$100 Buick

[Nash34]

So it's been suggested that I start a thread for the 1918 Buick. I picked up a while back from an online auction. 

 

To get everybody up to date on how this Buick came to be. 

Deal has been made at our local historical society(Abilene, KS). The Ottawa county group had been looking for carousel. Had just purchased a 1928 Parker carousel for their county fair.  Three of us went out to pick up the carousel to bring back to Minneapolis, Kansas.

 On the way back, a friend of mine that likes to share auctions message me about an auction by the Wichita area.

Amongst the many  restored and unrestored model A's and T's was a peculiar looking car. Labeled as a 1919 ?? BUICK. 

  The auction had two days left and I put my bid in not thinking I would have any chance at this car.

 

We made it back to Minneapolis a day later, where we delivered  the carousel to a very excited group. Three very tired, guys made their way back to  their respective homes after an eighty three hour trip.

 

Getting up next day for work was a challenge. Being a director of a local historical society, you gotta be there.

I had really had not  paid much attention to the auction until the end of the day. With the last hour to go, a realization came over. That hey, you bid on the Buick. You might want to see how it's doing. When time expired, I was pretty excited to find out that I had won the buick. 

So a Saturday afternoon after a local car show. Next door neighbor and I retrieve the Buick. Nestled in the corner of a barn that probably hadn't seen maintenance in twenty plus years. Set the Buick with at least two or three of everything. It was clear that the previous owner had the intentions of restoring the car, But never had the opportunity.

 

Once the Buick made it to my garage, the process of cleaning out all the parts and cleaning out bucket loads of critter nest began. 

 

Stay tuned as I decided to restore this old car.

 

 

Edited October 18 by Nash34 (see edit history)

[sebastienbuick]

wow great project ! thanks for sharing , I will follow this restoration !   

[Buicknutty]

 That's an amazing find! Good luck with the project and I hope you will keep us posted!

 Keith

[Vincent MARION]

 

 

Great project!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Great project!!!

[Nash34]

I will try to do my updates once a week or so. Right now, i'm trying to cut out new wood side rails for the body.

[KAD36]

Looks like an ambitious project - will be following.  

 

I’m curious how you got a 1928 carousel home!  Thanks for posting it. 

[usnavystgc]

That's a little more ambitious than mine. 

[Nash34]

KAD36

We brought it home in a twenty four foot enclosed stock trailer. We thought having a horse trailer would be quite appropriate.

[Nash34]

I am looking for photo of the floor front and back floor. I feel like missing how the back rest of the front set fits and front floor work into the side rail. 

Thanks 

[dibarlaw]

Have you found out exactly what model you have? Exact year, model, 4 or 6 cylinder. If there is any of the front floor boards left, most had the ID plate there.  1918 E series. 1919 H series. 1920 K series. Model may be identifies as E-45 (6 cyl) or E-35 (4 cyl). There is another thread dealing with the restoration of a similar vintage Buick.

1917 McLaughlin Buick. Grandpa's car.

By Oldtech, Wednesday at 08:54 PM

Edited October 25 by dibarlaw (see edit history)

[TexRiv_63]

Sign me up.

[Nash34]

6 hours ago, dibarlaw said:

Have you found out exactly what model you have? Exact year, model, 4 or 6 cylinder. If there is any of the front floor boards left, most had the ID plate there.  1918 E series. 1919 H series. 1920 K series. Model may be identifies as E-45 (6 cyl) or E-35 (4 cyl). There is another thread dealing with the restoration of a similar vintage Buick.

1917 McLaughlin Buick. Grandpa's car.

By Oldtech, Wednesday at 08:54 PM

I did find out its 1918 E-35 there no floor boards in the front. Just side rails and  Some front seat parts. 

[Nash34]

Starting to shape up into something that looks like some side rails. This is some ash that I had gotten years ago.  It is rough cut on a sawmill.

So I 've got some planning and sanding to do.

Edited October 28 by Nash34 (see edit history)

[Nash34]

The more I keep unearthing on this Buick. The more woodworking I find that needs to be done. Good thing I've got a stack of ash wood. 

At this point, we're taking it one little project at a time. Once the woodrails are finished. I'll start with the back of the body and work my way forward. 

 

[Mudbone]

Not sure if you need any parts, but I know where a 1918 is sitting.

[Oldtech]

Sorry Mudbone but this is a six cylinder car. Nothing fits, they just look similiar.

[Nash34]

Progress report for this week. Did some more cut on the side rail for seat area.

 

Lifted the body off the chassis so I can mark the holes where the body mounts to the frame. Also, got a couple spots, where the rivets will not let the board set flat. I'll have to make reliefs for them. 

Look like I'm going to build the wood body on a separate stand. Then  clean up the body panels.  The mount the body panels onto the wood structure.  Which means I got some garage organization to do. In a stand to build.

Edited November 3 by Nash34 (see edit history)

[Nash34]

So as my neighbor and I rolled the chassis out from underneath the body I noticed and number stamped in the top of the rear end. Is this number significant?

[Nash34]

Hello all 

I did not get much done this week with alot going on. I thought I posed a question.  The top that came with car in pieces.  Not much of the back curtain. I have seen two square or one big oval.  What dose the top supposed to look like?

Was there side curtains?

Edited November 11 by Nash34 (see edit history)

[dibarlaw]

 1917 or 1918 D-45

 A friend's 1919 H45. The rear window was oval. It was retopped in the late 1950s.

 Model 49 7 passenger.

And yes there were to be curtains. There are folks out here with cars that have had new curtains made.

Edited November 13 by dibarlaw
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[Nash34]

Would someone have photo of side curtains?

[dibarlaw]

This shows the original type of curtains for a 1923 Model 54.

 

 Friend Terry has photos of the curtains he had reproduced for his 1916 D45. 

More than likely they would have looked like this. From 1915 Buick catalog.