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General => IHADAV8 Playground => Topic started by: Racer X on June 27 2009, 08:28:05 PM

Title: 1962 Buick Special
Post by: Racer X on June 27 2009, 08:28:05 PM: In the next couple of weeks I am picking up this:
Title: Re: 1962 Buick Special
Post by: Racer X on June 27 2009, 08:38:12 PM: http://auto.howstuffworks.com/1961-1963-buick-special-skylark.htm
Title: 1962 Buick Special
Post by: Top Speed on June 27 2009, 09:45:32 PM: Why? Is this your retirement vehicle or are you gonna pimp it out?
Title: 1962 Buick Special
Post by: Racer X on June 27 2009, 09:49:50 PM: It ws actually GIVEN to my 12 year old son as a gift.
Title: 1962 Buick Special
Post by: Zap on June 27 2009, 11:20:33 PM: He can't drive it, give it to me!
Title: Re: 1962 Buick Special
Post by: Racer X on June 27 2009, 11:25:30 PM: We are going to put wood blocks on the pedals so he can reach.
Title: 1962 Buick Special
Post by: Top Speed on June 28 2009, 08:42:30 AM: Cool gift.
Title: Re: 1962 Buick Special
Post by: kma697 on June 28 2009, 01:29:11 PM: They are sweet! Can also be pimped out pretty tastefully.... ..........took this at a recent car show
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Post by: Wrecked Em on June 28 2009, 03:59:59 PM: Before I settled on an Opel GT for a home for my big block an early 60s special was on my list of choices.
Title: Re: 1962 Buick Special
Post by: Racer X on June 28 2009, 06:37:05 PM: I wait to start dumping all my money into this thing, just like the good old days when I owned a GN! :bigeyes;
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Post by: Recklessrob on June 30 2009, 11:01:48 PM: Thats cool. :cool;
Title: Re: 1962 Buick Special
Post by: Racer X on June 30 2009, 11:56:52 PM: Will be picking it up on Saturday. :atbeer:
Title: Re: 1962 Buick Special
Post by: 87natty on July 01 2009, 01:19:51 AM: Hell yes!

Quote from: "Racer X @ Sun Jun 28, 2009 2:37 pm"
I wait to start dumping all my money into this thing, just like the good old days when I owned a GN!
Title: Re: 1962 Buick Special
Post by: Racer X on July 09 2009, 10:26:15 PM: Quote from: "87natty @ Tue Jun 30, 2009 9:19 pm"
Hell yes!

We knew you'd be back! Any chance of a 62 Buick at Ely?
Title: Re: 1962 Buick Special
Post by: DCEPTCN on July 10 2009, 03:20:49 PM: You know what would be super awesome? If your camera worked,

Asshole.
Title: Re: 1962 Buick Special
Post by: Recklessrob on July 10 2009, 09:58:26 PM: Quote from: "Racer X @ Thu Jul 09, 2009 9:26 pm"

Ely? No, not with this car. It's a convertible and it has a tire melting 190 bhp. Nailhead?
Title: 1962 Buick Special
Post by: Top Speed on July 11 2009, 03:22:53 PM: I would definitely have to turbo charge it.
Title: 1962 Buick Special
Post by: Zap on July 11 2009, 04:22:05 PM: Quote from: "Top Speed @ Sat Jul 11, 2009 2:22 pm"
I would definitely have to turbo charge it.

http://auto.howstuffworks.com/1962-1963-oldsmobile-f85-jetfire.htm/printable
Title: 1962 Buick Special
Post by: Recklessrob on July 12 2009, 09:10:38 AM: Quote from: "Zap @ Sat Jul 11, 2009 3:22 pm"
Quote from: "Top Speed @ Sat Jul 11, 2009 2:22 pm"
I would definitely have to turbo charge it.

http://auto.howstuffworks.com/1962-1963-oldsmobile-f85-jetfire.htm/printable

Good find.
Title: 1962 Buick Special
Post by: Racer X on July 13 2009, 10:45:43 PM: Yes excellent find, but I just got RID OF A TURBO BUICK and don't have the appetite for another.
Title: 1962 Buick Special
Post by: 87natty on July 14 2009, 02:26:04 AM: I feel you. Getting my Grandpa's LTD running was a great break from prying under the hood with a multimeter all day. I didn't realize how much missed carbed V8's.