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157 – Covid19 Lockdown Project – LS3 Swapped 1965 Riviera
I found my 65 Riviera in the USA in 2011 and I mildly customised it to my own personal taste by changing the colour, debadging and trimming the seats in leather, away from the [...]
156 – Our journey to owning and enjoying our Buick and the Buick Family
Our journey to owning and enjoying our Buick and the Buick Family by Bob & Linda Farrow In 2013, as I had never owned a V8 car before, I thought it was about time [...]
155 – My Favourite Buick is 1934 and it was my 1st Buick
MY FAVORITE BUICK IS 1934 AND IT WAS MY FIRST BUICK by Greg Massey My first Buick was a 1934 Holden Body 8/40 Sedan. I retrieved it from a barn outside of Camden, [...]
154- How Valentine Nearly Got Away
Whilst always being an avid car enthusiast the vintage car craze for myself began in early 2016. I was driving along New Canterbury Road, heading towards Hurlstone Park (Sydney, NSW), where I noticed a [...]
153 – Column 801 “Bare Grilles”
Column 801: “Bare Grilles” I sit at my Laptop waiting for inspiration. Surely that can’t be too hard in this strange season of lockdown! Plenty of time to think and reminisce. But sadly it [...]
152 – 1987 Buick LeSabre Coupe
1987 Buick LeSabre Coupe Mechanical/Specs Six cylinder (V6) – OHV Capacity – 3.8 Litres Bore/stroke –97x86 mm Power – 125 Kw (Est. based on Commodore) Transmission – 4 speed auto Wheelbase – 2.6m (est) [...]
151- 1969 Buick Wildcat the story by Brent Lee
Nice to finally introduce myself officially. My name is Brent Lee and I believe I am the youngest member of the Buick Car Club. Here is my short story on how I came to [...]
150 – Vale Holden by Eric North
Holden is Dead - Long live Holden After the devastating announcement some years ago that General Motors was to stop manufacturing Holdens, the almost immediate reaction of Australians was to stop buying their products, [...]
149 – 55 Estate Wagon USA Road Trip – Tony Huckle
55 Estate Wagon picked up in Missouri, then drove it across the U.S.A. .. 4,700 Miles The low mileage [46,000 miles], original condition, Buick 1955 Estate Wagon called out 'buy me, buy me' from [...]
148 – ROA Meet Adelaide 2019
Recently, Greg and I joined the five NSW Rivieras driving to Adelaide, SA, for the Riviera Owners Association Meet. Once in Adelaide, we met up with 21 Rivs from the other States. The [...]
147 – Wildwood Gardens Run – 22nd September, 2019
Wildwood Gardens - 22nd September, 2019 Checked the oil and water on the '55 Buick at 8am on Sunday morning pre the meeting at Hawkesbury Info Centre, then an easy run out along The [...]
146 – Concours & Display Day Rouse Hill 2019
Annual Concours NSW at Rouse Hill Shopping Centre June 9th June Even though the date was earlier than usual and on a long weekend the roll up was pretty good with 18 cars attending [...]
145 – Orange Autumn Tour 2019
This is a tour organised by the Orange District Antique Motor Club for vehicles manufactured before 1931. The rally took us on many roads and towns around the Orange district. Six Buick Club vehicles [...]
144 – 12th East Coast Meet – Tamworth 2019
An overview from the Co-ordinator A great Buickful weekend for the 12th East Coast Meet was recently held in Tamworth hosted by the NSW club. 39 Buicks from the 20's to 1983 with a [...]
143 – GM Day Penrith
GM Day – 2019 By Virginia Russell What a brilliant day it was! We are so lucky to be able to hold GM Day at the Museum of Fire in Penrith which has ample [...]
142 – Molong Weekend March 2019
Molong Extravaganza. This event was an invitation from the Packham’s and Lee’s to join them for a weekend away in the country in Molong, with a choice of 4 sites for accommodation, Packhams Ranch, [...]
141 – Bowral Bradman Musuem Run Feb 2019
Bowral’s Bradman Museum. Up early on Sunday 23 February, cleaned red dust off the old 55 and a quick spray wax/polish, then headed off to meet the other Buickers at the southern highlands Mittagong [...]
140 – All American Day Campbelltown – January 2019
Tony & Barbara left the Northside at 8am in the 71 Riv Boattail to attend this meet at a new venue at Cambelltown. It is an option for Buick members but is one that [...]
139 – Buick Car Club 2018 Christmas Party
Sunday was a very hot day with sunny blue sky and clouds. Some Jacarandas were still flowering and the bouganvilleas were very colourful. While in the M5 tunnel we passed a Massive can on [...]
138 – Memory Lane Festival Bundeena – Nov 2018
Earlier in the year the club was invited by the organisers of the Memory Lane Festival in Bundeena. As we were yet to organise a run for November this sounded like a no brainer. [...]
137 – Chromefest The Entrance October 2018
Tony & Barbara drove up on Saturday in the 71 Riv, staying overnight in Budgewoi. The sky was blue with clouds and the M1 was flowering bright showing off bottle brushes in red, pink [...]
136 – Mahratta House Run – August 2018
Sunny blue sky day on Sunday 19th August in Davidson. Eyes were on a spider moving all over the back of the car in front of us which pulled out of the Rural Fire [...]
135 – Shannon’s Eastern Creek Classic 2018
August Run - Shannon's Eastern Creek Classic Sunday August 12th turned out to be a lovely sunny, day on the Northside in Davidson. Tony & Barbara were driving the 65 to Shannon's Classic at [...]
134 – June 18 Concourse at Rouse Hill Town Centre
Sunday 24th duly dawned sunny on the Northside, but it was cold. Leaving 7.45am the sky was blue and the trip was the usual Sunday morning with quite a few MAMILS on the road. (ie [...]
133 – March 18 Jazz in the Pines at Dural
March NSW Run – Jazz in the Pines at Dural Sunday 18th March was going to be a very hot day. The sky was blue and sunny when Tony & Barbara left the Northside. [...]