Strike one off the bucket list!

AVGWarhawk · 03-07-12, 12:14 PM

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

Oberon · 03-07-12, 12:19 PM

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.

ReallyDedPoet · 03-07-12, 12:30 PM

You that old Chris to have a bucket list

j\k , nice ride

AVGWarhawk · 03-07-12, 12:32 PM

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Originally Posted by reallydedpoet

You that old Chris to have a bucket list

j\k , nice ride

Let's call it a "to do list"

nikimcbee · 03-07-12, 12:38 PM

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

AVGWarhawk · 03-07-12, 12:47 PM

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Originally Posted by nikimcbee

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

Onkel Neal · 03-07-12, 03:01 PM

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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

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

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!

AVGWarhawk · 03-07-12, 03:04 PM

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.

Penguin · 03-07-12, 03:55 PM

niiieece!

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

AVGWarhawk · 03-07-12, 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Penguin

niiieece!

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.

Sailor Steve · 03-07-12, 10:56 PM

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!

gimpy117 · 03-09-12, 12:10 AM

...and I'm just struggling to find/ pay for a new engine for my 97' 626 before it dies

Nice car though

03-07-12, 12:14 PM	#1
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,253 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	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 __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

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ReallyDedPoet Canadian Wolf Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Canada. The one and only, East Coast Posts: 10,884 Downloads: 946 Uploads: 5	You that old Chris to have a bucket list j\k , nice ride __________________ Back in the Day

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nikimcbee Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Patroling the Slot. Posts: 17,952 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Cool, are you going to do (classic) car shows now? __________________

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AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,253 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	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. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

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Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	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! __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

03-07-12, 12:19 PM	#2
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	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.

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Penguin Ocean Warrior Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Rheinische Republik Posts: 3,322 Downloads: 92 Uploads: 0	niiieece! Is she ready to roll, or do you have to put some work into her?

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gimpy117 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Kalamazoo, MI Posts: 3,243 Downloads: 108 Uploads: 0	...and I'm just struggling to find/ pay for a new engine for my 97' 626 before it dies Nice car though __________________ Member of the Subsim Zombie Army