but the photo file is too large
get a Photobucket.com or dropbox account. then you have pics as big as you want.
alternatively, you can d/l a photo editor like Irfanview and crop / derez it until it's small enough.
I would like to introduce you to Beulah, my 1948 Super 56-C, but the photo file is too large to include. Beulah under went a restoration sometime in the '80s, or early '90s. The, then, owner changed her paint to Royal Maroon from her factory color of Aztec Green. I wish to return Beulah to her '40s panache, but I'm vexed with decoding the manufacturer's plate. It reads as follows:
BUICK [SERIAL No.] 4 4894503
1948 MOD. 56-C
STYLE No. 48-4567X
BODY No. L 7857
TRIM No. 44
PAINT No. 25
TOP ACC.
BODY BY FISHER
I welcome any assistance in decoding this information. Thank for your time and attention.
Sincerely,
John Fuldner
but the photo file is too large
get a Photobucket.com or dropbox account. then you have pics as big as you want.
alternatively, you can d/l a photo editor like Irfanview and crop / derez it until it's small enough.
The way to crush the bourgeoisie is to grind them between the millstones of taxation and inflation.
Vladimir Lenin
Government schooling is about "the perfect organization of the hive."
H.H. Goddard, Human Efficiency (1920)
44894503
4 = assembled at Kansas City, KS
4894503 = sequential number, range was 4,830,001 to 5,008,155 for Kansas City, KS for 1948
BUICK MOTOR DIVISION
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION
FLINT, MICH.
1948 MOD. 56-C
STYLE No 48-4567X
BODY No L 7857
TRIM No 44
PAINT No 25
TOP ACC.
BODY BY FISHER
1948 = 1948 model year
MOD. 56-C = Buick model 56C = 2-door convertible, 6-passenger, with hydraulic window lifts/seat/top
STYLE No 48-4567X = Fisher body style number
48 = 1948 model year
4567X = Fisher body style number
4 = Buick
5 = Series 50 (Super)
67 = 2-door convertible, 6-passenger
X = with hydraulic window lifts/seat/top
BODY No L 7857
L = body built at Linden, NJ
7857 = 7857th 4567X built at Linden, NJ
Trim 44 = Tan Bedford Cord and Red Leather, available on model 56C
PAINT No 25 = solid Aztec Green Metallic
Most of the 1948 convertibles I have seen have had the bodies built at Linden and then been shipped to another plant for final assembly. I have the data plates for another car built at Linden and assembled in Kansans City and several built at Linden and assembled in South Gate, CA.
Last edited by Buford26; 03-17-2015 at 08:17 PM.
Sean Smith
BCA# 42746
MBCC# 2122
SAH# 4186
Buickman Award 2015
1957 Special 4-door Riviera (hardtop) model 43
Thank you, thank you, and thank you for your kind assistance. You just made this newbie's day!!!
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