When I was around 5yrs old (1960) my Mom and Dad both had their own 53' Buick's. My brother and I had a ball in those cars, our Mom would leave us in the car when she went shopping, you could turn the ignition switch and the car would crawl but the engine couldn't start. Our Mom would come out and we would be at the other end of the parking lot. Every time I see Jay's car it reminds me of those days. I like the restoration mods he did to this one, really nice.
I totally agree. I can't wait to do my restomod 1954 Ford F-100! Ford recently came out with a 429 Super Cobrajet Crate Motor! I'm going to hook it up to an awesome, heavy duty 4 spd manual transmission, hopefully a refurbished one from one of ford's stock car, and the best street/stock rear end I can match up with the street/stock setup. I'm going to have to have a new, aluminum radiator that will only take the new, biodegradable, pet- friendly antifreeze/coolant, and the dual, high- power coolant fans will operate off a generator instead of the old fan belt system which never really moved enough air through the radiator to keep big block motors cool enough to keep them from overheating! An engineer friend designed a far more adequate cooling system for his 429 Torino Super Snake, that was plagued by overheating problems, and I'm going to tweak his design to protect my 429 SCJ, which I'll have mounted on a reconditioned 1990s Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor Chassis, which can be had for relative peanuts at any local junkyard! I intend to redesign the interior with a custom made set of white leather covered, swivel bucket, low back seats out of a 60s Thunderbird, with a custom, woodgrain console with white leather and stainless steel trim. The outside will appear like a Cobalt Blue 1954 F-100,with a lowered, aggressive stance, riding on 18" chrome, 64 spoke mags, with Eagle ST , white lettered tires all around, and a deep cherry stain on the wood of the stainless steel and hardwood bed of the pickup! When it comes together, myself and my son are going to love our little restomod!
Never ceases to amaze me how humble and knowledgeable Jay is. Badass Buick, gotta love the restomods, saving bits of history while making it better. 👍✌️
Most had generators ,& restoring these beasts was a labor of love.you could easily spend 100 grand restoring a monster like this & some aren't getting but 70-90 depending on the popularity of the model.
Yes Jay is a cool guy , but DENNIS is a snob in public !!!!! I tried to complement him on his great car show , and he wouldn't even acknowledge me and that was in public ....
Not true! As anyone who has ever met me will tell you, I'm as friendly and down to earth as it gets! If I didn't acknowledge you, it was because I didn't hear you, and for that I apologize. But one thing I am definitely not is a snob. I'm just a farm boy from Illinois, and I have always treated people the way I'd like to be treated. That's how I was raised.
What's great about Jay is that he is truly a patron of this craft, he supports countless best in the industry artisans, keeping the craft alive. Many people are indebted to his generosity. Hats off to Jay👍
This is the epitome of examples of when someone loves and appreciates cars, and is able to preserve them as they should be, as they were things of beauty, Beautiful car and it was when Buick was Buick, you would of expected a Drs or Lawyers to be driving this back in day to the Country Club, thanks Jay for the view..
@@MyClassicCarTV that makes me very happy to hear. before my father passed, we would binge his yt channel from time to time. dad really admired Jay. thank u for the behind the scenes.
You got that right! I hired a craftsman to redo some carburetor linkage and a transmission kickdown looked great worked better still. To watch this guy create working components was enjoyable. Who made America? Craftsmen!
1955 Buick Roadmaster one of the most beautiful cars ever built. My mom's cousin had this exact model back in the day. It was charcoal Grey with a white top and red wheel rims. Jay's videos are always first class and I love all the history he gives.
Since you Jay and I are the same age the memories of these cars go back to our childhood. One of my teachers back in the day bought one of these great Buicks, and I used to watch her drive in the schoolyard. That little gold emblem just under the wind wings signified the top-of-the-line Roadmaster. The Buick had so many similar body lines shared with the Cadillac in those days. Restoring the interior so tastefully with its couch-like upholstery and stunning brightwork, both inside and out must have cost a fortune. How wonderful it must be to have the means to restore them back to their original luster. What that car would cost into days' dollars even in its stock form would be unimaginable. I have so many favorites in your collection, but this gorgeous Buick is right at the top of the list. It's heartbreaking to see what today's cars have devolved into from a point of style and interior..... appointments. No chrome and everything is replaced with plastic. Thank God for Jay who has been blessed with the means and hindsight as well as foresight to preserve and share with us these legendary works of American automotive works of art, and share them with all of us. Jay, you ARE the MAN!!!
Love Buicks! My Dad worked on the Roadmaster used in the Rain man. And we finished restoring a 1965 Buick Skylark Grand Sport. Just before he passed. There's something about those Buicks that you just can't get from anything else. Classic lines with brute strength. Love the added touches you've done. Buick would have done the same thing, had they invented half of the things you added. Great Buick Jay!
My dad, an MIT Masters electrical engineer, loved Buicks. He had a 1948 Buick Roadmaster(four holer), dark green. Then, he bought a Packard Mayfair. With his background, he was more interested in the quality of the engine design. Although Jay's car is more recent, it really brings back old, wonderful memories. Thank you.
My German immigrant Uncle Fred who worked at Lockheed....always drove Buicks. Last one he had was a 62 Electra. They would come visit for Christmas to northern CA. and always show up in a new model. Thanks Jay
I am VERY envious, but I know that I could NEVER keep such a car in such a pristine condition. I have had Buicks from 1928 Coupe to a 1940 Limited Phaeton, 1946 Super, next 1953 Super, next 1957 Special Drag/Street machine, then got married and had more mundane but more reliable machines.
Hey Jay, your amazing 55 uick ROADMASTER is also my favorite car in your fantastic collection. At 81 this brought back my family 's love of all things Buick. We had 53 Super 2 door, 56 Super convertible ( coral and whjte) and 2- 57 's ROADMASTER 75 and one Roadmaster. At 17 I was driving my own 57 Ford Skyliner but often took my mother's 57 ROADMASTER 75 to the driving. She never understood why I preferred her car. Far more comfortable and room. By the way I'm married to the same girl I took way back then 57 years but together 65 years. I've saved this particular episode as my ver favorite. Thanks so much for all you've contributed to us car lover guys! Best of health to you and your wife.
This 55 Buick in my opinion is the nicest car in Jay's collection, along with his 57 Buick, his green 2 Door Hudson Hornet, and his drop dead gorgeous 66 Burgundy Ford Fairlane!
Always a big fan of the Buick back in the Day. Personally think they look better than the 55,56,57 Chevy.. Buick Roadmaster with corvette big block running gear.. I wish.. absolutely love it.. thanks for the show Jay..
I know Jay needed to do the tonight show, but wow is he so like-able and watch-able and you just want to be hanging out with Jay. I wish he had done so much more with cars before. The world has be dominated for the last 20 years by British and European car engineering and Jay just reminds you that there are other cars out there just as desirable. I still want more Jay Leno's Garage !!!
Same here he did a really nice job on this. I especially like that it's not just another camaro, mustang, Chevelle etc. that someone slapped a big block in.
Actually I respect Restomods more than original. Why drive a less safe, poorly handling car. It makes zero sense to me. I prefer dependable safer, better.
OMG JAY!! We took our '55 Buick RM to Japan '59-63 and I learned to drive in her and then Dad sold her in San Francisco '69-70. She was given a 2nd paint job by Dad, from original maroon to black and white, but kept with original maroon interior and had plastic set covers. I was so sad. I would have kept her, but he didn't tell me. He was sad later. PPJ 901! I see you have original plate that looked just like ours! Beautiful beautiful restoration! Wish I could find her. Hugs...
Super sleeper! Jay Leno, the Roadmaster! If I ever get a classic, the Roadmaster will need to go on my list of possible choices. 1955 had a lot of beautiful cars.
When I first was old enough (16) to drive after 6 PM, I drove a 1954 Buick that looked like this one (not the motor though). I thought I was something as I pulled up, parked, got out and watched a local night baseball game. That Buick rode as smooth as any car Ive ever ridden in. I can't remember what dad did with that old Buick.
Very cool , thanks for sharing this one , this goes back a few years very clean underhood I am surprised Jay did not install a sealed air filter housing with cold air plumbing that is a tough projest to make look clean though air cleaner housing base is critical for how air enters top of carb first class restomod here , as is the 7litre , Tornado , Falcon etc ... thank you Jay for saving the rescue service you do for automotive history ,
These two are so great together. The time Jay recalls the TV ad that said it goes 100 miles an hour for a 100 hours HMMMMM. Both of them do the HMMMM. Cracks me up 😂😂
My Dad had one when my 2 siblings & I were kids, and we use to travel from Pittsburgh to Baltimore several times a year (about a 6 hr. drive on 2-lanes back then). My sister & I would sleep with our feet in each other's face, while our little brother had a bed up on the "package shelf" against the rear window. lol Just imagine the effect of that area being used to carry anything, much less a sleeping child, in a collision. Somehow we survived. lol My B-I-L has that car today (almost 60 years later).
She's an absolute Dream Boat! The first car I remember as a kid and immediately fell in love with was a Buick Roadmaster back in 70. I was 5 y/o and my younger brothers were still in diapers. My parents were still together at the time so Mom had hers; a 48 Roadmaster Straight 8 Sedan; and Dad had his, a 64 Impala SS 327 4-speed convert. I remember Mom taking us to the Dog & Suds in the Buick. You couldn't hear it or feel it run. It floated over the bumps like a magic carpet. I used to stand up on the driveshaft tunnel in back and lean on the front seat while she was driving. Mom even brought along a TV tray from home for us kids to put our food on. At night when we'd go for a drive to put my brothers to sleep; I'd lay on the big package tray and watch the stars as we drove; it seemed as big as a bed to me. She sold that in 72 and got a 55 like yours. Although it wasn't Sliver & black like yours' which is the perfect color combo for the Roadmaster; it was in her favorite Caribbean Blue over White. She ended trading the Roadmaster even up for a 67 Eldo Convert. I begged her to keep the Roadmaster but she said it was an old car. Old or not, she was and still is my First love.
This is the ultimate resto-mod sleeper that Jay has had for a number of years now...There is nothing not to like about this beast, from the HP crate motor, the posi rears, the larger wheels that look stock, NOT, smoking them from a standstill, the trick suspension & on & on the list goes... Bill on the Hill... :~)
Seen that car up close before it is gorgeous!! Knew when to stop the visually modern pieces. A pull like that in a large car is so much fun you cant help but laugh its too much fun Dusting some modern day stuff in boomer mobile thats the best! WITH the AC on of course
That Buick makes me cry...thanks for saving them....
Cool seeing Jay nearly 20 years back.........thanks for oldie!
When I was around 5yrs old (1960) my Mom and Dad both had their own 53' Buick's. My brother and I had a ball in those cars, our Mom would leave us in the car when she went shopping, you could turn the ignition switch and the car would crawl but the engine couldn't start. Our Mom would come out and we would be at the other end of the parking lot. Every time I see Jay's car it reminds me of those days. I like the restoration mods he did to this one, really nice.
This is what happens when you combine life long passion with nearly limitless resources.
Jays good people though, I'm glad he's on our side 😁
and more power to him. most of us would do exactly the same thing had we worked our asses off for years with such results.
Unlimited resources and Bernard
I totally agree. I can't wait to do my restomod 1954 Ford F-100! Ford recently came out with a 429 Super Cobrajet Crate Motor! I'm going to hook it up to an awesome, heavy duty 4 spd manual transmission, hopefully a refurbished one from one of ford's stock car, and the best street/stock rear end I can match up with the street/stock setup. I'm going to have to have a new, aluminum radiator that will only take the new, biodegradable, pet- friendly antifreeze/coolant, and the dual, high- power coolant fans will operate off a generator instead of the old fan belt system which never really moved enough air through the radiator to keep big block motors cool enough to keep them from overheating! An engineer friend designed a far more adequate cooling system for his 429 Torino Super Snake, that was plagued by overheating problems, and I'm going to tweak his design to protect my 429 SCJ, which I'll have mounted on a reconditioned 1990s Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor Chassis, which can be had for relative peanuts at any local junkyard!
I intend to redesign the interior with a custom made set of white leather covered, swivel bucket, low back seats out of a 60s Thunderbird, with a custom, woodgrain console with white leather and stainless steel trim.
The outside will appear like a Cobalt Blue 1954 F-100,with a lowered, aggressive stance, riding on 18" chrome, 64 spoke mags, with Eagle ST , white lettered tires all around, and a deep cherry stain on the wood of the stainless steel and hardwood bed of the pickup! When it comes together, myself and my son are going to love our little restomod!
Nearly?Lol!This thing is over the top with all its class still intact!
Never ceases to amaze me how humble and knowledgeable Jay is. Badass Buick, gotta love the restomods, saving bits of history while making it better. 👍✌️
I agree!
Most had generators ,& restoring these beasts was a labor of love.you could easily spend 100 grand restoring a monster like this & some aren't getting but 70-90 depending on the popularity of the model.
Yes Jay is a cool guy , but DENNIS is a snob in public !!!!! I tried to complement him on his great car show , and he wouldn't even acknowledge me and that was in public ....
Not true! As anyone who has ever met me will tell you, I'm as friendly and down to earth as it gets! If I didn't acknowledge you, it was because I didn't hear you, and for that I apologize. But one thing I am definitely not is a snob. I'm just a farm boy from Illinois, and I have always treated people the way I'd like to be treated. That's how I was raised.
@@MyClassicCarTV The time I met you you were SUPER nice! 👍🙂
That has to be one of the prettiest cars I’ve ever seen in my life my goodness never knew I wanted a 55 Buick more than anything else.
What's great about Jay is that he is truly a patron of this craft, he supports countless best in the industry artisans, keeping the craft alive. Many people are indebted to his generosity. Hats off to Jay👍
What an elegant MONSTER of a car. The sleeper of all sleepers, plus you can bring the whole family.
Buick Road Monster
This is the epitome of examples of when someone loves and appreciates cars, and is able to preserve them as they should be, as they were things of beauty, Beautiful car and it was when Buick was Buick, you would of expected a Drs or Lawyers to be driving this back in day to the Country Club, thanks Jay for the view..
Jay made a great call in keeping the car from his early days in Hollywood and giving it a well deserved makeover. Many respects to him for that.
"Mr. Buick" is how Jay sometimes refers to it.
this is one of the best jay leno experiences ive ever had. he is the most him ive ever seen. awesome episode
the part when jay is the passenger, his genuine person comes out
He’s a great guy. The real deal!
@@MyClassicCarTV that makes me very happy to hear. before my father passed, we would binge his yt channel from time to time. dad really admired Jay. thank u for the behind the scenes.
@@MyClassicCarTV Unlike you
Huh???
You crazy guys, thanks for the thrill ride!
It was a thrill for sure!
Breathtaking-- quite literally. Just breathtaking.
The chrome looks so good and thick...the color contrasts are outstanding
Absolute work of art
Love the 2 tone paint & boy for a 5000 lb beast she really goes!
Beautiful car. Jay does things so right. He's got excellent craftsmen working on his projects.
And the $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ to do them to perfection.
You got that right! I hired a craftsman to redo some carburetor linkage and a transmission kickdown looked great worked better still. To watch this guy create working components was enjoyable. Who made America? Craftsmen!
yep
1955 Buick Roadmaster one of the most beautiful cars ever built. My mom's cousin had this exact model back in the day. It was charcoal Grey with a white top and red wheel rims. Jay's videos are always first class and I love all the history he gives.
Just Beautiful !!!.
Outstanding !!
Beautiful car!
Beautiful enjoy all your cars
That sound that look just makes me smile! It's wonderful. Thanks Jay.
Every time I think of Leno’s Buick, I get a smile. This video is hilarious.
Gotta love Jays passion for cars..and I love his attitude towards his own obsession 👍👍❤️❤️
Beautiful cars
Since you Jay and I are the same age the memories of these cars go back to our childhood. One of my teachers back in the day bought one of these great Buicks, and I used to watch her drive in the schoolyard.
That little gold emblem just under the wind wings signified the top-of-the-line Roadmaster. The Buick had so many similar body lines shared with the Cadillac in those days. Restoring the interior so tastefully with its couch-like upholstery and stunning brightwork, both inside and out must have cost a fortune. How wonderful it must be to have the means to restore them back to their original luster.
What that car would cost into days' dollars even in its stock form would be unimaginable.
I have so many favorites in your collection, but this gorgeous Buick is right at the top of the list. It's heartbreaking to see what today's cars have devolved into from a point of style and interior..... appointments.
No chrome and everything is replaced with plastic.
Thank God for Jay who has been blessed with the means and hindsight as well as foresight to preserve and share with us these legendary works of American automotive works of art, and share them with all of us. Jay, you ARE the MAN!!!
@johnnyohness: Well written and a true pleasure to read. Thanks for sharing this classy comment.
Jay Leno for President and Dennis for Vice President!
Don't joke, but that would be badass
We wont have to worry about combustion engine bans with them in office.
My dad bought a 55 Buick Super 2dr Hardtop when I was in high school...great for dates!
I had a 55 Pontiac Star Chief. I loved that ride!
Great episode, I always enjoy watching Jay Leno and his cars and projects on the show.
THIS GUY HAS STAYED SO HUMBLE OVER THE YEARS AND HE'S THE MOST KNOWLEDGEABLE GUY ON THE PLANET...........
Both of those things are true!
Jay is right, that car is absolutely hilarious. Very envious!
That Buick is so nice. That is one cool looking hot rod. I love it all.
I like the fact that. Jay takes many pieces of his collection and drives them around regularly….
Of all the cars Leno has shown this is the one I am most jealous of.
Watching this in 2022 and I swear Jay still has the same jean shirt from the 90's.. Love watching these older Leno episodes.
Drives on the same roads too... 20years later, the only thing thats changed is that Jay has aged, everything else is still the same .
I love these uncut raw videos! Keep them coming Dennis please.
wOw! What an Excellent Experience!! Beautiful Buick, Amazing Performance, Original Looks! PERFECTION!!
Great car! That was funny when Jay said for a while he didn't have a garage.
he can't say that anymore
Of all the cars that Jay has in his garage, this one is my favorite by far. Nice job!
Jay's having fun again. Live it up.
Love that car.
What a beauty. I had a 55 century as a kid. Love the dash.
It's one heck of a sleeper
Love Buicks! My Dad worked on the Roadmaster used in the Rain man.
And we finished restoring a 1965 Buick Skylark Grand Sport. Just before he passed. There's something about those Buicks that you just can't get from anything else.
Classic lines with brute strength.
Love the added touches you've done. Buick would have done the same thing, had they invented half of the things you added. Great Buick Jay!
👍🙂I love it that this car was one used by Mike Nesmeth in his Elephant Parts video!!
My dad, an MIT Masters electrical engineer, loved Buicks. He had a 1948 Buick Roadmaster(four holer), dark green. Then, he bought a Packard Mayfair. With his background, he was more interested in the quality of the engine design. Although Jay's car is more recent, it really brings back old, wonderful memories. Thank you.
My dad had a 56 Buick Roadmaster, a beautiful car and the ride was unbelievable!! Never felt a bump!! So nice to see one again, thanks!!
Brilliant !
Love the craftsmanship, both on the original car and the modifications
Jay I love your car and you're passion for them. Keep being you!
Love this, I watch this often. The ROAR of the Engine is awesome. Thank you for the thrill.
The Buick is forever my favorite in Jay’s garage.
COOL car for a COOL guy :) !
My German immigrant Uncle Fred who worked at Lockheed....always drove Buicks. Last one he had was a 62 Electra. They would come visit for Christmas to northern CA. and always show up in a new model. Thanks Jay
I am VERY envious, but I know that I could NEVER keep such a car in such a pristine condition. I have had Buicks from 1928 Coupe to a 1940 Limited Phaeton, 1946 Super, next 1953 Super, next 1957 Special Drag/Street machine, then got married and had more mundane but more reliable machines.
My favorite car out of all his collection.
Hey Jay, your amazing 55 uick ROADMASTER is also my favorite car in your fantastic collection. At 81 this brought back my family 's love of all things Buick. We had 53 Super 2 door, 56 Super convertible ( coral and whjte) and 2- 57 's ROADMASTER 75 and one Roadmaster. At 17 I was driving my own 57 Ford Skyliner but often took my mother's 57 ROADMASTER 75 to the driving. She never understood why I preferred her car. Far more comfortable and room. By the way I'm married to the same girl I took way back then 57 years but together 65 years. I've saved this particular episode as my ver favorite. Thanks so much for all you've contributed to us car lover guys! Best of health to you and your wife.
You got to love that blessed acceleration
Thank You Jay! I love it that you keep the glory of those days alive.
That’s fine ass Buick 👍🏻👍🏻
Lotsa good projects happening! Thanks for sharing!
Jay that car is righteous
I love Buick Roadmasters...especially this one.
This 55 Buick in my opinion is the nicest car in Jay's collection, along with his 57 Buick, his green 2 Door Hudson Hornet, and his drop dead gorgeous 66 Burgundy Ford Fairlane!
The Packard, I like best.
I like his 66 Toronado too. That and the burgundy 66 Galaxy.
That Hudson is so nice and the fairlane!
@@Oogiesgarage isn’t that 66 Ford a galaxy? But not wanting to be picky.
@@huxleyhornm7405 yes galaxy 500
That Buick is beautiful. I haven't owned a 50's car in decades now. Maybe some day?
My paternal grandfather had a four-hole Buick when I was a kid. Watching this brings back memories of a great guy.
Although not shown here, my favourite year for Buick was 1956 My grandparents drove Buicks from the 1950s until about the 1980s.
Always a big fan of the Buick back in the Day. Personally think they look better than the 55,56,57 Chevy.. Buick Roadmaster with corvette big block running gear.. I wish.. absolutely love it.. thanks for the show Jay..
I really like this kind of restomods. All the changes are where they should be.
I know Jay needed to do the tonight show, but wow is he so like-able and watch-able and you just want to be hanging out with Jay. I wish he had done so much more with cars before. The world has be dominated for the last 20 years by British and European car engineering and Jay just reminds you that there are other cars out there just as desirable. I still want more Jay Leno's Garage !!!
Wonderful. Always one of my favorite cars. Beautiful and styling. Thanks for posting. Money well spent.
My 55 Packard was Black and yellow. Awesome colour combination.
Great footage of a great car. I’m a stock guy, but I love this car. It’s a resto mod I can respect!
Same here he did a really nice job on this. I especially like that it's not just another camaro, mustang, Chevelle etc. that someone slapped a big block in.
Actually I respect Restomods more than original. Why drive a less safe, poorly handling car. It makes zero sense to me. I prefer dependable safer, better.
I like restomods when they keep the car looking stock on the outside, like what Jay did here.
And probably never been to a drag strip
Cars onlin÷e
Super fun behind the scenes bonus!
That's a true hot rod Jay.
Great job.
What a sleeper, and great in the corners.
OMG JAY!! We took our '55 Buick RM to Japan '59-63 and I learned to drive in her and then Dad sold her in San Francisco '69-70. She was given a 2nd paint job by Dad, from original maroon to black and white, but kept with original maroon interior and had plastic set covers. I was so sad. I would have kept her, but he didn't tell me. He was sad later. PPJ 901! I see you have original plate that looked just like ours! Beautiful beautiful restoration! Wish I could find her. Hugs...
Gotta love Jay and his cars; he drives them!
What a beautiful classic Buick!!!!
beautiful Car ! thanks . Jay :)
Super sleeper! Jay Leno, the Roadmaster!
If I ever get a classic, the Roadmaster will need to go on my list of possible choices. 1955 had a lot of beautiful cars.
When I first was old enough (16) to drive after 6 PM, I drove a 1954 Buick that looked like this one (not the motor though). I thought I was something as I pulled up, parked, got out and watched a local night baseball game. That Buick rode as smooth as any car Ive ever ridden in. I can't remember what dad did with that old Buick.
AWESOME CAR, Mr. Leno is a REAL car guy, gotta like it.
Jay is a class act
Very cool ,
thanks for sharing this one ,
this goes back a few years
very clean underhood
I am surprised Jay did not install a sealed air filter housing with cold air plumbing
that is a tough projest to make look clean though
air cleaner housing base is critical for how air enters top of carb
first class restomod here , as is the 7litre , Tornado , Falcon etc ...
thank you Jay for saving the rescue service you do for automotive history ,
I hope Jay thanks Dennis for the idea of putting out a car show after all these years. Dennis was the best in his day
These two are so great together. The time Jay recalls the TV ad that said it goes 100 miles an hour for a 100 hours HMMMMM. Both of them do the HMMMM. Cracks me up 😂😂
Yes this show "My Classic Car is dated, there's so much better on the internet today. This hasn't changed since the 90s
Of all Jay's cars this is definitely one of my favorites.
A Corvette big block Buick Roadmaster I love it good work jay what if
I absolutely love the appreciation for this car Jay has, and it's greater potential !!
My Dad had one when my 2 siblings & I were kids, and we use to travel from Pittsburgh to Baltimore several times a year (about a 6 hr. drive on 2-lanes back then). My sister & I would sleep with our feet in each other's face, while our little brother had a bed up on the "package shelf" against the rear window. lol Just imagine the effect of that area being used to carry anything, much less a sleeping child, in a collision. Somehow we survived. lol
My B-I-L has that car today (almost 60 years later).
WOW! LOVE THE SOUND!
She's an absolute Dream Boat! The first car I remember as a kid and immediately fell in love with was a Buick Roadmaster back in 70. I was 5 y/o and my younger brothers were still in diapers. My parents were still together at the time so Mom had hers; a 48 Roadmaster Straight 8 Sedan; and Dad had his, a 64 Impala SS 327 4-speed convert. I remember Mom taking us to the Dog & Suds in the Buick. You couldn't hear it or feel it run. It floated over the bumps like a magic carpet. I used to stand up on the driveshaft tunnel in back and lean on the front seat while she was driving. Mom even brought along a TV tray from home for us kids to put our food on. At night when we'd go for a drive to put my brothers to sleep; I'd lay on the big package tray and watch the stars as we drove; it seemed as big as a bed to me. She sold that in 72 and got a 55 like yours. Although it wasn't Sliver & black like yours' which is the perfect color combo for the Roadmaster; it was in her favorite Caribbean Blue over White. She ended trading the Roadmaster even up for a 67 Eldo Convert. I begged her to keep the Roadmaster but she said it was an old car. Old or not, she was and still is my First love.
Beautiful
THAT CAR IS AN AWSOME CAR! Robb July/1956.
Holy scrap that car goes,reminds me of the 66 Coronado Jay did yrs back.what a life you guys have ,especially Jay!
Tornado correction..
This is the ultimate resto-mod sleeper that Jay has had for a number of years now...There is nothing not to like about this beast, from the HP crate motor, the posi rears, the larger wheels that look stock, NOT, smoking them from a standstill, the trick suspension & on & on the list goes...
Bill on the Hill... :~)
Jay and I have the same taste in cars. would I love to drive his Buick. Seems like an all around great guy.
Seen that car up close before it is gorgeous!! Knew when to stop the visually modern pieces.
A pull like that in a large car is so much fun you cant help but laugh its too much fun
Dusting some modern day stuff in boomer mobile thats the best! WITH the AC on of course
Probably one of the finest restomods on the planet. Well done.
It's hilarious thank you gentlemen for the value of your time I was totally entertained. Father bought a new Buick
Gorgeous vehicle! Thanks for taking the time to show it to us! Sincere regards!