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My f-i-l just got back late last night with our new toy! He went to the Barrett-Jackson preview over the weekend and took cool pics (which I will post as soon as he emails them to me) and brought a present!

You boys have got some work to do. Put a nice big block Chevy crate motor in it and you'll be laughing.

We are picking up the new motor for it later this week. 502 big block fuel injected.The best part of this car, everything original is still there. Headliner, all the knobs and levers on the dash, seats (which still move), and....THE ORIGINAL FLOOR MATS!

wow that looks like a very fun restoration project.

Quote, originally posted by lovemyraffe »We are picking up the new motor for it later this week. 502 big block fuel injected.That's the number I had in mind.

This is one freakin-huge car. Needs a freakin-huge motor.

thats a lot of steel that needs moving... hard to emagine that most of those type of cars had drum brakes in the front and rear... HAHAHAHA 60-0 in 4miles.

lookin good man!, cant wait to see some pictures during the project, i find it interesting that they took those exact fender grills and put them on newer buicks, such as some park aves. and the lucernes

Those portholes are non-functional, but a stylemark to know Buick by.

I like how the color changes from front to rear. Looks sweet!

Awesome! I am jealous! Sounds pretty solid and original still! Looks pretty good meaning not real rott, just surface rust. I love project like this because to me and you we can see through all of this. "See", what it will be like when done! What is it again a 19## Buick what?

Put a 572.. in that sucker....!!! http://www.gmperformanceparts....at=bb502z are soooooo last year...lol..... Nice project, I LOVE wagons... The things I'd do for a 57' Chevy Nomad... lol...

Quote, originally posted by MiVibe-ToolGuy »Looks pretty good meaning not real rott, just surface rust. What is it again a 19## Buick what?It is a 1954 Buick Century Wagon. It looks like there is alot of rust, but there is almost none.

Quote, originally posted by lovemyraffe »It is a 1954 Buick Century Wagon. It looks like there is alot of rust, but there is almost none.That's a really nice find, looks like a lot of SURFACE rust, and maybe rockers, I see a patch of mud on the passenger door, so the bottoms of the door might need some help, but to me it looks like a really solid car... Much of the bad stuff comes in where screw pass through the metal and you can't see anything around any of the trim parts... that'll be fun... sure wish I could get into a project like that...

nice....good luck!

There is a little bondo on the car. But we picked it up for $1500. Can't beat that price. I could sell it as is for almost twice that.

Quote, originally posted by lovemyraffe »There is a little bondo on the car. But we picked it up for $1500. Can't beat that price. I could sell it as is for almost twice that.Heck yeah, you guys STOLE that thing...!!!! rock on...