May 19, 2011 · In the movie, I drove a 57 show Buick owned by Al Taylor that was called the Cubic . During breaks and between filming, Paul Le Mat and I would sit in the back of the Impala and drink beer. I also helped position cars for various scenes and worked on the yellow Deuce to help keep it running.

Mar 29, 2010 · A friend worked at a body shop, his boss -- the owner, was cool…I asked him to do a bit of modifying for me while the ‘57 was in…a pair of new fenders were purchased and a new hood hung…it came without holes drilled for the chrome trim. “Awwrite, instant nose job…OK, don’t drill holes or buy new chrome ...

Apr 8, 2011 · The second one shows an axle from a Ford 9 inch from a '79 Lincoln Versailles next to an axle from a '56-'58 Special/Century ('57 Special). You could probably get custom axles made if you wanted to use a '63-'65 center section, since they fit the '57-'60 housings.

Dec 27, 2021 · it started life some years ago as a 57 Buick. The roof has been shortened to have the profile of an el Camino but instead of having a bed it’s actually got 2 decklids welded together. It has a 59 Chevy dash, hand fabbed package tray to mimic the 59 dash, T bird buckets, hand fabricated tail light housings, hooded headlight lenses and a 394 ...

Oct 28, 2017 · The easiest way to get this 57 Buick on the road would be to get a running or rebuilt 364, 401 or 425 Nailhead and use all the 57 standard shift parts. Anything else will require the rear end to be converted to open drive.

Nov 1, 2015 · Technical 57 Buick 364 carb suggestion. Discussion in 'Traditional Customs' started by 57Buick, Nov 1, 2015.

Mar 29, 2010 · I had to rebuild the lower splash apron with some pickup points for the buick grille mounts.The top of the grille fit under the chevy cross bar with a bit of grinding on the crossbar(but i think the crossbar ended up a bit higher).I used the chevy hood latch after sectioning the latch mounting area to raise the latch up into the hood.I even used …

May 4, 2017 · Just yesterday I bought a '57 Buick Special two-door post sedan. The previous owner wasn't going to use the nailhead in his build, so he junked the heads, intake, and most of the accessory drive. All I've got is the long assembly (which thanks to being left with heads off does not turn over anymore).

Oct 24, 2009 · I'm not hell-bent on doing something custom, I had a '63 Buick with a stock suspension and it was fine for cruising. The problem with the '57 is that my front suspension right now is very tired, and of course, the '57 is a one-year only front suspension, and it is really expensive to replace. I believe they also make a disc conversion for it ...

Apr 12, 2015 · Projects 57 buick. Discussion in 'Traditional Customs' started by johnnybgoode, Apr 12, 2015.