Loading up the newly purchased 1948 Buick Super Sedanette from the salvage yard
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 21 ส.ค. 2024
- Last December, when I picked up the 1946 Cadillac from the same salvage yard, I told the owner I would buy this Buick Sedanette also as soon as I saved up the money. So we went to pick it up on the car trailer today in Bloomington, IL., not too far of a drive from Rockford, IL.
That was my first car . A black 1948 straight eight Buick 4 door. I swapped a super fast go kart (120km/hr) for it. Bloody brilliant car. It was like driving an oil tanker on the road. Huge vehicle. Back seat was real comfortable.😋😋😁
Straight-8 engines are incredibly smooth. The lack of vibration in that 70 year old car would blow your mind. V-8s have other advantages that led to them becoming the standard, but when it comes to smooth, the straight-8 is king. There's a video of a Packard from the 40s, running with a quarter standing on edge on the cylinder head.
That car has beautiful lines.
Bring her back to life. And make a video about it. Buick Sedanettes were the most beautiful rides of their time.
Ive got one Im posting on youtube tonight you have to see.
I'll check it out! Thanks for the note!
Beautiful looking car, best of luck in restoring it to its former glory.
Extremly strong and rigid body of that car. Very safe tank. Beautyful design. Good luck with it. Show the restored car please.
Thank you.
The slang term for this body style is/was "Torpedo Back". The term "Fastback" came into use in the 1960's. When I was a kid and the new Fastback cars were making their way onto the roads, my parents weren't impressed. To them it was just bringing back a former design. That's a beautiful car. Thanks for making the vid.
What a beautiful car
It appears very well preserved. Great find. It's been 3.5 years, I hope you have made progress on restoring it.
This car is like a GILF:
Old, but adorable.
My Dad was in WWII and sent home each of his pay checks to his mother and told her to,use it for family needs. When he got home, she had saved it all the money and gave it back to him, telling him to buy a car. He ended up buying a 1948 Buick. I wish he kept the car.
Curly Q. Link Thanks for sharing, cool little piece of history.
Cool Mom your dad has.
It was 60 years ago, nobody would save a car that old. Nobody thinks it'll be worth anything later
Wow what a car, reminded me of my late BIL's 52 Buick. It was in the movie Nadine!!! He said him n his buddies polished it to a brilliant shine-then the movie dusted it with powder, it was too shiny😳, thanks for reviving that memory.
The rear main seal,always gave trouble,but I loved that old straight eight,and the sound of first gear,something I will never forget,and those two Carbs sucking all the air,without the oil bath filters,it was awesome.
The last thing I'd do is load up that car with a forklift, its only going to add to the cost of the restoration fixing any extra damage the forklift may have done underneath, you can mount a hand winch to the trailer from a boat trailer there as cheap as chips and wont damage anything on the restoration project .i hope this car gets restored to its former factory appearance, beaut car.
Someone got really lucky with that find the car looks to be in really good condition for its age.
This was my first car. It was a TANK to drive. No power steering. NO auto.tranny. No power brakes. But I loved it.
Agree...more vids on this baby!
Rare car.
Nice find. I was lucky to have an 85 year old gent give me a 51 chev 2-dr fleetline some years back.
Awesome
That is an amazing looking car! fixiing it up original or custom will lokk fantastic! Best of luck on your project! Keep us posted.
I love that car
Love it ! Good luck for the restoration .
Great way to save 250 on a real flat bed tow truck wile doing 2000 bucks damage . Fenders ,bumper pans , gas tank .,stainless trim all fucked up with this loading proses .
Man I love that car.
Awesome car ! Hope you can save it !!!!!!
Beautiful car!
Cool Car
Love that body style!
Me too, I also have a 1946 Cadillac fastback and a 1950 Olds 98 fastback.
Can't hrlp but to compare it to a Nash Rambler who looked somewhat similar, only with fender skirts all the way round the car. Pain in the butt to change a tire if it went flat on s Nash Rambler. Their heavy six cylinder engines could NEVER wear out a valve on thd Nash Rambler.
@@danbasta3677 --- yes, except the Buicks were much heavier built. The Nash had a sub-frame that was not all that heavy and loved to rust out.
A lowered, lead sled. Very cool!
Nice.!!!
SO hard to find the sedanette body styles anymore.
I cringed watching that forklift. Yikes!! What a nice find.
Forks were directly in line with the frame rails, nothing damaged.
what a beauty
I want one!.
That a nice car all there seem to be no rot was a little afraid of that forklift but hey it worked out
Have you ever seen the bottom side of a car that has been sitting on top of soil for years? The Iron Will dissipate. Good luck with that one.
I can't watch.I guess they never heard of a flat bed tow truck with winch!
my lord these guys all have the same mom/dad/aunt/ uncle !
Tool cool!
I worked in a steel mill in Rockford one cold winter back in 1962,,cant remember the name of it but it was on the river bank and my job was driving a fork lift loading train cars,,this old NC boy like to have froze his tail off,
Hope they fully restore it and don't turn it into a piece of crap like so many have done!
Any updates as to what it looks like today?
All that trim
That looked dangerous but worth it !
Way Kool, Please do an update progress video, we're all anxious to see that car restored. Oh, and go to harborfreight.com and order a winch for that trailer!!!😁😃
why not have somebody inside turning the steering wheel?
These are the people that won't dim their lights,, they say they can't get their foot up that high..
First you would have to get the window to roll down, which it may very well have not been able to do, because if you look closely you will see the door will not open because of the fender on the trailer will block the door. If you have never loaded a car on a trailer like that, I have, you would not know that but you can clearly see it on the passenger side of the car. Do not assume these people would not have done just that if it were easy, I am sure they are quite aware the door won't open once the car is on the trailer.
@@roygunter3244 RIGHT
@@roygunter3244 -- Right, Roy --- YOU know what's going on!
like to see it now.
Looks just like Dick and Jane and spots car in the old school books!
A VERY RARE AUTOMOBILE WORTHY OF A FULL RESTORATION AND THE CONCOURS TOURS - BUT NOT WITH THESE HICKS - THEY'LL MAKE A HOT ROD OUT OF IT! SAD.
Nope -- it's going to stay all original. I like the straight 8's/
Looks like the trailer can't handle the weight of the car. That car has gotta weigh over 4500 pounds.
'48 Super Sedanettes are about 3800lbs according to original specs. I own one. Even tho they're all steel and iron, those big fenders have just air underneath them. It's not like a modern car where there's barely a square inch of free space under the skin.
They used that body through out the GM line in those years.
I have heard that style called turtleback
Yikes and no one with a tape measure. Hope the damage to the rare front fenders is minimal as well as the stabilizer arms and the torque tube setup…. So what's next complete body slamming and custom paint or a Real factory correct preservation restoration ?
+Zoogle Animation - - Going to be restored to stock condition; if I have to replace the motor it will be with a 320 cubic inch Roadmaster straight 8.
Zoogle Animation, I would paint it in its original sky blue color.
@@hottrodscars great to hear you're keeping it original. You're a true enthusiast. What a great find. It's a gorgeous car. Best of luck.
I've always wanted to buy a car which has been stuck to the ground for the last 50 years.
Hope it didn't get butchered up..
Yeah, with wagon wheels and thin tires on it. That butcher's these and other cars and trucks up big time.
i gots a 49 buick convertable
Um dos meus automoveis preferidos, considero um classico de tirar o folego, de `arregalar ` os olhos, etc. maneco - Porto Alegre-RS - Brasil.
Take it easy, she's really old.
what a fab looking car. would like to see it in action when sorted.(peter newbrook.
We have a 48 Chevrolet for sale.
Me too
Why doesn't this have the vent holes on the side? Was that an option?
That started in 1949, a year later, my 1949 Roadmaster is a 4 holer.
Thanks.
hottrodscars so was my '55 Super!
(and as an audiophile, I will also comment on the stock sound system: FAT BASS!)
Taking a turkey out of the woods that's what that is😂
Cool car. How much did you pay?
$2500 - - average deal, I have seen some fastbacks in this condition go for $3000-$4000.
$2500
Likely tube tires and would have taken air. Too bad such a beautiful car ended up in the hands of these fools.
How much did you have to pay for this Buick?
$2500
4 years later and it probably still don't run. lol
It has been stored inside and engine is soaking.
Give the fork lift gas
Where is the rest of the car salvation,the restoration? Just to see the car be towed is not a good informatios!
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THOSE BUICKS WERE UGLY!
tippickle Americans ......brains open the door use the steering wheel
Couldn't because of trailer fenders in the way.
Turned the wheel too easily by hand for something that has been sitting for that long, I might suggest missing tie rod ends or possibly steering arm, there was someone standing on the other side aswell , just sayin'
Turned the wheel too easily by hand for something that has been sitting for that long, I might suggest missing tie rod ends or possibly steering arm, there was someone standing on the other side aswell , just sayin'
@@justvisitingterra6459 Nope, steering is fine, it is a low ratio gearbox in these cars.