Morgan Wright 917 Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 On 8/14/2016 at 4:05 PM, tinsled said: My 1942 Series 70 Roadmaster is still a project car, but this must be my favorite photo of it: This is when and where I first saw it "live"; On the freight forwarder's back yard when I came to pick her up after the ocean freight. I bought the car by photographs and had it hauled from Las Vegas to Helsinki past winter.... 1942 is a rare year. They only made a few of them. Link to post Share on other sites
MrEarl 8,784 Posted August 25, 2016 Author Share Posted August 25, 2016 I'm not seeing a picture? 1 Link to post Share on other sites
MCHinson 3,761 Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 2 hours ago, MrEarl said: I'm not seeing a picture? Me neither. I was not sure if it was just me or not... Link to post Share on other sites
Larry Schramm 2,910 Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 Here is what the properties of the picture says. HyperText Transfer Protocol with Privacy Link to post Share on other sites
tinsled 14 Posted August 27, 2016 Share Posted August 27, 2016 I probably added the picture via Google+ photo service... Now added another uploaded from my PC hd. - Hope this helps. Sorry for inconvenience. /TS 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Latitude70 11 Posted October 6, 2016 Share Posted October 6, 2016 Hi! Thought I'd introduce myself here. I purchased this 39' 46C La Opera at the turn of this year and can't tell you how much fun I am having with this car! Solid, simple, and so regal to drive. I don't have a ton of history on it, but our story started with a 350 mile road trip with my wife, a UHaul trailer, and a bit more trepidation with the weight than I had planned for. I'm looking forward to learning more from all of you by browsing this forum. 11 Link to post Share on other sites
Ben Bruce aka First Born 3,461 Posted October 6, 2016 Share Posted October 6, 2016 Welcome to our world. Beautiful car. Ben Link to post Share on other sites
jvelde 256 Posted October 6, 2016 Share Posted October 6, 2016 4 hours ago, Latitude70 said: Hi! Thought I'd introduce myself here. I purchased this 39' 46C La Opera at the turn of this year and can't tell you how much fun I am having with this car! Solid, simple, and so regal to drive. I don't have a ton of history on it, but our story started with a 350 mile road trip with my wife, a UHaul trailer, and a bit more trepidation with the weight than I had planned for. I'm looking forward to learning more from all of you by browsing this forum. Great looking car - I notice it has '39 Texas plate on the rear. Are you in Texas, and where, or was the car purchased in Texas? Would love to see it in person. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
1939_Buick 336 Posted October 6, 2016 Share Posted October 6, 2016 9 hours ago, Latitude70 said: Hi! Thought I'd introduce myself here. I purchased this 39' 46C La Opera at the turn of this year and can't tell you how much fun I am having with this car! Solid, simple, and so regal to drive. I don't have a ton of history on it, but our story started with a 350 mile road trip with my wife, a UHaul trailer, and a bit more trepidation with the weight than I had planned for. I'm looking forward to learning more from all of you by browsing this forum. Great looking car You can join the '39 Buick team here on the forum. (But with the latest software update links have been lost) Link to post Share on other sites
smithbrother 605 Posted October 6, 2016 Share Posted October 6, 2016 GREAT LOOKING car, perfect car for the Brunn sweep spear, Dale in Indy Link to post Share on other sites
Latitude70 11 Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 16 hours ago, jvelde said: Great looking car - I notice it has '39 Texas plate on the rear. Are you in Texas, and where, or was the car purchased in Texas? Would love to see it in person. This Texas plate was in the car when purchased, but we are in California, sorry. If you get out this way, would be happy to show you. Link to post Share on other sites
Buicknutty 2,067 Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 Lovely, lovely '39. Glad you're enjoying it. It looks like the colour is about the same as the Royal Maroon that my '41 is painted in. Keith Link to post Share on other sites
Latitude70 11 Posted November 2, 2016 Share Posted November 2, 2016 Yes, that sounds about right. I'll have to poke around and find pictures of yours to compare. Link to post Share on other sites
mcdarrunt 201 Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 My very common car,37 Special Sedan, in a very rare occasion--deep snow in the Dallas area. 5 Link to post Share on other sites
project61 16 Posted November 24, 2016 Share Posted November 24, 2016 (edited) OK, here's a unique pre-war piece. It's a Frankenbuick, built on a 1932 Series 50 chassis, specially for vintage rally work. Almost all body elements are from other pre-war Buicks, but combined in a new way! By way of explanation: Vintage TSD rally rules set the handicap by the year of the car, but newer equipment (besides safety items and engine internals) sets the effective year. One exception, any carburetor before 1949 is OK without penalty to year. So this car still has its original mechanical brakes and all its drivetrain, except for the engine having been bored out and fitted with aluminum pistons and insert bearings, and four sidedraft carburetors (just because there were four intake ports!). I stilll hope to get to making full pontoon fenders as in the original design plan, but it's road-legal now! Edited November 24, 2016 by project61 forgot an word of explanation (see edit history) 6 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Dave_B 88 Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 I love it! it really turned out great. I had been watching your progress on the Speedsters forum. This is a minor detail compared to the challenges of a project like this but I know what a bear it can be to tune and synchronize two SU carbs but 4? My hat is off to you sir. Dave 1 Link to post Share on other sites
kgreen 1,780 Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 On 4/5/2016 at 1:34 PM, Lawrence Helfand said: Hi Dave, I have always been inclined to mount WW's on my vintage cars especially rag tops but there is something sinister about black walls on this car that I like. I think of it as the early muscle car it is and in that regard WW's are a bit too charming. I heard a great line about WW's on a formal car being akin to wearing a black tux with sneakers. I have skirts for it but not sure I will mount them as they have a cruiser look and I am not into the Fulton sun visor, skirts, twin spotlights and wide white wall look for this ride. That's why I will keep the black rims and not go with the popular red. Red is just too cute on a 66S...for me anyway. Here is what it looked like when I first saw it, the photo is from the seller last year. Wow, you found rocker molding!!! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Morgan Wright 917 Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 My 1940 special. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
LAS VEGAS DAVE 380 Posted December 27, 2016 Share Posted December 27, 2016 Our 38 was the first picture on this thread and at the time it was original paint. Today it was 48 degrees and we were out for a ride and I snapped these new pictures with the cars new paint. We loved it original and we also love it now. This car was not disassembled to paint it, everything was just carefully masked. It had to be painted twice as the first paint was to chalky. This is a semi gloss PPG paint with a harder and no clear coat in the original color. 4 Link to post Share on other sites
Morgan Wright 917 Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 My '40 Special last October before I got a chance to put it away for winter. We get early snows up here. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
ROD W 298 Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 Here,s my 1920 K-44 Roadster 10 Link to post Share on other sites
Larry Schramm 2,910 Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 5 hours ago, ROD W said: Here,s my 1920 K-44 Roadster Nice car 4 Link to post Share on other sites
tigersdad 44 Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 (edited) The 32 Buick 8-86 Travelers Coupe at the Marin-Sonoma Cheese Factory here in Marin County, CA. Jay Novato, Ca Edited February 1, 2017 by tigersdad (see edit history) 7 Link to post Share on other sites
tigersdad 44 Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 5 Link to post Share on other sites
project61 16 Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 That is BUICK-buitiful! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Budensor 31 Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 Here's mine this was at Buick National in Allentown, Pa. Where will you see THREE OF THESE 1936 80C's at one show again. Two on the Show Field and One in Nicola Bulgari's Buick Collection. 6 Link to post Share on other sites
MCHinson 3,761 Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 I recently took a photo of my 1937 Century that has been getting a lot of positive comments elsewhere so I will share it here too. 8 Link to post Share on other sites
jvelde 256 Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 55 minutes ago, MCHinson said: I recently took a photo of my 1937 Century that has been getting a lot of positive comments elsewhere so I will share it here too. Looking sharp - car's not bad either! 4 Link to post Share on other sites
tigersdad 44 Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 What a great thread this is! Thanks Mr. Earl for starting it!! Jay Novato, CA 3 Link to post Share on other sites
Buicknutty 2,067 Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 I hope that Lamar doesn't mind me twisting this thread a bit. Here's a picture of my favourite pre war Buick. My '41 McLaughlin Buick Roadmaster coupe, in the garage with its hood sitting on its roof, while I do some work on it. Keith 10 Link to post Share on other sites
MrEarl 8,784 Posted February 9, 2017 Author Share Posted February 9, 2017 On 2/7/2017 at 3:40 PM, tigersdad said: What a great thread this is! Thanks Mr. Earl for starting it!! Jay Novato, CA I love it too Jay, thanks!! Love your 32 coupe too, especially those hood side panels. Link to post Share on other sites
pacrat 32 Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 Here is mine 10 Link to post Share on other sites
GARY F 450 Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 beautiful Link to post Share on other sites
amphigill 24 Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 My new favorite. 1934 model, 57 this is the day it arrived!! 6 Link to post Share on other sites
Morgan Wright 917 Posted February 27, 2017 Share Posted February 27, 2017 What's the deal with this thread? All the pics are gone. Link to post Share on other sites
MCHinson 3,761 Posted February 27, 2017 Share Posted February 27, 2017 4 hours ago, Morgan Wright said: What's the deal with this thread? All the pics are gone. The forum switch to a new server will result in photos not showing up temporarily. How does it look now? I have not looked back through the entire discssion but it looks to me like the photos are fine now. Link to post Share on other sites
jenz38 66 Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 (edited) My car, Last year with withwalls: Edited March 3, 2017 by jenz38 (see edit history) 6 Link to post Share on other sites
jenz38 66 Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 And at this days: 4 Link to post Share on other sites
jenz38 66 Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 My 263 Engine with compund carburetion and double tube exhaust: 4 Link to post Share on other sites
jenz38 66 Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 Here my runnin' engine: 3 Link to post Share on other sites
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