Strike one off the bucket list!
 

Today I can strike one off my bucket list. It is a short list but none-the-less a list. On my list since the age of 16 years is a desire to have a car from the 50's. The desire started when I looked through the fence surrounding a junkyard. There sat a 1959 Buick Invicta. The car, rusty but complete was going for $600.00. Big money back in the 80's. The love affair for cars of the 50's began that day. I approached my mother about purchasing and putting the old car in her driveway (sound like Steven Kings novel "Christine'). She said she was not having a pile of rusty metal in her driveway. Thus ended my dream of a 50's project car. Until today!

This is my 1954 Buick Special. Bucket list: 1. Car from the 50's. CHECK

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Whoa...now that is one beautiful looking motor. They had a style back then that they just can't quite emulate in the standard cars of today which all look the same unless you get into supercar territory, and even then they're starting to look quite samey.

Bet she has a lovely sound to her too, and look at that interior. Yeah...they don't make them like they used to, that is certain.

Well done mate. :yeah:

You that old Chris to have a bucket list :D

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j\k , nice ride :yep:

Let's call it a "to do list" :D

Cool, are you going to do (classic) car shows now?

I will go to the Buick Nationals at Charlotte Speedway. Weekend of June 30th. There is a local club I know a few members. I will do a drive-in with them every now and then. Other than that, not any car shows. Car shows are not my interest in owning a vehicle like this. It is for waxing, admiring and driving the wife around in on a late Sunday summer afternoon. The same thing I do with my wife :03:

She's a beaut!

Why am I thinking of Ferris Buehler's Day off right now?:hmmm::haha:

Nice ride back then people really had a lot of pride in the cars they where making.

Ah Ferris Bueller's Day Off, the crush I had on Mia Sara - she's not aged as well as that car though - it's a true beauty. :yeah:

Lol, both Ferris Bueller and Legend were on at the same time this weekend. I couldn't decide which Mia to watch!

Wet Mia poolside or evil Mia with the plunging neckline. :yeah:

Gorgeous Buick by the way. She's a beaut!

Way to go, nice car!

How about a video when you get time, you know, a 360 tour, under the hood, and a ride. That would be great. Enjoy!

Will do Neal. I have to get her tagged. That will be sometime next week. Then I can row through the 3 on the tree. :DL

niiieece! :up:

Is she ready to roll, or do you have to put some work into her?

She is ready to roll. She needs a new headliner. Mechanically she is sound. Runs very well. The motor as rebuilt 2006. Has little miles since then.

Having lived through the '50s that is not exactly my cup of tea, but the best car, bike, drink in the world is the one that turns you on. You got yours, so life is good.

Congratulations! :rock:

heretic! :O:
I have noticed that the forms of cars from the 50s are generally seen as pleasant and elegant even among those who are not particulary into cars. Shame on all car designers after the 50s!

However, I can understand where you are coming from:
Having lived through the 70s, I have no tolerance when I see people who wear bell-bottoms:
"Is this some kind of sick joke? Do you know how much we had to suffer back then when we had nothing but bell-bottoms? Ahh, I still remember the day when I wore my first pair of pants in which I could spot my feet! Oh the youth of today! (rant, rant, ranty-rant...) " :x

Wow!!:o what a beauty! You deserve it Chris!:yeah:

Nice wheels :yeah:

HunterICX

My Schwinn Stingray loved eating my bell-bottoms. I took to wrapping a rubber band around them to keep the cuffs out of the chain. Until it hit 60 degrees, then I just cut them off. :yeah: