J.H.Boland Posted July 27, 2019 Share Posted July 27, 2019 8 hours ago, ROD W said: Larry, ( dibarlaw ) what does Beulah mean. It's a Hebrew word meaning "married" (Wikipedia). It's an appropriate name since we spend so much time and treasure on them ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dibarlaw Posted July 31, 2019 Share Posted July 31, 2019 Rod: The name Beulah was picked for our 1925 Standard at the whim of my wife. We love old radio shows of the 1930s through the 1950s. One of the characters on the old Fibber Magee and Molly show was "Beulah" their domestic help with an infectious laugh. …."laugh laugh......love that man". When we picked up our 1925-45 we tried to come up with a name that fit. "Remley" was chosen. A character from the Phil Harris Alice Faye Show. "Remley "was supposedly a member of Phil Harris's band who was always nursing a hangover. Now you know the rest of the story..... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubert_25-25 Posted December 8, 2020 Author Share Posted December 8, 2020 I have had to move on to other projects than the Buick lately, but I did finally complete my dashboard for the 1925 Buick Standard. Mark Kikta's 1922 Dash photo reminded me that I had not posted this photo. It takes a while to get all the correct gauges and to put each of them in order. The car came with several replacements of each that were in coffee cans. Unfortunately coffee cans hold water and the previous owner did me no favors by not protecting these hard to locate parts. I had all the parts working for a while but I was waiting on taking another batch of bezels to the plater so that I could finish the ignition switch. Hugh 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talarico8447 Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 WOW ! Great story, great work and a great Buick . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubert_25-25 Posted December 12, 2020 Author Share Posted December 12, 2020 I have started on the upholstery, and now the weather in Texas is finally nice, but this is short lived as winter does come here as well. With that, I have to work on outside projects and my Buick work has stopped. I will get back to sewing the interior once the weather drives me back inside. I have a shed where I do a lot of my "dirty work" and it is needing repairs and upgrades. These photos are from the first time I have been able to drive the car with leather back on the seats. I have only done the seat backs so far. I still need to spend a little more time on the details and the hidem for the edges. I still have the seat bottoms that I have not started yet. Hugh 13 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Wise Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 The car looks amazing, Hugh. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Wiegand Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 Hugh, The car really looks nice. You did a great job on the top. You also made new side curtains too? Terry Wiegand South Hutchinson, Kansas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Wright Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 Car looks brand new. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garnetkid Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 Great job Hugh, would love to see it in person some day. Leon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
27donb Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 It's very inspiring to see progress being made. Beautiful outside pictures Hugh! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Schramm Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 Hugh, Your car is looks amazing. Very nice job. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuckfmtexas Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 Wow, stunning results Hugh. Your car has a ‘healthy ‘ look in that it looks a bit bigger all the way around than my 1921 touring does. Mine just looks skinner and yours looks ‘bulked up’ if thats makes any sense. The dark paint, wheels and top may be contributing to my impressions. You need to do a Texas tour so us Texans can see the car first hand and admire your work👏👍 Chuck 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubert_25-25 Posted December 13, 2020 Author Share Posted December 13, 2020 Thank you for the compliments. That was a morning shot leaving the house early and returning as the sun was getting low. Trying to replicate the fine craftsmanship that the Buick employees started. I did make the side curtains as well. Same patterns as original. Just finding side curtain photos is a challenge, much less patterns. I have original side curtain patterns for several years, thanks to others on this forum. 1921 to 1928 Buick Touring and Roadster. I have a tech paper to show anyone how to fit and make side curtains if you are needing them. I hope to do a Texas tour some time Chuck. I am getting close. The 1924 styling change raised the radiator height and 1925 was the first year for Balloon tires and it gives the car a more substantial look. Hugh 12 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubert_25-25 Posted March 12, 2022 Author Share Posted March 12, 2022 (edited) Really getting into the finishing touches now. Finally pulling the spot light out of the closet that I bought at Hershey several years ago. Lets just say it had good bones and I thought the light bulb was cool with the pointed glass tip. The light switch was missing the bakelight handle. The lamp had decent paint and an almost acceptable convex mirror - but not good enough for a finished car. I used some fiberglass circuit board material and JB welded it to both sides of the metal switch arm. I filled in all the holes and painted it black. I took the metal parts to the powder coater. I found a company in the UK called Phoenix wing mirrors (www.phoenixwingmirrors.co.uk) They sell convex mirrors cut to size, and more importantly, circles in 1 mm diameter increments. I also had purchased a wind wing mirror earlier that had a useless flat glass mirror in it. Putting a convex mirror in that frame made all the difference in the world. I also found the original braided style cloth covered wiring on Ebay. Now I have a light to focus on my motometer so that I can see my engine temperature at night - but that messes with the rear view mirror sweet spot. Now we understand the shortcomings of a swiss army knife where you can't peel a potato and use the scissors to cut paper at the same time. Hugh Edited March 15, 2022 by Hubert_25-25 (see edit history) 9 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alextheantiqueautoguy Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 Very dashing of you to cut the wind wing to support your spot light! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lahti35 Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 Nice job on the car and spotlight! I would be interested to know your UK source for the mirror... I have a few of those spotlights that need restored. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Wiegand Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 Hugh, I like the clamp-on wind wing rear view mirrors. I am doing the same thing with the '16. The rear window in these tops makes for an impossibility to see anything directly behind the car. Terry Wiegand South Hutchinson, Kansas AACA Life Member #947918 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubert_25-25 Posted March 16, 2022 Author Share Posted March 16, 2022 (edited) Terry, The mirror in those clamp on wind wing holders are absolutely useless. www.phoenixwingmirrors.co.uk has convex mirrors for them. The wind wing mirror size for a replacement is 86mm. The convex mirror is only about $10 but shipping from England is what brings the price up. Good to order a spare or purchase one with someone else. These make a big difference when driving our cars. Hugh Edited March 17, 2022 by Hubert_25-25 (see edit history) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Wiegand Posted March 17, 2022 Share Posted March 17, 2022 Hugh, The ones I have are polished stainless and I got them from Restoration Supply. They are 3 1/2" in diameter and the rubber pads hold them on to the wind wing glass. Kinda pricey I thought at $38.00 a piece, but they do a great job at letting a person see what is coming up from behind. Don't even ask how long it took to get them adjusted from the driver position so that things are really in the critical field of vision. I climbed in and out of the driver seat a least a dozen times before I was happy with the adjustments. The quality is First Class - couldn't have anything shabby on a Buick. Terry Wiegand South Hutchinson, Kansas AACA Life Member #947918 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NZ Buick Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 On 4/12/2019 at 4:59 PM, Hubert_25-25 said: Spent the big bucks for new shoes that arrived yesterday. It's a full day with my friend when it is time to install 5 tires. Finally 5 matching tires. Photo 1 is of one of the tires that was on the car when I bought it. It would actually hold air for 10 minutes and it was leaking at the valve stem and not the tire. One interesting thing about my wheels and the spare tire carrier. The rims only go on the wheels 1 way due to the wheel bolt spacing not being centered on the valve stem. What this means is that, if you had white walls on the car, you can not flip the rims for blackwalls. You would have to dismount the tire and reinstall on the rim. Then the spare holder is also a 1 way affair. It is built so that the face side of the spare tire faces the front of the car. So if you have white walls on the ground, you will have a black wall showing on the rear of the car, unless your tires have white walls on both sides. Here is your history lesson. 1925 is the first year for Balloon tires for Buick and likely many other makes. Buick and Pierce Arrow chose to go with 22" rims. Buick chose to use 22 x 5.50 for the Standard, and 22 x 6.00 for the Master. 22 x 5.50 is no longer available. 1926 and the switch was to 21" wheels for the next 3 years for Buick. So 22" tires became a one year only tire size for only basically two manufacturers. 22" tires were not available for many decades, and people sought out used tires where they could find them, or replaced the wheels with 21" rims if they could find a donor Buick. The son of the previous owner told me that when they bought the car in 1958, they drove 150 miles to Houston TX just to find used 22" tires. Hugh Did any early Buicks come with 23 inch wheels? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubert_25-25 Posted March 18, 2022 Author Share Posted March 18, 2022 In 1922, 23, and 24 Hugh 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NZ Buick Posted March 19, 2022 Share Posted March 19, 2022 20 hours ago, Hubert_25-25 said: In 1922, 23, and 24 Hugh Perfect thanks Hugh! Looks like the wheels I’m making fit onto my ‘19 tourer are ‘22-‘24 four cylinder ones. Another mystery solved! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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