Da' further adventures of da' trusty billy-goat wagon!

[GS66]

I found it interesting Edouard. Does the story continue to modern day configuration though?

[Loren At 65GS]

Very interesting and enjoyable story. I think it would be a good idea to remove the VIN number from the picture it is shown in.
Loren

[elagache]

Dear Jim, Loren, and mid-60s Buick caregivers,

I found it interesting Edouard. Does the story continue to modern day configuration though?

Well, . . . . . it will when I finally get around to finishing up the write-up!  What's there stopped in 2013.  I'm starting to write up the rest of the story right now.

Very interesting and enjoyable story. I think it would be a good idea to remove the VIN number from the picture it is shown in.

Thanks Loren!  That's exactly what I was hoping some extra set of eyes might spot.  I'll obscure the VIN number on the registration.  I sure wish I could renew the registration once more at $3!! . . . . 

Cheers, Edouard 

[elagache]

Dear 65GS.com fans of a certain rascally wagon,

I thought I had until the first to get my revised website for Biquette completed.  Alas, the story broke sooner than I expected.  It is online so everyone can read it for themselves:

https://theorindanews.com/2019/07/28/a-station-wagon-named-biquette-to-join-ranks-at-classic-car-show/

I managed to get my revised site installed Tuesday afternoon and have barely gone though it to hunt for typos.  Here is the new site:

http://www.canebas.org/Biquette/

I sure would appreciate if folks could look around and see if there are more typos that need to be squashed before too many more visitors find the website.

Thanks for your support! 

Cheers, Edouard 

[elagache]

Dear owners of well-performing mid-60s Buicks,

I had a nice outing on Wednesday with Biquette to pick up groceries.  Biquette got a nice compliment from a Comcast technician.  I exchanged waves with a 40s Plymouth and classic Volkswagon beetle convertible.  Definitely classic car season in California! 

On my way home a very curious sports car pulled up behind me at a stop light.  It was low and had a line of LED daytime running lights.  It looked a little menacing, so Biquette and I decided to teach it some manners.  I gave Biquette a little extra gas and vroom!  Biquette was up to 35 mph in a hurry, leaving this "sports car" far behind.  I had to make a right turn at the next light and the fellow returned the favor - gunning his engine.  At that point I saw it was some sort of an Acura but I didn't know what.

I didn't have time to look it up until now.  WOW!  It was an Acura NSX!  Here is the Wikipedia article on the car:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda_NSX

Clearly the fellow wasn't paying attention and after all, I was ahead of him, he wasn't going to pass me.  Still, it speaks volumes about why we love the good old-fashioned American muscle car.  Biquette's engine had hardly gotten started when she reached 35 mph.  As this fellow passed me at the next block, his engine was well past 3000 RPM.  The NSX engine has to work a lot harder to demonstrate its muscle than any of our cars.

We might have to catch our victims asleep at the switch, but once in while, mature American muscle does teach those young whipper-snappers a thing or two!   

Cheers, Edouard 

[Jimbo]

Edouard,

Just finished looking at your website. She looks fantastic & what a great story! Everything looks very well organized. Congratulations!

Jim

[Dr Frankenbuick]

Better be careful if you continue this type of behavior Edouard!  One of those bird seed bags will crash against the tailgate and you will have a real mess to clean up.   

[elagache]

Dear Jim, Good Dr., and mid-60s Buick caregivers!

Just finished looking at your website. She looks fantastic & what a great story! Everything looks very well organized. Congratulations!

Thanks!   I have found a few errors of various sorts and I'm sure there are plenty more to clean up but it is presentable.  I'm pleased at how it turned out considering how much deadline pressure I was facing.

Better be careful if you continue this type of behavior Edouard!  One of those bird seed bags will crash against the tailgate and you will have a real mess to clean up.   

Ya' know, . . . . you just might have a point there! 

Cheers, Edouard 

[TrunkMonkey]

Better be careful if you continue this type of behavior Edouard!  One of those bird seed bags will crash against the tailgate and you will have a real mess to clean up.

It will be fine. All those road runners would be chasing the goat anyway...

[elagache]

Dear 65GS.com fans of a certain rascally wagon,

Biquette got the call to pick up some items at our local CVS.  On the way, I stopped by Orinda Motors to drop of some issues of Hemmings Motor News I had accumulated.  While I was there I couldn't resist taking some quick photos.  Here is Biquette "hanging out" with the Orinda Motor's station wagon:



It was Biquette's lucky day, she even got to visit with a 1968 Buick Electra!



However, I had plenty of things to do so the visit was brief and we then went on to the routine activities for any family wagon!

Cheers, Edouard 

[yachtsmanbill]

I really like that Chevelle Wagon! Too darn much $$$ tho...   Bill

[elagache]

Dear Bill and 65GS.com faithful,

I really like that Chevelle Wagon! Too darn much $$$ tho...   Bill

That wagon has something of an interesting story to it.  Like most repair shops in the San Francisco bay area, Orinda Motors offered a complimentary shuttle service.  When they decided to go into the classic car business they decide to use their shuttle service as an advertising tool for the classic car division.  So they bought that wagon and restored it along with turning it into a "super-sport" clone.

However, that was before the advent of services like Uber and Lyft.  Those services provide perfectly acceptable shuttle service for Orinda Motors customers without taking the time of a company employee.  So instead of having the Orinda Motors classic wagon driving all over the region advertising their services, it mostly sits at the shop.  It was a clever advertising scheme that fell victim to changing times.

Cheers, Edouard 

[elagache]

Dear 65GS.com fans of a certain rascally wagon,

The Orinda Classic Car show is this upcoming Saturday.  Today Biquette got to be washed for the event:



No, she doesn't seem to like being washed, but she does seem to be happy once she is clean!

I refilled her with gas before washing and crossed paths with two classics: a Porsche 356 and a mid-70s GM.  Alas I didn't get a good look at it.  Still not bad for a 4 mile trip!  Biquette also picked up a few smiles along the way.  Definitely the height of classic car season here in California!

Cheers, Edouard 

[gssizzler]

Did a foam truck explode on Biquette? If it's not clean now it never will be ! Lol
I have also been teaching my niece and nephew the finer points of washing Buicks! I started them on Rendie! My niece did very good she was meticulously! My nephew had more of the fling the suds on method! They both got some shiny new quarters for their banks and my nephew decided he should drive too!

[elagache]

Dear Jon and mid-60s Buick owners who like their cars "nice and clean!"

Did a foam truck explode on Biquette? If it's not clean now it never will be ! Lol

That's the result of the Griot's Garage foaming sprayer.  Here is a thread about it:

http://65gs.com/board/index.php/topic,2972.msg19711.html#msg19711

I'm not sure how much good it does, but I try to use it before I start cleaning with micro-fiber.  Any abrasives you remove with the foam won't damage the paint on the second pass.

I have also been teaching my niece and nephew the finer points of washing Buicks! I started them on Rendie! My niece did very good she was meticulously! My nephew had more of the fling the suds on method! They both got some shiny new quarters for their banks and my nephew decided he should drive too!

Cute!  Thanks for sharing! 

Cheers, Edouard