A Buick and a beauty

@JudyEv (381837)
Rockingham, Australia
October 27, 2019 12:46am CST
At the Blackwood Marathon, we placed ourselves in the middle of a paddock. Vince had met the owners a few days before and had organised for us to go on to the property to take photos. When we got there, a friend had arrived, having driven his 1928 Buick several hundred miles to visit them. He isn’t going to restore the Buick as he wants to leave it in its original state. Even so, it looks terrific and I love the emblem on the front. Apparently, a tri-shield symbol is universally recognised as representing Buick but I really like the lady’s head.
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Jim Bauer
@porwest (112780)
• United States
27 Oct 19
I think leaving that old Buick the way it is has a certain charm to it. Man, amazing it is still running. But someone must really love it.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381837)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 Oct 19
We were on top of quite a steep hill waiting for them to arrive but it sailed up no trouble.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381837)
• Rockingham, Australia
29 Oct 19
@porwest It was parked on the lawn when we drove past and I thought it was just a wreck. I found it hard to believe it was still in running order.
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Jim Bauer
@porwest (112780)
• United States
28 Oct 19
@JudyEv Impressive considering the shape it appears to be in.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (502208)
• Italy
27 Oct 19
That was a beautiful car and it is a good idea to restore the Buick, at least to prevent the rust to corrode the car.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (502208)
• Italy
28 Oct 19
@JudyEv I hope the car is safe, the rust is terrible.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381837)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 Oct 19
@LadyDuck I think it is safe enough. I hope so anyway.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381837)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 Oct 19
I don't think he is going to restore it but I'm sure he keeps it under cover.
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crazyhorseladycx
@crazyhorseladycx (39503)
• United States
27 Oct 19
oh my, 'tis brilliant! i love that such's been left'n all 'ts glory. i 'gree, that lady's head with her smilin' face 'tis a winner fer certain. they jest don't make 'em like they used to! i'm jest droolin' o'er that ol' buick :)
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crazyhorseladycx
@crazyhorseladycx (39503)
• United States
28 Oct 19
@JudyEv most certainly! i'd sure be proud to be toodlin' 'round'n 't :)
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381837)
• Rockingham, Australia
29 Oct 19
@crazyhorseladycx Haha, yes. I'd be sitting up straight, waving and smiling at everyone.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381837)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 Oct 19
It's gorgeous, isn't it? And it seems to be running very well.
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Valerie J. Routhieaux
@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
29 Oct 19
The lady's head is awesome. It's great the Buick is still running well.
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Valerie J. Routhieaux
@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
31 Oct 19
@JudyEv That's good it did.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381837)
• Rockingham, Australia
29 Oct 19
It tonkered up the big hill very easily indeed.
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John Roberts
@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
27 Oct 19
His Buick has full patina!
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381837)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 Oct 19
It does indeed.
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Hanni Harel
@Hannihar (130150)
• Israel
28 Oct 19
@JudyEv The buick is a beauty. Do you know who that is on the emblem?
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381837)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 Oct 19
No. I couldn't find out anything about the emblem. The official one for Buick seems to be three shields.
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Hanni Harel
@Hannihar (130150)
• Israel
28 Oct 19
@JudyEv That is ok. That is interesting that they used a woman instead of shields.
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eileenleyva
@eileenleyva (27555)
• Philippines
27 Oct 19
Thanks for the photo and the FYI, now I know what a Buick is. It actually looks like a work of art, car-wise. The owner's decision to preserve the original is sound. Let the old technology to rest and get going with the modern ones,
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381837)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 Oct 19
I agree. It does look like a work of art.
changjiangzhibin89
@changjiangzhibin89 (17239)
• China
27 Oct 19
Wow ! 1928 Buick ! For an old car,it is in pretty good shape !
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381837)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 Oct 19
And it runs very smoothly too. I was really impressed.
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amnabas
@amnabas (14877)
• Karachi, Pakistan
27 Oct 19
The Buick is lovely.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381837)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 Oct 19
I'm glad you like it. I thought it was great too.
Eva James
@wolfgirl569 (135601)
• Marion, Ohio
27 Oct 19
I like it the way it is.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381837)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 Oct 19
Looks great, doesn't it? I was a bit surprised that it was still running but it goes very nicely.
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Fiacre Banks
@xFiacre (14785)
• Ireland
27 Oct 19
@judyev I’d love to drive into town in one of those.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381837)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 Oct 19
Wouldn't it be great? I can imagine how many heads he turned on his road trip to his friend's place.
Alex Socorro
@Alexandoy (65302)
• Cainta, Philippines
27 Oct 19
The Buick was the rich man's car when I was a kid.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381837)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 Oct 19
Yes, it would have been someone's pride and joy when it was new.
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