Dandy Dave Posted January 7, 2006 Share Posted January 7, 2006 Well now. After about 3 tries I guess I finally have this photo posting figgured out. This is the Buick Roadster that I have recently aquired. There are more Photos on the AACA Buick Photo gallery if anyone is interested. It is listed under 1915 Buick. thanks for looking. Dave! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JO BO Posted January 7, 2006 Share Posted January 7, 2006 WOW, Can I have it? JO BO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnD1956 Posted January 7, 2006 Share Posted January 7, 2006 Oh Man! What a find!!! How sweet it is!Good luck. Hope to see it at some Buick Meets.JD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest imported_MrEarl Posted January 7, 2006 Share Posted January 7, 2006 Dave, that's a beautiful lil Roadster. The mid to late teens Buicks are among my favorite Buicks. I love the curves along the beltline and how the bottom sorta sweeps up to the cab sides.(if that makes sense) Thanks for sharing. Hope to hear more about YOU and your BUICK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest imported_Thriller Posted January 7, 2006 Share Posted January 7, 2006 Wow...very impressive. You got yourself a very nice Buick indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest trevor ward Posted January 7, 2006 Share Posted January 7, 2006 What a gorgeous car.... I am intrigued about the color??It seems pretty bright for a car of this era.. they normallyseem to be a fairly subdued , dark color... is it the original color for the car... Again... lovely car!!! Trevor... '64 Le sabre.... hibernating ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandy Dave Posted January 8, 2006 Author Share Posted January 8, 2006 I read some where that these cars were offered in all black or a blue/black combination from the Buick factory. Some of my collector friends did say that some cars of this period were indeed painted this color. I didn't have a choice as the car was already painted although it does kinda grow on you after a while. I'm hoping that it will be good for tours. It seems to be geared high and might be too fast for parades. I find it hard to belive that it is 91+ years old and still in existence considering the quality of the roads in 1915 and the fact that it has survived a lot of wars and scrap drives. I was looking the tires over today. Talk about tall. The size is 36 by 4! I sure would like to bring it to a buick meet someday. Dave! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandy Dave Posted January 8, 2006 Author Share Posted January 8, 2006 Thanks MrEarl. Yeah, I understand how you could really like the lines of these cars. I was looking though the photos on this sight a day or so ago and got a real kick out of all the cars you found in that wooded swamp area. I liked the one where the tree hit the car. Only took 40 or so years I suppose. I got a Cat model 12 road grader a few years back that had a tree grown across the rear in the same fashion. I drove the grader out of that spot under its own power! It only sat there for 30 years or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 53Nailhead Posted January 8, 2006 Share Posted January 8, 2006 Dave, Great car!! Is there no header over your window or garage door? Guess what I do for a living! I like the color, although I may not be the best judge, look at the color of mine Les Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Paulsen Posted January 8, 2006 Share Posted January 8, 2006 Great car! I have a 1913 Model 30 Roadster. I toured with it for years, wore it out, and now I am (slowly, unfortunately) restoring it. They really move down the road well for a small engine. Mine has the 3.1 rear end ratio and 36 x 4 1/2" tires. Are you sure your '15 has 28" rims? I didn't think they were that big in 1915.Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JO BO Posted January 8, 2006 Share Posted January 8, 2006 Hi;Just curious...Whats the little red car in the background? JO BO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandy Dave Posted January 9, 2006 Author Share Posted January 9, 2006 I Measured the rims today out of curiosity and they are 26 inch rims. The tires ar Gerings and the size is 36 by 5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandy Dave Posted January 9, 2006 Author Share Posted January 9, 2006 The car in the background is a 1911 Marrion Bobcat that was aquired by it's owner in boxes and bushel baskets and had a ton of missing parts. I had a lot to do with making missing parts and getting everything just right so it would ride the roads once again. The car was in my shop just over a year. Sadly the cars owner, who was also a very good friend of mine, past away a year ago October. His widow recently sold the car and I understand it is heading for a casino lobby in Las Vagas. I'm not sure which one. He bought this Buick only weeks before his passing and being his mechanic on his early cars, when his wife offered the car for sale I had first refusal and as you can see, I didn't refuse. Thanks for asking, Dave! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D Binger Posted January 9, 2006 Share Posted January 9, 2006 Was that the Marion that was on E-Bay ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandy Dave Posted January 9, 2006 Author Share Posted January 9, 2006 Yes, I understand that it was on eBay. It sold for $60,000! But how much of that car is really true Marrion is any bodys guess? I had to do a lot of building and modifying to make the mechanics of that car work. The car came to my shop semi assembled. It looked the part but was a mechanical nightmare. That was my part. The body was done for the most part by it's owner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JO BO Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 Hi;It looks like the nightmare turned into a daydream for the rest of us.A guy could start blubbering uncontrollably if he stumbled into your garage unaware of the goodies in there.JO BO [color:\\"red\\"] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Shaw Posted June 9, 2006 Share Posted June 9, 2006 Nice Buick! Do you belong to BCA?Mark Shaw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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