It's neat to look at that old Buick today, it must have been a stunner when it was brand new.

That dog gets me every time. I hear the bark and I laugh. Don't know why, but I find it hysterical.

That one looks like it can be rescued. I'd like to do a "will she run" on it. Judging by the looks I bet she'd bring the thunder on day one.

Back in the mid eighties a friend in the Air Force resurrected a '50 or '51 Buick with this awesome Fireball Eight that was fresh out of a Carolina tobacco barn. He had it running, but it was only hitting on about five cylinders. He had added new ignition, and cleaned the carburetor, but it still ran poorly. I did some simple diagnostics. My granddaddy always said start a tune-up with a compression check. Sure enough, those three cylinders had no compression, even with oil in the plug hole. so off came the valve cover. The first thing we noticed was those three cylinders had the rocker arm lash adjusters screwed open more than the others on the exhaust. Had no indication why this was done, so loosened them up until there was some lash(put each valve on the base circle of the cam lobe to adjust the hydraulic lifters, and added a little tension like a small block Chevy.) We restarted it and it still misfired. Not knowing how long it had run with the valves like this, I had two thoughts, bent valves from hitting a piston or gunk on the valve and seat. So I once again loosened the lash and then wacked the valves with a rubber mallet a few times and reset everything. This time it fired up and clearly was hitting on all eight. I've never seen an engine run so smooth in my life. He promptly got in took off down the road to test drive it. About 15 minutes later he came walking back. He'd run out of gas from the mostly empty one gallon gas can he was running it off of, but he had a huge grin. He said it ran better than his '52 Chrysler Windsor that someone had transplanted a 51 New Yorker's chassis and running gear(332 Hemi) in the early seventies. He got out of the Air Force not to long after that and moved back to Ohio. I wasn't able to keep in touch with him and often wondered what happened to him and his odd collection of cars. He brought back with him from Japan a right hand drive Celica and as far as I know, took all three of those cars to Akron, Ohio.

Grandpa loved those straight 8 Buicks, he called them a tank

What a shame--rotting there. Thanks, Steve!

Even rotting away in the junkyards, the Buicks show their class. Absolutely the best looking GMs made. A friend had numerous Buicks of this era/style back in the 1980s. I wish now I would have purchased one of the cars he sold off. He had a lot of them. Not sure where they went when he passed away. Some great looking cars back when designers had creativity.

that car is an absolute stunner, a real head turner if it were restored to road legal condition.

A super Super...the late 40's GM fastbacks were a style leader. Hope someone can make something out of this awesome buick

When better cars are built, Buick will build them.

Always liked the "torpedo" style cars.

I love the sound of the straight 8

Back when I was a kid in the 1960's there was an old lady that drove one of those to our church on Sunday. She was probably in her seventies at the time but the car was perfect.

Keep them coming, I love the late 40’s early 50’s body styling

I love the idea of lights in the port holes!

Years ago, I started working for a junk yard, Pearl Road.

👉Super Cool...Buick super two door fastback. 🙏🤘😎

Thanks Steve video wake up call is cool. little car history lesson nice!crazy to think how strong this stuff was lol

What a great way to end the week - sweet car.

Hi Steve, great video on this 49 Buick. If anyone would like to see Steve talk more on Compound Carburetion, he has an earlier roadside video called "Compound Carburetion Buick," a perfect example of this set up is in that video. Steve mentioned the 1st for the VentiPorts on Buicks and how they were used until the 80s. Well as most know, the VentiPorts are now seen on any car, squotted trucks, Japanese cars, and European cars. Some are put on tastefully most are not. The up and coming customized car culture has embraced Buick style. Now you can go to the box store auto parts and buy you some stick-on VentiPorts and add it to your ride. Remember to get 8 of them, 4 on each side so everyone can see you have the higher priced model. Hopefully, you know I'm being sarcastic. 🤣 have a blessed day everyone 🤙🏼Namaste 🙏🏼