I'm 88yrs old and have always loved the old straight 8. The first Buick I can remember fondly was my father's 1935 convertible with a rumble seat. I've worked on most of them up to the a 1967 LeSabre with 340 cid high compression, which was a great running car, and also had a 1971 Electra 225, with the 455. My first Buick was a 1940 super 4 door with a 263 cid straight 8 out of a 1953 special. Drove it from Peoria Illinois to Tucson Az in September of 1954, pulling a 28' house trailer....the old girl ran great with no problems....I also owned a 1949 super 2 door with the dynaflow transmission, it wasn't a head snapper but it was a good running automobile. Good luck on your restoration of the 1952.
...In 1961 I bought my very first car from a dealership in Concord NC. It was a 1951 Buick like this one BUT in Perfect Shape ...$250 Bucks! ... Love That Car!
I'm 88yrs old and have always loved the old straight 8. The first Buick I can remember fondly was my father's 1935 convertible with a rumble seat. I've worked on most of them up to the a 1967 LeSabre with 340 cid high compression, which was a great running car, and also had a 1971 Electra 225, with the 455. My first Buick was a 1940 super 4 door with a 263 cid straight 8 out of a 1953 special. Drove it from Peoria Illinois to Tucson Az in September of 1954, pulling a 28' house trailer....the old girl ran great with no problems....I also owned a 1949 super 2 door with the dynaflow transmission, it wasn't a head snapper but it was a good running automobile. Good luck on your restoration of the 1952.
I love hearing about how capable the old cars were. I feel sometimes people get in their heads that they are so fragile and that is not the truth.
...In 1961 I bought my very first car from a dealership in Concord NC. It was a 1951 Buick like this one BUT in Perfect Shape ...$250 Bucks! ...
Love That Car!
Wow! I didn't even get mine that cheap lol. Thank you
There's nothing like the sound of those old Buick straight-8s. Nothing.
Cant agree more
When I was a kid, dad had a '50 Dynaflow Buick.. I can still hear it!
....Yep ...mine was a 51.
Yeah I'm excited for this build, not sure of the direction yet.
@@XperimentalPerformance Restore it to stock.. Stock is best!
as a 29 year old from south africa this is my dream car cant wait for the first drive
Love those old Buicks from the 50ties! How does you car look like today, high glossy restored? :-)
Ive been giving most of my focus to my Bagger build, sooo, the same, but the 52's next.