'54 Buick Special

**Dave Dean** · 04-23-2014, 07:51 PM

Hi everybody. New to the board and to Buicks in general. Recently decided to get rid of my '56 Chevrolet project in favor of a running project '54 Buick Special so that I could enjoy the hobby with my family.

Thanks

David

**raycow** · 04-24-2014, 10:42 AM

Welcome aboard, David.

If you have been working on Chevys up till now, you may be in for a bit of a shock. The biggest difference between a Chevy project and a Buick project is parts availability. All kinds of parts are reproduced for Chevys and almost nothing for Buicks.

Also, if your Chevys were old enough to include the torque tube years, you will find the Buick torque tube arrangement to be very different from Chevy and more difficult to work on, IMO.

Please don't get me wrong on this. I am not in any way trying to imply that Chevys are better CARS than Buicks, only that they make for easier PROJECTS.

Just out of curiosity, what year Chevys did you have?

Ray

**Dave Dean** · 04-24-2014, 10:53 PM

Thanks Ray, honestly I see a lot of similarities (and just as many differences) between my '54 Buick and my '56 Chevy. The torque tube is weird for me but I am cool with it as long as I can maintain it. I didn't know Chevy ever used torque tubes aside from the C5/C6 Corvettes. I have plenty to learn, but I am excited to have a classic that I can enjoy with my family. Hmm, looks like my picture didn't attach the first time.

David

**Airy Cat** · 05-04-2014, 08:41 PM

Welcome to Buick World. I have a 1954 Buick Special and will answer any questions that you may have. Also, there is a 1954 Buick web site. 1954Buick.com