[68bye]

My father owns a 1926 Buick. It's all original and it's near perfect. He had to replace the rocker arm rack last weekend because it was missing. (one cylender wouldn't fire) He found out that one of the rocker arms were broken. Out of dumb luck, he got a rack off e-bay not too long ago. He swapped it out and got it running.

He said let me show how good it runs now.:thumbsup:

Yea, well, not so much. It took two days to rebuild the carburator, machine an adapter to take a compression reading, rebuild the rocker arm rack he just put in it, free up four stuck valves, and adjust the solid lifters again.

See, doesn't it run good?
I hope this thing starts again tomorrow!

 

[rbwjr325]

What motors it got?

 

[novaderrik]

is that back when they had those 5 foot long straight 8's in them?

 

[68bye]

No, it's a 26 Buick master. It's an overhead valve inline six. It has alot of neat stuff on it like, an electric starter, a roll up windshield, a back up light, dual filiment headlight light bulbs for high and low beams. It was really advanced for it's time. I'll see if I can get a picture for .

 

[Derek69SS]

I have a car just like it, except it's a '23 Ford. (you'll hear that a lot if you take it for a drive )

Good luck, it should be a lot of fun when you get to drive it. :yes:

 

[68bye]

Hey, it still runs!:hurray:

Yeah, when my Dad takes it out, everyone thinks it's a Model T. His reply is usually, no, it's two model t's.

In 1926 this thing retailed for something rediculous like, $2,300.
We freed everything up, put fresh gas in it, and dumped some gumout in the tank to make sure it won't gum up again. So far, so good.

http://s129.photobucket.com/albums/p224/earthquake68/?action=view&current=Kodakeasyshare008.jpg

 

[Brettd85]

Is that a model T? I used to have one just like it, but it was originally red.

 

[Derek69SS]

In 1926 this thing retailed for something rediculous like, $2,300.

That's incredible! My Model T was under $300 new.

That's a beautiful car. What did they have for horsepower, and speed capability? My T has 20hp and will go 43mph

 

[68bye]

It was rated from the factory at 70 bhp. and was clocked against my mother's Hyundai at 70 mph! All that and four wheel mechanical drum brakes. It goes like he!! but leave yourself LOTS of room to stop.:yes:

 

[MrBill66Malibu]

Alan,

Car is in great shape!!! I believe I would put a set of "juice" brakes in it!!!! LOL

 

[Jimmy P]

Those rigs are tough!

Here's a 27 Speedster I saw in Burbank a few weeks ago. This guy found it in a barn and got it running after re-building the carbs and the basics. The tires are 30's era Pennsylvania Brand. They have a few cracks, but he's drivin on them!

 

[JenniferRU]

haha thats crazy.... good luck with getting it started!

 

[Derek69SS]

It was rated from the factory at 70 bhp. and was clocked against my mother's Hyundai at 70 mph! All that and four wheel mechanical drum brakes. It goes like he!! but leave yourself LOTS of room to stop.:yes:

I wish I had 4-wheel mechanical brakes on my Ford. That single oil-soaked cotton brake pad to the rear wheels in the transmission of mine doesn't whoa the car down any too quickly.

What does that car weigh? My T is ~1400lbs... that thing looks like it's about triple that.

 

[BlackBetty]

what a cool story!!!

 

[68bye]

In 1926 this thing retailed for something rediculous like, $2,300.

I stand corrected. It wasn't $2,300. It was $1,300. Still, that was a pretty penny for 1926. I think my father said it weighed about 4,000 lbs. All the brake linkages under it, and everything else, are forgings, no stamped nothin' nowhere. It's built like tank. We took it out for a drive, it's surprisingly quiet and comfortable. It tends to wander at little going down the road, but I think that is more the tires than anything else.