Allen Vigar Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 Hi, I am restoring a 1914 Mclaughlin B37, 5 seater. Was looking for contact info for someone who has detailed pictures or information on the car. Thanks for any leads! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flivverking Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 .Very handsome car. Your best bet is to inquire with specilized car clubs and ask about member's car lists and seek out those menbers with similar cars.Join the club or clubs to gain list access if you have to.There are thousands of early car owners and most do not take part in forums or social media of any kind.. Long established museums may have infor.. And inquire to club libraries. What do you want for it? LOL 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Man Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 https://hibid.com/lot/28018883/1914-mclaughlin-model-37-b-automobile/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allen Vigar Posted January 19, 2021 Author Share Posted January 19, 2021 Graham, thats the car I am working on. Unfortunately who ever did the last restoration did a very poor job. I am looking for pictures 9f how the spare tire mounts and the door latches. And anything else I can find lol. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1912Staver Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 By 1914 they were becoming more standard U.S. Buick than the previous models. The door latches are quite possibly the same as a Buick B 37 . McLaughlin often made their own spare tire mount , but it usually attached to the frame the same as a Buick version and in a pinch you can substitute a Buick mount. On the slightly later cars the spare mount could hold 2 spares. I am not sure if the 1914's had this feature. Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dibarlaw Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 (edited) I agree with Flivverking about asking on a specic site such as the BUICK PRE WAR forum. I offered on a B37 over 10 years ago. The car located in NY looked to be pretty original. It drove and ran well but still needed a lot of work. The radiator opened up like a waterfall after my test drive! The McLaughlins are somewhat different as to finishing of the body and top. I love the topbows/sockets. This is the one we looked at back in 2010. View from the rear. When the car was in the VOLO Museum. There was not enough leather on the seats left to make a pair of gloves. Another we investigated but was way overpriced. The light gray example below was owned by Marty Roth. A car in wonderful condition but very much out of my price range for a driver /project car. The Auction photos of your car seem to show major differences from Flint cars. Different cowl and tail lights. Ther look more like Model T Ford styles. The angled windshield looks to be from something later as does the dash arangement. Note how the Gray car has the top secured to fasteners on the cowl Looking at your auction link photos I see a plug on the cowl wher the fasteners for the top would have been. The coil on the Starter Generator is from the 1920s. The original may have had a "mailbox" coil mounted on the firewall. Edited February 5, 2021 by dibarlaw Added content (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AHa Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 Allen, there is an online Buick club to which I belong. It is a great group of guys who are very helpful. It is called brass buicks,[bb@brassbuicks.groups.io] 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allen Vigar Posted January 21, 2021 Author Share Posted January 21, 2021 18 hours ago, AHa said: Allen, there is an online Buick club to which I belong. It is a great group of guys who are very helpful. It is called brass buicks,[bb@brassbuicks.groups.io] Thanks so much ! I will look into it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allen Vigar Posted January 22, 2021 Author Share Posted January 22, 2021 22 hours ago, dibarlaw said: I agree with Flivverking about asking on a specic site such as the BUICK PRE WAR forum. I offered on a B37 over 10 years ago. The car located in NY looked to be pretty original. It drove and ran well but still needed a lot of work. The radiator opened up like a waterfall after my test drive! The McLaughlins are somewhat different as to finishing of the body and top. I love the topbows/sockets. This is the one we looked at back in 2010. View from the rear. When the car was in the VOLO Museum. There was not enough leather on the seats left to make a pair of gloves. Another we investigated but was way overpriced. The light gray example below was owned by Marty Roth. A car in wonderful condition but very much out of my price range for a driver /project car. The Auction photos of your car seem to show major differences from Flint cars. Different cowl and tail lights. Ther look more like Model T Ford styles. The angled windshield looks to be from something later as does the dash arangement. Note how the Gray car has the top secured to fasteners on the cowl Looking at your auction link photos I see a plug on the cowl wher the fasteners for the top would have been. The coil on the Starter Generator is from the 1920s. The original may have had a "mailbox" coil mounted on the firewall. Thanks for the pictures!!! Thats awesome!!! I have a long way to go they will help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dibarlaw Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 You are welcome Allen. As I have investigated cars that I had been interested in it has been very heplfull to get as many photos as possible. I do have others. I do know of one person in Virginia that has a 1914 B37 if you need more information. Infact he used photos and measurements from the black car I tried to buy. I believe that car was sold to someone in New Jersey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allen Vigar Posted January 22, 2021 Author Share Posted January 22, 2021 Any photos you may have would be greatly appreciated. Thanks so much for the help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dibarlaw Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 Allen: Here are more of what I have. Sorry as to the size of somew of these. Many were downloaded from the original ad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walt G Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 Isn't is just wonderful to see the advice and cooperation of people trying to take the time to help out someone with their 80+ year old car. It used to be that way all the time, but with a generation or more since I started in this old car hobby in 1963, the attitude I have seen of " I know or have this and you don't so I am more important" has clouded the clean and free spirit that once was prevalent. The age of "I am an expert" has arrived on the scene. The word expert is not in my vocabulary. I have not been a Buick owner as long as some folks, only about a decade or perhaps a little longer, but have found "Buick people" to be kind and patient besides enthusiastic ( thank you L.I. Buick Club, Doug Seybold, Matt Harwood and my friend the late Tom Goad) . Larry DiBarry and Pete Phillips as well. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edinmass Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 Walt.....I didn't know Tom Goad had passed away.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allen Vigar Posted February 3, 2021 Author Share Posted February 3, 2021 On 1/20/2021 at 8:51 PM, dibarlaw said: I agree with Flivverking about asking on a specic site such as the BUICK PRE WAR forum. I offered on a B37 over 10 years ago. The car located in NY looked to be pretty original. It drove and ran well but still needed a lot of work. The radiator opened up like a waterfall after my test drive! The McLaughlins are somewhat different as to finishing of the body and top. I love the topbows/sockets. This is the one we looked at back in 2010. View from the rear. When the car was in the VOLO Museum. There was not enough leather on the seats left to make a pair of gloves. Another we investigated but was way overpriced. The light gray example below was owned by Marty Roth. A car in wonderful condition but very much out of my price range for a driver /project car. The Auction photos of your car seem to show major differences from Flint cars. Different cowl and tail lights. Ther look more like Model T Ford styles. The angled windshield looks to be from something later as does the dash arangement. Note how the Gray car has the top secured to fasteners on the cowl Looking at your auction link photos I see a plug on the cowl wher the fasteners for the top would have been. The coil on the Starter Generator is from the 1920s. The original may have had a "mailbox" coil mounted on the firewall. The top in the picture is the wrong top, I have the original which I have restored. Having a hard time finding pictures of the mounting of it tho. The original coil was still mounted on the firewall but not functional so another one had been mounted on the starter. The dash i am unsure of, there are holes in the firewall as if some things are missing, and the dash doesn't fit right. Still trying to figure things out lol thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Moskowitz Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 Allen, the Buick Heritage Alliance has a big collection of McLaughlin material that is housed in our library. I am not sure if it is accessible yet as we are still moving materials into our new library but you might want to call 717-534-2082 and see if they have anything for you. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allen Vigar Posted February 4, 2021 Author Share Posted February 4, 2021 Thanks so much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandy Dave Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 A lot of the drive line is the same as my 1915 Buick C-36. Door hinges were on the outside of the 1914's and hidden in the 1915's. Your engine should have an air pump on the right side that pressurizes the fuel tank to force the fuel up. It is mid way between in the area of the cam which actuates it. Neat car. Mine had been great to tour with. When you get it up and running it will be enjoyable to drive. Dandy Dave! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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