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Turbo-4 Stang, not SVO

Reply #30 –
Quote from: 46Tbird;135592
Dude, 13 1959 Buicks left?  What are you smoking?  I see five of them that make it to the Roundup in Austin every year.  I notice them because '59 Buicks are my favorite GM car of all time.

They made 20,612 '59 Electra 4dr HTs.  http://www.oldride.com/library/1959_buick_electra.html  Very neat car but also not nearly one of ... less than 13.

And all '59-60 GM 4dr HT vehicles used that same crazy roofline.


Go read my post again. 13 left REGISTERED TO DRIVE WITH THE DMV. There are probably 20-30 "show" cars that get trailered and musuem piece only cars (such as the actual Indy Pace Car, etc). There are exactly 13 left driving on the road, period. Of all the ones left, show cars included, there's still only ONE known 4-door pillarless hardtop Electra, and that's my neighbors. 75% of the restored trailer-queen show cars came out of a place called Martin's Buick in Portland, OR. He tried to buy Chuck's Electra on the spot 2 months ago when he saw it for the first time. BTW, I should have mentioned his is one of the 300ish Electra 4-door hardtops with the PowerPack and triple-turbine tranny built in '59. For a boat the size that beast is, it gets up and HAULS.




And daboss,
71 GTO convertible, 1 of 1 period. Nobody knows where it's at.

Turbo-4 Stang, not SVO

Reply #31 –
46Tbird,
If you really like '59 Buicks, those 5 guys that go to the round-up, and every-other '59 Buick on the planet is going to a meeting in Seattle this year. 9 of the 13 driver's left have confirmed, the real Indy Pace Car is going, and at least 6 of Martin's trailer-only show restorations are registered. It's going to be the largest gathering of these for the last several years.

Turbo-4 Stang, not SVO

Reply #32 –
then i doubt this is a 71 but is that the only gto convt made? cause then if it is i know where it is, and the guy will not sell it i tryed to get a price out of him he refuses to even price it
Edit i feel stupid i know thats not the only convt made but the one the guy has its i think a 70
RIP 1988 and 1990 Lincoln Mark VII LSC
I welcomed the dark side and currently am driving a 2000 Dodge Durango SLT plus, with a 5.9, Code named project "Night Runner"
Shes black on black, fully loaded, with headers, 180 tstat, e fan, straight exhaust into a cherry bomb vortex ler, full tune up, ported intake and T/B, MSD coil, and round aircleaner.
Mods to come: Fully rebuilt and heavily modded 46RE, and a richmond rachet locker.
my $300 beater ;)
R.I.P Kayleigh Raposa 12/18/90 - 2/24/07

Turbo-4 Stang, not SVO

Reply #33 –
I *highly* doubt it's the one and only 71 GTO convertible. There's been legions of collectors and restorers looking for that car for decades. That being said, it's probably in a some codger's yard who won't sell it. Beware for LeMans and Tempest clones. There's about 80 71 "GTO" convertibles like that around. Luckily Pontiac is THE most with it company on old records and PHS knows the 71 GTO Vert's VIN.

Turbo-4 Stang, not SVO

Reply #34 –
this convt is a true gto, and so many people ask him to sell it and he refuses
RIP 1988 and 1990 Lincoln Mark VII LSC
I welcomed the dark side and currently am driving a 2000 Dodge Durango SLT plus, with a 5.9, Code named project "Night Runner"
Shes black on black, fully loaded, with headers, 180 tstat, e fan, straight exhaust into a cherry bomb vortex ler, full tune up, ported intake and T/B, MSD coil, and round aircleaner.
Mods to come: Fully rebuilt and heavily modded 46RE, and a richmond rachet locker.
my $300 beater ;)
R.I.P Kayleigh Raposa 12/18/90 - 2/24/07

Turbo-4 Stang, not SVO

Reply #35 –
lol, dude - Aero - just stop.  Please.

1971 GTO production numbers: http://www.71gto.com/specs.php

678 convertibles total

As for '59 Buicks, they're common.  Many many more than 13 being driven.  I found some on carnut.com - http://www.carnut.com/photo/list/buick/buick59.html.  Hell, even the Cubans have them.  I'm sure you saw this.  http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/americas/02/04/cuba.car.ap/

Just found two four-door hardtops in use on the net, one in Oregon, one in Michigan.  Which is your neighbor's?

http://forums.aaca.org/showflat.php?Number=260894

http://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/car/297034684.html


I almost bought a '59 2dr HT at the Pate swap meet (local) last year.  Black with black interior, nice original paint, stock 401 nailhead, car was driven there from 200 miles away.  Price was $3500, more than I had on me at the time, and I watched another guy buy it.. dammit.
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1984 Thunderbird V8

Turbo-4 Stang, not SVO

Reply #36 –
Ok, from the mid-80s archives.


1979 Capri, 2.3l, 4 spd

Loved that car but gave it up for a '84 GT. In retrospect, wish I had it back. Nothing special but it was mine.

Bryan
 

Turbo-4 Stang, not SVO

Reply #37 –
My bad, '72 GTO. I was off by 1 year.

1972 Production Numbers
Coupes            134
Hardtops      5,673
Convertibles        1

So there :P:P:P

That first '59 you posted is an AACA show car, it's registered with Historic Show Only tags, so it's NOT part of the 13 still driving. Martin's has done some work on it, a very nice car. He's one of the guys going to the Seattle meet this year.

That second one is another of Martin's customers. He got the lakes installed there.

Chuck's car is a '59 Buick Electra 4-door hardtop, 445 Wildcat Power Pack engine with the triple-turbine tranny. Originally Salmon on Cream, it's been '59 Caddy Dark Green since 1979. His second wife bought it new in '59 and he married her in '72.