Centurion Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 Since it's not possible for me to add all the Buicks I would love to my collection, I've enjoyed focusing on the garage itself. Over the years, I've acquired several Buick signs, mostly reproductions, and have added Buick-related art prints and model cars. The garage is ever-evolving, but these images pretty well capture the present state. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jscheib Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 Brian, This leaves me just breathless. What a wonderful collection. I have to get busy with some model kits this winter, but never will match that. John. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin1221 Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 Fabulous collection and a perfect display. I love it!Kevin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnD1956 Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 Now There's some passion!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Wiegand Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 Brian, I can tell you a lot of stories behind some of your Buick signs. We had a lot of fun with them in Flint in 2003. Terry WiegandSouth Hutchinson, Kansas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billbuickgs Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 Is there room for a bed in your garage ? I think I would like to spend a couple days there !!!!You should be very , very proud of your work but where are all the cardboard boxes full ofused parts like the rest of us have ? NICE !!!!Bill 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avgwarhawk Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 This is not a garage. This is a museum. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glassesguy Posted December 25, 2015 Share Posted December 25, 2015 Fabulous, Brian! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithbrother Posted December 25, 2015 Share Posted December 25, 2015 Very, VERY nice?Dale in Indy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airy Cat Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 After seeing this garage I'm going to burn mine down! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrEarl Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 After seeing this garage I'm going to burn mine down! :o WELL FOR GOD'S SAKE PULL THE '54 OUT FIRST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrEarl Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 I have been purposely putting off even looking at this thread until I had time to peruse and give it the attention it deserves. I give up. Like Bill, I think I could spend days looking over this collection and asking questions and hearing the history and about where every thing came from. I see SO MANY rare and one of pieces in here!!! Even the reproductions are nice and were selected with great taste. I can appreciate too the $$ and time spent acquiring this superb collection. And you know what, I know Brian, he is a just a mainstream working family man and I can assure you he does not have the means to simply buy every piece he would like to on eBay and elsewhere like many well to do collectors, this makes me appreciate this collection even more. Each and every piece is so artfully displayed, I know that has to take time but must be a lot of fun.Thank you so much for taking the time to take and post all the pictures Brian. Please keep us up to date of any new pieces you may acquire or possible re positioning of the collections etc. Rita too was in awe of all this and only had one question to ask. "How long does it take him to dust all that". To that I replied "He doesn't, his good wife does" which was met with "Well don't get any such ideas in YOUR head!" Again, thanks for sharing Brian. Now back to the top of the page for a slow scroll back down. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScarredKnightfan Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 Holy cow ... what an amazingly stunningly awesome collection! Would LOVE to see it in person & really take time to look at it. I'm guessing these pics don't do your museum justice. Cort www.oldcarsstronghearts.compigValve, paceMaker, cowValve | 1979 Caprice Classic (awaiting new owner)"May your days be merry and bright" __ Irving Berlin/Bing Crosby __ 'White Christmas' 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TG57Roadmaster Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 Didn't see this till now. Of course your garage is stupendous(!), but tell me about the Sputnik lamp. Or is it a radio? Great job, TG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Centurion Posted January 7, 2016 Author Share Posted January 7, 2016 Didn't see this till now. Of course your garage is stupendous(!), but tell me about the Sputnik lamp. Or is it a radio? Great job, TG Tom, good catch! There's a fellow here in the Tacoma area who produces all manner of one-off lamps, utilizing various automotive or household items. Among my favorites are his many lamps patterned after Seattle's Space Needle. He has also produced a variety of flying saucer lamps, but, when I saw this Sputnik lamp, I knew that it needed to find a home in my garage! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrEarl Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 Just coming back to gawk at this awesome collection. I am still seeing things that I did not see in my previous visits. For instance check out the crests reflected in the mirror in this shot. How about a full head on shot of that Brian. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Gelinas (XP-300) Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 (edited) WOW! I'm stunned. Awesome collection and garage. Just love those models. Edited January 22, 2016 by xp-300 (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpecialEducation Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 After seeing this garage I'm going to burn mine down! Between school and building my dad's shop, I haven't been able to do much in my garage in quite a while. I went out there last night and started a fire......in the stove, of course. It doesn't look like I did much, but it was nice to get something done. Eating the elephant, 1 bite at a time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AC Fuhrman Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 I like the Pan Am model! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Centurion Posted January 22, 2016 Author Share Posted January 22, 2016 (edited) I like the Pan Am model! AC, that's a whole other room, but it's kind of outside the scope of the Buick focus. Some days, though, the driveway becomes my stand-in for San Francisco International Airport, sometime near the dawn of the Jet Age: MrEarl, I'll try to nab a photo of that mirror in the near future. Oh, and the camera I use is a simple $199 Panasonic DMC-SZ02. It's a point-and-shoot camera, but it seems to work well for me. Edited January 22, 2016 by Centurion (see edit history) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpecialEducation Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 Are you up to 30,000 models yet? http://www.freep.com/story/money/nation-now/2016/03/21/minnesota-house-of-cars/82075114/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrEarl Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 Unbelievable, what a passion. Can you imagine dusting all of those. Thanks for sharing. BTW Matt, I pm'd you a few days ago, noticed you haven't opened it yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpecialEducation Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 10 hours ago, MrEarl said: BTW Matt, I pm'd you a few days ago, noticed you haven't opened it yet? Must have gotten lost in the software shuffle. I see a PM I sent you on 3/5, but I see no replies. I also see a message I sent Brian Clark that shows no reply. Pretty certain I got replies on both, but I can't see them now. On the other hand, I see a February conversation with Mr. De Fiore and it looks like the entire exchange is intact... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrEarl Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 Think I sent it to 55 Survivor, your dad? instead of you maybe... duhhh I have re sent it Brian, so sorry for hijacking your thread, I will clean it up once i get all my moderator privileges back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpecialEducation Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 14 hours ago, MrEarl said: Unbelievable, what a passion. Can you imagine dusting all of those. Funny, the article said, “He would sit and polish these cars every day,” and then there's a photo of a dusty Buick next to a dusty Pontiac. I think Obsessive/Compulsive would be an understatement. 3 hours ago, MrEarl said: Brian, so sorry for hijacking your thread, I will clean it up once i get all my moderator privileges back. Perhaps you don't have mod privileges because you keep hijacking threads? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosage Chavis Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 Loving this museum you have! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilgrim65 Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 Great ,amazing dedication, you must be proud, I would be. thanks for sharing cheers pilgrim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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