Nice 74. More like big brother. I bought a ranch green 74 stage 1 when I was 19 back in 93. The ad was in the Denver post, I thought the guy had no idea what he was talking about. At that time I was under the impression that the stage 1 was discontinued in 74. I was never happier to be wrong. It was running, not much rust, 89k miles, I was hooked. Completed the restoration in 98.
Who ever heard of a Buick, let alone a 50 year old one that didn’t leak anything? Not a drop, wow. I washed the floor and it’s bone dry when I parked it, still is. I should probably give it a few days, there’s just no way a Buick don’t leak
I found a 1973 Michigan Inspection sticker online, wondering Yes or No? I kinda dig it but it’s hard to be subjective.
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Today is polish the wheels and wheel house chrome trim. I discovered that at some point the car had rear splash guards, you can see the line and explains the extra screws…..now I have to find replacements, lol.
You guys may wonder how I have so much time on my hands, we’ll when I work it’s for several months away from home at a time, then when I get home I’m here for a month or two and have nothing but time on my hands and I play with my cars. When I’m gone I have all these pictures and posts to look thru thinking about what I should do next.
] I drove the car 2 days ago for 25 miles, and still not a drop of any fluids on the garage floor. I can’t believe a Buick BB that’s 50 years old and 49,000 miles doesn’t mark its territory, it’s supernatural I tell you. That fact and it’s amazing Survivor condition leads me to worry that this may be the GM version of Christine.
:lol: Better be REAL nice to her, and keep her shined up! You don't smoke cigars, do you? The first victim got crushed when he dropped his cigar on the seat.
I empathize with the elation you feel towards this car. I appreciate the survivor standard that your 73 reflects.
One thing that I hate about getting older and working on cars, I more often than not screw something up when fixing something else and then I have to fix that……..When I was fixing the clock I scratched the heck out of the lens trying to bend the tabs that hold it in place. So today was fix the lens day, it took about 2 hours of sanding with 2000 grit then polishing but success in the end.