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FEATURE ARTICLE Dealer Photos from Texas ON THE COVER:

1916 D45

THE CALIFORNIA GS: A Different Kind of Hybrid

THE OFFICIAL MAGAZINE OF THE BUICK CLUB OF AMERICA

VOLUME 56, NUMBER 5

AUGUST 2021

EDITOR

Pete Phillips pphillips922@gmail.com PO Box 1247 Leonard, Texas 75452 903-436-2851 Office Hours: M-F 9-5 (Central)

ART DIRECTOR Shannon Olson olsonrsa@gmail.com

DISPLAY ADVERTISING Dave Leash bravemarcon@gmail.com

PRINTING COMPANY Barrow-Grace Buick Co., in Wichita Falls, Texas. Find more Texas dealerships on page 22.

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MS Word format. If in doubt of facts, check with technical advisors listed in the Bugle. PHOTOS: Set digital cameras on the highest setting. Good quality prints are also accepted, but will not be returned unless requested and return postage is provided. Vertical views are necessary for our cover with a resolution of 240-300 dpi. A brief story and at least five images must be sent to support a cover photo. DEADLINES: Unless otherwise stated, Bugle deadlines are the 24th of each month, six weeks prior to issue date (example: June 24 for August issue), in order to accommodate editorial, design, publishing and postal demands. Please send all ads, articles, photos and artwork to Editor Pete Phillips.

Barrow-Grace Buick Co.….…. 10 By Jeff Johnson & Pete Phillips

ON THE COVER

1916 D45 ………………...…... 13 By Tom Charleston

The Travels of Hilda …...…..... 18 By David Spaulding

FEATURE ARTICLE

Texas Dealerships ………….... 22 By Pete Phillips

1957 Buick Engineering Road Tripping ……………………... 33 By Mitch Carr

California GS A Different Kind of Hybrid …..……...…............. 36 By Mitch Carr

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Coming Events…………………………….. 4

SEPTEMBER 1971 LeSabre, Centurion & Electra

Letters to the Editor…..…..………………... 8

OCTOBER 1971 Buicks

BCA Chapters……………………... Mail Wrap

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Please contact Pete Phillips as soon as possible if you have an article for the Bugle, or if you can help with any of the above upcoming issues.

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Message from BCA President……………... 7 New Members…………………….. Mail Wrap BCA Regions…….………………... Mail Wrap 2022 National Meet Registration….. Mail Wrap

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COVER PHOTO: A 1916 D45 from the West Coast. Learn more about this early Buick on page 13 of this issue. 3

coming events HOW TO PLACE YOUR CHAPTER EVENT All listings are FREE to BCA chapters hosting an event. Chapters may list more than one event at a time. Send one copy of your event listing and it will be published through the month of the event. Keep your listings brief. Maximum length is 100 words. Send all coming event notices to the Buick Bugle, PO Box 1247, Leonard, TX 75452 or email to pphillips922@gmail.com. Organizations other than BCA chapters wishing to have an event listed may do so, on a space available basis.

AUGUST 2021 August 7, 2021- Broomfield, Colorado. The Mile High Chapter, BCA will be participating in the Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport Car Show and Swap Meet on August 7 2021. There will be a special “All Buick” section representing “Over 100 years of Buick”. A $10 per vehicle registration will get you into the complete show including some war bird fly-bys and “Peoples' Choice” awards. All current Covid-19 restrictions will be enforced at time of show including social distancing and face masks if required. To reserve your spot by August 1 contact Glenn Manes, BCA #40198, gmanes@comcast.net. August 14, 2021 - Milwaukee area, Wisconsin. 34th Annual All-Buick Show hosted by the Cream City Chapter at Matty's Bar and Grille, 14460 W. College Ave., New Berlin, WI. Special show celebrating Buicks, our chapter, and our patrons. NO ENTRY FEE will be charged this year. Sign-up starts at 9:00 AM and show opens at 10:00 AM. Awards about 2:30 PM. For more information: Bill Hitchcock 414-719-5656 or Jerry Whelan 414-321-8377.

Chapters in need of a certificate of insurance for their event can request a form from the Buick Club of America, c/o Cornerstone Registration, Ltd., PO Box 1715, Maple Grove, MN 55311-6715, Tel: 763-420-7829, Fax: 763-420-7849, Email: bca@cornerstonereg.com. The completed forms must be returned to the Cornerstone office. DO NOT SEND THEM TO, OR CONTACT THE INSURANCE COMPANY DIRECTLY, OR YOUR REQUEST WILL BE DELAYED. Allow six weeks for processing. Last minute requests cannot be guaranteed a certificate.

August 14, 2021 - Plainfield, Indiana. Central Indiana Chapter, BCA and Stoops Buick/GMC present the 16th Annual Buick Car Show, 1251 Quaker Boulevard, Plainfield, IN, 46158 on Saturday, August 14th. Ten classes including modified and unrestored 1994 and older. 1st, 2nd, 3rd place awards, Best of Show, and Dealer’s Choice. Complimentary lunch for all Buick car show entrants. Registration is $15 advance entry to August 7th, $20 thereafter and day of show. Registration: 9:30-11:30am, judging 12:00-1:30pm, awards at 2:30pm. Contact Peter Jolly 317-873-8128 or ifdpete@hotmail.com. Directions: I-70 and SR 267 (Plainfield exit), go north approximately one mile; Stoops is on the right. August 15, 2021 - Wallingford, Connecticut. The Yankee Chapter will host a show at Wallingford Buick-GMC, 1122 Old North Colony Road, Wallingford, CT 06492. Hours are 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM, rain or shine. This will be a peer-judged show along with a Dealer’s Choice Award. Cut-off year is 2006 and first 60 entries receive a goodie bag with dash plaque. Registration is day of the show only at $10 per vehicle and all paid show entrants are eligible for door prize drawings. Spectators are admitted free. For further

BCA NATIONAL MEET COMMITTEE (NMC) Marck Barker, BCA #45231 (NMC Chairman) 919-233-1973 (NC) 89reatta@gmail.com

Roy Faries, BCA #25603 (NMC Secretary) 214-354-1348 (TX) rfaries@verizon.net

Sidney Meyer, BCA #15922 727-415-7679 (IN) smeer2@tampabay.rr.com

Heather Banhidy, BCA #14382 (2024 Meet Chair) 440-235-2453 (OH) cowamoo2@aol.com

Kevin Kinney, BCA #20339 (Chief Judge) 651-578-6802 (MN) gmebody@comcast.net

Pete Phillips, BCA #7338 903-436-2851 (TX) pphillips922@gmail.com

Marck Barker, BCA #45231 919-233-1973 (NC) 89reatta@gmail.com

Greg Lewis, BCA #5071 (2023 Meet Chair) 509-465-9595 (WA) grestele@gmail.com

Jerry Courson, BCA #37598 210-601-1780 (TX) jerrylcourson@gmail.com Brian DePouli, BCA #8927 704-905-4989 (NC) Brian.depouli@att.net

Melanie Mauser, BCA #8185 (2022 Meet Chair) 630-640-8563 (IL) melsbuick455@gmail.com

John Steed, BCA #8071 317-888-0876 (IN) ja.steed@yahoo.com Jack Welch, BCA #5387 781-662-4423 (MA) antiquecaddy@gmail.com

details contact Rich Dayton at 203-5096136 or Jim Comeau at 860-569-2344. August 18–22, 2021 - Latrobe, Pennsylvania. The 41st Annual '53/'54 Buick Skylark Club Meet will be held in the beautiful Laurel Highlands of Latrobe, PA, August 18th to 22nd, 2021. Host hotel is the Springhill Suites in Latrobe, PA. Four day event with driving tours to the Allegheny Portage Railroad Historic Site, Altoona and the Railroaders Memorial Museum, the Lincoln Highway Experience, Ligonier Compass Museum, Fort Ligonier & Braddock’s Battlefield History Center, plus more. All Buick owners or enthusiasts are welcome with or without cars. There will be a tech session to discuss maintaining and preserving '50s Buicks. Contact Bill Stitt: drbuick@windstream.net or gary@avptc.com for registration form and details. *NEW DATE* August 20-21, 2021 Dublin, Ohio. The 38th Annual Arthritis Foundation Classic Auto Show & Cruise-in, Metro Place Business Park, Franz Road and Highway Rte. 161, Dublin, Ohio 43017 - The largest collector car auto Show concours type event in the Midwest with over 1,000 vehicles, special displays, VIP component, food vendors. Buick Show with a Show. Cars, trucks and motorcycles will compete for 250+ trophies. Friday night concert. For more details and event information see www.arthritis.org/autoshow. August 21, 2021 – Flint, Michigan. Buicktown Chapter invites you to add “Buicks on the Bricks” to your Woodward Dream Cruise and Back to the Bricks activities. We are privileged to highlight the birthplace of GM and honor the decades of Buick production in Flint. Antique, vintage and newer model Buicks welcome. 303 W. Water Street, where Factory One and the Durant-Dort headquarters are located. To show YOUR Buick, enter on Saturday, August

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coming events 21st any time after 6:00 a.m. from Grand Traverse and Water Streets, just north of the Flint River. No participant fee. Buicks only on-site.

SEPTEMBER 2021 September 8-11, 2021- Chesterfield, Missouri. The St. Louis Gateway Chapter will host the 2021 Heartland Regional Meet at The Doubletree by Hilton Hotel – Chesterfield, Missouri. Thanks to the St. Louis Buick Dealer’s Association this is the “$20.00 Heartland Special” with $20.00 registration fees and $20.00 banquet fees. Event features tours to Fast Lane Classic Cars, Historic St. Charles, and the Daniel Boone Home, along with a driving tour through Missouri’s Wine Country. This is a peerjudged car show with special awards for convertibles and modified. For a list of classes and registration information please check our website https:// stlouisbuickclub.net/ or email: Chet Palumbo at cpalumbo@centurytel.net. September 18, 2021- Stillwater, Minnesota. The Fir eball Chapter BCA will host an All-Buick Show at Stillwater Motors, Stillwater, Minnesota. Show hours are from 10 a.m to 2 p.m.

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Participant voting by class, additional trophies for long distance, dealer's choice and best of show. Awards presented at 2 p.m. Tee shirts to the first 40 cars. Door prizes awarded every hour. Registration information can be found on our web site: fireballchapterbca.com Show contacts: James H. Jaeger: 763-226-1193, jaegerjh@aol.com or Bill Darrow: 651271-7213, williamddarrow@msn.com. September 26, 2021 - Abingdon, Maryland. Buick Owner s of Mar yland 34th Annual All-GM Show at Boyle Buick-GMC, 3015 Emmorton Rd., Abingdon, MD.; registration 9:30-11:30 a.m.; peer judging Noon-2:00 p.m.; awards at 2:30 p.m. Advance registration $12 before September 1; registration at the gate: $15, judged or not judged. General admission is free. All cars on show field by Noon, Sunday, Sept. 26; show held rain or shine. All judged vehicles must have a fire extinguisher. Portion of proceeds to the Buick Heritage Alliance. For more information contact Raymond Price: 410-812-8477, rsprice2@netzero.net; or Craig Bober: 443-904-4200.

OCTOBER 2021 October 6-9, 2021 - Hershey, Pennsylvania. When at the AACA Fall Meet in Hershey, stop at the BCA tent. We’ll have a new look this year, check Hershey’s program for location, or look for the familiar BUICK CLUB OF AMERICA sign. Rest your tired feet and have some refreshments. Talk cars with fellow BCA members and Buick enthusiasts from around the world. We take membership applications, and your questions or comments. We’ll have vendor site information. Great weather is always expected. A few more members are needed to staff the tent. Interested? Contact Ron DeGroff, 70 Eileen Dr. Rochester, NY; 585-621-4312, or ronsandy60@gmail.com. October 18-24, 2021 – Huntsville, Alabama. The BDE is finally going back on the road. We have a Fall Tour scheduled...fingers crossed. The dates are Oct. 18-24 in Huntsville AL. As more details firm up we will let you know. October 31, 2021 - Lehighton, Pennsylvania. " Free Spir it" Chapter will host the 45th Annual Old Car Show

coming events w/ Outdoor Flea Market, Phifer's Ice Dams, 880 Main Road, Lehighton, PA. 8 am - 3 pm. All makes/models of cars, trucks and motorcycles up to 1998 will be accepted. 9 classes, 3 awards in each class. Held rain or shine. www.buickfreespirit.org, Sally Getz, csgetz@ptd.net.

NOVEMBER 2021 November 11-14, 2021 – Fort Myers, Florida. The 2021 BCA SE Regional Tour, sponsored by the Gulf Coast Chapter BCA, is Thursday, November 11 through Sunday, November 14, in Fort Myers, Florida. After checking into the Best Western Waterfront, in North Fort Myers, on Thursday, meet and greet in the Hospitality Room and/or eat at one of the many restaurants in the area. We will tour the famous Revs (Collier) Car Museum, in Naples, enjoy a Murder Mystery Dinner Train ride, have a selfguided tour of the Edison and Ford Winter Estates and end with a dinner at a Fort Myers restaurant. You can also explore interesting places in Fort Myers and inspect our cars, which will be parked in a designated area on the hotel grounds. After breakfast on Sunday, we will say our goodbyes for another year. For more information and registration form, call Ben Berman: 941-355-2469, or bib1946@aol.com.

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JUNE 2022 June 8-11, 2022 - Branson, Missouri. The International Meet for the Riviera Owners Association was rescheduled for a fun-filled week in Branson, Wednesday through Saturday. Everyone is invited to attend the car show on Saturday June 11. Details on www.rivowners.org.

2022 BCA NATIONAL MEET June 22-25, 2022 - Lisle, Illinois. The Chicagoland Chapter will be hosting the 2022 BCA National Meet in Lisle, IL.

JULY 2023 2023 BCA NATIONAL MEET July 12-15, 2023 - Spokane, Washington. The Inland Nor thwest Chapter, Spokane will host the 2023 BCA National Meet at the MirabeauPark Hotel and Convention Center.

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The Buick Club of America The Buick Club of America (BCA) is a non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation and restoration of the automobiles built by Buick Motor Division of General Motors Corporation in Detroit, Michigan, USA.

BCA BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRESIDENT

Sidney Meyer (2022), BCA #15922 727-415-7679 (IN) smeyer2@tampabay.rr.com

VICE PRESIDENT

Bob Starzyk (2023), BCA #39653 708-334-4848 (IL) 56buick@att.net

SECRETARY

Jack Welch (2024), BCA #5387 617-838-3525 (MA) antiquecaddy@gmail.com

TREASURER

Jerry Courson (2023), BCA #37598 210-601-1780 jerrylcourson@gmail.com Mike Book (2022), BCA #9202 614-471-8219 (OH) aulmike@aol.com Melanie Mauser (2023), BCA #8185 630-640-8563 (IL) melsbuick455@gmail.com Ricky Pirch (2024), BCA #25369 816-565-3193 (MO) rgpirch77@gmail.com Rick Schick (2022), BCA #11187 630-904-1950 (IL) buickman@wideopenwest.com John Steed (2024), BCA #8071 317-888-0876 (IN Ja.steed@yahoo.com

message from the board Hello Everyone, My name is Sid Meyer and I am the newlyelected President of the Buick Cub of America. My wife Belva and I have been longtime members of the BCA and, in SID MEYER addition, are also BCA PRESIDENT members of the Buick Reatta Division, and the Buick Driving Enthusiasts Division. We are also members of the Buick Gran Sport Club of America and the Riviera Owners Association as well as the AACA including the Crossroads of America Region. Like many of you, I am disappointed that the two national meets scheduled for 2021 had to be canceled but I sincerely hope that this situation did not dampen your enthusiasm to go out and attend other automotive events being held in your area. I also hope that some of you were able to attend the AACA show in Auburn, Indiana that highlighted Buicks as a featured marque this year. My wife and I continue to attend local events and are amazed at the participation. We have a monthly downtown cruise-in and the available space is often filled before the published starting time arrives. I think this is a good indication that the car hobby is alive and well. The BCA needs to continue to develop and implement ideas on how to grow the club and improve interest from younger individuals and families in the kind of activities that the

NATIONAL BCA OFFICE MANAGERS To join the club, renew membership, update contact information or report a lost Bugle, please contact: Cornerstone Registration, Ltd. bca@cornerstonereg.com Tel: 763-420-7829 Fax: 763-420-7849 PO Box 1715 Maple Grove, MN 55311 Office Hours: M-F 9:00am to 5:00pm (Central)

BCA can and does offer. Increased promotion of local and regional events along with the planned activities could help strengthen local interest and in turn promote more national event participation. With that in mind, please consider attending a regional event in your area. You just might find that you have a great time. Thanks to John Steed, our former BCA President, we are pursuing having a larger footprint at the fall meet in Hershey. We have a goal of providing a larger tent along with additional chairs where folks can sit, relax and visit with friends and meet fellow car hobbyists. My wife and I plan on going to Hershey this year and hope to see you there. I would be remiss if I didn’t thank Larry Schramm for his years of service to the BCA including those as a board member. And, I would also like to welcome Ricky Pirch as the newest elected BCA board member and look forward to his input and participation. Finally, I would like to emphasize that the BCA is your (the members) club and I welcome your comments and ideas. I would appreciate everyone remaining cordial and positive since much more can be accomplished when everyone works together for the good of the club. We have a great organization and I just want to continue to make it better. I hope to meet as many members as possible during my tenure as president of the BCA. Please stay safe and healthy.

Sid Meyer www.buickclub.org BCA DEPARTMENTS Judges Training Chairman (2023) Paul Syrdal, BCA #16919 763-413-3366 ● wildcat465@excite.com National Chief Judge (2024) Kevin Kinney, BCA #20339 651-578-6802 ● gmebody@comcast.net National Tour Advisor Rich Gibbs, BCA #13352 785-230-6794 ● tripleturbine@cox.net Chapter/Region/Division Coordinator (2024) Roberta Vasilow, BCA #16798 810-655-8277 ● buickracer@comcast.net

letters to the editor Dear editor, I just received the May issue of the Bugle and enjoyed the 1941 information very much. I would like to add the following information to your article. Early 1941s had gray engines and 10 m.m. spark plugs later replaced with 14 m.m. plugs. Sequoia cream was not listed in the 1941 Salesman's Facts Book and had to be special ordered. A-bodied Specials came with 15" wheels and wagons came with 16" wheels. Dante red wheels didn't come on cars with Sienna rust, greens, and gray/green paint codes. What is amazing about the 1941 Buicks is they cost more when new than Pontiacs and Oldsmobiles and outsold both of them. Regards, - Bob Graves, BCA# 942 Salisbury, Massachusetts Dear editor, I was reading the latest Bugle and I had to respond to the story written by Mitch Carr about his Special. Being a fan of not only Buicks, but of all GM cars, and a long time mechanic by trade, I need to come in here in defense of the Chevy 250 inline six. This engine has no more in common with the "stove bolt" six of the thirties than a Ford inline six does. This engine dates back to the introduction of the 1962 Chevy II. It started as a 194, then in 1963 grew to 230 with the addition of trucks and full size cars, then grew again in 1965 to 250 cubic inches. The 250 was in production in the states until 1984 and south of the border at least through the '90s. It was also used in heavy duty trucks as a 292. No engine is perfect as I can attest to, including Buicks, but the 250 is a sturdy engine ( I still run one in my '69 van) and does not deserve to be disparaged. Thank you, - Dave Wilbur, BCA #45700 Monroeville, New Jersey Dear BCA Members, Correction – In my June 2021 article “Do You Consider Your Buick Rare”, I was questioning if Buick Motor Division ever presented a picture of the Chevrolet straight 6 engine in any ’68-‘71 sales brochures. A 1968 Buick sales brochure I finally found does indeed show the image of a straight 6 engine next to a Buick V8. There was still no reference to the engine being the product of Chevrolet. I apologize for this error. But, if anyone has any good Buick 1968-1971 straight 6 production numbers, I’d still would like to know. - Mitch Carr, BCA #47405 Lake Orion, Michigan

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letters to the editor Dear Pete, I would like to bring up the article in the June, 2021 Bugle about the information about the dealer of the past, in Temple, Texas, Daniel Buick. You noted on the second page, that there was 1969 Buick in the lot. Yes, you were so right. Bill and I both studied the picture, and we almost think it could be a Wildcat convertible, like our first Wildcat in 1970. It may not be, but just seeing a 1969 Wildcat, in the magazine was so interesting. They are very rare. Thank you again. - Bill and Merri Cowell, BCA #37296 Lindenhurst, Illinois

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BARROW-GRACE BUICK CO., WICHITA FALLS, TX By Jeff Johnson BCA #46027, Chesterfield, Missouri and Pete Phillips, Bugle editor

This postcard view shows Barrow-Grace’s new building at 1300 Scott Street. The postcard dates from 1949, which is probably when the new building was constructed.

I inherited my grandfather's 1951 Buick Roadmaster and am curious about the dealership that it appears sold him the car. I have read many historical articles that you have researched in the Bugle and wondered if you knew anything about Barrow-Grace Buick, or if you could help me find out, or even make this dealership the spotlight of a future article. My (maternal) grandfather lived from about age nine to his death, at age 91, in the small town of Iowa Park, Texas, about 11 miles west of Wichita Falls. He was always a Buick man and the car I now have was purchased the year my mom and dad were married in the summer of 1951. It was his daily driver. Because he didn't go very far in that town of about 5,000, he only put about 60,000 miles on the car over about 20 years. The car was kept in a garage by my uncle (who also lived in Iowa Park) from the time of my grandfather's death in 1970 until I picked it up in 1986. As a survivor car in good condition, I have basically maintained the car and replaced worn suspension and engine parts, new wiring harness, new upholstery and headliner, keeping the door panels and anything I could. The sun visor on the passenger side, still has my

grandmother's hatpins stuck in the visor in case she needed one while she was out. My grandfather had some ranch land and enjoyed scrubbing out the Mesquite trees that would invade the

This appears to be Barrow-Grace’s first building, with a 1941 Buick coming out of the garage and a 1938 “slant-back” four-door sedan parked at the curb. The sign over the garage entrance says “Barrow-Grace Buick Co., sales & service”.

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Here’s the current view of the boarded up building at 1300 Scott Street, a few blocks east of the central business district. Photo by Pete Phillips. Detail of the boarded up, corner parapet.

pasture. He would dig the Mesquite out around the roots and then wrap a log chain around the trunk and yank the tree out of the ground with his Buick. I have included a picture of the open trunk where you can see the dent and bent corner of the trunk opening that was damaged by him placing the hook of the log chain over the lip of the body panel. He had someone (poorly) repair it, probably in the 1960s and it appears he had some of the car repainted then, too. I think the stories behind these old cars add interest to owning and driving them. Perhaps this story will be of interest to you as well, and maybe being from Texas, you can shed some light on the Barrow-Grace Buick dealership in Wichita Falls. Iowa Park, Texas is what city planners call a “bedroom community” since it is within easy commuting distance of Wichita Falls, and is primarily made up residents who commute to the larger city for employment. Wichita Falls, near the Oklahoma border, has a population of 104,000, and was the home of BarrowGrace Buick Company throughout the 1940s and 1950s. By the mid-1960s, Barrow-Grace was nowhere to be found, and information about it is scarce. Apparently, it changed hands in 1963. We did find a couple of photos after an internet search—the first one showing an older building with a 1938 Buick parked on the street in front, and a 1941 Buick (presumably new) coming out of the showroom. —ed.

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At top; Jeff Johnson still owns his grandfather’s 1951 Roadmaster today. Above, left; The car was purchased new at Barrow-Grace Buick Co. in Wichita Falls, TX. Above, right; The trunk opening has some minor damage from grandpa using a chain and hook to pull up Mesquite trees with the Buick.

The second image (top of page 10) is from an old linen postcard, and appears to date from the 1949 with a new and much larger building, and the name emblazoned on a corner parapet. ♦ We sent these photos to BCA member Ben Bruce, who lives in Wichita Falls. He did some research and not only found the street address, but also a photo of the late 1940s building, which is now boarded up and vacant. I live about 150 miles east of Wichita Falls, and five years ago I

purchased a 1950 Special model 46-S (two-door fastback), pulled it out of a barn near Bonham, Texas, and restored it. The car had the same “Barrow-Grace, Wichita Falls” dealer’s insignia on its trunk lid that Jeff Johnson’s car has. Last week, I made a trip to Wichita Falls due to a couple of other errands, found the building thanks to Ben’s sleuthing, and took some photos of its current, boarded-up condition. --Pete Phillips

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ON THE COVER:

By Tom Charleston, Sonoma, California

Editor’s note: Most Buick sources list the D-45 as a 1917 model, rather than 1916. In these years Buick’s model year change-overs were sometimes gradual and often overlapping. It’s very likely that this car was built in late 1916 and therefore originally titled as a 1916. The Buick was purchased by Francis (Fran) Watson on July 16, 1951 from Austin Maack after sitting in storage for about 20 years, in Petaluma , California. Mr. Watson drove the car for a few years in an unrestored condition. Then by 1957 (circa.) the car had been restored to regain new life and begin its new awaited travels. The newspaper articles, photos, and narratives highlight a few. This vehicle, with a few others, traveled the Bay Area on tour to invite people and advertise the centennial celebration of Petaluma in August of 1958. The visited areas included Richmond, Oakland, Berkeley, and San Francisco, traveling across the Golden Gate Bridge and the newlyopened San Rafael Richmond Bridge. The Buick was with the first sanctioned club tour of the Old Adobe Car Club on June 26, 1959 as Mr. Watson was a charter board member. The club is still in existence. Mr. Watson traveled to the family farm in

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Buick’s six-cylinder engine was only in its third year in 1916. Valve covers had not been thought of yet in 1916. One shaft drives everything on this side of the engine, including the water pump, distributor, and the large starter/generator (underneath the coil).

Specifications         The car was in this condition when the Charlestons bought it. Notice the large tool box on the running board.

Lockeford , California, (10 miles east of Lodi, CA) from Petaluma to attend family gatherings on more than one occasion—a distance of 100 miles each way. This car with others was used in the official

Year: 1916 Model: D45 Tourer Engine: 6-cylinder 224 C.I. 45 H.P. Transmission: 3-spd. sliding gear, with cone clutch Wheelbase: 115 inches. Tires: 32” x 4.00” front; 33” x 4.50” rear. M.S.R.P.: $ 1,020.00 Owned by: Tom & Janet Charleston, Sonoma, California

opening of Highway 101 through Cotati to Santa Rosa, California in 1959. These are just a few adventures, since one of the newspaper articles quoted Francis Watson that in eight years he

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The car has rear wheel brakes only, and a 115-inch wheelbase.

traveled approximately 15,000 miles. Mr. Watson lived on Stoney Point Rd. near Pepper Rd. while his brother had a dairy on Pepper Rd. in Petaluma, California. After Mr. Watson's death in 1999 the car was in the possession of his nephew, Steven Locke. I purchased the Buick on July 1, 2019 from Steven at the same Locke Ranch/farm that the family has lived on since 1857. Mr. Watson and his nephews are descendants of the Locke family that founded Lockeford, California in the central valley. Mr. Watson had put together a scrapbook of many articles, photos, and narratives of the early years of his ownership of the Buick. The history along with the well

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The driver’s side view of the 1916.

Bill of sale in 1951 for $50.

The gasoline gauge is on the tank at the back of the car.

At a recent show in northern California. The 1916 is on the right and a 1914 four-cylinder Buick is on the left.

Speedometer and trip odometer. “Season mileage” implies that the odometer could have been reset to zero at the end of the summer driving season, in colder climates. Long-time owner Francis Watson driving the car, circa 1959, with his nephew Stephen Locke in the front passenger seat.

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organized scrapbook closed the deal. The car was very well cared for, for when I bought it, it looked the way you see it now. Since my purchase I have made a few small repairs. My wife Janet and I feel honored to have and maintain the Buick and its wonderful history, keeping it within Sonoma County. Two of the photos from the scrapbook show the simple, handwritten bill of sale for $50., and Francis Watson driving with Steven in the front, and Chris in the back. ♦ At right, top to bottom: Oil flow glass at left; electrical controls in center (“head, aux., rear, ign. and the amperes gauge); and the dashboard light at right. Dashboard is dwarfed by the large wooden steering wheel with its spark and throttle control levers. Driver’s side of the engine with the fuel vacuum tank, updraft carburetor, oil can attached to the firewall, and two copper oil flow lines to the sight glass on the dashboard. Below; A total of 25,371 model D-45s were built by Buick.

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The Travels of Hilda The 1936 Buick By David Spaulding, BCA #50328, Midlothian, Texas

At top; On the G.M. Proving Grounds in the 1960s. Above; A sales event at Circle Buick in New York City resulted in a two-page spread in Life magazine.

Introduction Hilda has been a part of the Spaulding family for over 60 years. She moved across the country and world enjoying the family fun. Never a “frame up” restoration, Hilda was a continuous project –

sometimes for the good and sometimes not so good. Parades, parties, and high school events were all part of Hilda’s contribution to the family. Through it all, Hilda went where the Spaulding family went!

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newest Buick. Hilda was not ready to go the way of most old cars appearing in the 1959 Buick Motor Division New Car Announcement show that had a “gangster theme.” In those days, the new model-year introduction was an important part of American life. Buick Motor Division created shows that opened in Flint, Michigan and then toured the country for all of the Buick dealers to experience the excitement of the new models. My father, George Spaulding, who was managing two Buick-owned retail stores in Flint at the time, asked what Buick planned to do with Hilda after the show. “To the junk yard where she was headed before the show,” the Buick show manager said. Dad bought her for $250--just what Buick had paid for her and brought her home. The theme for the next 60 years: Hilda went with the Spaulding family, no matter where they went!

The author in 1967, with the 1936 Buick.

Hilda first appeared in the Spaulding’s family in the fall of 1958. Built in Flint, Michigan, in 1936, there were only about 1,400 model 80Cs built (80 denotes the 80 series part of the Buick line; series 40, 60, 80 and 90 and the “C” for convertible). She was originally owned by a doctor in Flint and was traded in for the

My father was transferred to New York City in 1961 to manage a factory-owned Buick dealership on Broadway and 55 th Street. We moved to Long Island, and Hilda was there, too. My father, always a promoter, brought Hilda into New York City for a sales event at Circle Buick. She was the center attraction for the new, 1963 Buicks and was featured in a two-page spread in Life magazine. In 1963, Dad was transferred back to Flint, Michigan, and Hilda was part of the move. After a couple of more years in storage, Dad’s plan came together: in 1966 when I turned 16, Hilda became mine. Dad’s thinking: I couldn’t go very far--because of the reliability issues, couldn’t go very fast (or so he thought), but most importantly I couldn’t go anywhere I wasn’t supposed to--we lived in a small town outside of Flint and EVERYONE knew the car. At 16 years old, the burning question about Hilda was, “How fast could she go?” Down the Dixie Highway at full throttle blowing past a State Trooper. The first thing out of my mouth was “How fast was I going?”

The first Christmas photo in 1972, in Vermont. The '72 Vega and '63 VW are long gone, but the other three of us are still together.

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Summertime with the top down.

Specifications:

A very stern Trooper said 93 mph (I knew she could go faster). He gave me no ticket but a severe talk about—well,  you get the picture. For the  next six years, whenever he passed me on the road, I was treated to lights and siren and  kept her at 45 mph on the  freeway. My mom could always tell if I was in school because Hilda was so easy to spot in the high school parking lot. I drove her yearround, through summers and through Michigan winters with no heater--she was always better than walking and weighing close to 5,000 lbs. was very good in the snow. 

Year Built: 1936 in Flint, Michigan Weight: 4,880 lbs. Engine: Straight Eight, 320 c.i., 120hp., 120 ft/lbs. Torque Wheelbase: 131 inches Capacities: Unlimited fun

After high school, once again, my dad was transferred back to New York and Hilda was put on a car carrier to join us on Long Island. A year later, Hilda and I made our first cross-country trip back to Michigan for college. It was 45 mph on the New York Thruway because she did not overheat as fast at that speed.

Christmas 1996.

A college buddy came east to help drive Hilda back. When we got to the Canadian border late the first day, we planned on just sleeping at a roadside park. The Canadian border agents said we would be arrested if we did that but offered to let us sleep behind the customs house. We got an early start the next morning after the very thoughtful border agents had us in for coffee and donuts! On to Detroit! Detroit in 1968 was all about the Tigers, and we were right on time to stop and see Denny McLain pitch win number 31 with the Tigers (September 19, 1968). All my worldly possessions were in Hilda, but the lot attendant took care of it. I called my very surprised dad from the old Briggs Stadium to tell him I made it and was at the Tiger’s game! He had been ready to send a wrecker--not much faith in Hilda.

On display at the Buick 100th Anniversary Meet in Flint, Michigan, in 2003.

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For the next four years we drove back and forth from the East Coast to Michigan State. The trunk could hold two kegs of beer upright, so she was a favorite on the weekends. One weekend we drove her to a “grasser” outside of East Lansing to party in the woods. On the way out she overheated. There was no place to get any water, so we spent the night slowly pouring beer into her radiator and then drove her back to town. Upon graduation--it was off to Vermont for a year of skiing, etc. I met my wife Pat there and we took our first of many Christmas pictures that included Hilda. The dogs, horses, and the 1971 Vega and 1963 VW are long gone but the three of us remain together. In 1973, I got a real job, and my dad took possession again of Hilda. He was still working for GM and was shortly thereafter transferred to West Germany to become Sales Manager for Opel. Hilda went with him! The Autobahn--no problem! After several years, Dad was transferred back to Detroit and finally retired in 1980, moved to South Carolina, and no surprise, brought Hilda with him. He built a house on the Atlantic Ocean and Hilda was then able to do what she did best--be in weddings, parades, and many special occasions in the Charleston, South Carolina area. But it was no place for Hilda with the corrosive salt air. So back to Michigan to become mine once more, where she took my sons and daughters to proms, homecoming dances, and parties. Taking a brilliant idea from my dad, when my twin boys turned 16, I bought them a very cool vehicle that couldn’t go very fast, far, or anywhere they were not supposed to be: A 1954 Dodge M37 military pickup. It had a 79hp engine and weighed three tons. Their mom could drive by the high school and see that they were in school. It is still leaking oil, but in my son’s garage.

At top; Transportation for prom night, 2004.

Middle; Another Christmas photo from a few years ago.

Bottom; Last year's Christmas photo.

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In 2008, I took a teaching job in Cedar Hill, Texas at Northwood University, and brought her with us. My objective was to spend some money to start the restoration process. The first shop kept her for seven years and did little. But we finally found someone who loved her like we did, and the repairs started in earnest. New wiring, rebuilt generator, brake system, carburetion, and many small but difficult projects put Hilda back towards original form. The kids are now grown with families of their own, but there is always the question: “When is Hilda coming back to Michigan?” With 2020 came the virus pandemic and it curtailed all but driving Hilda through the Texas countryside but not stopping at restaurants. Instead of a Christmas picture or New Year’s picture, we send a “stay at home postcard to lighten the atmosphere. It is truly amazing that my father kept Hilda as part of the family until I could properly take care of her. She always went with the Spauldings, either shipped or driven to new homes all over the country and even West Germany. ♦

SOME SELECTED TEXAS BUICK DEALERSHIPS AND THEIR PHOTOS By Pete Phillips, BCA #7338, Bugle Editor

EARLE NORTH BUICK CO., HOUSTON, TEXAS In this collection of Buick dealership photos, there is a sharp, clear photo of 1920s boxing legend Jack Dempsey in a new 1941 Buick two-door fastback, shaking hands with (presumably) Earle North, owner of the Earle North Buick Company in Houston, Texas. The dealership’s neon sign is carefully positioned in the background of the photo and we can see the front of the dealership’s building, which was at the corner of Milam and Webster

Streets on the southwest side of downtown Houston. The building was designed by architect Joseph Finger and constructed in approximately 1927-1928 on what was then Houston’s automobile row. There is no trace of the building today, with the site being occupied by a drive-in bank. The Buick dealership began in 1922 as the Brazos Valley Buick Company. Earle North purchased it in 1930 and changed the name to Earle North Buick Company. As confirmed by our photos, the dealership eventually covered the entire square block,

Jack Dempsey, at the wheel of a new 1941 Buick, shakes hands with Earle North in front of the Earle North Buick Company on S. Milam Street in downtown Houston, Texas. Notice the angled framework over the building’s entrance (above Dempsey’s head).

and was known as “The Buick Block”. Mr. North ran the business until his death in 1952. Beginning in the early 1950s, Houston’s automobile row was moving west to Kirby Street, a major north/south thoroughfare on

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Here’s an overall view of Earle North Buick Company with a 1939 or 1940 Buick in front. Notice the angled framework over the main entrance, which also appears in the previous photo. The photo is dated November 24, 1941.

the booming west side of town. Several months ago, we ran an article on DeMontrond Buick, which was located on Kirby when it began in the 1950s. This was before the Interstate highways were constructed. Earle North Buick, however, remained at its downtown location into late the late 1960s, when it changed its name to Al Parker Buick. Al Parker was Earle North’s nephew who took over the business upon North’s passing. Parker continued with the Milam Street location until at least 1968, which is the last photo we have of that complex. Sometime after 1968, Al Parker Buick relocated to 12111 Katy Freeway, which is Interstate Highway 10, about 12 miles west of downtown Houston.

VANDERGRIFF BUICK, ARLINGTON, TEXAS In 1937, W.T. “Hooker” Vandergriff left his father’s dealership in Carrollton, Texas, moved to Arlington, Texas (population then 3,500; it is 398,000 today and is situated between Dallas and Fort Worth) to open a new Chevrolet dealership. He soon took on the Buick franchise as well, which was located in a onestory brick building in downtown Arlington. The building still stands today, although the dealership relocated to a larger location in 1972.

Here’s the Earle North Buick used car lot in 1941, with a 1940 Buick and a Ford coupe in the front corner.

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Hooker’s son was Tommy Vandergriff, who graduated from the University of Southern California in 1947, with a degree in broadcast journalism. He had a deep, baritone voice which was a natural for radio announcing. He

In 1965, Vandergriff Buick was located in this one-story building in downtown Arlington. Notice the G.S. sign in the window, and the new 1965 Buicks under the awning outside.

applied for a job with KNX in Los Angeles, but lost out to Chet Huntley who later became co-anchor of the NBC Nightly News. Returning home to Arlington, Vandergriff went to work for the family’s dealership, eventually owning and running it himself. In 1951, at the age of 25, he was elected Mayor of Arlington—a job he held for 26 years. As Mayor, Tommy Vandergriff was instrumental in bringing the General Motors Assembly plant to Arlington in 1954, and in bringing the Six Flags Over Texas amusement park to town in 1961, after failing to interest Walt Disney in starting another Disneyland in Arlington. Both still remain in operation today. Vandergriff also helped to bring the Washington Senators baseball team to Arlington in the 1970s, whereupon they changed their name to the Texas Rangers. He even served as the Rangers’ “color commentator” on game broadcasts, without pay, thereby saving the City of Arlington $50,000 a year—paying for the broadcasters was part of the original contract to bring the ball club to town. From 1991 to

This is Vandergriff’s parts, service, and body shop facility in 1965, with a ‘65 LeSabre sedan about to drive away, and a 1961 Chevrolet station wagon to the left. New 1949 Roadmaster sedan on display at Vandergriff Buick showroom, Division Street, Arlington, Texas. Photo credit: Hooker Vandergriff Family Collection, Univ. of Texas at Arlington.

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2007, Vandergriff served as Tarrant County (Fort Worth area) Judge, which is the county’s chief administrative officer or county manager.

PIPPEN MOTOR CO., CARTHAGE, TEXAS Carthage, Texas is a small city, population 6,780 in far eastern Texas, near the Louisiana border—not far from Shreveport. In 1951, Billy Pippen started Pippen Motor Company. The family’s third generation still owns and operates Pippen Motor Company, but in a very modern, up-to-date facility, selling Chevrolets and Buicks.

This is the original building (still standing today) in downtown Arlington where the dealership began in 1937. This photo was taken in 1972, with “35th Anniversary” letters on the showroom windows and a 1963 or ‘64 Cadillac parked at the right.

In these photos (pg. 26), which date from approximately 1971, we see an older building surrounded by 1971 full-size Pontiacs, Buicks, and one Cadillac. There is not a single Skylark, LeMans, GTO or other intermediate-sized car anywhere to be seen. According to the sign, Pippen handled those three makes, but not Chevrolet, at that time. Deep East Texas, as this region is known, tends to be dominated by a very conservative, older population, and judging from the lack of smaller cars or any convertibles in the photos, this dealership is in touch with its customers.

SCOGGIN-DICKEY BUICK, LUBBOCK, TEXAS

Here is the then-new facility for Vandergriff Buick, which opened in the early 1970s, a bit east of the downtown. This is the spacious used car lot, with a 1971 Chevelle Malibu closest to the camera. The two-story, new car showroom is in the left background of the photo.

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Scoggin-Dickey is Lubbock’s Buick dealer, and has been in business since 1929. A.L. Scoggin and J.R. Dickey were brothersin-law. In 1929, they sold their grocery store

and purchased Lubbock’s Pontiac dealership—presumably before the October 29 stock market crash. They soon took on the Buick franchise and later, the Chevrolet franchise, and have been a huge presence in Lubbock ever since. They survived the Great Depression of the 1930s, according to one account, by accepting livestock, farm land, and even an oil lease in exchange for cars. It is still a family-owned dealership today, now being run by the fourth generation, according to their website.

In 1971, Pippen sold Pontiacs, Buicks, and Cadillacs. The service area is at left rear and more inventory is to the right.

Pippen Motor Company in Carthage, Texas, surrounded by 1971 full-size, General Motors cars.

Lubbock is the center of trade, commerce, transportation, and education for a large part of west Texas, eastern New Mexico, and the southern portion of the Texas panhandle. It’s the center of the region known as the Llano Estacado or “staked plains”. The city’s population has surpassed 258,000, and it may be best known as having been the home of early Rock ‘n Roll star Buddy Holly in the 1950s. It is also the home of Texas Tech University. We have photos of two different facilities for Scoggin-Dickey Buick. The first is a small, preWorld War Two building with a 1940s Chrysler product parked on the street in front. Lubbock’s population in 1940 was only 31,800. The next photos are of a much larger, early 1950s building on a main thoroughfare several blocks south of the downtown business district. This complex was used by the dealership until at least the late 1970s, after which they located to a much larger location about six miles

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southwest of the downtown area, just beyond the outer loop highway, where they are still located today.

Scoggin-Dickey’s original building in downtown Lubbock, Texas, with a 1940s Chrysler product parked in front.

The combination of Lubbock’s strong economy, dry climate, and flat landscape, has resulted—at least in this writer’s experience—in two of the bestequipped, bestpreserved, and least stressed Buicks that I’ve ever found and owned. One was a 1962 Special Deluxe sedan, all original with virtually every option, and a 1962 Electra 225 in breathtaking original condition and also with virtually every option. Both had Scoggin-Dickey insignias on their trunk lid. Moral of the story: If the car has been kept garaged and protected from this area’s brutal summer sun, an old Buick from ScogginDickey can be a very nice find!

BILL CURRY BUICK, DALLAS, TEXAS Bill Curry bought Strayhorn-Lacey Buick on the south side of Dallas in 1964, and moved into the same building that StrayhornLacey had built in 1950. For an illustrated history of Strayhorn-Lacey, see the March 2018 issue of the Buick Bugle, and compare the cover photo of that issue with our photo of Bill Curry Buick in 1965 (next page). Information on the Bill Curry dealership is difficult to find, but by 1979 it was known as Stephens Buick, owned by Tom Stephens. The building no longer exists today.

This was Scoggin-Dickey’s second building, located in Lubbock on Texas Avenue and dating from the late 1940s/early 1950s. The photo shows 1975 or 1976 Buicks on the first and second rows—obviously part of the new car inventory at that time.

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ORAND BUICK, DALLAS, TEXAS Orand Buick was the

largest Buick dealer in Dallas in the 1940s, 1950s, and early 1960s. Bruton Orand came to Dallas in 1938 from Waco, Texas where he owned a Chevrolet dealership. Orand’s large facility was a few blocks north of the Dallas central business district, at the corner of Cedar Springs Road and N. Pearl St. Several new car dealers were once located along N. Pearl Street, but they are all gone today.

From the late 1970s, shortly after Scoggin-Dickey’s Texas Avenue facility was vacated in favor of a new, larger location about six miles southwest of the downtown, where the dealership is today.

Mr. Orand’s daughter married Samuel Ewing, Jr. in 1954, and Orand Buick became Ewing Buick in the early 1970s. We have a photo of the Pearl St. location in 1971 or 1972 that shows both “Orand” and “Ewing” names on the building. In 1976, as the area around Pearl St. was being redeveloped into expensive shops and multi-family apartments, Ewing Buick relocated to a new building in far north Dallas at 14345 N. Dallas Parkway. Today, Ewing Buick-GMC is located in an even newer building, farther north from Dallas, in the suburb of Plano, Texas, and the N. Dallas Parkway building is a vacant lot! ♦

Built in 1950 for Strayhorn-Lacey Buick in Dallas, the building still looks good in 1965 after it became the home of Bill Curry Buick. Here we see a 1955 Buick Special four-door hardtop parked to the right, a 1962 or 1963 Chevy II parked on the street, and an Opel Kadett station wagon inside the showroom.

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Orand’s building on Pearl Street in Dallas approximately 1965, with at least three Opels in the showroom window, a 1964 Chevrolet station wagon and a ‘62 Oldsmobile parked in front, and a wonderful 1940s Buick hood ornament in the Orand name on the building’s pilaster.

Orand’s building on Pearl St. in 1971 or 1972 with new Buicks and Opels parked next to it. Notice the two different names—Orand and Ewing—on different parts of the building complex.

Ewing Buick, now without the Orand name, relocated to this new building in far north Dallas in 1976. The photo shows an assortment of new, 1977 Buicks on display out front, from left: Riviera; LeSabre; Century; and Electra. Amazingly, this building is a vacant lot today, surrounded by expensive, midrise, office buildings.

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1957 Buick Engineering Road Tripping By Mitch Carr, BCA #47405, Lake Orion, Michigan

In 1957 my father made two decisions, one professional, and the other for a hobby. He agreed to a temporary reassignment down to the GM Milford, Michigan Proving Grounds by Buick Engineering. It’s not clear if he was going to the Proving Grounds because of his engineering talents, or if he was being banished. He had committed one of the biggest corporate “no-nos” of that time. You didn’t purchase a new GM car manufactured by a different GM division. Needing a cheap station wagon, dad had recently bought a new 1957 Chevrolet 210 wagon. I’m sure his father, who was in Buick Purchasing upper management, took a few zingers about his kid’s loyalty to the division. In 1958 Buick would make sure my parents drove an overly appropriate Buick station wagon. Upon his arrival at the Proving Grounds dad got a few initial questions that were a little baffling, which you can’t ask today. “How many kids you got? What gender are they? What are their ages?” At the Proving Grounds’ Christmas party in December, the relevance of these questions became clear. According to my mother each of us kids received a very nice age/gender appropriate gift. Welcome to the General Motors of the 1950s.

At top; Grand Canyon group picture of the four engineers. Above; Desert Proving Ground entrance. Below; Desert Proving Ground test car parking area. The ’57 Chrysler, Lincoln and Mercury are parked under that awning on the right

I believe dad may have recently returned to working on the Dynaflow transmissions after a brief stint working on the Buick Sapphire J65-B-3 Turbojet jet engine. I’m going to guess he was at the Proving Grounds to better sort out issues with an upcoming version of the Dynaflow. In May someone may have thrown out the question, “How do you feel about a road trip at Pike’s Peak, Colorado?” Apparently one ex-Navy pilot related to me forgot an important flight rule, “Check the weather”. All four engineers showed up with only light jackets and no boots. The Rockies can still have snow in May. If they got stuck and dad was being banished, he would have time to contemplate how happy he was with buying that Chevy.

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New 1957 Roadmaster in the snow at the top of Pike’s Peak, with a 1957 Ford in the background.

With the Roadmaster near Pike’s Peak, after the descent.

Driving up Pike’s Peak, following the white car towards the top.

GM Garage at Pike’s Peak. This is the first image at start of the trip.

The hobby decision was a simple one, but lost, until I looked for images for this article. Dad had decided to switch from black and white film and start shooting Kodak Kodachrome slide film in his trusty 35mm Argus C3 rangefinder camera. Using that camera, he would eventually fill 35 Argus projector metal slide magazines, containing 36 color slides each. Going through these slide magazines I discovered that slide #1 in magazine #1 was of the GM

At the top of the peak. Pike’s Peak garage in Colorado. The quality of this image shows that dad had a slight issue with loading his first roll of color slide film. According to the careful printing on the index card atop of magazine #1, all 36 slides dealt with a May 1957 trip from Pike’s Peak, to Royal Gorge, the Rocky Mountains, and the Grand

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Canyon. The first 16 slides of magazine #2 cover Phoenix, AZ. and the old GM Desert Proving Grounds. So in May of 1957 we have four Buick employees with a 1957 Roadmaster four-door hardtop, and a second 1957 Buick four-door (possibly sedan) of unknown series. The Roadmaster looks like it might be a two-tone Biscay Blue (dark) over Dresden Blue (light blue). Somebody may love this combination, but it’s not one I would have picked. The other car can only be partially seen and was painted either Antique Ivory or Dover White. The Roadmaster has a Michigan Manufacturing license plate. Since three slides clearly show the Roadmaster, I would have to guess that’s the car my dad was in.

art, noisy, vibrating, radial piston-driven, DC-7 airliner and flown home. Jump to the early 1970s. Dad was sent out to Los Angeles not to start plant production, but rather to ride with the police. It may have been with the LAPD, but whoever it was they loved their Buick cruisers. Something must have been wrong with the police cruiser package, but that didn’t stop every officer telling dad how much they enjoyed the comfort of their Buick over other cruisers. In 1981, dad had to caravan with three or four others in either Pilot Line or early production 1982 Skyhawk “J” cars. They drove from Kansas City back to Flint. He was not a fan of the “J” cars being underpowered. With the cruise control engaged at 70 mph the Skyhawks with automatics would down shift to second gear going up most good-sized hills. I never asked him what he meant by, “All that down shifting would scare your grandfather!” I have no idea if dad was thinking of downsizing his 80-year-old parents from their ’79 Electra.

I think dad kind of liked these road trips versus change-over and flying out to start production plants. Both had issues that needed to With the first image being at the Pike’s Peak garage, they must have be resolved, but the road trips were more laid back. As for that ’57 flown out to Denver and picked up both cars in Colorado. As Chevy, that was the last new non-Buick he ever bought. ♦ mentioned before, we have four engineers dressed for May in Michigan and not snow-covered Pike’s Peak. With a Roadmaster all encrusted in ice, I wonder what it was like driving up to the top, with the vacuum-powered windshield wipers slowing down, if not stopping. Since there is no image of a stuck Buick, they must have been lucky. There are no interior shots of the Roadmaster, so I have no idea if it had any test instrumentation installed, or if it was unmodified. Dad was known for bringing home vehicles with test instruments which were mounted in front of most of the instrument panel. In some cases the heater controls were covered, forcing you to feel for those controls. In one of the Desert Proving Ground images, you can barely make out the rear ends of a ’57 Chrysler, Lincoln and Mercury comparison cars. The images end at the Desert Proving Ground and was probably the end of the road trip. Most likely, they were driven to the Phoenix airport and put on a state-of-the-

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By Mitch Carr, BCA #47405, Lake Orion, Michigan

It’s 1969 and you are in Faltras Pinkydo Buick, face to face with Honest Big Bill Buick salesman. You are looking for a twodoor Buick Special Deluxe coupe. It has to be both cheap and look sharp outside. The minimum requirements are: V8, automatic, chrome mag style wheels, vinyl top, and chrome around the windows. Big Bill smiles and then asks the strangest question, “So, you want some flash and drab. How friendly are you with your insurance agent?” Then he quickly says to “Never mind!” Big Bill decides not to risk asking if two holes in the hood would be an issue. With a firm arm wrapped around your shoulders, you are guided to Big Bill’s desk. Telling you to “Hold on for a second”, Big Bill proceeds to begin working his Buick pricing guide. A wide smile comes to his face, with “Oh, are you in luck! This Special has a promotion package priced about the same but gives you more fun. I’m sure some elderly couple might come in and swoop it up.” Out in the lot you see this two-door Special Deluxe, which is just what you want. Now you notice there are two holes in the hood, and the “GS California” emblem on the rear fender, instead of a “Special Deluxe” emblem. This isn’t a Special, but rather some sort of budget Gran Sport. This is a

level below the hardtop GS-350, making it a junior of a junior Gran Sport. Now the question about the insurance agent is clear. That snorkel hood may be on a Plain Jane Special Deluxe, but it screams “muscle car” and big premiums to insurance people. Big Bill says “It’s only about 100 bucks more. Just tell your agent the VIN indicates it’s a Special!” What do you do?

1969 California GS brochure image.

interior got carpeting and a deluxe steering wheel. Just don’t go looking for an allinclusive package option code that encompasses all those items.

What Big Bill was trying to sell was a hybrid, but not as you may think of one today. This car was neither a Special, nor was it a fully-fledged Gran Sport (GS). Whether you wanted a flashy V8 Special, or a basic GS, it was the same car to Big Bill.

At that time California was known for its carefree lifestyle, surfing culture and love of cars. The Mamas and the Papas sang about “California Dreamin’”. Almost anything labeled with “California” was hip. The Buick California GS was born. This was a type of muscle car that no other GM division was producing yet. For 1967 it was sold only through California dealers.

By 1967 not everyone at Buick was still completely on board with the GS. Those in marketing who did get it were looking to attract a younger crowd on a tighter budget. They saw a muscle car niche that few, if anyone, were supplying. Enter a hybrid entry-level muscle car that combined a flashy exterior with a bare bones interior. Take the most basic Special two-door pillared coupe and add a GS-340/350 V8, related performance bits, an automatic, plus a GS hood, grille and badges to the outside. Exterior flash came from standard vinyl top, chrome Super Sport wheels and bright trim and window moldings. The basic Special

What makes a California GS a hybrid is that it was in no-man’s land. You have a Special that used GS parts. The VIN indicates it is a Special (“43304/3327”), and sales were counted as a Special. Any shade in the Special color pallet could be selected. You could get a cloth interior, while the GS-340/350 and GS-400 only came with vinyl interiors. On the other hand, the California GS used GS related option codes. It had a 340/350ci V8 engine not available in a Special. In 1969 it had a type of automatic transmission that was not available in a Special. Buick sales literature promoted it as a GS. The GS bits not

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available on it were: 400ci V8, manual transmission, bucket seats, console, tach, power seat, power windows, “Rally Road Control”, “Wide Oval” tires, two-tone paint and GS interior badges. All the items that were “standard” had to be picked from the GS option listing labeled as “California GS Requirement”. This package would produce a simple Special that was affordable, faster and had better handling than a Skylark. Making a California GS only required the addition of two new unique GS exterior emblems. Production wise, Fisher Body had to add the two new GS emblems to the vinyl roof and rear fender of a Special Deluxe body, while Buick assembly workers only had to follow the vehicle build sheet and grab certain GS parts. I have not been able to determine if this package was offered as a cost savings promotion. Except for the engine, GS hood, and maybe the transmission, you could build the exact same car out of a Special, for upwards of maybe $100 less. If the California GS features and price brought someone into the dealership, Buick wouldn’t mind if someone like Honest Big Bill could steer that customer into a nicer and pricier Skylark. For its initial year in 1967 the California GS was a variation of the new GS-340, which was considered a “junior GS”. The California GS used the same 340 ci V8 with a four-barrel carb, producing 260 hp, plus the ride and handling performance package. The standard automatic was the Buick built ST-300 two-speed. They had the GS grille, twin fake hood scoops, fake fender vents, but no GS-340 stripes. The quarter mile was in 16.7 seconds. A print ad quoted the starting price as $3,273. Production numbers were up to 1,577 units. This was part of the “Buick Value Carnival” at your California Buick dealer. According to the V8 Buick Forum there can be some confusion between the firewall tag with “43407” (340ci V8) and “43304” on the VIN (V6). According to the VIN the insurance rate should be for a V6 Special. For 1968 the California GS was now available through all Buick dealers nationwide. It used the new Special Deluxe pillared two-door coupe as the starting point. The same extra items from the ’67 model were carried over. A new 350 ci V8 with a 10.25 compression ratio producing 280 hp replaced the 340 ci V8. A chrome lid now topped the air cleaner. The ST-300 automatic remained the only transmission offered. It did have a GS hood and grille, but the front fenders now had the Special’s three portholes. GS California emblems replaced the Special Deluxe emblems on the rear fenders. A reported 4,831 1968 California GSs were produced, starting at

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$3,320.25. A variation called Colorado GS was available for Colorado dealers. 1969 saw bigger updates to the California GS. The new GS twin snorkel hood now fed fresh air directly into the high compression 350 ci V8. A new three-speed 350 Hydra-matic replaced the ST-300 twospeed. Unadorned plain GS front fenders were used, and the rear side marker lights only had plain Special Deluxe red lenses. The quarter mile took 15.5 seconds. A reported 3,574 to 4,831 1969 California GSs were produced, starting around a possible $3,100, or a little more. A base GS-350 started at $2,980, which didn’t include the automatic, chrome wheels and vinyl top. The Colorado GS was still continued. Muscle car purists saw your California GS with its vinyl top and chromed wheels as a “muscle car wannabe”. These guys knew you had at best the smaller 280 hp 350ci V8 engine, while the GS-400 had 60 more ponies. They also knew you couldn’t get the Rallye suspension. Having a bare bones interior like them didn’t win you any points. If you were paying muscle car insurance rates, waving your insurance slip did increase your status a tiny bit. The California GS is a hard car to research. As already mentioned, it’s classified as a Special (43304, 3327). Sales numbers were counted as a Special, and there was no single California GS option code. I would guess the window sticker showed the price of the Special coupe, then separately listed

all the options that made up the California GS package, along with any other options on the car. If this was a cost savings package, that amount must have shown up as a separate negative amount. 1969 was the one year I could find the most information, and even that is not complete. The GM Heritage Center tried their darndest, but they couldn’t find a good production number nor even a base MSRP. The numbers and prices in this article are the best I could find on-line. If anyone has a confirmed set of numbers or a window sticker, would you please come forward? $20,000 question: Does anyone know what the actual price differential would be between a California GS and an equally optioned Special Deluxe? I realize that the 10.25 compression engine and three-speed Hydra-matic were not available on the Special. Could the price difference have been close enough to be bumped up to a California GS, instead of a near optioned Special Deluxe? Here is the best list of parts and prices I could find, which would be standard on the California GS and optional on the Special Deluxe. Using these numbers, would it have been worth $70-$100 more? The GS badges alone were $51 out of that difference. A base GS-350 (three-speed manual) was $245 less than the California GS, but it was a hardtop, with a deluxe GS interior and most GS options being available. Don’t forget that these prices are before you add say $200 for power steering, AM radio, and whitewall tires.

1969 BUICK CALIFORNIA GS vs. SPECIAL DELUXE PRICE DIFFERENCE

Description 2-dr Coupe 350 V8

Body: Interior: Options 3327/3327/3437 A7*

CALIF GS Coupe Basic Price $2,545 $157.98

SPECIAL Coupe Basic Price $2,545 $157.98

Auto 350 Hydra/ ST-300 Ride and Handling Depress Wipers Super Sport Wheels GS Ornament Package Custom Window Frame Interior Appearance Vinyl Top w/ Belt Reveal

B5/B1** H2 K4 V7 W1 W6 X2 ***

$205.92 $5.27 $18.98 $68.46 $51.60 $21.06 $34.23 $100.05

$184.80 $5.27 $18.98 $68.46

-------$3,108.50 $3,035.78 -------$72.72

-------$3,035.78

Total Special Difference

$21.06 $34.23 $100.05

GS-350 Hardtop Deluxe Price $2,963 Incl. 3-spd. man. opt opt opt opt n/a opt opt ------$2,963.00

Data source: www.teambuick.com * - California GS has a 4-barrel with 10.25 compression ratio. ** - 350 Hydra-matic 3-speed vs ST-300 2-speed. *** - No option code given.

1967 California GS promotional image.

My dad brought home at least one ‘69 California GS from Buick Engineering. It was received with a 15-year-old’s less than thrilled, “Oh, one of those.” No 400ci 340 hp V8, no four-speed…... We took it out, and it handled just like a regular GS-350. My mom’s ’69 six-cylinder Special had a carbon copy buckskin cloth interior. Even if this 15-year-old had the money, he wasn’t going to buy one. In all fairness, dad had already brought home a prototype 1970 360+ hp GS-455 Stage 1 test mule. Now that was a muscle car. The California GS did not return for 1970. Buick decided to go completely in the other direction with the 455 ci Stage-1 powered, visually screaming, large spoiler and striped GSX. With the Stage II parts available at the dealership, Buick really meant business now. I’ve been poking some fun at the California GS when it was in reality a nice car. Standard vinyl roof and chrome Super Sport (mag) wheels were the two 1960’s “got to have” items. The Special Deluxe was already a comfortable car and adding the GS-350 mechanicals just made it more fun to drive. The problem was that if you wanted a GS, you were also looking for the hardtop styling, the better GS interior and maybe a manual transmission. If Buick had been more interested in racing, combining that stiffer pillared body plus a 400ci V8 and a four-speed would have been an interesting starting point for certain buyers.

1967 prototype ad.

Would that grownup not too thrilled 15-year-old buy a ‘69 California GS today? Absolutely! They are a great looking “little ‘60s” Buick. In a sea of ’67-’69 GS hardtops, those chrome

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1969--all GS interior renderings scanned from a brochure (69-BA-01 3MM 9-68). This brochure is credited in the references.

trimmed windows just stand out and grab your attention. With less than 10,000 produced over three years, they are pretty unique today. Many people don’t realize that Buick actually built the California GS. Next time you see a ’67-’69 Special chrome pillared two-door with a vinyl top and super sport wheels, double check the hood and rear fender emblems. You may be looking at a 50+ year old hybrid. If you own a California GS, it’s okay to tell your Prius friends that you too have a hybrid. Just don’t let them get caught up on semantics. ♦ At left; 1968 prototype ad. Below; 1968 California GS internal/division image . References forums.aaca.org/topic/930 38-1967-california-gs/ www.hagerty.com/apps/ valuationtools/1969-buickgs_california en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Buick_Gran_Sport www.v8buick.com/index.php? threads/1967folks-gs-ornamentationpackage.225993/ www.teambuick.com/ reference/ years/69/69_options_deluxe. php www.teambuick.com/ reference/ years/69/69_options_gs.php Buick sales brochure 69-BA-01 3MM 9-68 General Motors LLC

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CARS FOR SALE 1921: Touring Model 45. Unrestored, 99% complete. New wheels and tires. A centenarian for $5,500. Randall Vogel, BCA #47189, MT, 406-266-3349 (8) 1931 Sedan: Model 8-57. Straight 8, #3 condition. Blue over black, paint fair. Older restoration, no rust. Runs well, drive anywhere. Call for details. $14,900. Tom Behles, BCA #37386, 15804 O’Brien Road, Harvard, IL 60033, 815 -347-7263, behlest@yahoo.com (10/21) 2 - 1933 Buicks: In need of restoration. $3,000 for both. More information and photos. Byron Harrington, BCA #2061, byronhar@gmail.com, 607334-7687 (12)

1936: For sale by third owner, 1936 Model 41, 4-Door Sedan. Royal Blue with Gray upholstery. A California Car originally delivered and operated in Marin County, CA since new. A rust-free example with 75,500 miles on the dashboard. Original Buick numbers, matching StraightEight, with original manual 3speed transmission, rebuilt clutch and related components. Original 6-volt electrical system (reconditioned) which includes a new and correct 6volt battery. The fuel system has had the carburetor, both glass fuel filters and intake/ exhaust manifold and fuel tank, replaced or rebuilt. Complete interior restoration

using oak for the floor, door panels, posts and rear seat framework. The original tube radio, electric clock, windows/ cranks/doors operate as new. The fuel, oil, temperature, battery and speedometer gauges operate as new. All original lights, trim, bumpers, hub caps, radio and clock in working order. Exceptional, all original Art Deco touches everywhere. Certain new 12volt components added: period correct 12-volt battery installed in trunk, manually operated courtesy lights, Stereo/Speakers with CD storage, outlets (2), and electric fuel pump (helper pump to enhance regular stock Buick mechanical fuel pump) operated by switch on dash. Fitted with after-market seat belts, hazard/turn signals and w/w radials. Equipped with original spare and unique rear view mirror. Exterior completely and expertly refinished. This Buick has been very well cared for, hence the extra low mileage and overall condition. It can sit for very long periods and never fails to start and drive away. It is a very solid example and can be driven for short or long distances without any surprises. Runs/idles silently as a Buick should. If you’re in the market for parade car quality, with Harley Earl’s unmatched Art Deco styling this car will exceed your expectations. An exceptional driver with excellent performance in hilly and busy San Francisco streets. Mobility issues prevent the owner’s continued use. Asking $23,000, OBO. Please call, text or emailAnthony Ramirez, BCA #44460, Home 415-585-5714, Mobile 415-793-1966, anthonyramirez2@comcast. net (8,9) 1936 Century Coupe: Model 66SO. Dual side mounts, solid throughout, drives great. The car sat garaged since the early 2000’s. Paint is checked. Interior is correct mohair. Car

was restored in late sixties. AAG appraised August 30, 2020. $25,000 firm. Detailed photos and copy of appraisal available upon request. Al Stimson, BCA #51497, stimak1@chartermi.net, 269689-9746 (8) 1937: 90 Series with bar seat. Good running car. Also have two others; one is 100% complete, second 90% complete. Photos available by email. Contact Albert for pricing. BCA #48508, Rancho Cucamonga, CA, 951-4539914, alberts54@aol.com (11/21)

1947 Super Estate Wagon: 90% original wood. Solid body. Straight-8 and 3-speed manual. Engine and transmission recently rebuilt, 12-volt conversion. Coker wide white radials. Very sound mechanically. Asking $62,000. Call Dave, BCA #49071, Rochester, NY, 585-330-1785 (8)

1948 Roadmaster Convertible: (76C) with Dynaflow. Green, tan leather seats, 21,000 original miles. Have replaced top, seat leather, repainted, rewired and other minor parts. Runs and looks great. $69,000. Bob Roscoe, BCA #21998, Wayzata, MN, 612-210-9559 (8)

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1955 runs and stops. Lost title. Needs restored. Asking $3,200. BCA #49961, 9350 Interstate 10 East, Converse, TX 78109-3391, monfreymichael824@gmail.c om, 210-287-3751 (8)

Bucket Seats and Console. AACA 1st Grand National, BCA Gold Senior. Asking $23 .500. Dan, BCA #34927, PA, 570-587-0211, or email skylarkconv@hotmail.com for info and pictures. (8)

1956 Special: 2-Door Hardtop Model 46R. AT, PS, PB, dual exhaust, most chrome redone. Stainless steel brake lines, all new brake cylinders, too much to list. Claret red with Carlsbad black top and bottom. 81,000 miles on this 3-owner California car. 2011 BCA Senior / Gold winner (392/400). Car located near Syracuse, NY. Asking $28,900 obro. Call for honest description. Jerry Root, BCA #11860, 315-277-5727, buickguy@twcny.rr.com (8,9)

1968 Skylark Custom Coupe: Beautifully r estor ed Model #44437. Original 2tone colors of Artic White hardtop over Polar Blue body. Basecoat/clear coat. Original drivetrain. 350-2bbl., P/S, AM-FM, dual factory mirrors, dual exhaust. New carpet. Reupholstered seats. Drive and show. Digital photos. $18,800. Jace Watson, BCA #35816, Mifflinburg, PA, 570-966-9363, jdwatson@dejazzd.com (8,9)

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CARS FOR SALE 1949 Super Convertible: Restoration almost complete. 83K miles. Beautiful Sequoia Cream paint, all bright trim, upholstery. New tires, Stayfast top, glass, lenses. Under going complete brake and ignition system overhauls. Has rebuilt engine, carb, and starter. Asking $32,000 for this oneyear body style convertible. Bob Cowherd, SR., BCA #37950, 315-655-3864 (8)

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Roadmaster 76R: Complete, straight and solid CA/AZ car. Older repaint. Many new and rebuilt components including engine, transmission, brakes. Trunk and interior reupholstered. Runs great, very reliable and fun to drive. $19,500 obo. Call Vern, BCA #13869, 480678-3800, buickaz@cox.net (8,9) 1955 Special: 4-Door. All exterior stainless trim, 322 V8. Rare 3-Speed column shift. 3 OE 15” x 6 ½” wire wheels.

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1957: Hardtop Estate Wagon (like Caballero). Unmolested. Presentable older 2- tone (green/ivory) restoration. Nice original interior. Runs good. $49,000. Tim Gibson, BCA #06425, Fort Collins, CO, 970-690-3658, timgibson@qcom (8) 1965 Wildcat Convertible: Needs total restoration. Complete car stored inside 40+ years. Does run, title, Power windows, bench seat. Call for information. Not for the faint of heart. $4,200. Gary, BCA #5878, NJ, 609915-2403 (8)

1984 Riviera Convertible: Modified, Pearl White, Edelbrock intake, dual exhaust, new catalytic convertor, nice to find power in one of these 307 engines. Repowered @80,000 miles, now 190,000 miles. $15,000. Keith Horsfall, CA, BCA #21432, buicklover@rogers. com, 705-434-1085 (12) 1985 Riviera: T-type (4EY57). One of 1,069 produced. LM9 turbo standard. One owner, meticulously maintained, white with tan interior, no issues, extra parts, BCA Archival award. 60,000 miles. Located near Flint, Michigan. Serious inquiries only, please! To be shown by original owner by appointment only. $20,000. Please email me at buickracer@comcast.net for more info or to schedule an appointment. (8) 1985 LeSabre: 4-Door Sedan. 8-cylinder. Sold for parts only, as is. $500. Robert Shapiro, BCA #16032, 234 77th Street, North Bergen, NJ 07047, 201-280-7781 (12)

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1989 Riviera: One owner , only 48,231 miles. Black exterior, taupe leather bucket seats, extremely nice car, always garage kept. $6,500. Jerry Hodge, BCA #3005, Tennessee, 865-310-8039, jhodge@twincitybuick.com (8) 1990 Reatta: Br ight Red, Tan interior, Sunroof, CD, 16Way seats, 78,000 miles, leather owner’s portfolio: manual, Craftsman's log, shop manuals, parts, etc. Excellent condition, pictures on request, $8,000 BRO. Roger Coulson, BCA #48903, Framinigham, MA, Reatta@RogerCoulson.com, 508-877-8646 (8,9,10)

1991 Reatta: 144,000 miles. Original factory radio. Power antennae works. Tan leather. New brakes, A/C condenser, exhaust. Car runs out 100%. Only 100 Polo Green produced. $4,995. Nelson Van Atta, 607-765-4300, nelsond64@aol.com (8) 1991 Reatta: Conver tible. 44,500 miles. Excellent shape, no rust, stored winters. Runs like new. Silver, black top, grey interior. New battery. Radio doesn’t work. All original. $16,000 obo. Jim Luketich, BCA #40162, Linden, MI, 810-735-1928, jimi63@charter.net (8)

1973 Riviera or 1976/1977 Regal: Must have buckets and console with floor shift, prefer unmolested original with low mileage. Highly optioned, T-tops or Sunroof a plus. Ray Smith, BCA #32499, liguyusa@aol.com (8)

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2002 Regal GS: One owner, 57k, supercharged, showroom condition, $6,500. Dan McMenamy, St. John, Indiana, 312-446-6726 (8)

CARS WANTED 1950 or 1949: Would like a Super Sedanette with Dynaflow. Driver condition. Lawrence J. Ten Pas, BCA #23250, lawrencejtenpas@ gmailcom, 847-625-6343 (8,9) 1958 Limited: Looking to buy a 1958 Limited. Prefer a 2-Door Coupe or Convertible, but would consider a remarkable 4-Door. Car must be in excellent condition, no rust, truly turnkey. Ideal car would be a former trailer queen with a few thousand miles on it. Steve Edwards, BCA #50140, 615-477-2121 (8,9)

1959 or 1960: Wanting to purchase 2-Door Hardtop or Convertible. Must be turnkey, show quality vehicle. Cash paid. Steve Edwards, BCA #50140, 615-477-2121, sarapalms@aol.com (12/21) 1965 Wildcat: Want a 2Door Hardtop Coupe. No rust or accidents. Running condition. 425 cu. in and stick shift a bonus. Interior - bucket seats, console, and custom trim preferred. USA title. Jim Costa, BCA #30847, 773-3323360 (8,9) 1968: Would like Wildcat or LeSabre Convertible. Looking for nice “weekend” driver. Joe, New BCA Member, 843-230-6273, janiello@fmarion.edu (06/22)

PARTS FOR SALE 1904-1956: Carburetors for 1904-1956 Buicks. 100’s in stock. New, used, and rebuilt. Vintage Carburetor, Ltd., 440786-8141, email: broadstreetltd@msn.com, Web: www.vintagecarb.com (8) Buick Carburetor Rebuilder Retiring: All 4-bbl Rochester and Carter AFB 1950s-1960s, from 215 aluminum to 425. Rebuilt, tested, documented. $250 each plus shipping. A man who stops advertising to

1958, 1959, or 1960 Convertible: No rust or bondo. Must be turnkey, top condition - No work needed. Cash buyer. Steve Edwards, BCA #50140, 615-477-2121, sarapalms@aol.com (8,9) 1959 Electra 225: Convertibles only. Any condition but should be mostly complete. Would also consider highly optioned parts cars. Paying cash. Frank, BCA #45361, 630-330-8522 (03/22) 1959: Looking for unrestored 1959 Buick wagons, any model. Unrestored 1959 Buick convertibles, any model, any condition. Unrestored 1949 Buick convertibles and all other Super and Roadmaster models. Also, 1949 Woodies, any condition. Jim Warger,

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the PARTS FOR SALE save money is like a man who stops a clock to save time. Don Monroe, BCA #43121, Tacoma, WA, 253-566-8488 (06/22) Runningboard Mats: In the correct 1-piece molded patterns for 1930-1935 Series 50, 60, 80, 90. Northfield Ltd., 440-786-8141, email: broadstreetltd@msn.com, Web: www.northfieldltd.com (8) 1932: 50-series new old stock rear bumper (for rear-mounted spare) in original box, amazing condition, $1,200. Plus shipping from suburban Philadelphia, PA. or pick up. Pete Phillips, BCA #7338, 903-436-2851, pphillips922@gmail.com (8) Buick NOS: 1934-1939 (40), 1937-1940 (40-50-60-70) front wheel hub, $75. 19361948 (60-70-80-90) head gasket, except Dynaflow cars, $40. 1936, 1938-1939 vacuum starter switches, specify, $80. 1939 Special sedan with sunroof and streamboards dealer wall picture, $50. 1940 color sales catalog, series 40 thru 70, nice used, $55. 1940 (All), 1941-1942 (wagons) trunk lid center monogram, used, $75. 1946-1948 Super sedan, wagon, front door side molding with clips, $50. 19501952 (50), 1951-1953 (40) Dynaflow, cylinder head overhaul gasket set, $60. 1951-1953 (40-50) hubcap set, $100. 1955 (50-70) parking light assemblies, $250 pair. All NOS, except as noted. Add for shipping & handling. Have parts 1928 – 1979. Send SASE, year, model, for list. Bob Graves, BCA #942, 21 Ferry Rd., Salisbury, Mass. 01952, 978-463-0715 evenings. (8)

1936: Series 60 Century pistons (8) and ring set, .020 oversize; will fit others. New,

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1936: New tail lamp inner bulb holder brackets with two 6-Volt 1154 or 12-Volt 2057 for twice the lighting and turn signal operations. Chuck Emery, BCA #33141, 3515 Boston, Ft. Smith, AR 72903, 479-646-1481 noon – 9:00pm CST only (8) 1936-1970: Brake shoes, the good kind that stop, $45. Wheel cylinders, hardware kits, $17. E-brake cable, 1952 new dual fuel pump, $45. 1950s master cylinders, $125. 1936-Up hoses, $17. 1960s carburetors, $125. 1961 hubcaps, $65. Don Nowak, BCA #10746, 716-824-2292, oldcarnut007@aol.com(10/21) 1939: New tail lamp inner bulb housing with two 6-Volt 1154 or 12-Volt 2057 for twice the lighting and turn signal operations. Included is extra wiring and various terminal connectors. Chuck Emery, BCA #33141, 3515 Boston, Ft. Smith, AR 72903, 479-646-1481 noon – 9:00pm CST only (8) 1939: Front and rear bumper arm covers. They can be known as rock shields. They hide the arms and are strong enough to mount some lighting. Rocker panels, center grille molding, battery and exhaust mounting parts. Chuck Emery, BCA #33141, 3515 Boston, Ft. Smith, AR 72903, 479-646-1481 noon – 9:00pm CST only (8) Dashboards: 1940-41 Buick engine turned. Plus “new” 1954-55 dashboards and door panels, engine tuned. Finished like new. Some stock for faster delivery. Our specialty for 25 years. Call or write for details. Doug Seybold, BCA #3983, 2761 Clark Parkway,

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PARTS FOR SALE details. Doug Seybold BCA #3983, 2761 Clark Parkway, Westlake, OH 44145, 440835-1193. (12) 1941: Selling 40+ years parts collection. Skirts, skirt trim, elephant ears, NOS engine parts, dual carbs, air cleaner, manifolds, fenders, fender spears, gauges, switches, accessories, front grilles, etc. Richard Mann, BCA #3985, 805-689-5978, Richard@richardmann.com (CA) (8) 1941: 50 series rocker panels, rear valance panel and gravel shields, exhaust hanging parts, battery mounting parts. Chuck Emery, BCA #33141, 3515 Boston, Ft. Smith, AR 72903-4521, 479-646-1481 noon to 9pm CST. (8)

1941: Buick compound carburetor air cleaner. Nice condition $200. Rebuilt Carter WCD carburetors #533S and #534S, $250 each. Removed two years ago when replaced by fuel injection. 1953 Special straight-eight air cleaner, stock oil bath, $100. Stock intake manifold, $40. Chuck Russell, BCA #38002, 206-795-9869, ckrussell1@gmail.com (8) 1947 Roadmaster 76C Convertible: Par ting out. Rebuilt 320 engine, manifolds, distributor, oil pan, air filter, radiator, bumpers, emblems, moldings, front fender, hood, pontoon, gas tank. Extensive list and photos available. Ed Lorence, BCA# 50554, Cleveland, Ohio, 440-655-9824, lorenced1@icloud.com (07/22) Dash Dy-Noc: Replacement for 1953 Skylark and Roadmaster. Silver, gray,

and white. $160 plus $10 shipping. Denny Robish, BCA #43156, 1015 Janet Avenue NW, North Canton, Ohio 44720, 330-697-6202 (06/22) 1953-1954 Skylark Parts, New and Used: Gr ille bar and extensions, new power brake units, tail light lenses, hood ornaments, side medallions, interior/exterior trim, horn buttons, floor pans, lug nuts, splash pans, wheel spinner retainer kit. Ken Mitson, 8409 East Cortez St., Scottsdale, AZ 85260,darlene_mitson@ yahoo.com, 630-675-8177 (8) 1956: Buick Nailhead engines for sale. 1. 1956 322 CID, S/N 15339477, casting number 1166349. Complete, no accessories such as generator, starter, carburetor, etc. 2. 1956 322 CID, S/N 15834915, casting number 1166349-3. Complete, no accessories such as generator, starter, carburetor, etc. Both engines ran when removed from car. $500 each or $900 for both engines. Located in Atwater, CA 95301. I can load engines into a pickup truck. Steven Wright, BCA #6827, svwright1@comcast.net (8) 1957: One Buick Century scrip emblem, $20. Two front fender ports, $40. Shipping cost is additional. Vincent Walton, BCA #27163, vmw302@yahoo. com, mobile 253-569-6779 (03/22) 1964 Wildcat Convertible: Parting out solid southern car. All outer body panels, doors, trunk, hood, bumpers. Interior items including electric bench seat, $1,000 takes it all. Pick up in Buffalo, NY area. Bruce Keiser, BCA #19894, 716-652-0006, bnk@clearplanfinancial.com (12)

1965 Wildcat Parts: 4 Chrome Headlight Doors, 2 Grille End pieces (Behind the H/Light doors), 2 Chrome fender "Pitch Forks", 1 Chrome Center Emblem housing (no emblem), 1 AM Radio, 1 Pair of "NailHead" Exhaust Manifolds (With a good Heat Riser). 1965 Riviera: 1 Headlight Motor (Reconditioned but needs 2 Limit Switches), 1 Pair Cornering Lights (Partially restored). 1967 Skylark: 4 Tail light Lenses. Gene Sorensen, BCA #31077, 9316 Morehouse Pl, Las Vegas, NV 89123, 206-423-2114, gene.sorensen43@gmail.com (8,9,10) Wheel Center Caps: Reproductions and NOS for Skylark/GS, Riviera, Electra and Wildcat chrome wheels. (1965–1978). Mitch Romanowski, BCA #33886. Visit www.buickcenters. com or call 847-705-5761 (12) 1967-1973 Riviera: Synthetic felt hand cut trunk mat kits. Specify black or grey material. Installation directions included. Shipped to USA only via USPS Priority Mail. $125 (includes postage). Mike Sumrell, BCA #49586, Fayetteville, NC, ncpicturman@ gmail.com (02/22)

1970 Electra: Reproduction front bumper emblems. 2 styles available. Stainless steel for $100 and a Resin molded exact reproduction of original, for $485. Plus shipping and insurance (about $15). John Williams, BCA #36101, BDE #210,

217-254-9614 or 217-254-7672, jjwilliams@consolidated.net (12)

1971 Grille: 433 Ser ies & Model 43436. Molded numbers “1234279 DPMC 71-352 Made in USA”. Small, rear inconspicuous repair. Additional photos available. $195.00 + shipping. Mike Sheahen, BCA #36098, Conover, NC, 828-994-4336, 2dmsmisc@charter.net (8) 1980s & Up: I have some older inventory available for late 1980's & up. Window regulators, fuel sending units, filler necks and gas tanks for 1970-1974 Buick estate wagon w/455 or 350. Feel free to email or call with applications. Need year, model and engine size. Kevin Wiess, BCA #30065, kwiess65wildcat@roadrunne r.com, 716-984-6737 (8) 1983: Electra Park Avenue Parts. 3 bins of new and used parts. Front and rear bumpers and 2 15” x 6” sport wheels. Thomas J. Otzel, BCA #49869, Highspire, PA

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PARTS WANTED Wanted: A " Gypsy Sleeper" after-market accessory, as featured in a BHA ad on the inside front cover of the January, 2021 Bugle. One of you has a forgotten one in your barn! Any information on this elusive item is welcome. Thanks! Gonzo Terry, BCA #13001, Northbrook, IL, gonzo5240@aol.com, 847-630-7955 (8,9)

better. Bill Bressmer, BCA #46934, 905-634-8780, Burlington, Ontario, Canada (8,9,10) 1941: Need rear fender skirts, speedometer. 1949 2-door roll-up window regulators for all side windows, all stainless moldings and trim for rear fenders. Thank you. Bob Cowherd, BCA #37950, 315655-3864 (8,9) 1942: Looking for front or rear bumper. Ken Gill, BCA #9360, 716-873-1612, kgilljr@yahoo (8,9,10)

1925 Standard 6: Needing parts for Delco Motor Generator D-283. Need all the brush assemblies, operating links, arms, springs, etc. Ken Karp, BCA #50215, Grand Junction, CO 81505, 970-2603502, kennethkarp@hotmail. com (8) 1926 Master: Need distributor. Understand 1928 1930 will fit. Information regarding others that can be modified to fit greatly appreciated. Joel Parliment, BCA #51478, 2111 Linden Lake Rd, Fort Collins CO 80524, 970-217-1325, jparliment@hotmail.com (8) 1930-1931: Looking for 19" wheels and lock rings. Piers MacDonald, BCA #47813, 914-645-3348, piersmac@gmail.com (8)

1937 Century: In need of front fenders without sidemounts. Please send photos and location of parts. John Cover, BCA #30504, coverj@asmeorg, 205-9917106 (8,9) 1938: Left side spot light – Guide. Good to NOS. Bob Lopez, BCA #1276, 13 Breakneck Hill Road, Lincoln, RI 02865, 401-725-4950 (8,9,10)

1940 Special: Looking for 40 Series water pump or rebuild kit with bearing or NOS even

#37950, 315-655-3864 (8,9) 1951 Special: Front and r ear bumpers needed. David Reedy, BCA #49611, 614- 572-5372, dpreedy68@yahoo.com (8,9 10) 1959: Needing transistor pullout radio mounting/docking bracket for glove compartment. Also, unbroken plastic trim piece inside glovebox. Mark VanCleve, BCA #50584, West Hills, CA 91304, mvanc62@aol.com, 818-472-7103 (11/21) 1960: Looking for molding spears, lower rear fender. 75” long, part #4800403, fits LeSabre or Invicta, convertible or 2-Door only, either side. Ron Brusseau, BCA #19720, cell 631-3127531, rbrusseau@verizon.net (12)

1948 Super 2-Door Model 56S: Need two tr im pieces – see photo. Missing bolts and small dings OK; no crushed or severely bent parts please. George Bertolotti, BCA #48840, 925-487-5457, george@migbuddy.com (8,9) 1949: Looking for 2-Door car front and rear seats, and rollup window regulators for Super or Roadmaster, and trunk emblem with “BUICK” and “EIGHT” nameplates, and exterior stainless rear fender moldings. Thank you. Bob Cowherd, BCA #37950, 315655-3864 (8) 1949 Super: Needing 2-Door roll-up window regulators for both doors and both quarter windows. 1941 Super 4-Door trunk floor, dashboard, rear seating area courtesy lamps and interior lamps, steering wheel, rear trunk chrome ornament. 1949 Super & Roadmaster Convertible front and rear seats and trunk ornament Buick & Eight plastic name plates. Thank you. Bob Cowherd, BCA

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1962 Invicta: I’m looking for a nice, complete grille assembly, minimal or no pitting desired. I also need all four headlamp assemblies, 2 outer and 2 inner, complete, to include mounts and chrome bezels. Also need the diecast housings of the inner, highbeam positions. Repairing collision damage to my treasured Buick. Thanks. Mark Chilck, BCA #45951, Moosic, PA 18507, 570-466-0378 (8,9) 1964 Skylark: Need A-body complete rear end, drum-todrum, complete assembly, Posi. or non-Posi. 3.23; 3.36 or 3.55 axle ratio. Leave message. Dec., Jan., Feb. date code preferred. Dave Briddick, BCA #48059, briddickd@hotmail.com, 815664-2002 (8,9) 1970 Skylark GS: Looking for a rear bumper ready to mount with fresh plating or excellent original part. Bob Sokolowske, BCA #51411, 847-682-6397, ssokit2me@yahoo.com (8 9)

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1977 Regal 2-Door: Need rear bumper filler, rear bumper impact strip. Dave Touranjoe, BCA #51340, 315-297-5725, djtouranjoe@gmail.com (8,9,10) Wanted: L/H headlight bezel (Part #25505093) and L/H parking and turn signal bezel (Part #25505981) for a 19811983 Buick Regal. Want to buy only NOS bezels. Harold Fischer, BCA #49693, Pittsburgh, PA, 412-343-3683, hafischer@aol.com (8,9)

PRINT MEDIA FOR SALE 1937: Buick Owner’s Manual, repro (Crankenhope Pub), 95 pages, $10. 1976 Buick Chassis & Body Parts Catalog, effective June 1976, 2 inches thick, $12. 1973 Dealer Service Bullentin, some 19711972, approx. 60 pages, $10. 1965 Buick Service Manual, no cover, otherwise complete, $10. 1976 Buick Century Red & Blue decal striping kit (Regal), unopened, Bicentennial decal set for 2door coupe, unopened, $12. Buick Regal 1/24 scale model by GM Buick Division, sealed box, never opened, $12. Lewis Cohen, BCA #3185, Woodbridge, CT, 263-397-8723 (8)

PRINT MEDIA WANTED Wanted: 1953 Buick Dealer’s Album and Walter Brueggel’s book; 1953 Buick Story - A Golden Anniversary. Ken Anderson, BCA #49744, 32 Balsam Lane, Yarmouth ME 04096, 207-212-7719, aka66@gwi.net (8,9,10)

INFORMATION WANTED Seeking President: For Dauphin County Society of Buick Enthusiasts (Pennsylvania).

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INFORMATION WANTED Qualifications: Decisiveness, Strength, Determination. Position discussed previously with highly qualified subject. Please contact below to continue discussion. -Julianna K., BCA #51329, jjpicola@yahoo.com (8 9)

1973 Limited: 2-Door padded ½ top. Looking for a member that has one of the few late production Electra Coupes with padded ½ top. Need pictures, have information to share. Contact George Toth, BCA #50185, getoth@gmail.com, 919-538-4042 (8,9)

SERVICES OFFERED Dashboards 1954-55 Buick engine turned: Also door panels. And we still do the 1940-1941 Buick dashboards, engine turned and installed like new. Our specialty for 25 years. Doug Seybold, BCA #3983, 2761 Clark Parkway, Westlake, OH 44145, 440-835-1193. (12)

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Woodgraining: Authentic woodgraining of dashboards and moldings using the factory original process, plus buffing and polishing of stainless steel trim offered at reasonable rates. Keith Payne, BCA #44437, P.O. Box 490, Purcellville, VA 20134, (571) 442-0625, www.olddominionoyster.com (8)

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chapters ALABAMA BAMA BUICK (SE) John Cover (Birmingham, AL) 205-991-7106; coverj@asme.org CALIFORNIA BUICK CLUB OF SAN DIEGO (GW) Lee Carroll (San Diego, CA) 619-226-6993; membership@sdbca.org BUICK CLUB OF THE REDWOODS (GW) Bill Costello (Santa Rosa, CA) 707-575-1971 whc2000@sbcglobal.net buickcluboftheredwoods.com CALIFORNIA CAPITOL (GW) Larry Rael (Shingle Springs, CA) 530-676-1194; foothillliving@yahoo.com LOS ANGELES (GW) Steve Rostam (Woodland Hills, CA) 818-999-6626 NORTHERN CALIFORNIA (GW) Rick Deutsch (San Jose, CA) 408-888-4752; ricky.deutsch@gmail.com BuicksNorCal.com ORANGE COUNTY (GW) Sheridan Bishop III (Orange, CA) 714-997-2390; sheridanbishopiii@gmail.com http://orangecounty.buickclub.org SAN GABRIEL VALLEY (GW) Lou Baiocco (Glendale, CA) 818-244-8575 COLORADO MILE HIGH (FC) Glenn Manes (Wheat Ridge, CO) 720-630-9181; gmanes@comcast.net http://milehighbuickclub.com ROCKY MOUNTAIN (FC) Tim Gibson (Fort Collins, CO) 970-568-9819; timgibson@q.com http://rockymountain.buickclub.org CONNECTICUT YANKEE (NE) Jim Comeau (East Hartford, CT) 860-569-2344; buickyank@sbcglobal.net http://www.yankeechapterbca.org NUTMEG (NE) James Bender (Bridgeport, CT) 203-368-0439 DELAWARE DELMARVA (MA) Philip Taylor (Laurel, DE) 302-875-0840; taylorhouse87@aol.com FLORIDA GULF COAST (SE) Len Berman (Sarasota, FL) 941-923-7436; lsb1946@verizon.net GEORGIA

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INDIANA CENTRAL INDIANA (GL) Jay Hodges (Martinsville, IN) 765-342-6965 horsenaround4615@sbcglobal.net http://www.cinbca.com IOWA HAWKEYE (HL) Bill Gorman (Huxley, IA) 515-290-6565; bbgorman35@gmail.com

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MASSACHUSETTS CENTRAL NEW ENGLAND (NE) Jim Ramsey (Easthampton, MA) 413-527-7761; jimmramsey@hotmail.com MINUTEMAN (NE) Larry Legor (Stoneham, MA) 617-913-8961 http://www.minutemanbuick.city max.com/page/page/2341948.htm MICHIGAN BUICKTOWN (GL) Margaret Streeter (Gladwin, MI) 989-539-2009; toomaro@yahoo.com http://buicktown.buickclub.org CENTRAL MICHIGAN (GL) Herb Pasch (Alma, MI) 989-463-5072; hpasch@frontier.com SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN (GL) Paul Imerman (Huntington Woods, MI) 248-541-5687; pimer0926@aol.com http://clubs.hemmings.com/frameset.cfm?club=semichiganbca WEST MICHIGAN (GL) Tim Postma (Hudsonville, MI) 616-498-9317 openwindow8@gmail.com http://westmich.buickclub.org MINNESOTA FIREBALL (HL) Jim Jaeger (Buffalo, MN) 763-226-1193; jaegerjh@aol.com GOPHER STATE (HL) Michael Rein (New Prague, MN) 651-470-4450 mrein2055@gmail.com director@gopherstatebuick.org MISSOURI ST. LOUIS GATEWAY (HL) Chester “Chet” Palumbo (Defiance, MO) 636-443-5686; cpalumbo@centurytel.net www.stlouisbuickclub.net GATEWAY PERFORMANCE (HL) Larry Longworth (Arnold, MO) 314-960-7230; larryslake@sbcglobal.net

LOWER HUDSON VALLEY (NE) Ken Creary (White Plains, NY) 914-438-2797; kcreary@icloud.com NIAGARA FRONTIER (GL) Mike Scholl (North Tonawanda, NY) 716-694-0452 Mikescholl45@yahoo.com UPSTATE NY CHAPTER (NE) Tony D'Amelio (Schenectady, NY) 518-330-5450; adamelio@nycap.rr.com UNYBCA@aol.com http://www.unybca.com NORTH CAROLINA TARHEEL (SE) Marck Barker (Dunham, NC) 919-233-1973; 89reatta@gmail.com CAROLINAS (SE) Roger Carroll (Concord, NC) 704-451-2594 rlsscarroll@gmail.com http://carolina.buickclub.org OHIO AKRON–CANTON (GL) Denny Robish (North Canton, OH) 330-497-4201; DennyR@neo.rr.com CENTRAL OHIO (GL) Tom Kromer (Dublin, OH) 614-791-9668; trkromer@gmail.com http://www.centralohiochapter.com GLASS CITY (GL) Dave Rex (Perrysburg, OH) 419-874-8903 ; darex@sbcglobal.net NORTH EAST OHIO (GL) Al Blake (Seven Hills, OH) 216-410-3551; buhog@cox.net neobca.org OREGON PORTLAND AREA (NW) Duke Charpentier (Vancouver, WA) 360-904-7191; super48@comcast.net http://portland.buickclub.org

PENNSYLVANIA APPALACHIAN (GL) Ronald Givler (Altoona, PA) 814-329-3533; givlerronald@gmail.com FREE SPIRIT (NE) Sally J. Getz (Lehighton, PA) 610-377-6130; csgetz@ptd.net http://buickfreespirit.org MASON-DIXON (MA) Lawrence DiBarry (Chambersburg, PA) 717-263-3804; dibarjo@hotmail.com http://masondixon.buickclub.org TENNESSEE MUSIC CITY (SE) Ron Franks (Franklin, TN) 615-347-0898; rfranks@hfrdesign.com TEXAS ALAMO (SC) Jerry Courson (Cedar Park, TX) 210-601-1780; jerrylcourson@gmail.com http://alamo.buickclub.org LONE STAR (SC) Rod Seastream (Humble, TX) 281-454-6715; rseastre@aol.com http://lonestar.buickclub.org NORTH TEXAS (SC) Willis Bell (Weatherford, TX) 817-694-1313; ntx5467@cs.com http://northtexas.buickclub.org UTAH BONNEVILLE (FC) Don Clark (South Jordan, UT) 801-979-6666 donclark66@gmail.com http://www.bonnevillebuickclub.com VIRGINIA VIRGINIA (MA) Violet Waller (Chesapeake, VA) 757-705-4091 METRO (MA) Tom McQueen (Mclean, VA) 703-863-2393; mcqueenre@aol.com WASHINGTON INLAND NORTHWEST (NW) Todd Smith (Spokane, WA) 509-999-9282; wildcat.gs@gmail.com inlandnorthwestbuick@gmail.com http://www.inlandnorthwestbuick.org NORTH CASCADES (NW) David Kerr (Lynnwood, WA) 425-672-4289; mrbuick8@yahoo.com http://www.buickshoprag.org PUGET SOUND (NW) Lee Davis (Federal Way, WA) 253-815-1094; lee_martha@q.com WISCONSIN CREAM CITY (HL) Bill Hitchcock (Glendale, WI) 414-719-5656; whitchcock@wi.rr.com DAIRYLAND (HL) Erv Hutjens (DePere, WI) 920-336-5984; erv.hutjens@gmail.com http://www.dairylandbca.org ROCK VALLEY (HL) Fred MacDonald (Sun Prairie, WI) 608-834-8275; fredanddebra@gmail.com

divisions/regions OTHER BUICK CLUBS & PUBLICATIONS

BCA DIVISIONS 1959 BUICK DIVISION Brian Clark (Liberty Twp, OH) 513-668-7628 1959buick@gmail.com www.facebook.com/ groups/112346621435 1936-37-38 BUICK CLUB Gene Phillips (Anderson, IN) 765-642-4088; buickn@yahoo.com http://3638buickclub.org/ 1958 BUICK DIVISION Frank Lyle (Colorado Springs, CO), 719-659-9308 b58century@msn.com PRE-WAR DIVISION PWD Director, TBD REATTA DIVISION Marck Barker (Durham, NC) 919-233-1973 89reatta@gmail.com http://www.reatta.org/

BUICK DRIVING ENTHUSIASTS Charlie Steffy (Altamont Springs, FL) 407-261-9318 chas1963@hotmail.com http://bde.buickclub.org 1953-1954 BUICK SKYLARK CLUB Joanne De Peppo (Lafayette, NJ) 973-383-6035, jovin2@embarqmail.com http://www.skylarkclub.org/ BUICK PERFORMANCE DIVISION Ken Lisk (Easton, CT) 203-339-5170 kenlisk@optonline.net MODIFIED DIVISION Bob Starzyk (Palos Heights, IL) 708-334-4848; 56buick@att.net 65GS DIVISION Loren Alexander (Firth, NE) 402-791-2499; Loren@65gs.com http://65GS.com

BCA REGIONS CHAPTER, REGION & DIVISION COORDINATOR Roberta Vasilow 810-655-8277 buickracer@comcast.net

NORTHEAST REGION (NE) John Scheib (West Hartford, CT) 860-523-1911 j.scheib@comcast.net

GOLDEN WEST REGION (GW) VACANT

PACIFIC NORTHWEST REGION (NW) Jack Gerstkemper (Brush Prairie WA) 360-256-8209 bgerst7@aol.com

GREAT LAKES REGION (GL) Ron Stebbins (Stongsville, OH) 440-238-8469 MID-ATLANTIC REGION (MA) Bill Anderson (Gambrills, MD) 410-849-3376 rivsrgr8@aol.com SOUTHEAST REGION (SE) Martel Gibson (Roxboro, NC) 336-599-9589 mgibson33@hotmail.com

SOUTH CENTRAL REGION (SC) Willis Bell (Weatherford, TX) 817-694-1313; ntx5467@cs.com HEARTLAND REGION (HL) John McCarthy (Sioux Falls, SD) 605-271-3383 jt-mccarthyhotmail.com

BUICK CAR CLUB OF AUSTRALIA, INC. (Victoria) Dennis Healy 185 Duncans Lane Diggers Rest Victoria, 3427, Australia estden@bigpond.com www.buickcarclub.org.au BUICK CLUB OF AUSTRALIA, INC. (Queensland) PO Box 113, Cleveland 4163, Queensland 617-3829-2222

brianlindhall@optusnet.com.au

BUICK CLUB OF AUSTRALIA IN NEW SOUTH WALES, INC. Peter Allen, Secretary Merrylands N.S.W. 2160, Australia www.buickcarclub.org.au BUICK CLUB OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA Bev Nicholson, Secretary Wanneroo, Western Australia, 6065 www.westernbuicks.org 1930 MARQUETTE REGISTRY (Champaign, IL) Mike Balough,217-355-1704 mbalogh@balogh.com 1937-1938 BUICKCLUB (web based)

www.1937and1938Buicks.com

BUICK CLUB OF GERMANY 41189 Moenchengladbach Germany fax: 011 49 2166 52273, info@buickclub.de

NEW ZEALAND BUICK REGISTERY PO Box 11240 Christchurch, NZ 8443 nzbuick@yahoo.co.nz

RIVIERA OWNERS ASSOCIATION 303-233-2987 office@rivowners.org www.rivowners.org

BUICK CLUB OF NORWAY Even Colban Postboks 6565 Etterstad 0606 Oslo, Norway evenchr@online.no

1929 SILVER ANNIVERSARY BUICK W. E. (Bill) McLaughlin Toronto, Ontario bill@29buick.ca www.29buick.ca

BUICK CLUB OF SOUTH AFRICA Chris Palk Rant en Dal Gauteng 1751 South Africa +27 11 660 1322 (tel) www.buickclubsa.co.za BUICK ROD AND CUSTOM ASSOCIATION Russell Miller 8712 Columbus Rd. Fowler, IL 62338 217-434-8009 brca@yahoo.com DUTCH BUICK CLUB Gerard den Besten Peperdonk 15 Spijkenisse, Netherlands 3206 CB 0031 181 645013 MARQUETTE OWNERS REGISTRY Don Holton 803 Cedar St., Elmira, NY 14904 McLAUGHLIN BUICK CLUB OF CANADA Keith Horsfall Alliston, Ontario, L9R 2B9, CAN 705-434-1085 buicklover@rogers.com

EARLY BUICK & McLAUGHLIN OWNERS GROUP Dean Tryon (Wake Forest, NC), 919-562-4660 dgtryon2516@gmail.com 1930 MARQUETTE Automobile Registry Mike Balough (Champaign, IL) 217-355-1704 mbalogh@balogh.com BUICK 1929 CLUB DE ESPANA Amador Vicente Amores C. Van Dulken #12 Urb Sitio De Calahonda 29.647, Mijas Costa, Malaga, Spain BUICK GRAN SPORT CLUB OF AMERICA Paul Ferry PO Box 67, Atwater, OH 44201, 330-422-9633 (9:00am-1:00pm) www.BuickGSCA.org GS NATIONALS RACE AND SHOW Richard Lasseter 625 Pine Point Circle Valdosta, GA 31602 229-244-0577 www.gsnationals.com

BCA NATIONAL OFFICE INFORMATION All National Buick Club of America correspondence is to be sent to the following address: Buick Club of America; c/o Cornerstone Registration, Ltd. PO Box 1715 • Maple Grove, MN 55311-6715 Tel: 763-420-7829 • Fax: 763-420-7849 E-mail: bca@cornerstonereg.com Office Hours: M-F 9:00-5:00 (Central) The National Office is to be contacted for the following: • New Membership • Renewal of Membership • Membership renewal date • Membership payment • Change of address • Change any other information • Missing or destroyed Buick Bugle • Local chapter information

For electronic membership application, go to www.buickclub.org and select the Secure Membership link. It will take you to a form where you can enter your personal information and credit card number in a fast, easy and secure way.