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- My Great Grandfather bought this car in 1929 from the Buick dealer in Perryman, Md. with only a few hundred miles on it. He was the last one to hear it run until today. It has not been started since 1961. The motor was stuck so we dissembled it, replaced the rings, rebuilt the top end, installed a new gas tank and lines, replaced the bakelite timing gear, rebuilt the carb, new exhaust, brakes, tires, battery and wiring harness since the mice had chewed up the original. We pushed it out of the garage, primed the fuel system and it fired right up as you see here. By the way, I could not see a thing hardly through the camera lens due to the bright sunlight.
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Amazing. Car is nearly a century old and didn't run for half of it. And then: few bits and pieces checked, fueled up and off we go. Now try to do this in 70 years with ie. Toyota Prius...best of luck...
"Now try to do this in 70 years with a Toyota Prius....." Ha Ha, I like that comment. It is amazing that they got this car to run and it fired up on the first try. Where is the pride in America today? I work at a Sears auto service center and it seems like 50% of the cars are Asian imports.
gearhdmusicmn bro how can u compare this to a prius. there is zero technology in this thing. and u work at a sears auto center bro u aint shit
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Cars of any age or machinery in general is a form of technology. it is not that there is zero technology in this car, just that it contains the amount it needs to perform its function. Simplifying a mechanism makes it much less likely to malfunction. The fact that, at the time, most components were heavy duty steel, also helped. Cars like a Prius or any modern car, really, contain many parts to make them easy to use and comfortable for occupants or safe or environmentally friendly. They do require less maintenance but the simple fact is, in many years, the software and technology in them will no longer be understood or replicated. Because it was never intended to last a long time. Cars today are built from the start in the idea that they will be crushed and recycled into another car in 10 or 15 years' time. Old cars are still around because the people who built them were trying to make them as long lasting as possible. Even when broken, parts for them can be replaced or rebuilt because their purpose was purely mechanical and they had been built by people, as pieces of a system. Look at a modern engine bay and you'll see how tightly packed everything is. many parts are press fit together and the complexity is such that most people are deterred to even lift up their hood to check how their car is doing.. Back when this car was around, buying a vehicle was a commitment between you and it, wherein it would serve you forever as long as you took care of it. Greasing joints was very common, as was a periodical swelling of the wheel spokes to keep them tight. Priming the engine also helped. Do that, and your car would be a faithful companion to you always :)
Prius pieces of shit won't last a hundered years
I really liked your video. I have a '28 Studebaker Dictator 4dr 6cyl that I bought in 1963. It didn't run. Finally got it running Oct 2012 and drove it for first time to a car show. Won Most Original-Un-restored award. Like yours, it is the way it was, old paint and all---with money spent on only the mechanicals,canvas top, rechromed bumpers & radiator. Like you, intend to keep it as it was. Local newspaper reporter interviewed me and did an article about the car..Happy motoring!!!!
Has to be one of the kewlest cars on the web! It would be so wrong to do a restoration on this beauty. The patina, character and sound of this beauty has class in spades that no amount of chrome and fancy paint can ever have! It has a story to tell. Keep her oily rag clean and running and drive her as often and as far as you can so that you can add to the story. Well done that man!
you do have a great treasure there with all that history. There are not many if none who can tell same kind of a story. Lucky you.
UPDATE...after 3 years of working out the bugs, I took it for a test drive. When I got back the radiator was leaking profusely. Hang in there. I'll get a driving video up soon as I can! :)
you're still on it, great.
MyFabian94 yep! Still on it!
Well I'm waiting for that driving video
joe Costello
Gonna be a while. In late October I thought was all set. Took on very short shake down cruise, found the radiator leaking. Cold set in before I could take it apart so will have to wait for the warm weather before I can get it fixed. Sorry.
+fuxgood Still waiting! This car fascinates me, I'd love to see it driving.
Beautiful! A little dusty, but all the romance of the 20's & 30's is still there. A gem as is!
American Pride. Very nice! Wish today we had the opportunity to make great cars again in this country. There are just a hand full of us that appreciate old American iron. Found a decent 68 Galaxie XL500 fastback that will be back on the road in a year or so. Thanks for posting
Simply pure beauty ! Hats off to you and your dad !!!!!
I've looked for some time to find out the make of the radiator cap I have from my grandfathers attic in the 60's in Bradford Ohio. Thanks for posting !
I love how a 90 year old car starts up with just a little mechanical know-how, now you're expected to throw out a car once every ten years or so. I call bullshit on this.
+John Smith Some 90's vehicles just get too beat to shit to do anything with, whereas these vehicles actually have something left to rebuild on top of after so long. To say the automotive industry has changed is an understatement.
That's amazing! A new paint job and some work on the wheels and interior and you'll have yourself a fully drivable piece of the golden age of America.
That thing is badass!! I love it when old relics of the past live once again.
No problem. A lot miss the rebuild part.
And agreed on both accounts...ran too good to be sitting for 50 years and it is a treasure. One that will stay in our family for many more years.
You, sir, are a gentleman and a scholar.
@ Merle Morrison...car had sit for 50 years, we went through the motor, fuel system and brakes before we rolled it out and started it up. Worst we had found was the bakelite timing gear was stripped and #1 cylinder was stuck.
Thanks very much for sharing. Many years ago, I had a 1927 Standard 4 door & overhauled the engine when I was 19 or 20 years old. It really brings back good memories.
this is my kind of sat morning video, car sounds nice
It's in great shape and nice to see that the wooden wheels are not rotted.
Couldn't agree more, Unrestored cars that run are much more interesting than a restoration with new parts.
this car is beautiful thank you for getting it to run again. i love seeing old cars being brought back to life.
The climate here kills the old ones. Great to see one brought back to life.
I like people like you c: Taking care of oldies.
Ya know Oldies but Goldies :D
What a marvelous car so well proportioned
I'm not a "car person" except for loving design and history, but I really enjoyed this video. I look forward to seeing it on the road some day. Thanks for posting it!
Nice video. I love seeing old classics like this being brought back to life. Thanks for sharing.
Can you imagine.. After so much decades, the car still runs fine. Nowadays it's more like: "My car is four years old, but the stator already broken, it's runs rough, sometimes it won't start, the window mechanism doesn't move. it will cost a fortune to repair and I'm kinda lost what to do.."
Nice car dude!!
What a beautiful old car. Cant wait to see a driving video of it.
We live on the east coast, right in the middle of the rust belt. This car survived for several reasons. Kept indoors all its life, last 30 years in a heated garage and in 1961 when it was last driven they didn't put salt on the roads in the winter like they do now.
What a beautiful car and all Original, love it, sure would love to own a car like that.
Great video.
About 1946 I bought a 1929 Buick coupe looking identical to this one. I never drove it. Towed it home and found the rear brake drum worn clear through io 2 circle peices and no muffler. I sold it to my uncle for monies put into it. He got it running and drove it to Iowa. Out of sight-out of mind, Then got a 32 Chev and drove it 2 years.
Well sir, I'm happy to see you want to leave it as it is. I do believe you're older than I am, but I have a certain appreciation for what is basically a living breathing piece of American history. No telling the stories that car has. It took that car 84 years to earn that look, and I'm beyond thrilled you want to keep it just as it is.
now that is a piece of american history, thanks for the video
Thanks. We love her bumps, bruises and all.
I must smile when I see such a car. It still works after all those years. Incredible!
Great video, great car. Thanks for posting.
oh my god, that engine is music to me. Do not restore a single thing on her, just get rid of that nasty seat cover and give her a wash and smear. That noble faded surface should be held protected by a few layr of semimatte lacquer. God Bless American Cars.
EXACTLY. Thanks for viewing.
This car is a Gold Mine. Take care of it !
Its amazing the amount of craftsmanship that workers used to put into these cars. I had a 79 Blazer that was sitting for damn near 12 years. I went out there one day and did a little maintenance on the engine and cranked it up. Started the first crank. This is an amazing sounding vehicle. You wont see a fucking Mazda or a Kia doing this in 60 years....or 10.
It's beautiful..how lucky you are to have a complete original car, looks like everything is just cosmetic to be fixed and then you are going to have an absolutely beautiful car. It's refreshing to see there are still families respecting the past..Carry on!
Fantastic this old car is fantastic!
That is awesome! I love the classic styling. What an amazing relic.
Thanks for sharing the video. I had a driveable '27 Buick 2dr sedan about 25 years ago. I see it once in awhile. The gent who bought it still drives it.
Very fortunate that your Great Grand Pop Pop kept this car at all. I will eventually try to find something like this, Maybe when I retire in a few years.
it's great just like it sits,thanks for sharing
what a beautiful car, it would be so much fun restoring it
This car is a DREAM automobile project.
What an amazing video! What a stunning car a true piece of family history and motoring history...I hope you restore her! That put a smile on my face all the way over here in England!
awesome! motor sounds real good.
So happy to hear that you don't want to paint it. It's a unique original car.
Some collectors prefer cars without recycling. This is very good!
Thx for this vid! Great old car, also it has been in your family all that time, what a rare thing to have! So please just clean it, fix the mechanics and electrics where necessary for road safety, but please don't spoil the patina (you'd have to wait another 80 years for it to come back). I'd love to listen to it when you drive it in your next video, as the old-fashioned gearbox will "sing". I have a 1957 Isetta that I've owned for 33 years.
Thank you. We love her.
Wow that is Awesome! I like it just like it is, unrestored running perfect.
Nice job good to see it running
Love it mate, absolutely love it!
Great video! Great old car!
What a beautiful car, I enjoyed the video!
Damn... the car looks really really awesome and the sound is great to!
Great video, thank you for sharing!
Oh there's a lot of things to love on this car. lol
Thanks for the heads up. Will keep an eye on that for sure!
Very Awesome!!! Every now and then i run across cars of that era setting in peoples corn fields and junk piles... I've tried many times to buy them, but i never have had much luck... I can't say that i blame them for saying no, lol
What a pretty looking car. Nice to see it still runs.
Great car. Glad to hear you are preserving it as original. I think it's more fun that way.
great job ! well done mechanics and video director ! i love that inline 8 sound ! kind regards from italy
You have fabulous car there with magnificient history with in your family. I do hope you have brains enough to maintain the vehicle.
ah yes Buick, runs in the family. I got my dads 66 Electra after he got another 66 Electra with the mighty 425 nailhead. mine is a childhood memory and she's under restoration :)
Very nice old classic. Nice to see it start so nicely. Gotta love the back seat, can only picture nana in the back seat picking bugs out from her teeth, hair blowing in the wind.
Wow, that's beautiful!!!
Man i would love to have one of those.
You even know the original color to restore it to. What a fine automobile.
Wow, you are a lucky man. Don't ever get rid of it, and keep it protected and driving. That thing is awsome.
Looks like it dosen't even smoke!!! Great old car
1928 Buick sat 50 years and started up quick like that, and all of the lights still work. Amazing.
Beautiful!
I would leave it just the way it is.
mechanically sound
Wow dude this is amazing for it being stock still and running!
I totally agree. Best of luck with it mate, I will be keeping an eye on your channel.
Glad you got it running.
I love it. This is why I watch TH-cam. Keep it up!
GREAT CARS NEVER DIE !!!
this is awesome!! damn you are lucky to have this
Beautiful car
Smells like history spirit.
Beautiful machine right there!
I would think with a complete rebuild it would certainly start. Nice job.
A piece of classic! Gotta love those 20s and 30s car
a real fantastic car thangs for load up this vid
wow. nice video. Thanks for this. just spectacular :-)
Incredible. AMAZINGLY beautiful...
Lovely car you have!
Insanely jealous. I'm gonna look for an old car like that (saw one on craigslist). Beautiful car man, I grinned the whole video.
that thing looks amazing
wow it runs beautifully!!!
the engine sounds very strong great car to be restored
Sweet. Be great to see it running down the road.
Absolutely beautiful! Never paint her, she deserves to be in her original colors!
DAMN! ITS still working! nice!
What a lovely car!
Beautiful. Fix the glass and what is broke, but I agree, leave it alone. It has character.
Not many running on the roads with original paint.
great video thanks
Thank you for the info!