Pre 1950 Owners Report in Please

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39 Century

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I noticed that this section of the site gets very little use. Maybe there is a good reason for that. Maybe there are not too many pre 50 owners visiting Buicks.net.
However,I thought it maybe good to know who here is a pre 50 owner and a little bit of what you own. stock, rodded, what modifications you have made etc. etc. If this has been done before than my apologies, however if not I'll be the first to start.

I have a 1939 Century 4dr. Sedan. I have owned it for only about a year. It is a mostly stock straight 8, except for being converted to 12 volt and the previous owner put an electronic ignition system in it. It also has 53 skylark wire wheels on it. It has the original drivetrain in it which I think I would like to upgrade, or at least improve the brakes somehow. My wife and I have enjoyed the old Buick in the short time that we have owned it and are looking forward to more fun with it in the near futue.

OK next batter up; Tell us about your pre 50.
 
I have also noticed that there is very little action here in the pre-1950 forum. I occassionally look over here, but since there's hardly ever a post I don't give it the attention that other forums get.

I have a 1936 Special 4dr sedan. I bought it from the estate of the original owner's grandson. It's not running yet (sson I hope), but is a 100% complete Arizona car. I'm trying to keep an online journal of the project:

My Buick

Would love to hear from other 36 owners.
 
I have just had the last reservations removed by an apopraiser for the purchase of a stock, 40,000-mile '49 Super, which Bride and I are going to drive home from Washington State to Florida. I expect I'll get to know the car rather well that week . . . and I'll have a bushel basket-full of questions for you experts.
 
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Hey Guys

Most of the conversation regarding the Pre-50's vintage Buicks seems to be in the Straight 8 Forum.

I just love those older Buicks with the Dual Sidemounts. :cool:

Very Distinctive.

I believe that only Buicks, Caddy's and Packards had them.

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Tom Gallagher
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1936 specail

i was lucky enought to come upon an old 36 4 dr special about 8 months ago that was sitting in an old barn and jumped at the oppurtunity to buy it....its not running yet....but its almost all there to get er goin......i have since done a bunch of body work to get to be a decent lookin ridde agian one of these days.............i got the dual side mounts on here and everything..........
 
49 Super 4dr

I own a 49 Super sedan that I purchased my freshman year in high school (84),drove it through school.college,marriage,and children caused me to put it in storage until now.plan on doing a frame up starting this winter.the car is stock,but i have plans to do some updates.I plan to do a trans swap to either a 700R4 or 4L60E trans.also switching to 12 volt system.I love the straight eight although I would like to do some performance upgrades to achieve a little more power.

I am new to this list,love what I have seen so far
 
pre 50

joe you are not alone,i have a 41 century model 61 and it is bone stock except for 49 and later insert rods and radials.i have 3.9 gears it cruises nice at 70.i always liked the style of the 39,my grandfather had a 39 special sedan and it was a great ride.from 1936 on it was common knowledge in the general motors engineering staff the buicks were the fastest .even cadillac brass grudgingly admitted the v8 cad was no match for the senior buicks.most specials had the 4.4 ratio and it took a lot of rpm`s to go,but they could still measure up with most low and medium priced cars,if you found one with 3.9 gears then no problem.good luck with your buick JB
 
'49 special model 41 4dr

I purchased my prize last spring in Staunton, IL. Saw it on the internet, and bought it after a 6 mile test cruz'. I think it'll make an excellent daily driver dispite there are only a few left (6 known according to the BCA). I called the previous owner (from Texas) and got the whole history on it and an offer to buy it back!! It's all original except it's tires and peeling clearcoat applied by the quality professionals @ maaco!! I'm such a fan can ya tell! Anyway it has 52,000 and runs like a top except for the cracked exhaust manifold. I just bought a complete dual intake set-up for a song. I am buying a bolt up front disc set-up in about a month. A new paint job is coming next spring (2007) then an interior. I figuire a new car costs about $30,000 and I have 1/2 that in my buick and it has no computer, no sensors to deal with. Just good ol' fashioned quality american iron, that is, when there was some.
 
'46 Roadmaster

Funny, I never realized there was a forum for pre-50 tech!
I've got a 1946 Buick Roadmaster Sedanet 76-S, which is a "rodstoration" project. It was originally purchased by a lady who owned a dairy farm in New York (state). It had been parked in the 70's and was imported to Finland in 1988 as a total project. I traded it for a boat in 1997, and have been working on it since 1999. It is now running but not finished.
 
I have a 40 Super convertible . I have owned it for 34 years, and have driven it over 100,000 miles. It was restored the last time in 1988, and now has a 1953 263 CI engine, a 3.42 rear axle, and roadmaster brakes. I nstalled dual exhaust about 5 years ago, and it cruises effortlessly at 70+

I also have a 1937 Special coupe, with a 455CI buick V8, TH-400 tranny, 2.56 Camaro rear axle, and all the toys ( AC-- power windows, brakes,and steering -- remote doors--6 way seats with power lumbar--AM-FM cassette radio--and a built in 12 volt cooler)
 
I've got a 1940 Buick Special/40 Series, body by Flxible. She's a carved side hearse. Pics are at www.b26marauder.com/toybox Select vehicles then funeral cars for bunches of pics. Anyone EVER seen another one of these? I'd love to find the carvings I am missing....
 
1939 Driveline vibration

Hello out there. Any of you people have experience with '39 series40 drive-line problems? They are unique to the '39 series 40 and 60 which locates the u-joint back about 20 inches behind the transmission. My problem is a vibration that can be felt and heard (not really loud) between 40 and 55 mph.
Above that it seems to go away, but I think it just increases in frequency so that it is not noticeable. This is just annoying, not to the point of being a real problem, but I sure would like to fix it. My best guess is one of the pinion shaft bearings at the back of the driveshaft, but that is a big job to get at.
Anyway, I would appreciate any suggestions.
Thanks.
Gary
 
'39 Coupe

I'm fairly new to the Buick ownership club and only know of one other pre '50 in my area. I bought a '39 Business Coupe that has been in the hands of several owners over the past several years, all of which have had a hand in the restoration process. The mechanicals are all rebuilt, electrical redone with period correct wiring, 12 volt conversion, black laquer repaint, black powder coated wheels, correct caps, great stainless, labaron bonney interior, etc. I have a restored heater to install and a radio that looks like it's been kept outside for a few years.

I'd like to keep the radio face and have restored, but update with new electronics, any references? Lot's of ads in Hemmings, but who knows........

Thanks for the help!
 
Hi all!

I've got '49 Roadmaster sedanet it's a real :thumbsup:, altought lately it has given me real :angry:. Well anyhow someday I can again :shifter: and be very :bgrin:. Until then I just have figure out how to do things and mostly what to do!

Happy motoring everybody!
 
Pre 50

I have a 40 special coupe/401 nailhead just started project got car 2 weeks ago will be a low/stock looking ride with a 5 speed 3 duces and a/c
Jerry
 
39 century 4dr

Well I might as well get in here and add my 2 cents. I have a stock 39 Century sedan which i bought thru a friend in Provo Utah in 1977, I am the 3rd owner. It was cosmetically restored with some bodywork, paint,rechroming and polishing of the britework. It has the orig.upholstery and sidemount spares.The engine has a few things done, such as 90 0ver Jahns pistons, Herbert cam, milled head, the 1941 dual intake/exhaust manifolds, and fully balanced with a lightened flywheel.[parts from an old buick racer] Its a great driver and can hold its own out on the freeways. I am considering adding the larger 52'and up, front brakes, and drill the drums. I encourage those that can, keep that old straight 8 in there, because they are good running and dependable motors. and you will always have fun with the feel, and attention, of driving one.
 
1940 Buick 48 Special

I have a 1940 Buick which I am doing a ground up restoration on. The chassis and motor are completely done. I am about one week from remounting the body to the chassis. I am keeping everything pretty much original including to straight eight. I do want to lower the suspension to give it a little bit of a rod look. Any suggestions?
 
Old Buick

I am currently restoring a 1925 enclosed roadster.. Any advice? More later!
 
1927?...1926..?

Hello All,

My father has an old 1924-1927 buick which is missing its data plate but has an id # of 1188867. It is curently in asia and he is threatening to ship it to me to do somthing with. It is in relatively good shape given the age...i just have no clue where to go to in order to properly identify the car (it has an oval rear window)...and the photo JPG file is too big to upload on here per the message i received when i tried...any ideas?

it is a neat looking classic and the interior is even in pretty good shape for just sitting around in the south pacific..dashboard soso..anyway i can send along a JPEG if someone wants to see..

thanks to the pre 50 people

Keith
 
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