Dear Barb, Dan, JimL, Loren, John, Chuck, and mid-60s Buick caregivers,
Hi every one this is Dusty. He is a fine gentleman. My husband has own him for over 20 yrs. 16 yrs ago he put Dusty in the garage and had not moved since. This spring I was cleaning the garage adding more boxes on top of Dusty. Then he spoke to me and asked me to take him for a spin. I try to start him and he did not. That night I asked my husband if I could get Dusty running again. He said what is the point. I told him I would pay any repairs and needs. Knowing I would not back out he said ok. Next morning a tow truck arrived and Dusty jump up. It took a week to replace carburetor, alternator, and minor things. I drove him home and I was in love.
Golly such a nice story!
Okay Dusty, meet Biquette:
Biquette is our family heirloom 1965 Buick Special wagon. She has been in the family since we bought her secondhand 1968 and was my only car until 2010 when she really needed a mechanical restoration. If you are curious, you can read more about her on this thread:
http://65gs.com/board/index.php?topic=1860.0Now is some cosmetic things and bringing him up to street code. My husband helps me now since I have no mechanical skills other then the manual. So if I ask a lot of silly questions is because my lack of knowledge. I am very wiling to take advise from anyone. I appriciate all of your comments and your knowledge.
So do you have the service manual like this manual that you'll find online in the 65GS.com "electronic garage?"
http://www.65gs.com/65%20Chassis%20Service%20Manual/1965%20BUICK%20SPECIAL%20CHASSIS%20SERVICE%20MANUALindex.htmlThat will definitely be of great help! If you haven't taken a look, there is a wealth of information to be found in the electronic garage:
http://www.65gs.com/manuals.htmlOne pleasant thing that you might want to do for Dusty is to decode the builders plate:
http://www.65gs.com/vin.htmlThat will allow you to find out which factory built Dusty and which week in 1965 Dusty was built (the closest you can get to a birthday.)
As everyone else has said, ask away. There aren't any stupid questions but there are some embarrassing ones like:
"what this part called?"As you probably have already figured out, when in doubt, take a picture and ask!
Once more welcome!
Cheers, Edouard