Anybody know?....

Well, David aka Andy R - I am a guy who during the sixties appreciated the burn the bra ummm movement, so to speak, and to this day have always thought that they are just as bad on gorgeous cars.

So I'm with ya on all the points (did I just say that? It must have been my little inner voice peeping out)

 

What SAF said!

 

I agree with you David on the molding issue. Those side moldings gerenally don't do the job they're supposed to do anyway. You could be parked next to some vehicle whose side contour and height arn't the same as your car, and end up getting door dings anyway. I will say that factory side moldings that are wider and have some depth to them do seem to do better......

And you're right about the front bras. I've seen many a vehicle with discolored paint on the front 1/3 of the hood, even spots where movement of the bra has worn away the paint - they do more harm than good for most people.
Exception - if you're on gravel roads 50% of the time (well hey - you should be driving a truck anyway....)

 

Now that you mention it SF, the bumpers do look like they're sticking out further than what they're supposed to. I think we're going to have to assume we'll just never know; how in the world could we ever find out. Maybe I'll try googling '86buickstation wagon fleet!
Just tried it. No results found.
Tedy, where'd you find this pic?

 

I think I know where these Buicks are from...it is the backlot of a failed TV show called "Paranoid Housewives".
The beige on was always given to the new chick on the block.

David

 

I don't know if anyone noticed but the strips on each of those cars is applied differently. None of them are the same.....and I still maintain that those bumpers are different than a stock Estate Wagon.

 

I'd like to think the moldings are of the "stick on" type and not the screw in type. If they were the former, at least you could carefully remove them with a hair dryer or a heat gun. Not so much if they're the screw on.
As long as they were going to do it, why, at least, didn't they put them on the same way on each wagon, not that they would've looked any better, but at least there'd be some consistency.

 

I tried to find a pic with a similar angle, but this is as good as I could do.



That bumper hangs out there pretty good.

But what's with only one side molding strip...they're gonna get dinged for sure!

David

 

The bumpers look stock if the one I looked at this morning was stock, and I believe it was. It too was a beige/cream color and was sitting near a car show in Abbotsford I checked out. It had only the one strip like Wix's pic.

Tedy has a lot of time on his hands so he probably photoshopped them on there to get this thread going

 

Well....it may be the way I'm seeing it but those bumpers look bowed...like an arc. And ... whats with those big honkin' rubber things on the bumper ends of the ones farther down the line? And what is that red thing hanging off the bumper of the first one? When I first looked at this pic I felt that these cars were set up as pullers.

 

I think the red thing is a red trailer ball cover..........

The bumpers don't look perfect, Fox, you are correct there, but I can't really tell exactly what is wrong with them.

These are IMHO well used wagons - perhaps from a funeral home?

 

The bumpers look normal and stock, IMO.
The add-on side moldings arn't all the same because you've got a human installing them. Just slapped on without much thought. There must be a good reason for all the protection moldings, but I dont think we're going to find the answer uness we find the source of the photo.

Oh - and these all appear to be the kind of moldings that are screwed on - a metal bacling strip and end pieces, with a color-keyed insert.

 

Yup...all a moot point. We will likely never find the reason why these cars are as they are.

 

You can tell the extra moulding has screwed on ends. The rear bumpers, mine has the exact same minor ark...look just like my rear bumper.

 

Was waiting to hear that from you, Tedy. Knew you would take a look. Must be the way I am looking at these bumpers. Instead of bending forward at the ends they look like they are curved forward the way I am seeing them. But they do have the correct position on the quarters.