still enjoying my Park Avenue Ultra and not sure I can justify having both! I have never ridden in a '99 -2000 Regal GS but I am sure its a great ride. I know the same period Regal LS has great seats for touring. The seat in this 2013 Regal GS does not have as comfortable seats. And the tight suspension in the standard mode is more than adequate for most driving. Putting it in Sport or GS mode is something I do for only short periods. But my feeling is that the low profile tires are loud and very harsh. These months I use a winter tire which is an 18" vs the summer tires 20" rim. And the ride is considerably better. What I do like about the car is the seemingly endless punch, the tight body lean in even sharp curves, the GREAT brakes, and its entertainment system. It definitely is not our father's Buick. But the Buick quality is there. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnD1956 Posted January 10, 2023 Author Share Posted January 10, 2023 14 hours ago, JohnD1956 said: Took a ride to a town about 15 miles away from Cooperstown, NY. to interview our Chapter member with this beautiful 66 Gran Sport Given that it is pretty much the dead of winter in our area, and this fellow lives 94miles from my home, I took the Regal. What a fantastic ride! The local county route 80 was a sports car dream! And all the roads were in great shape, with no snow or ice. Here is one view of so many I witnessed. At any rate, the Regal was a blast on these roads and besides Otsego Lake, which hosts Cooperstown at its southern point. That Regal GS is truly a Beautiful Buick! that Gran Sport is dark blue. It is gorgeous, inside and out. I have quite a few pictures for my article but need to finish reviewing and adjusting them. It is not a 4 speed. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRJBUICK Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 John cant wait to see the article, shame its not a 4 speed but I don't think that would be to hard to overlook on this car lol These days you really have to do homework before choosing tires, I put a great set of Pirelli's on my wife's 2014 Lacrosse and even though not a GS with the V6 power and the superb suspension's we have now days it is a ton of fun to drive. Then i put a different set of Pirellis on my 18 GMC Terrain and they work great but are a little noisier than they were supposed to be. I think the tire Mfg's are trying to put everything in a tire, and as I tell customers there is always a tradeoff. You are right these are not our Fathers Buick's but in some ways they are far superior. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parkertom Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 48 minutes ago, MRJBUICK said: John cant wait to see the article, shame its not a 4 speed but I don't think that would be to hard to overlook on this car lol These days you really have to do homework before choosing tires, I put a great set of Pirelli's on my wife's 2014 Lacrosse and even though not a GS with the V6 power and the superb suspension's we have now days it is a ton of fun to drive. Then i put a different set of Pirellis on my 18 GMC Terrain and they work great but are a little noisier than they were supposed to be. I think the tire Mfg's are trying to put everything in a tire, and as I tell customers there is always a tradeoff. You are right these are not our Fathers Buick's but in some ways they are far superior. Good point on the tires. A 2020 GS I am looking at just had new tires put on it by the dealer to prepare it for sale. Uniroyal Tiger Paws…. not feeling too good about how that is going to ride. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnD1956 Posted January 11, 2023 Author Share Posted January 11, 2023 10 hours ago, parkertom said: Still enjoying my Park Avenue Ultra and not sure I can justify having both! LOL.. who needs to justify anything? Life is short. Enjoy while you still can. 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parkertom Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 2 hours ago, JohnD1956 said: LOL.. who needs to justify anything? Life is short. Enjoy while you still can. I like the way you think! 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buicknutty Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 John, my wife recently bought a 2018 Regal GS and it is one fine ride, when you put it in GS mode it really tightens things up. She loves it, needless to say. Keith 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buicknutty Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 Now to the older Buicks. I finally got to take one out for cruise late yesterday and I choose the '69 Electra. It started good and ran well on the 15 mile drive I gave it. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machine Gun Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 16 hours ago, parkertom said: Good point on the tires. A 2020 GS I am looking at just had new tires put on it by the dealer to prepare it for sale. Uniroyal Tiger Paws…. not feeling too good about how that is going to ride. Totally different animal, but for what it's worth I just had a set of Tiger Paws installed on my wife's 2016 Forester. So far so good. Handling is fine, and not a noisy tire. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machine Gun Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 7 hours ago, Buicknutty said: Now to the older Buicks. I finally got to take one out for cruise late yesterday and I choose the '69 Electra. It started good and ran well on the 15 mile drive I gave it. Such a beautiful car! There's something about the '69 front end and instrument panel styling that make the Electra and LeSabre my favorite postwar Buicks. My dad bought a '69 LeSabre new from Leschel Buick in Paterson, NJ and kept it for only four years until he traded it on a '73. It's a shame that the full size '69s have become pretty scarce. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buicknutty Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 6 hours ago, Machine Gun said: Such a beautiful car! There's something about the '69 front end and instrument panel styling that make the Electra and LeSabre my favorite postwar Buicks. My dad bought a '69 LeSabre new from Leschel Buick in Paterson, NJ and kept it for only four years until he traded it on a '73. It's a shame that the full size '69s have become pretty scarce. Yes, they certainly have, though at one time they were common, even the big girls like an Electra. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elpad Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 Drove 30 miles round trip to Art Deco Weekend Festival and Car Show at South Beach on a cold 47 degrees day, Please don’t laugh, this is South Florida! 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gungeey Posted January 22, 2023 Share Posted January 22, 2023 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dibarlaw Posted January 23, 2023 Share Posted January 23, 2023 Four car friends showed up to look at my 2 Buicks on Saturday. 2 of them are brothers in their early 20s. One of the brothers is the new owner of a 1927 Buick Standard sedan pictured below. Insead of them just looking over the cars in the garage I said "well, pile in and lets go for a ride!" That was the first time ole Beulah had a full load of 5 passengers. Beulah enjoyed the exercise and performed superbly. The passengers seemed to enjoy the ride also at least for the first mile. But after that the rear seat passengers had a slightly frosted look. Only about 38 degrees.....in an open car.... 3 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Centurion Posted January 23, 2023 Share Posted January 23, 2023 A dry day in the Pacific Northwest encouraged me to drive the '65 Wildcat to work. The car is parked here along the Hylebos Waterway, Port of Tacoma. Regardless of the time of year, time behind the steering wheel of an old Buick is always a pleasure. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmTee Posted January 24, 2023 Share Posted January 24, 2023 The 'Cat looks great (as usual). I see you've swapped the turbines for road wheels. I like the Wildcat centers. I suppose these are 'correct', but I do like it with the turbines too... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Centurion Posted January 24, 2023 Share Posted January 24, 2023 40 minutes ago, EmTee said: The 'Cat looks great (as usual). I see you've swapped the turbines for road wheels. I like the Wildcat centers. I suppose these are 'correct', but I do like it with the turbines too... I like both, and have a hard time picking a favorite wheel trim. For now, I have the option of switching from time-to-time! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmTee Posted January 24, 2023 Share Posted January 24, 2023 5 minutes ago, Centurion said: For now, I have the option of switching from time-to-time! As they say: "Variety is the spice of life!" 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edwin The Kid Posted January 24, 2023 Share Posted January 24, 2023 Had a good snow here in Kansas so I took the Buick out for some very responsible and safe driving, never once sliding around in the snow. Also rode around in and drove a friends 28 Marmon. 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parkertom Posted January 29, 2023 Share Posted January 29, 2023 Visiting my grandparents in Florida for a few days this week. Weather has been decent and we took his 53 Super out to a local cruise-in today. It’s a recent acquisition for him and my first time driving it. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parkertom Posted January 29, 2023 Share Posted January 29, 2023 The only other Buick at the Cruise-in mentioned above was this 66 Skylark GS convertible that was for sale. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parkertom Posted January 29, 2023 Share Posted January 29, 2023 (edited) While in town, my grandfather and I went over to check out Ted Vernon’s new dealership in Lake Wales, FL. You may remember him from South Beach Classics that was on TV a while back. A few Buicks around. Not my choice of wheels on this 61 LeSabre. The Reatta was left with open windows. Edited January 29, 2023 by parkertom (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parkertom Posted January 29, 2023 Share Posted January 29, 2023 (edited) 2 minutes ago, parkertom said: While in town, my grandfather and I went over to check out Ted Vernon’s new dealership in Lake Wales, FL. You may remember him from South Beach Classics that was on TV a while back. A few Buicks around. Some have seen better days. Edited January 29, 2023 by parkertom (see edit history) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parkertom Posted January 29, 2023 Share Posted January 29, 2023 (edited) 2 minutes ago, parkertom said: This Century could be made nice again. Edited January 29, 2023 by parkertom (see edit history) 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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