Guest imported_MrEarl Posted February 20, 2005 Share Posted February 20, 2005 I am starting a new thread called Buick Trucks. I am not that knowledgeable of them so hopefully everyone will chime in with their opinions of years, whether they are original or modified autos etc etc. 1910 Bakery Delivery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest imported_MrEarl Posted February 20, 2005 Share Posted February 20, 2005 Year/ model ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robberbach Posted February 20, 2005 Share Posted February 20, 2005 Just went last weekend and seen two in OH a 1913 and a 1915. the 13 had been restored and very nice I might add. The 15 is in need of resto. There is a 1910 I believe in the truck museum in Auburn IN. It looks like a buckboard wagon with a 2 cyl motor slung underneath. Yhe Buick trucks were special built for the most part, different from the cars. Different chassis mainly.. There were three or four trucks at the centenial in Flint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Budd Posted February 20, 2005 Share Posted February 20, 2005 Not sure the year or model, but the second photo is fire truck, which is very cool. you can see the "D.F.D" (or is it a G?) on the hood, that would stand for Dallas Fire Department or something like that. It's the Fire Chief's car (says Chief on the door, probably that's the Chief driving it judging by his hat). You can see the "federal" siren mounted up top (makes the longgggg wailing sound that we all recognize). Extra spotlights also mounted up top for lighting up the "scene". There's a few fire extinguishers mounted outboard, and a larger tank or something behind the driver. Odd that a Chiefs vehicle has any fire fighting equipment on board, but apparently it does in this case. They appear to be parked outside the fire house, as the two large brick bay doors would be the exits for the vehicles, sleeping quarters overhead.So this is a neat old photo of the Fire Chief of some fire department receiving his new vehicle. Probably the mayor and such with him for the photo op.Cool Lamar!Budd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest imported_MrEarl Posted February 20, 2005 Share Posted February 20, 2005 Robberbach, did you by any chance take photos of the 1913 and 15? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leif Holmberg Posted February 20, 2005 Share Posted February 20, 2005 The year is 1924 or 1925,it looks like a 120 or128 inch weelbase.What i can see it`s more luvres than 24, therfor i think it is 1924 mod 49 or 55 alt.1925 mod 49 or 55. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riv2x4 Posted February 20, 2005 Share Posted February 20, 2005 A member of the Chicagoland chapter has an unrestored 1923 Model 4-SDthat was at Flint. Larry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jscheib Posted February 20, 2005 Share Posted February 20, 2005 It sure would be interesting to find out where the first "D" in DFD stood for. It would appear this was the chief's car and also the first response, being a Buick and faster then the bigger trucks. The tank is likely what was know as a chemical much like an older water fire extinguisher that operated on a Soda-Acid method, where a small bottle of sulfuric acid would be mixed into a water and sodium bicarbonate solution with the water. The mixing created pressure that expelled the water. That is why you either had to invert the portable extinguisher or hit a plunger to activate the system. The small tank would have had a plunger ( as rather heavy to invert a tank fixed to the vehicle), that would allow possible a 50-100 gallon of water to be dispelled without the use of a pump. There were even larger units on the bigger trucks and you may have heard of the expression "chemical engines" in use for such units. They were not for chemical fires.I wonder how many old fire fighters around remember these?John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest norb Posted February 20, 2005 Share Posted February 20, 2005 More buick trucks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest norb Posted February 20, 2005 Share Posted February 20, 2005 Truck 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest norb Posted February 20, 2005 Share Posted February 20, 2005 Truck 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest imported_MrEarl Posted February 21, 2005 Share Posted February 21, 2005 John, here is the link to the photograph that is on ebay. The seller seems to think the D is an O and that it is possibly in Orlando, Florida. Doesn't look like what I ever thought Orlando looked like in that era though. ebay fire truckNorb those are some great Buick truck ads.You must have an awesome collection of Buick memorobilia. THANK YOU for sharing!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robberbach Posted February 21, 2005 Share Posted February 21, 2005 Sorry Lamar, no pics, but the 13 appeared in the Bugle last month or the month before. The pics don't do it justice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riv2x4 Posted February 21, 2005 Share Posted February 21, 2005 There is a 1914 Model 4 Firetruck on the cover of the Dec 85 Bugle. I don't have a scanner so I can't provide a picture. My Riv is on the back cover and the story is by the previous owner.Larry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stage 1 627 Posted February 25, 2005 Share Posted February 25, 2005 D.F.D might stand for Detroit Fire Department.It's just south of Flint.You may want to check with Detroit Historical Society. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest imported_MrEarl Posted February 28, 2005 Share Posted February 28, 2005 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robberbach Posted March 1, 2005 Share Posted March 1, 2005 Lamar, another thing that happened back in the 40's was truck conversions. When WWII began all new car production ceased in 42. Everything was rationed, including gas. Farmers with trucks could get more gas than anyone one else, to haul produce and so forth. But when the old truck broke down what to do? Many sedans gave their lives to become trucks back then. There was a 26 Buick up on Ebay last year. From the pics it looked like they had done a good job of putting the cab together. It even had a "T" sticker in the window for gas rationing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Centurion Posted March 15, 2005 Share Posted March 15, 2005 Mr. Earl has suggested that I add the photos of the Buick Tow Truck that was photographed at a Turlock, California swap meet several years ago. The consensus is that the vehicle began life as a Model 72 four-door (Riviera) sedan, possibly a 1951 model that has been fitted with a 1950 grille and hood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Centurion Posted March 15, 2005 Share Posted March 15, 2005 No discussion of Buick trucks would be complete without mention of Paul Meyer's "Mimi", which is a 1942 Buick Model 90 converted by the Buick factory into a pickup truck. Many of you saw this vehicle at Flint or at other BCA events. The story is that Edward T. Ragsdale, Buick's manufacturing manager (and, later, general manager), named the vehicle after his daughter, whose name appears in chrome script lettering on both sides of the vehicle. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rojo22 Posted March 21, 2005 Share Posted March 21, 2005 Thats one cool looking truck! I would have done something different with the railing, but the body is slick! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest imported_MrEarl Posted March 21, 2005 Share Posted March 21, 2005 I seem to recall that the truck was used at some point for giving tours on an estate/farm or something. I believe there were bench seats along the back so the rails were probably designed more for function than aesthetics or beauty.I may be 100% wrong here but that's how I heard it..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rojo22 Posted March 22, 2005 Share Posted March 22, 2005 Mr Earl, How about the yellow and black "truck", where did you see this vehicle, and do you know anything about it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Remus! Posted March 23, 2005 Share Posted March 23, 2005 Now THAT is beautiful!If it werern't for the left hand steering, I'd guess it was a "ute" type vehicle which was, and still is produced and sold in Australia, NZ, etc, of which stateside we have no equivalent. {maybe the foreign plates are unduly influencing me?} Any other info on it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest imported_MrEarl Posted June 25, 2005 Share Posted June 25, 2005 Currently on eBay, aside from the imo poorly done roof line and rear window it's ebay link to 55 truck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest imported_MrEarl Posted August 12, 2005 Share Posted August 12, 2005 Did anyone get good photos of the Buick truck at Batavia? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubba Posted August 12, 2005 Share Posted August 12, 2005 Mr. Earl, just caught this thread for the first time. The Buick firetruck appears to be a 1924-45. It has high pressure tires and Buick went to balloonsin 1925. The headlight shells are painted black where as a model 55 would be nickel plated. I don't think it's a model 49. The 49 has a different steeringwheel and this looks like the regular one as best that I can tell. Did anyone on this thread get this picture off ebay? bubba Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reatta Man Posted August 12, 2005 Share Posted August 12, 2005 I still remember the incredible job someone did on a 1970 El Camino, replacing the hood, fenders, bumber, dash and seats from a Gran Sport. It was at the annual meeting in Columbus a few years ago. I'd still like to own that truck! Wonder what a 2005 or 2006 Buick Lacrosse would look like converted into an El Camino-styled vehicle? Sort of a smaller, more affordable and fuel efficient Cadillac Escalade?Hey, anyone at GM listening????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest imported_MrEarl Posted August 12, 2005 Share Posted August 12, 2005 I confess, I borrowed it for the purpose of posting it here. I often bid on these but man, old automoblie pictures can go sky high. Thanks for the info re the truck. Please share more info on old trucks if you have it. Thanks, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest imported_MrEarl Posted August 12, 2005 Share Posted August 12, 2005 I think the one you described was at Flint too. I took a picture of it but it was on one of the three rolls that I lost on the show grounds that day. I'm still crying over that and would love to have them.Be sure and take some before and after shots of that Lacrosse you converting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.Goode Posted August 12, 2005 Share Posted August 12, 2005 Nice thread here, mr Earl !I found this while surfing the net : http://www.ohtm.org/08buickt.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 21, 2005 Share Posted August 21, 2005 here is the link to your buick truck.popcorn, anyone?http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Buick-Mod...1QQcmdZViewItem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest imported_MrEarl Posted August 21, 2005 Share Posted August 21, 2005 Thanks Tommy This is a conversion someone was doing and offered it up on ebay Can you tell if the pop corn truck is a Buick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 21, 2005 Share Posted August 21, 2005 that popcorn truck is a ford, you can tell by the thin wire wheels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest imported_MrEarl Posted August 22, 2005 Share Posted August 22, 2005 An old school 26 Roadster Pick UpThanks to the individual that currently has it on eBay 26 Roadster PU on ebay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imported_paldo38 Posted August 28, 2005 Share Posted August 28, 2005 Mr. Earl - am delighted to find this thread on Buick Trucks! It's an underappreciated aspect of Buick. There's a feature story about Buick Trucks at http://www.prewarbuick.com/id173.htm. The pictures you show are terrific! What a shame Buick dropped out of the truck market. (You have no doubt seen the 1938 Buick "El Camino" for lack of a better term; it's handsome, elegant as any good Buick, and pratical too.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.Goode Posted November 22, 2005 Share Posted November 22, 2005 Mr. Earl I'm reviving your Truck thread, as I went garagevisting at a member of the Danish Buickclub, and I took some pictures of his 1915 Fire truck that I thought you might like to see. It's a very beautiful truck, as you can see from the pictures. After seeing this one, every big boy in the garage that day, wanted to be a firefighter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jscheib Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 Does anyone have the history of this Buick Fire Truck. It must have been in service somewhere in Europe. Was it at a GM factory? John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest imported_MrEarl Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 Wow, that is awesome. Must have been even more so in person. Thanks for sharing. Can you find out more about it and its history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.Goode Posted November 24, 2005 Share Posted November 24, 2005 The firetruck was in a museum in Ohio until the late 80's, if I remember correctly. I believe it changed hands a couple of times over here until it ended up at this collector.I think Martin Andersen is a member of the BCA, he has in his collection about 20 Buicks with a 1908 being the oldest, and 1958 the newest !!here's another small treat for ya'll -> Wolf whistle (you will need realplayer to view)Have fun ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jscheib Posted November 24, 2005 Share Posted November 24, 2005 Thanks for the info. I loved the video and the whistle. Too bad I missed seeing it while it was still in the US.John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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