Dear fans of adventurous 1965 Buick
longroofs, . . . . . .
I think I've got this new year's resolutions stuff licked. I'll just have my wagon make new year's resolutions instead of me!
This year, my trusty 1965 Buick Special wagon made two resolutions:
- Get out and exercise more.
- Get herself more "educated." . . . . .
Since she was running for only about 6 weeks of 2015, she won't have any problem keeping her first resolution. Moreover, when you have an engine like this:
You certainly don't want it to get "flabby" because of inactivity!
The second resolution isn't so far fetched either. She has an EZ-EFI self-tuning electronic fuel injection system. Between the weather and crowds, I haven't managed to get her out on some extended drives. As a result, the self-tuning isn't as good when the engine is hot as it is when cold or warming up. So I'm hoping to get the EZ-EFI to complete the self-tuning process with some longer drives.
Striking the iron when it is hot! My wagon (named Biquette) headed out early on the first (to avoid the crazy drivers who were sleeping off new years eve!
) Since the weather was nice, I brought along my camera for a few shots. Here is a nice front driver's side view:
As you can see from the background, the hills are still plenty brown from the drought even if we got a goodly amount of rain in December.
Here is a view of the driver's side and peek at the dash through the open door:
As long as I'm teasing, here is how the dash turned out:
Here is the instrument cluster viewed from the passenger side:
Even the back seat looks nice after the upholstery was redone:
Here is one more picture with Biquette posing under a seasonally denuded winter tree:
After all this, Biquette's engine was better behaved when hot:
However, she will need some more exercise before she is as smooth when hot as she is now when warming up.
I hope this gives you all some inspiration to continue work on your Buicks and a little comfort while you wait for the weather to improve so that you can drive your Buicks!
Cheers, Edouard
P.S. In case you feel a little envious, Biquette's romp won't be repeated for a while. We are expecting rain starting today and lasting at least a full week. Can't complain though - we need it!