1924 Buick Color of firewall

[Jeff_P]

Did the 1920s Buicks have a black firewall or was it the same as the car color. I know that later Buicks (1950s) had the firewall the same as the car color what about pre-war cars?

[Leif Holmberg]

The car body color on all my 1920 Buicks.

Edited February 17 by Leif Holmberg (see edit history)

[Jeff_P]

Thanks Leif, I appreciate the response.

[John Nelson]

The firewall on my 24/45 is kind of a medium blue and from all I’ve read I thought this year and model only came in black. There is no sign of black anywhere on the body except the fenders and aprons.

[dibarlaw]

John:

 A lot can change on these cars in 100 years! Early 1925 cars carried over the 1924 colors until DUCO came on line. I thought that my 1925 Standard Md. 25 Touring may have been a black car since that is what I found on the firewall under the 1960s burgandy metalic. Under the Black there was some evidence of the Green. Also under the dash light it was the specified Brewster Green.

When the engine was out for a rebuild I stripped the firewall, welded up some extra holes ansd repainted it Brewster Green. 

 On my 1925 Master Md.45 it was originally a late 1924 build and was a black car. The original paint that was on the firewall is black. The photo below is when I first got the car. The previous owner had painted the body a Cobalt blue in the early 1970s then later repainted a lighter blue. He had painted over the aluminum cowl band. Under the band it was Black.

  

Below a 1924-45 I bid on back in 2010. The high bid owner later had the engine apart trying to get it unstuck.

 The firewall apeared to be original Black paint.

 

[Hubert_25-25]

Like Leif said.  In the 20's, the body and the firewall were painted body color.  My 1925 Buick Touring is Brewster Green.  Here you can see the original paint under the firewall ID plate and the steering column bracket.   When I repainted the car, I left the original paint under the firewall ID tag.  Since it lasted almost 100 years, I wanted to see if it could go another hundred. Hugh

 

[Mark Kikta]

Firewall was the same as the body color on my 1922 model 45.

[Erndog]

Any ideas about the 1930 models?