Leif Holmberg Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 After 1 1/2 year in my garage the Buick 1927-24 "special"is inspected by the Swedish "bilprovning"today 2017-09-21 without any problems. Leif in Sweden. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buick special Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 Excellent . ... and a very beautiful car 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubert_25-25 Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 Leif, You have really put together an exceptionally good looking Buick. That is a lot of work. Congratulations. Hugh 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dibarlaw Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 Great looks for what you started with. Leif is the only one I know who can take a bolt and make it in to a Buick! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 Beautiful automobile. Congratulations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leif Holmberg Posted September 21, 2017 Author Share Posted September 21, 2017 (edited) Thanks Hugh and Larry . I don`t think you ever can imagen what kind of car parts I have used on this "Buick". 3 Huppmobile fenders,1 Oakland rear fender,Willys Knight hood sides, Chevrolet 1957 carb,(6 volt electric fuel fump)new made rear end from rear of the seat,top from an onknown 1920s touring car,cutted off to fit this Roadster,new made seats cutted off from Buick1956 spare parts I had in my barn, 1924 Buick 4 cyl.cowl withe the wall against the engine reverced, The body is lowered 2 1/2" inch and body is narrowed a lot too, you can see that on the rear fenders.I have change the distributor to a Volvo 164 models,the flat fan belt is now a V-type.The sufflett are used from a mid 1920s Studebaker 5 seat touring. It´s missing the stripes just becuse the I haven`t decided what color I want to stripe with. Leif in Sweden. Edited December 19, 2017 by Leif Holmberg (see edit history) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leif Holmberg Posted September 21, 2017 Author Share Posted September 21, 2017 (edited) Maybe you will be dissapointed now when I have told what I have used on this "Buick",but i have "restored" a lot of cars so I hade to anything different and fun this time from my old parts lying in the shed. The chassie and engine are Buick anyway. Leif in Sweden. Edited September 21, 2017 by Leif Holmberg (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Bruce aka First Born Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 Dissapointed ! Not in the least. Beautiful car. I would be proud of it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Shaw Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 Great job Leif! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubert_25-25 Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 Leif, I am glad that you mentioned all of the different parts you made this car from. You missed your calling as an automotive designer, because everything that you did flows seamlessly. It is one thing to put things back the way the factory did, and another to put a car together from other parts and make it look like it was all meant to be. Really beautiful work. Hugh 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dracenroc Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 Congratulations Leif! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Engle Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 So who says you can't turn a sows ear into a silk purse? Great job Leif! Bob Engle 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian_Heil Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 As we say here 'I hope you drive it like you stole it!' Looks like a great car to have lots of fun with. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Wiegand Posted September 22, 2017 Share Posted September 22, 2017 The Silver paint on the artillery wheels really sets the whole thing off. That color with the Black everything else is quite striking. Pretty cool I'd say. Terry Wiegand South Hutchinson, Kansas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
27donb Posted September 24, 2017 Share Posted September 24, 2017 One of a kind! Beautiful work! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Schramm Posted September 25, 2017 Share Posted September 25, 2017 Great looking car. by the way, bilprovning = vehicle inspection. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_B Posted September 25, 2017 Share Posted September 25, 2017 Leif, Great job! I didn't know Buick made that model. It took more than a little imagination to bring all those parts from different cars together to create something that looks like it could have been factory. Johnny Cash has nothing on you! Best, Dave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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