My Dad was an immigrant from the Soviet Union, after WWII. He came from Estonia and is not Russian. When he got off the "boat," their sponsor family picked them up in a 49 Buick. Imagine walking your way through the German/Soviet lines, being caught by the Germans as they attempted to reach the Allied lines, being placed in a Dresden "refugee" camp for a year to escape as the German war machine began to disintegrate and then find out Dresden was leveled by Allied bombing, then being placed in an Allied refugee camp for years. When they reached the US shores, he watched his father's relief ripple through his body. And, my Dad told us all how the cars were huge, new, shiny and when that Buick pulled up, it was the most impressive car he'd ever seen in his life. My Dad was a Buick man. He owned a new Buick from 1956 through 1998. when I was a boy, we had two Buick's in the garage, one my Mom's and the other Dad's higher end status cruiser. Mom normally drove a Skylark, while the Status Car was a Wildcat, Electra, or LaSabre. I should note, my Dad's last Buick was a 79 LaSabre Custom, he special ordered with cloth interior rather than leather and every option available. He garaged it from 79-1993, when he retired, only taking it out for spring and summer drives. It had 20K miles on it when he retired. Why? He considered those cars the LAST Buicks. From then on they were just v-6 Chevy's with cushy seats. LOL! My point is, some cars have true meaning. My Dad was in the process of restoring a 49 Special, in AZ, before he died a few years back. My brother finished the job. we will never sell that car. My belief is, many cars of this era are stashed for the same sentimental value.
My Dad was an immigrant from the Soviet Union, after WWII. He came from Estonia and is not Russian. When he got off the "boat," their sponsor family picked them up in a 49 Buick. Imagine walking your way through the German/Soviet lines, being caught by the Germans as they attempted to reach the Allied lines, being placed in a Dresden "refugee" camp for a year to escape as the German war machine began to disintegrate and then find out Dresden was leveled by Allied bombing, then being placed in an Allied refugee camp for years. When they reached the US shores, he watched his father's relief ripple through his body. And, my Dad told us all how the cars were huge, new, shiny and when that Buick pulled up, it was the most impressive car he'd ever seen in his life.
My Dad was a Buick man. He owned a new Buick from 1956 through 1998. when I was a boy, we had two Buick's in the garage, one my Mom's and the other Dad's higher end status cruiser. Mom normally drove a Skylark, while the Status Car was a Wildcat, Electra, or LaSabre. I should note, my Dad's last Buick was a 79 LaSabre Custom, he special ordered with cloth interior rather than leather and every option available. He garaged it from 79-1993, when he retired, only taking it out for spring and summer drives. It had 20K miles on it when he retired. Why? He considered those cars the LAST Buicks. From then on they were just v-6 Chevy's with cushy seats. LOL!
My point is, some cars have true meaning. My Dad was in the process of restoring a 49 Special, in AZ, before he died a few years back. My brother finished the job. we will never sell that car. My belief is, many cars of this era are stashed for the same sentimental value.
God speed to your Dad. Great story.
Harley Earl sure knew how to design a car what a beauty
Buick and Pontiac straight eights sounded so cool.
Loved hearing it start. The 6 volt system is all someone needs.
I think the '49 and '59 were the prettiset Buicks made. I had a '48 and '54 plus a '59 powder blue convertible which was stunning.
Of course those seats used to be brown leather. Now they're pitiful red. I know that car. My dad lets me drive slow on the driveway, on Saturday.
I'll tell you who made a smart purchase: anybody who bought one of these in 1985-86, no matter the condition.
Just beautiful !!! .
jesus christ what a remarkable vehicle.
Wonderful car . . Great vid. .
A classic!
If I was young and in the 50's thats the car I'd would love to cruise with , sweet auto, needs a tail pipe though no biggie...
GREAT CAR I HAVE A SCALE MODEL OF ONE
Rain man 😎
Where is it now?
Can I still get parts for any of these Classic cars that are sold?
Yes
@@vanguardmotorsales where?
Well there is many many palces we order a lot from National Parts Depot.
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no seatbelts? is this street legal?
Cars made before the year 66 do not require seat belts.