New Forum

[Jim Weise]

At the suggestion of a couple of members of the board, we have added this forum for discussion of the earlier Buicks out there. Any and all mechanical, restoration, parts for sale or needed posts can go under this general heading.

JW

[MARTINSR]

This is an ALL Buick highboy. Well, ok the a portion of the frame is '28 Chevy, the alt is an early 60's Chry the steering box is a Pontiac Astre, the connecting rods are 389 Pontiac superduty and the front spindles are '49 Chevy, but other than that ALL Buick.

1922 Buick model 44 Roadster body.
Motor 1965 401
Tranny 1965 Buick ST400
Rear 1972 Buick GS
Front brakes 1948 Roadmaster
All brake drums 1962 Full size Buick finned aluminum
Steering wheel 1932 Buick
Steering column drop 1930 Buick
Tail lamps 1953 Buick
The rest is genuine hot rod ingenuity.

http://members.aol.com/goodstuff53/arod.jpg

[Chris Lott]

That's beautiful Martin...:shock: All Hot Rods should have 455s or nailheads, just my humble opinon. :TU:

[BillMah52]

Thats a beauty B.
Is this the results of trying to figure what to do with all those misc. parts you find in the shop after so many years?
Thats a great blend.
Could you shoot a pic of the front underside?
Would like to see how you incorp. the frames.
Thanks.

[Dan K]

Martin, is that the car with the before and after pics? I saw pics of a '20's Buick roadster that looked like it was lying in pieces in a bush that someone rebuilt into a rod, and it looked a lot like yours. Beautiful car!

[jeff bullock]

Sweet looking rod man!!Makes me want to build one right now.Very tastefuly done!:TU:If I ever get the chance to build one I hope it turns out just like that.Drool,drool,drool:grin:

[MARTINSR]

Bill, no, it is far from just picking parts lying around the shop. It is my brothers car by the way. He is very good at making things "just right". I believe he spent more time planning than we did building. Every part was painstakenly chosen and found. For instance there were three sets of new springs on the front and three sets of new tires before the car even rolled. He needed JUST the look he was after, not close, but JUST the look. I have some pictures of the frame I will have to scan them to post. The frame started with a pair of '28 Chevy rails. What is left is the rails from the front tips to about the front of the rear tire. They were straight from the factory, we bent them to match the body. We then made all cross members, and rear of the rails out of tubing. The rails were fully boxed also.

Dan, yes this is the one.

Thanks guys for the good words. Yes, it is a beautiful car, I am proud of my brothers intuitive plans on what the car should look like.

[nailhead_sled]

MARTINSR, your name and that car seem familliar, can't place it though. Are you a HAMBer???