Thought this one would be appropriate for them Bufords...
Personally I´m a Buickophile since my dad had a 66 Buick Skylark 4dht 340-4 since early 70´s wich I inherited.
Also founded the Buick Club of Finland 1984.
Currently have a 1965 Gransport Convert project.
Friends have GS455 even a 70´s STG1 ragtop etc...
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My Favourites are
the GS455´s
GranSports
1966 Wildcat'
1st gen Rivieras
GN´s and 4th Gen Electras.
Thread: Go Fast with Class
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12-30-2009 03:28 PM
Last edited by MikeyFIN; 12-30-2009 at 03:33 PM.
Offshore Racing wasn´t designed to be a spectator sport, it's for people or companies with's lots of money to push the envelope of endurance technology and hopefully put a trophy on a mantle. It's man vs the elements, not like boats with like engines running in circles.
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12-30-2009 03:30 PM
i've had 3-4 70 Stg 1's
2 70 GS455's
one 72 Stage 2 GS, 1972-1973 NHRA National Record Holder
one 70 triple white Wildcat Conv..... VERY rare
1987 Turbo Type T Regaldoes Santa's sleigh have a blower ?
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12-30-2009 03:35 PM
So you probably know a couple Finnish Buick nuts that bought NHRA record holders over here during the good times
Jukka Lamminen who formed the club with me got the T-Type Daddys Toy and a 72 GS455 Stocker.
all white 70 Cat.. convert...PICS!!!!!Offshore Racing wasn´t designed to be a spectator sport, it's for people or companies with's lots of money to push the envelope of endurance technology and hopefully put a trophy on a mantle. It's man vs the elements, not like boats with like engines running in circles.
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12-30-2009 10:33 PM
my dad was a buickholic...1970 duce&quarter... 71 gs455 ,,and i think it was a wildcat??
IMCO #10- 2009 National Champions
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12-31-2009 08:38 AM
my Buick taste goes a little farther back
to date i've done frame offs on:
36 Special
41 Super Convertible
three 48 Roadmaster convertibles
46 Super Estate wagon
47 Roadmaster Estate wagon (one of about five left in existence)
53 Skylark
all are toured regularly and have been featured at Amelia island, Meadowbrook and Charevoix's Bay Harbor concourse to name a few.
Heres the two woodysThrottles- Cleveland Construction/Traffic Light Racing 377 Talon cat
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12-31-2009 01:22 PM
My dad had a '31 Super 8 that he restored back in 1967. Ultimately sold it in 1992 or so. Cool car. There's a GS convertible that's been for sale for a while near me. Great pics. You guys saw that a GN was turned in during the Cash-for-clunkers deal?
"Tear gas and draft beer don't mix."
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12-31-2009 01:28 PM
Hell yeah I saw that one... great program you got there for being politically correct...
Dave Fiscus is married to the daughter of my former team-mate in the ASA stocker team we ran back in the day.Offshore Racing wasn´t designed to be a spectator sport, it's for people or companies with's lots of money to push the envelope of endurance technology and hopefully put a trophy on a mantle. It's man vs the elements, not like boats with like engines running in circles.
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12-31-2009 01:31 PMOffshore Racing wasn´t designed to be a spectator sport, it's for people or companies with's lots of money to push the envelope of endurance technology and hopefully put a trophy on a mantle. It's man vs the elements, not like boats with like engines running in circles.
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12-31-2009 05:32 PM
I had a few Buicks in the past also:
1971 Riviera
1970 GS455
1972 GS350
1987 Grand National
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12-31-2009 06:52 PM
So what do you think of Buicks current state?
Offshore Racing wasn´t designed to be a spectator sport, it's for people or companies with's lots of money to push the envelope of endurance technology and hopefully put a trophy on a mantle. It's man vs the elements, not like boats with like engines running in circles.
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12-31-2009 06:54 PMOffshore Racing wasn´t designed to be a spectator sport, it's for people or companies with's lots of money to push the envelope of endurance technology and hopefully put a trophy on a mantle. It's man vs the elements, not like boats with like engines running in circles.
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12-31-2009 07:27 PM
Buicks being built in China and not Flint....
Offshore Racing wasn´t designed to be a spectator sport, it's for people or companies with's lots of money to push the envelope of endurance technology and hopefully put a trophy on a mantle. It's man vs the elements, not like boats with like engines running in circles.
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01-01-2010 02:21 AMBetween Tiger Woods promotions, bad cross-over minivan/SUV's and GM's dwindling market share I suspect Buick is only a few months behind the Pontiac/Saturn death march....Buick hasn't made a remarkable car since the GN's in the late 80's.....everything has been a cross shared platform with other GM products with minor badge changing/headlights/tailights.
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01-01-2010 08:30 AM
yep, they´ve lost it.. no more personal luxury cars like the Riv´s of yesterday, no more sophisticated muscle cars and no more the big Buicks...made in USA.
But seems all other GM US makes share same symptoms... or all 3 in general.
Outsourcing and badge engineering bites back hard...Offshore Racing wasn´t designed to be a spectator sport, it's for people or companies with's lots of money to push the envelope of endurance technology and hopefully put a trophy on a mantle. It's man vs the elements, not like boats with like engines running in circles.
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01-01-2010 10:53 PM
Did someone say Buick?1960 Rag top
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