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one of my car buddies has a 53 buick special we might pick up for my sweetie.
everything is there . and it comes with 2 straight 8 engines.
one is rebuilt and ready to install the other needs a build.
i will post pics soon.
she is all kinds of excited.
and i dont blame her
they are really neat looking cars.
lot safer than the tin cans on the road now plus a nice ride. looking forward to the pictures
I remember my dad had one in green. and a friend of his had a special ordered one tri color
I want the one in your example!!
Sweet car - I'm sure your lady will love the daylights out of it..
Yep, Billy, even though the '53's were still in training bra's it'll be a cool ride for the lady. Here's the fully developed '54, w/Dagmar's :LOL::D:LOL:
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It was one of the first car my childhood friend had and let me drive.They are very nice drivers for sure.
Those cars not only had a nice ride but also had pretty good power as well. That should be a very enjoyable and fun car to drive.
i would love it.
Our family ride was yellow bottom with the very dark green (looked black) roof. Loved that car.Quote:
Originally Posted by cffisher
They actualy had a back seat...Unlike todays cars. We'd go on trips four in the back and mom&dad up front
well
we pulled the trigger and she has many hours of work ahead of her.
we will farm out the engine install but there is plenty of other stuff to do.
$750 is what we settled on.
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Nice. Lucky lady!
what stovens said. well worth the money
looks pretty solid and I really like that steering wheel and dash. looks happy to be at it's new home.
Congratulations on your new addition.
Nice. Will be a good driver. I tried to get a '54 once, they wanted more than I had and it was quite rough
update
the deal is off
the kid cant find the title and he never got it in his name anyway.
and since i aint into commiting a felony via title fraud or jump through a million hoops.
we told him good luck.
That's a bite! Some states have a search for lost title but that could wind up being a PIA. You might be better off stepping away and find another one somewhere.
Thats a pity..Nice straight lookin old Buick..
since the kid couldnt find the title
i talked him down so low i couldnt help but buy it.
so i will do the bill-of-sale rigamarole
and hope for the best.
worst case scenario?
i find it isnt possible to get it legal
and i buy another junker 53 with a title
and swap parts over.
the one i bought is complete except
1windshield
2hood ornament
I'm not sure if you know this, but '53 was the first year that Buick used the nailhead V8. I doubt there's much difference in the engine bays, but you should be aware that the car came with a V8 and will most likely have motor mount stands for a V8. I don't remember if they're different, just giving you a heads-up. The transmission mounts might be different also.Quote:
Originally Posted by billy zz
i have the original engine and another one from the same year and model carQuote:
Originally Posted by techinspector1
OK, then they're V8's and not straight 8's, is that correct?Quote:
Originally Posted by billy zz
here are both of themQuote:
Originally Posted by techinspector1
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I have one book that says straight 8 was available in Special---another book calls it a straight 8 264 for 53 and then calls it a v8 264 54/55--probably a typo---however in that car a 425 nail head would be great, maybe even dual quad wildcat!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ithink the super had the v8
A good mate of mine has just imported a beautiful '54 Buick convertible.
It's gorgeous.
He went through the certification bureaucracy bull****, went to register it, and they wanted to give him the plate GAY692.
The GAY was bad enough...but (or should that be 'butt') 69too!!
Basil refused the plate.
True dat. I laughed and laughed when his wife told me...he wouldn't.
Just thought I"d throw that in.
Hope it all works out okay for ya Billy zz!
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these are the 2 colors she is thinking about.
no ratrod thats fer sure!
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Very cool car and a great price! That's one classy looking dashboard. As far as the title, there's usually some way to get one. There's a little known process in Missouri called a bonded title application that one of my friends has done a few times. Or just find a parts car close to the same year with a title.
I'm not usually a fan of green, but the two tone green scheme speaks to me.
On the registration you really need to research the NM laws and local practices before you go too far. Around here swapping a VIN tag to use the title from a different car can be classified as fraud and can get you in a heap of trouble (I think it can be a felony if they want to press it, and can get the car impounded for sure). Our local DMV looks close at the type of fastener on the VIN plate, comparing back to records of what the OEM used and checking for any matching numbers, like on the frame, etc. A friend had a vintage '51 Packard that had never been touched, and they accused him of swapping the VIN plate - turned out that the factory used two different rivets in that era, but the gal doing the inspection did not take time to check that fact. No disrespect to anyone, but the point is local practice rules, and what works in Kansas, Missouri, or any other state is not really of any value in your NM process. Do your homework before you head down a path toward a mess. Just my $0.02 on the process.
Both color combos look great. What is really cool is the contrast of how the car looks so different from red/white combo to the twotone green. Either would look great, as would a white/blue combo!
Here is the 1953 - 322 nailhead I just sold .
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remember my 401
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i refuse to commit fraud over any car.Quote:
Originally Posted by rspears
like i said
if it turns out to just be impossible (not likely) to make this particular car legal.
we will buy another one just like it with a title
and transfer all the good parts over to the titled vehicle.
Billy,Quote:
Originally Posted by billy zz
I mis-understood your approach. Some people in the past have bought a junker just to get the title, then swapped VIN tags or otherwise presented their untitled vehicle as the one that matches the title. I totally agree that your approach is 100% legal, using your non-titled vehicle as a parts car to build out a titled vehicle. Hopefully you can find a way with the NM DMV to get your paperwork clear.
rspears
no sweat buddy.
i belong to a bunch of hot/rat rod forums and am always dumbfounded by all these guys that are openly willing to commit felony fraud.
i just dont get it.
titling correctly my 27 was a breeze and took about 45 minutes and $60 at the DMV.
I JUST DID MY HOMEWORK FIRST AND FOLLOWED EVERY SINGLE THING THE NICE LADY TOLD ME I NEEDED TO DO.
then she walked outside with me,
told me my car was cute (grrrr cute....)
and asked me where i wanted my VIN plate.
That Buick is gonna be a sweet ride, i'd keep the straight eight and numbers matching as much as possible. You don't get too many chances to keep them as original as this one is. I would be concentrating on the elegance and detail. Add a few creature comforts and that will be a cruiser without peer.
my gal simply fell in love with this car.Quote:
Originally Posted by ojh
and i am so happy to be able to help her with her dream.
it will take a lot of time and money.
but so far as i can tell
all it is missing is the hood ornament and it needs a new windshield.
