Tag Archives: Buick

It’s in the details

Posted on July 19, 2016 by

A few cars of today have some very nice details but nothing compared to the classics and this 1929 Buick had plenty of details to spare.  These are real wood spokes.  I spent some time between this car and it’s … Continue reading →

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Before and After – 1929 Buick Sport Roadster

Posted on July 14, 2016 by

Attending car shows is great fun, seeing all of the magnificent vehicles and partaking of the goodies from the food trucks; if you take the time to talk to the owners you will learn so much more about the autos … Continue reading →

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A Top 100 Cruise-In Winner – 1957 Buick Special

Posted on July 12, 2016 by

The Buick Special was an automobile produced by Buick. It was usually Buick’s lowest-priced model, starting out as a full-size car in 1936 and returning in 1961 (after a two-year hiatus) as a mid-size.  Halfway into the 1949 model year, … Continue reading →

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Heavy Metal – 1940’s Buick Eights

Posted on July 6, 2016 by

 

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All up in my grill…

Posted on January 15, 2016 by

Is this even said anymore? 🙂 With some of these vintage, historic and classic cars so much about their construction appears to be about fashion than function; at least to me.  Whatever the reason was for some of these grills … Continue reading →

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What is the opposite of shiny?

Posted on January 14, 2016 by

This!  I’ve run into (pun not quite intended but will go with it anyway) this vehicle before in 2013 as shown in this post here. (By the way, yesterday’s shiny red handle was attached to a 1966 Ford F100 truck)

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Hoodies

Posted on January 12, 2016 by

Well, to be more exact, hood ornaments.  No matter how fancy, shiny and fast (and darned expensive) modern cars can get, they just don’t have the allure of these vintage cars and their hood ornaments.  I’m so glad there are … Continue reading →

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1950 Buick Eight

Posted on July 17, 2013 by

It wasn’t shiny and pretty like the other cars but it had a character all it’s own which not only warranted my photographing it but also taking that photograph to a new level by applying some high contrast/HDR-ish effects to … Continue reading →

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Buick 1931

Posted on July 14, 2013 by

Just a couple of teaser images from the HUGE car show we attended yesterday.  Both of us are a bit sunburned (poor DH got the worst of it) and I’m not even sure we saw all of the vehicles there…there … Continue reading →

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Shiny Buicks – 1938 and 1948

Posted on March 28, 2013 by

Here we have two more classic Buicks from two other decades.  Beautifully cared for and with some pretty fascinating histories.  I wonder if that 38 Buick was in Bonnie and Clyde?  Wouldn’t that be just too cool! (2013 Columbus International … Continue reading →

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