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Offline Barb69

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Sharing views
« on: March 14, 2017, 06:56:40 AM »
more from the Buick Performance club site

You Might Drive a Buick If . . .

*Race prepping your car means turning off the ac.
*You have a "Big is Beautiful" license plate holder.
*You have safety harnesses instead of seat belts for five occupants.
*You only have to be careful of traffic AHEAD of you when you merge onto the Interstate
*Your race car has never been on a trailer.
*You think anything less than a 455 is a small block.
*You won't race motorcycles beacuse it isn't fair . . . to them!
*You've ever had to take a different route because of bridge weight limits.
*You plan road trips from gas station to gas station.
*Your wife's car runs 12s.
*You painted your riding lawnmower black and turbocharged it.
*You think 5000 pound cars and stationwagons are great dragstrip material.
*The wrecker service calls you when they get their rigs stuck.
*You have heard the phrase "That's a Buick!? from more than 5 punk kids
 in Daddy's 'Vette after you shut them down.
*You have sucked so many bumpers off other cars, your car is nicknamed "The Hoover."
*18 wheelers yield to you.
*You can fit a month of groceries in your trunk and still run 12s.
*You've ever been pulled over for failing to stop at a weigh station.
*Your car has more towing capacity than a one ton duelie.
*You think every race car should have ac and power windows.
*You get signed thank you cards from the presidents of Phillips 66 and Texaco at Christmas.
*You think every four door should have a cam, headers and slicks and runs 12s.
*The phrase "231? Is that all?" and "That ain't no V6!" make the hair on the back
 of your neck stand up.
*You've said "No, it's not an SS" more than 3 times this week.
*You've never seen the tail lights of a Mustang GT.
*Your friend's 5.0 'Stang runs 13s by being towed behind your car.
*The local Mustang guys are claiming they've been abused because your
 car spanks them so bad.
*You've raced your daily driver against a tube frame, blown, nitroused big
 block powered 'Stang . . . and won.

By Jason Green, Oklahoma

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Offline elagache

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Buicks as the Rodney Dangerfield of GM (Re: Sharing views)
« Reply #1 on: March 14, 2017, 11:15:04 AM »
Dear Barb and mid-60 defenders of the Buick reputation,

You Might Drive a Buick If . . .


Thanks for sharing!   I think all of us feel a bit of frustration that Buicks don't get the respect they deserve.  Buick is the first car maker that eventually became General Motors.  Alas when Cadillac was acquired,  Buick was no longer considered the top luxury GM division and was left trying to find a new identity.  It is still struggling with this and still might suffer the fate of Oldsmobile.

Having a wagon, I don't have as much of the problem of people believing her to be Chevy.  However, nobody ever recognizes her as a Buick.  When it comes to Buick muscle cars, I'm sure it is extremely annoying to be constantly asked what sort of a Chevy your Buick is.

Thanks again, . . . .

Cheers, Edouard  :occasion14:
« Last Edit: March 14, 2017, 11:25:32 AM by elagache »

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Re: Sharing views
« Reply #2 on: March 14, 2017, 05:41:36 PM »
Since my '64 Riv. only has Riviera I.D. on the exterior/interior & doesn't say "Buick" anywhere when people ask what kind of a car is "Riviera" & I tell them Buick they normally say "That's a Buick" never would have thought.
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Re: Sharing views
« Reply #3 on: March 14, 2017, 07:01:15 PM »
Thanks for sharing Barb.  We do love us some Buicks!

Lack of recognition sounds familiar.  About half the time when I'm gassing up my Cobra replica, someone says "Nice car.  Is that a Mustang???"  Patience is a learned behavior..... :BangHead:

 :cheers2:

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