Hit the Junkyard today...found some awesome stuff. -- Randal and CTX -- BUICKS HELP!

[CTX-SLPR]

Brian - That LeSabre is a '63. I know 'em well. The '67 posted HAD to have a 340 - if it had a BBB it would have been a Wildcat. The Wildcat was essentially a LeSabre with an Electra drivetrain and some different trim.

Here's a bit of Buick trivia:

Do you know what the Buick Tri-Shield stands for? It's LeSabre, Invicta, Electra. The Invicta only lasted a couple of years (replaced by Wildcat) and Electra was available as an Electra model and a slightly higher upscale Electra 225 (no clue what the "225" stood for). They dropped the Electra as a distinct model (not sure of the year) as the 225 was so much more popular, but I have seen a '61 Electra that was not a 225. Electras were built on the Cadillac chassis. Also, Buick wagons (regardless of model) were NOT built by Fisher Body in this era - the kick plates said "Superior" instead of "Body by Fisher". That's Superior Coach, now best known for school buses. Wagon chassis were the Cadillac commercial chassis as used for hearses and the like.

Dan's Buick brain dump - now I'm empty.

Dan

Dan, the 225 was for the length of the vehicle.

Braub,

Is the Buick still there? I can't swing it personally but if it's still worth sharing (sorry have been busy) I'll pass it on to the Riviera board I frequent which has a few lovers of the non-Riviera Buicks of the era.

[Caveman Tony]

Neat semi-ending to this tale. I called the yard posing as a buyer for the Ford wagon. The guy who answered said that I was, "the 100th friggin person who called" and it sold to "some guy who saw it on the internet".

Feeling pretty good about that one.

"Yoah tha hundrath friggin puhsun who cahlled... we sohld it to sohm guhy who sah it on tha intahnet"


NICE save Bruab.

[SuperBuickGuy]

You may want to update the blog entry accordingly. Or they will be getting calls about it for the next decade. There are a lot of people out there not smart enough to look at the date of a blog post. I still get comments complaining about how "their gonna crush all those cars" from pics of a junkyard that closed in 2007. Or asking for the phone number of the guy who owns a Divco I shot a pic of in a field also in 2007.

Due to the general attitude of the guys and how I was treated when there, I hope their phone melts off the wall.

Went to another 'yard today. Not much "save this stuff!" stuff but I nabbed some cool photos for tomorrow. I also got a 4-spoke GM wheel from an S10 Blazer that I installed this afternoon.

*snicker* x2

[Huskinhano]

That country squire is pure sweetness, Rhonda would kill me.

I aints got no money

[Brian Lohnes]

Due to the general attitude of the guys and how I was treated when there, I hope their phone melts off the wall.

Went to another 'yard today. Not much "save this stuff!" stuff but I nabbed some cool photos for tomorrow. I also got a 4-spoke GM wheel from an S10 Blazer that I installed this afternoon.

[Pixel]

Neat semi-ending to this tale. I called the yard posing as a buyer for the Ford wagon. The guy who answered said that I was, "the 100th friggin person who called" and it sold to "some guy who saw it on the internet".

Feeling pretty good about that one.

You may want to update the blog entry accordingly. Or they will be getting calls about it for the next decade. There are a lot of people out there not smart enough to look at the date of a blog post. I still get comments complaining about how "their gonna crush all those cars" from pics of a junkyard that closed in 2007. Or asking for the phone number of the guy who owns a Divco I shot a pic of in a field also in 2007.

[TheSilverBuick]

Neat semi-ending to this tale. I called the yard posing as a buyer for the Ford wagon. The guy who answered said that I was, "the 100th friggin person who called" and it sold to "some guy who saw it on the internet".

Feeling pretty good about that one.

Waay cool, and hilarious at the same time.

[milner351]

I can almost here the NorthEastern accent and the annoyance in the guys voice, the audible inference that you were annoying him by trying to do business with him.

Good for you for facilitating another old one being saved.

[Barry Donovan]

Neat semi-ending to this tale. I called the yard posing as a buyer for the Ford wagon. The guy who answered said that I was, "the 100th friggin person who called" and it sold to "some guy who saw it on the internet".

Feeling pretty good about that one.

nice.

the net actually does something.

the buick facts, that is awesome.

[Brian Lohnes]

Neat semi-ending to this tale. I called the yard posing as a buyer for the Ford wagon. The guy who answered said that I was, "the 100th friggin person who called" and it sold to "some guy who saw it on the internet".

Feeling pretty good about that one.

[DanStokes]

Brian - That LeSabre is a '63. I know 'em well. The '67 posted HAD to have a 340 - if it had a BBB it would have been a Wildcat. The Wildcat was essentially a LeSabre with an Electra drivetrain and some different trim.

Here's a bit of Buick trivia:

Do you know what the Buick Tri-Shield stands for? It's LeSabre, Invicta, Electra. The Invicta only lasted a couple of years (replaced by Wildcat) and Electra was available as an Electra model and a slightly higher upscale Electra 225 (no clue what the "225" stood for). They dropped the Electra as a distinct model (not sure of the year) as the 225 was so much more popular, but I have seen a '61 Electra that was not a 225. Electras were built on the Cadillac chassis. Also, Buick wagons (regardless of model) were NOT built by Fisher Body in this era - the kick plates said "Superior" instead of "Body by Fisher". That's Superior Coach, now best known for school buses. Wagon chassis were the Cadillac commercial chassis as used for hearses and the like.

Dan's Buick brain dump - now I'm empty.

Dan

[milner351]

What a great way to make a living.

I wonder what happened with that huge junkyard full of classics that was up on ebay a couple times a few years back - they were trying to sell the property, buildings, cars, all in one package for a million or something like that.

[ls7gto]

Daves " shop truck" ! 454 powered Willys.

[ls7gto]

I have a friend that makes a good living scrapping cars and selling on e-bay. he quit a very good job to do this. he even wrote a book about it and it got published! here is what he posted today on FB.

"New arrival. 67 Buick Lesabre. It sat in a barn for 30 years. Power plant is a disappointing 340 4 bbl. At 1st look, this car does seem like it has valuable parts but reciently, I've been getting requests for mid 60s Wildcat parts. No one saved these cars. If you are trying to fix one up, nothing is available. I hope these parts sell."

[antmnte]

I hate seeing old cars like that ,brings a tear to my eye.Brian you might have saved the wagon single handed by posting the picture here, good for you ! We have an old yard here but the stuff has been there so long its all rot. My friend did get stuff from them for his Buick wagon though.