finally she is almost ready My 55 super is back together , I keep the Nailhead and dyna, all the chrome is on wiring done , she is running , driving , stopping etc I’m hunting for a red 1955 steering wheel I know 56 will work so if anyone has for sale let me know . Also looking for drivers side window flipper turn out I have century flipper doesn’t fit Passenger side is good to go Also Looking for set of rear tail light bezels for rechroming , I know I can get them on eBay etc just asking here first, must be in good condition for rear chrome so no pitting Still trying to figure out what to do with rear vision mirrors any ideas? looks like my chrome took my door handles and sent back some century or Chevy door handle as these ones do not fit. She goes to my friend shop in Jan for some upgrades to poorly installed air ride suspension job I had done years ago , Scott at chuckles garage will fix her and run a new exhaust and she will be done done Cheers Will
WOW !!!! GREAT LOOKING CAR !!!! mirrors, I've got a set of these on mine http://www.oldbuickparts.com/product_info.php?cPath=35_45_57&products_id=118
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What do you all think about these door handls, are they correct or incorrect, cause they do not seems to fit the car at all , there are large gaps and the angles seem wrong
The Century/Special don't have the belt line at the top of the door. Those cars' handles attach on the curve of the door. It looks to me that you have handles for a Special/Century
Thanks I thought so , figured they messed and sent the wrong set back from the chrome guy , thanks very much for that info
A further thought , the Special/Century lock cylinder is separate from the handle. Someone has installed a lock cylinder in those handles that didn't have a lock before. Unless they are from some other car that does have the lock in the handle. Does your key fit that lock? Originally, our cars had one key for all locks. (switch, doors, glove box, trunk.)
Most Cadillac interior trim will fit. Not sure what you mean by window flipper turn out, but Super, Roadmaster, share most trim with Cadillac, not Special and Century.
The window flipper that the front windows lock into when up ,looks like I found some tail light bezels Well the shop I had her at was not the best, look at that 1st photo hard and you might notice the rear bumbler is on upside down , I was looking at it when I got her home and it didn’t look right so I google 55 Buick images and sure enough it’s upside down never thought google would be so useful
John this the part I’m trying to describe and failing lol these three I’m told are incorrect and do not fit the drivers side, the passenger s side is in and function correctly Will
No my key doesn’t fit it , I’ve talked to the chrome guy and they have admitted their mistake. I guess I will have to get my new handles rekeyed or have two keys and the the trunk lock is goneas well ! so I will need to find one for that which means. 3 keys
I now know what you meant by window flipper. I had completely forgotten about them. I never owned a Super or Roadmaster; the Specials and Centurys don't have them. You will need parts from the Super, Roadmaster, or Cadillac. I think some Caddys had Fleetwood bodies - I'd look for models with Fisher bodies. As I recall, Cadillacs with Fleetwood bodies were called (ready for this?) Fleetwoods.