I love Buicks. I was raised on Buick. My Dad worked for a dealership for almost 20 years so I got to see all the new models and ride in them. Great cars

The best thing about this vid is your genuine joy doing what you do! We are hurting for joy these days. Please keep the content coming.

@HalfassKustoms

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks man.

@SuperchiefApache

3 жыл бұрын

So beautifully said!

@desdicado999

3 жыл бұрын

review coldwar motors

Imagine that! You opened the hood and it stayed up - no cheap prop rod to hunt for, then shift hands holding the hood up because it's on the other side, no gas struts to leak and brain the unwary - it's magic! Just a couple of strong and light springs - things we don't get on cars anymore, for no adequate reason.

I, probably like most who watch these videos, get an enormous amount of pleasure just seeing and hearing a sleeping motor fire back to life! Thanks for the video!

Seams a shame to separate the engine from the car. Its beautiful just as it is in its all original glory!

@douglasnicholls1366

3 жыл бұрын

Takes a pretty shortsighted person to separate a matching numbers engine from an easily restorable car to make a hotrod. Nailheads aren't hen's teeth.

Show me a modern car that will start and sound as good as that in 60 years. Cant beat that with a big old stick! Made my day.

@krox2301

3 жыл бұрын

I was going to write that but you did it for me. Thanks! 😁

@TheBandana1969

3 жыл бұрын

Greetinfs from India. I have seen cars from the 1930s and 1940s being used as daily runners till laws were passed making it illegal for old cars to be run on the streets except in vintage car rallies. But one hardly sees cars surviving from the 1980s and 1990s.

@davidnichols1363

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheBandana1969 Not here in the US. Run it like you stole it.

@TheBandana1969

3 жыл бұрын

@@davidnichols1363 So it is. And makes sense too. No point in keeping a perfectly fine vehicle in the garage just because it is old.

@johnbockelie3899

3 жыл бұрын

Don't go too far, can you imagine getting pulled over?.

Wow unbelievable that motor sounds great in that Buick excellent 👍🏼👏🏼

Memory tells me from the good old days that those Buicks were famous for having a failing reverse gear..Great to watch you enjoy bringing and old car back from the dead !! VERY enjoyable

Brings back memories! My first car was a 55 Buick Special two door, bought her for $30, the old dynaflo didn't work in mine at all when I bought her. Good thing my dad was a great mechanic!

At this point..it's no longer just a Machine...rather, it's a work of art..!

I have a 67 Tbird. Have had it since high school in the mid 70’s. Love classics and to hear this engine is like hearing a heart beat. Love being born in the 50’s. The 60’&70’s was a hit!🇺🇸

Congratulations on the successful startup. I chuckled, when I heard you wondering where the starter button was. The sound of the starter, brought back memories of my 322ci, 54 Century engine. I had it in a 47 Chev, and hated the DynaSlow transmission so much, that I found a 3 spd. That engine had awesome torque.

Back in the day, I had a 54, 55, 56, all specials and 61 le'sabre, all nail heads (obviously). The 56 was the best of the bunch, the 61 the worst. They were all daily drivers and I drove them all until they quit. Looking under the hood of your special brings back a flood of memories. Thanks for posting this.

Good job. That 55 has a lot of potential. Sounds terrific. I have a 56 Nomad. I love these cars.

I had a '54 Special with the nailhead. Smoothest running engine I ever owned. With manual steering and brakes it was a chore to park, but out on the highway there was nothing better.

My Dad had a '55 Buick Special convertible. White over dark blue. Dark blue top. Even though I was only 5,I can remember starring at it out of our kitchen window. What a beauty.

Awesome car, 1955 was a good year great time to be alive, lot of good things happened that year.

I love the old Buick...my first car was a '53 Roadmaster 322 nailhead...I was a teen and beat it all to hell and it kept on coming back...great cars.

Well, that was cool Brent! I’m amazed that the old Buick hasn’t been stripped of its chrome mouldings ! Looks great with the whitewalls. Fun project for down the road sometime.

Ole 'geezer gearhead" here. Those ole upright valve cover Buick V8 were great engines. i think, the Special had the straight 8 in '53' but all the other Buicks had the V8 in '53'. I believe GM kept that original Buick V8 until like 1966 or so. when most of the GM line went to the 350 generic V8. Thanks for the video. I enjoyed the memories.

Definetly a beautiful car to restore! But too bad them windows are broken, is gonna be hard to find those.😎👍

No wonder old people loved Buick’s so much just look at her she’s a beauty.

@nb7466

3 жыл бұрын

People loved them because they actual built them with quality. They cared about that back then.

@SuperchiefApache

3 жыл бұрын

Right?

@SuperchiefApache

3 жыл бұрын

nick B you are dead on correct!!!

@CamaroSS-sy2ei

3 жыл бұрын

Buicks from that time were special. Unlike the Chinese product that they are today.

@SuperchiefApache

3 жыл бұрын

Ted Brenneman should be a super restoration! I’m restoring a 1959 Apache 3100 and the bones are fantastic! Good metal!

That sucks the glass got broken out of it but I guess you can tarp it to keep the rain out to prevent future rust /work but that's a nice body and will be a cool cruiser . It's already a good cruiser that cruised right into your camera 😂 I like the ol fred flintstone brake system that you installed on it 🤣👌🏼 I can't wait until you get started on this one because it is a really nice car and I love the patina that it has 👍🏻

That was great that you got it running, shame the trans not up to par. Keep those video's coming Brent!

Well that was fun! Love how clear the windshield is, fantastic visibility

@stephenandloriyoung5716

3 жыл бұрын

...but do the wipers work? Try the washers!

Yes the old Buicks are tanks. An look great even after all these years... It's a shame it's not being restored !!!!

The red and green makes it look like Christmas 1955 👍🏻✨

Could the Buick be a candidate for a body swap onto a more modern chassis? That would be a cool project build. Love the way the engine coughed and spluttered in chugged into life, then smooth out on your fuel oil mixture. You could hear it smooth out and come back to life. Great Stuff.

This is the first car that I ever said that I liked the patina. This one I would rub down with boiled linseed oil then add dual straight pipes, no dual Hollywood, and slather her with a whole lot of love inside. A beautiful sweet ride.

That blows my mind built before most of us were born and starts up wow !

I really love those old Buicks. My brother had a yellow and white 56 2 door. It was a beautiful car.👍

Brent!! My very first car was a 1956 Buick 4 door Special with the 264 Nailhead! You just gotta do something with this thing!! Chassis swap it for something late model like a fuel injected caprice or something. The transmission locked up in mine and the closed tube driveshaft was a nightmare, but these bodies just have class my friend! I will tune into every single episode (which I always do anyways lol). A Disabled Soldiers request to experience the build again!! I was only 15 years old when I got mine and driving it by 17. I put all my pennies in it from my grocery bagging job and gas attendant job. Great memories from 33 years ago!!

@dennisdaly907

3 жыл бұрын

1956 buick had the 322 cubic inches engine.....Last year for the Buick 264 c.i. was '55....'56 saw the 322 c.i. across all models.

That was fun! Love the overhead shots of the buick cruising through the yard

Great as a project car. I bet that it is certainly restorable. It is a diamond in the rough.

Rolls down broken side glass...fixed! Lol. What a beautiful front end she has.

So nice to see old original car starting.

The first car i remember is the family 56 Buick. It was green and same body style as yers. A beautiful car! My car seat hooked over the seat back with no belts no nothin ! I just sat between Mom and Dad. One of the best cars we had. So it needs a cool Buick engine or 455 transplant. Oh yeah i was 2 1/2 3 years old. Born in 63 now 57. Prolly a little younger than you. Good memories wish i could go back since Mom has been gone for 4 years now. See ya Al Brokaw in Ohio.

Great job getting this old nail head to start. I had a 1955 4-hole (in fenders) which signified a 322 cu in engine. Great old car. Dynaflow trans was smooth as silk but on the weak side for heavy car and a kid with a lead foot. The oil-mix gas would've been good on initial start if no pre-soak squirts of oil in spark plug holes was employed to seal rings and limit dry start-up ring & cyl wall scuffing. Also, the float bowl air vent tube in the air horn of the carb can be used to fill the float bowl if one is careful (and if the float needle valve isn't stuck open). I ended up putting my 322 nail head in a 1923 ford bucket tee roadster after I burned up the 3rd Buick Dynaflow in the Buick. The narrow-angle nailhead was ideal for that application as it didn't interfere with the original '23 Ford steering.

That sure would be sweet to see it put back on the road. Those old tranys can be fixed relatively easy for not a lot but maybe you can find a replacement. That is if you can get the motor for your own use. Would love to see this as some kind of project for you.

@frozenbits48

3 жыл бұрын

Speaking as a person who has restored many an older Buick, 1955, 1957, 1958, 1959 and even a 1963; there is nothing simple about rebuilding the dynaflow trans. You start by dropping the rear end!! Torque tube. Enclosed driveshaft. What a pain in the rear!!

@EdTheMole

3 жыл бұрын

@@frozenbits48 Any I stand corrected thank you Sir.

@jjock3239

Жыл бұрын

​@@frozenbits48 That brings back painful memories, but after swapping in a 3 spd standard tranny, that torque tube sure helped with traction, no wheel hop.

Just picked up a 55 special. These are cool old cars. Love the channel and seeing all the old rides run again

My father had the 2 door version of this car when I was a kid. One of its unusual features is that the starter was somehow linked to the gas pedal. There was no "Start" position on the ignition switch. To start it, you turned on the ignition and pressed the gas pedal all the way to the floor to make it crank. As I recall, the starter would cut out automatically once the engine was running. I also remember that reverse gear got to be unreliable once the car got about 100,000 miles on it. We used to park the car on the street so we could start out going forward. After driving it a ways, reverse would start working.

@sammolloy1

3 жыл бұрын

There’s a “microswitch” on the carburetor, and a heavier relay that sends current to the starter.

That is a pretty rare car here in the states imagine it is in Canada to I never say this but it's kind of a shame to see that engine separated from it but on the other hand I can't wait to see it Chop Top if that's what happens

Being reverse is at the bottom check the trans mounts both of them and adj the linkage likely not stroking far enough to get reverse see that a lot on the dyna flows

Love the '54, 55 & 56 Buick's I had a '56 Buick in 1979 a Special Conv. Great cars the old Buicks.

I like the old buicks.. well designed ..and the 2 door cars are beautiful

That’s a lot of glass. Buick made some nice classy cars. I’m sure what ever you do will look cool.

Brent thats a very nice sorce on the 55 Buick ,,it seems like they spared the wing windows ,,,dash is awesome yes lots of critters in this one ,,,this is sweet ride ,,,always liked how the Buicks had the holes in the front fenders ,,,,

Wow I think it is awesome to see you working on car s that won't even spin and you get them running. Wow that is cool. Keep up the excellent work that you do. It's fun t o watch!! Bob Bitchin!!

I love this video and all the old cars you have sitting around. It's always an awesome feeling to get an old engine running, can hear it in your voice! My idea of heaven on earth! Best to you Brent!

Sweet nailhead music . Thanks for sharing

Love the bring them back to life videos. Excellent!

Old nailhead would make the coolest hot rod. The drone footage shows some cool projects parked around your yard. Jealous.

@petercrowl9467

3 жыл бұрын

You'll always impress a hot rodder by correctly identifying a nail head

The shape and styling of that car is to die for.

OOOOPS! good old Dynaflow transmissions,,famous for reverse givin out,,even when they werent very old ;)

I enjoyed watching you get this car running again much more than just cutting it up and doing "Hot Rod" things. I grew up when this '55 Buick was new. So many original antique and vintage cars are disappearing these days. I bought a Points File in 1962 and still have it. Sometimes sandpaper dust will corrupt the contact surfaces. Buick stubbornly hung on to their Dynaflush transmission while Olds, Pontiac and Cadillac used the much superior Hydra-Matic. What a nice grocery getter that milque toast Buick Special 4 dr. with the baby nail head would make. Just like it was intended to be.

@jjock3239

Жыл бұрын

Actually, what GM did was to combine the best features of the hydramatic and the Dynaflow (torque converter), to make the Turbo Hydramatic. A win - win.

Cab drivers in Cuba would love this car.

@spankthemonkey3437

3 жыл бұрын

Cuban nos

@dopeytripod

3 жыл бұрын

this is why cab drivers in Cuba drive these cars

@juaneduardobravosunega3026

3 жыл бұрын

Aqui en chile tambien ricachon lo querriamos mucho

A car this nice needs to be made driveable again. Keep working on it!

Buick sees you coming with that little half bottle of gas, and smirks - "He's gotta be kidding! I'm old and neglected, but after all, I'm still a Buick, and we need nourishment of a more substantial sort." It's interesting to me that the straight 8 replaced by the 264 cube V8 was a 263.

This car is awesome I love it it's a shame about the glass this is a iconic car the bumpers are BEUTIFUL this would b a perfect resto I would love to own this ,,,,,very very nice I love old buick's

I love seeing old cars running again.

Great job! There's something about those old engines coming back to life!

Straight and complete (less glass - shame). Rollie's got a good motor, and you have a good body. Very cool car. 👍😎

@stevecaldwell7049

3 жыл бұрын

I have a rear glass !!!

Great to see these oldies being saved and not crushed😀

Good looking old Buick, Seemed like fun to me, thanks for sharing.

Great vid. You should show us around your yard more. Looks like lots of treasures.

I've used the safety hood before to hold the gas jug! Lol! Good stuff Brent - this car sure has great bones to start a build with! Nailhead runs great!

Great looking dash and steering wheel and once those lifters pumped up it really made a difference in the way it ran.

That is really awesome. We had a laugh when you tried to stop it with your foot.z❤️🇨🇦

@chaosdemonwolf1

3 жыл бұрын

I would've tried the parkin brake.

Well that was really fun. Keep doing what you do.👍👍👍👍

Flintstone brakes!cool old iron!👍👍

@grantw.whitwam9948

3 жыл бұрын

I think we could call that a "foot" brake.

Dash design xtra kool. Chrome pcs seem ok. If the glass was broke on purpose by vandels they evidently do not realize that there is a place in.........🔥🔥🔥

Go for it. 50' s era rocks. 👍

Awesome video, amazing how the old iron will fire up after years and years of sitting. Too bad about no reverse, but that was likely why it was parked in the first place :).

Awesome mate ,enjoyed seeing the ole girl crank up .

You are having way to much fun! Super video.

This is why I still drive a Buick. Good job. Great life be blessed.

Great job ..... you are Great man ... looks like I was with you when the engine started for the fist time ..the sound was like a music 👍👍👍👍👍✌✌✌✌✌ ... God bless you ..Greetings from Cars lover IQ .🇮🇶

Just found your channel and although some of your wrenching methods and tools are sketchy I do really enjoy your show. You find unique and interesting projects, there is no lame manufactured drama and you seem like genuinely good and like able people. Keep up the good work 👍

Cool video, thanks for your time, love to hear old engines run once again!

Can't kill those nailheads! The Buick line all got the new OHV Nailhead engines except for the Special, which had to wait until 1954 to get the new Buick V8. 264/322/364/401/425

The whitewalls really make that ‘55 Buick!! Love it!! Great job

Cool dash, really a smooth running car, love the safety device.

The windshield and the back glass are the hardest pieces to get. The side windows are flat so they can be cut to fit. Yes, this old Buick in stock form does use a throttle start.

I may be getting a 55 Buick with a nailhead soon, thanks for giving me some build ideas haha

out of all the 50's cars my dad has had over the years his 55 buick special was my absolute favourite ! hes had all 3 55 56 57 Chevy's also a 58 buick century' and a 51 plymouth cranbrook..

Great fun start and ride.

Ok i grew up in Cuba in the 70s and 80s.There was a lady in front of my home, living alone and had an extense yard, wich she rented to local drivers to park cars.All of those cars where american models from the 50s.There was another lot of abandoned chevys 55 56 57 and others left there by owners.To me it was like an old cars cementery, i realize now it would have been paradise for vintage cars restaures

What a great video. I suspect 65 years from now, there will likely not be a similar KZread channel as yours. I doubt anything built in 2020 could survive for decades, outside, and still start 65 years after it was built.

I had one of those in 1966. Great car!

I owned one of these pigs in the mid ‘70’s in Montana. In the winter it was so cold, the carburetor froze up so bad I had to wait until it thawed out before it would start. The oil bath air cleaner sucked. Loved that old Buick.

That stop was hilarious! Thanks for leaving it in. There was a bad judder when you slammed your shoe onto the concrete, maybe needs adjustment.

Seen ya heading for the camera, said oh shit , and laughed my ass off😂

You know theres a old saying ,Old is better. for a reason, the cars and trucks back then were build with heart. Thats why gas air oil they will run. motor sounds good, got to love it.

When it fired the sound just made me think of when Arnie started Christine the first time

@gregorlamontagne9866

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly

A Buick, 65 Years old, survieved through who knows how much abuse and negeliation is starting willingly after decades, ready to serve his next owner and then gets robbed from it's soul - Well i Know its a fourdoor and the engine really makes a good Hot Rod but im feeling sad for this thing getting ripped apart. Glad you showed its last moments of life as it was 65 years.

Hey...so cool to see these forgotten vintage cars run & move under there own power, too bad you can't talk your buddy out of robbing this old Buick's motor & trans...

Enjoyed that, perfect project!

Those old Buick nail heads were good engines and do look cool in hot rods. I remember a kid when I was in high school (many long years ago), who had a 40 Ford coupe that he had installed one of those engines in.

Just finished my ‘55. Please build this car! :) Swapped the 264 for the 322. Gas pedal start!

@johnbockelie3899

3 жыл бұрын

Brodrick Crawford Highway Patrol type car.( he had a two door)

Nice start up good job runs great i love those old motors