1922 Buick Touring Door Handles needed

[Mark Kikta]

Someone stole all 4 door handles when this car was in long term storage on a farm in NC. Anyone have a lead on correct door handles for model 22-45 Touring?

 

Thank you,

Mark kikta

[Hubert_25-25]

Mark, 

      Larry and I had door handles and escutcheons cast for our cars.  You have the same door handles.  We had 24 made (6 cars).   I have 1 extra set of these rough castings (still need to be ground and polished and nickel plated).   I will not be giving up my extra set until after I get mine finished and on the car.  This could be late 2019 or the following year before I free them up.  I don't bother looking for old handle sets because they are pot metal.  I do know someone with 3 decent pot metal handles though.  My suggestion is that if you are not in a hurry,  that we take names and consider using Hildebran Castings to make a mold and pour handles.  Unfortunately, we used a foundry of lower quality and the molds are not reusable so this is not helping out the next guy.  Larry and I will make available a handle and escutcheon when you are ready to make a mold if that is how you want to go.  I do have pricing from when we were looking into this.  Having more people interested does help spread the cost.  Vintage and classic reproductions does have a handle that is close, but it is not exact.     Hugh

Edited November 19, 2018 by Hubert_25-25 (see edit history)

[Mark Kikta]

Very interesting Hugh.  I have a few questions,

 

what would you be selling your last set for, after you finish yours?

 

I might even be interested in the 3 pot metal handles you spoke about.

 

Just thinking out of the box, did anyone look into 3-D printing these handles yet?  I spent some time with a metal fabricator that does this and they can print objects in a number of different metals?  They could even print things in a chrome metal that wouldn't needed chromed he said.

 

Mark

[dibarlaw]

Mark :

 The technology is available. But it would be at least as expensive to have it 3-D printed. I had 3-D printed some escutcheons just to use as patterns. I believe I still have some of the INVENTOR files that can be translated into the 3-D program. These Items would not be chromed they are to be nickeled. That is why we had them done in brass.

[Mark Kikta]

Ok great  I understand.  Thank you.