edinmass Posted July 1, 2023 Share Posted July 1, 2023 Well, the phone rang last week in the evening asking if I was the really old car guy…….approaching 60 I told him I’m getting there but am not that old yet………anyway, Phil “With the hands like George The Animal Steel” and I got up early this morning and are having breakfast about three miles from the old pineapple shed where the car has been since new……..and living in it for 103 years. Original and unmolested, supposedly the motor turns. We shall see what we have in a couple hours…….and the next adventure begins. 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trimacar Posted July 1, 2023 Share Posted July 1, 2023 Woo-hoo, another adventure! 103, so a 1920 Whatsit….cab’t wait to hear the rest of the story…. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edinmass Posted July 1, 2023 Author Share Posted July 1, 2023 (edited) Just left the pineapple shed. It’s going to be a go for us to come later this afternoon. Edited July 2, 2023 by edinmass (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trimacar Posted July 1, 2023 Share Posted July 1, 2023 I see it, WAY in the back…..nice! 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkhammer Posted July 1, 2023 Share Posted July 1, 2023 Can't wait to hear the story of this new adventure as it unfolds! Don't keep us in suspense too long!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edinmass Posted July 1, 2023 Author Share Posted July 1, 2023 Here is the first hint……. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George K Posted July 1, 2023 Share Posted July 1, 2023 2 hours ago, edinmass said: Here is the first hint……. If that’s a honest chronological number they made a s-pot of them 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trimacar Posted July 1, 2023 Share Posted July 1, 2023 6 minutes ago, George K said: If that’s a honest chronological number they made a s-pot of them Or, it could be number 20 of a 20 car run! Let’s see, they made 20 1939 Packard V-12 convertible sedans, I believe! C’mon, Ed, spill some more beans….I’m waiting with bated breath…. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George K Posted July 1, 2023 Share Posted July 1, 2023 Ed said it has been living there for 103 years so 1920. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trimacar Posted July 1, 2023 Share Posted July 1, 2023 33 minutes ago, George K said: Ed said it has been living there for 103 years so 1920. Oops didn’t have my thinking cap on….thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George K Posted July 1, 2023 Share Posted July 1, 2023 I’m not sure about the first # being 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George K Posted July 1, 2023 Share Posted July 1, 2023 What material is that? Those are cylinders on top appear to be integral but can’t tell are they the same material or removable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edinmass Posted July 1, 2023 Author Share Posted July 1, 2023 (edited) AJ said I should post a photo…….he couldn’t take the suspense………. AJ, this one is for you…….that’s not the pineapple shack behind the car. The actual car isn’t quite as exciting as the one in the photo. 😎 Edited July 1, 2023 by edinmass (see edit history) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayne sheldon Posted July 1, 2023 Share Posted July 1, 2023 First digit could be a "7"? But it doesn't quite look right for that either. Maybe it is an early Austin 7? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edinmass Posted July 1, 2023 Author Share Posted July 1, 2023 (edited) The first digit is a 2 The car has 25 inch rims……it’s a middle of the market car, nothing exotic this time. Think of a middle class car of the era. When I actually ID it, I will post a photo of it….probably in the next hour or so. Edited July 1, 2023 by edinmass (see edit history) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George K Posted July 1, 2023 Share Posted July 1, 2023 Oh so it’s not this one. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edinmass Posted July 1, 2023 Author Share Posted July 1, 2023 Nope…..pineapple trophy’s kind of nice……. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George K Posted July 1, 2023 Share Posted July 1, 2023 Wasn’t a guess. That’s the trophy you get at a Hawaiian car show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prewarnut Posted July 1, 2023 Share Posted July 1, 2023 So it's not one of these?😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edinmass Posted July 2, 2023 Author Share Posted July 2, 2023 Ok…..it’s a 1920 Buick………… 29 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edinmass Posted July 2, 2023 Author Share Posted July 2, 2023 It’s not in my sights for a car in my personal garage. Phil and I have agreed to get it running and see what develops. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Bruce aka First Born Posted July 2, 2023 Share Posted July 2, 2023 Nice bumper! Ben 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldcarfudd Posted July 2, 2023 Share Posted July 2, 2023 Remember the bass-ackwards shift pattern! Should be a neat tour car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
34LaSalleClubSedan Posted July 2, 2023 Share Posted July 2, 2023 30 minutes ago, edinmass said: Ok…..it’s a 1920 Buick………… A pic-a-nic trunk Boo-Boo ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edinmass Posted July 2, 2023 Author Share Posted July 2, 2023 George…..they can’t all be great finds……….interestingly there is another garage filled with wonderful things, if and when I get a photo I will post it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkhammer Posted July 2, 2023 Share Posted July 2, 2023 I'd be thrilled! Who says not a great find!? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
30DodgePanel Posted July 2, 2023 Share Posted July 2, 2023 9 hours ago, edinmass said: Ok…..it’s a 1920 Buick………… Neat find, Ed. Anytime you can find one with known (proven) history it's a plus regardless what it is. What's in the case? Thanks for taking us along for the ride Dave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yachtflame Posted July 2, 2023 Share Posted July 2, 2023 That’s all the $100 that he keeps around for when his phone rings again! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George K Posted July 2, 2023 Share Posted July 2, 2023 2 hours ago, edinmass said: George…..they can’t all be great finds……….interestingly there is another garage filled with wonderful things, if and when I get a photo I will post it. I understand. I have nothing against Buick. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted July 2, 2023 Share Posted July 2, 2023 George, don't feel bad. This is typically the end of the story when a friend of a friend tells you about a long lost Duesenberg. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
58L-Y8 Posted July 2, 2023 Share Posted July 2, 2023 Nice, well-preserved find! They can't all be scarce, obscure makes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edinmass Posted July 2, 2023 Author Share Posted July 2, 2023 When I go hunting, I go for the big trophies. This car was actually on a waterfront estate back in the day in a very wealthy town. This Buick is a nice car, and 2/3 of the people who like pre war stuff would jump on it. With high horsepower stuff in my garage it doesn’t make sense for me to try to own this. Even if given the car for free, by the time we’re done doing tires in sorting it out, we’re gonna be at more than it’s worth as of Barn Find. Which is OK, because this is supposed to be fun and the journey is half the fun. Also, remember I have a nice original 15 T, and this car basically duplicates that other five years newer. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dibarlaw Posted July 2, 2023 Share Posted July 2, 2023 (edited) Ed: Your Buick Engine Serial # 750020 would put this as late 1921. Model 49 if a 7 passenger car. ID. plate on floor board. Chassis # on frame behind left front wheel, repeated on brass tag, left side rear near gas tank. # 687794 was the last for 1920. Most likely the chassis number. Edited July 2, 2023 by dibarlaw (see edit history) 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edinmass Posted July 2, 2023 Author Share Posted July 2, 2023 (edited) It’s a five passenger. What is interchangeable between 1920 & 1921? I found a member here with a parts car from 20, and I need a few items. Best, Ed Thanks for the number ID, it is a 7 and not a 2. Edited July 2, 2023 by edinmass (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayne sheldon Posted July 2, 2023 Share Posted July 2, 2023 Buicks of the 1910s and 1920s are wonderful cars! Several of my best friends have used them as nickel era tour cars for many years. Relatively fast, very reliable by era standards. Great looking, and just common enough to be fairly easy to find parts for them. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dibarlaw Posted July 2, 2023 Share Posted July 2, 2023 (edited) Ed: Tell me know what you may need and I may be able to tell what may interchange. I have an original 1914-1931 Master Parts book with accessory adendums. One or our Buick Club members 1921-45 5 passenger touring. A 1920-45 I offered on back in the early 1990s Serial # said 1920 K-45 but he insisted it was a 1919 because it was first registered in PA. in late October of 1919. Edited July 2, 2023 by dibarlaw spelling (see edit history) 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkhammer Posted July 2, 2023 Share Posted July 2, 2023 @dibarlaw I assume that is an aftermarket front bumper on your friends 1921-45? I have a very similar one on my junk pile and figured it was a fits-all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dibarlaw Posted July 2, 2023 Share Posted July 2, 2023 PK: Not all fits. Brackets were guaged to the car and frame applications. The front may be the same though. Brackets could only fit on Ford or Chevrolet or Hudson or Buick etc. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edinmass Posted July 2, 2023 Author Share Posted July 2, 2023 George, I can look at a Model J block and tell you where in the production run it was made from the casting lines……..on more common cars I simply just don’t play with them very often. I last worked on a Buick from the same era back in 1983. It was a 100 point car and for sale at 3500 dollars back then. It took me two years of studying Ford T’s before I was able to find a good one. Buying a correct original T is more difficult than finding a low mileage V-12 Pierce. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayne sheldon Posted July 2, 2023 Share Posted July 2, 2023 8 hours ago, alsancle said: George, don't feel bad. This is typically the end of the story when a friend of a friend tells you about a long lost Duesenberg. Reminds me of the time a friend got a lead on a "guaranteed" Stutz Bearcat for sale cheap! Car turned out to be a model 22 Metz. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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