Secret experimental 1964 GX 455

[yachtsmanbill]

Hey der Emmerson!    Look CAREFULLY at the antenna base. Almost NOS (in the trunk since 1980!) that was only 3500.00 It came with the car along with the teardrop. I now have a 95% perfect OEM assembly. Chrome on the ferrule on the stick is "iffy" but the trusty MOLOTOW pen will come to the rescue.  Bill

[gssizzler]

Great score! And right in your backyard!

[Loren At 65GS]

Just got back from another world tour... well 20 miles each way anyways. The car is a California 4 door sedan with factory AC. The AC stuff is intact and in the car. The motor was pulled yesterday, and wrapped up on a pallet under a foot of snow. The unit was removed by cutting the heater hoses at the fire wall so the hose brackets are probably still there. No one called while I was there so yer SOL, unless you call the guy, and confirm the parts, Ill go get them when I have the chance.

My score? Two almost perfect rocker caps in aluminum, still shiny, with all the fasteners. A 1965 glove box door with LATCH. I'm gonna retrofit it to my '64. Oh and a complete antenna, but the black nut is cracked.

The car also has a decent remote drivers mirror and a pretty decent dash panel. Car is getting parted on ebay next week so get with it guys. 

BTW... Lorens' been to the guys place before. He remembers your venture into making new steering wheels. Its when you and Jim(?) from Green Bay went on that power tour a while back! He sends regards!    Bill

If I recall correctly, that is Tom. That was like 3 years ago. Good score there Bill. Especially the rocker trim. Difficult to find nice ones.
Loren

 

[yachtsmanbill]

Actually this guy is TIM and his twin brother is TOM... he's a chevy guy. They turned 60 last Friday. The rocker trim is 99% straight and the back side is shiny; we'll see how the front cleans up. Its got the black grooves in it. Thinking about red in the GS legacy. My GSX had black which is dull... I went red and it popped!  Managed to retrieve all the mounting pucks and frame screws too. This is cast aluminum and the 72 is stamped Stainless. More dang pot metal, but it survived.  Bill

[Loren At 65GS]

 Ahh, yes. there were two '65 Skylark hardtops there at the time.  Both were nice condition cars.

 Loren

[elagache]

Dear Bill, Jon, Loren, and 65GS.com parts hounds, . . .

Hey der Emmerson!    Look CAREFULLY at the antenna base. Almost NOS (in the trunk since 1980!) that was only 3500.00 It came with the car along with the teardrop. I now have a 95% perfect OEM assembly.

Okay, I did notice this on one of your earlier pictures, but I was puzzled because it does look different from a standard 1965 antenna.  It has a tapered reinforcement near the base that I hadn't seen before.  Can anybody "lurn" me about this different style of antenna?

Still, as long as it fits - can't argue with success!

Cheers, Edouard 

[Brian]

It is an aftermarket replacement antenna, but looks fully functional!

[yachtsmanbill]

That new antenna is an FM stereo whip, non telescoping. Theres a 30+ YO kick booty  stereo on board which probably went with it. Otherwise plugging away... Bill

 

[elagache]

Dear Brian, Bill, and mid-60s Buick caregivers,

That new antenna is an FM stereo whip, non telescoping.

Okay, but that will definitely get the job done!

Also, good job with the glove compartment door.  One more thing off da' do-to list!

Cheers, Edouard 

[yachtsmanbill]

The judges will never know!    Bill

[yachtsmanbill]

Dang!! six days have passed!

Loren, have you talked to Mike (?) in Green Bay? The whole area (Belleview, East River etc.) where he lives was inundated with ice jam flooding this last week.

Ive just been pluggin' along MMOB. Got the bottom end of the 455 together. Bunches of stuff coming in the mail. Did a really decent swap meet in Fond du lac, Wi. yesterday; got some good stuff.

Gonna try and source a heater core locally. I need a 70-72 Non AC skylark core to clear the valve cover on the 455. This one has a water letter outer.  Otherwise, Still alive and well...   Bill

[elagache]

Dear Bill and mid-60s Buick restorers,

Dang!! six days have passed!

. . . . I was getting worried that you might have fallen through a wormhole into another dimension or something! . . . .

Loren, have you talked to Mike (?) in Green Bay? The whole area (Belleview, East River etc.) where he lives was inundated with ice jam flooding this last week.

I haven't been able to keep up with the Midwest storm, but sure sounds nasty.

Ive just been pluggin' along MMOB. Got the bottom end of the 455 together. Bunches of stuff coming in the mail. Did a really decent swap meet in Fond du lac, Wi. yesterday; got some good stuff.

Gonna try and source a heater core locally. I need a 70-72 Non AC skylark core to clear the valve cover on the 455. This one has a water letter outer.  Otherwise, Still alive and well...   Bill

Thanks for the pictures and progress report!  Nice to see all those shiny engine parts!

Cheers, Edouard 

[Loren At 65GS]

Loren, have you talked to Mike (?) in Green Bay? The whole area (Belleview, East River etc.) where he lives was inundated with ice jam flooding this last week.
   Bill

  I haven't spoken with Dan for a few days. I imagine he is fine, I don't recall his home being low enough to have flooding. Although he did send me a picture of his back fence , it was a bit more then just a puddle back there.

  Hope everyone is keeping safe, it's been a heck of a spring.

  Loren

[cwmcobra]

Spring??  Is it coming?  We're finally in the 40s today with 50s and 60s forecast later in the week.  Thankfully, no flooding though.....

Happy Spring to all!

 

Chuck

[yachtsmanbill]

All I can say is that within 1/2 mile of Dan's place there was 2-3 feet of water on the roads, schools closed, lots of reglar' old mayhem...Hers some swap meet scores from Sunday... any guesses??   ws