Roadmaster Wagon Touring Pics and Deer Strike Pics

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  1. elB

    elB Well-Known Member

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    That's amazing work and attention to detail. Looks great!
     
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    Silvertwinkiehobo "Everything that breaks starts with 'F.'"

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    That was fan-effing-tastic! I could never do as good a job as you did! I agree that the Opti-Spark should've been addressed; it's so rare on cars like this to have an easy job on a normally difficult procedure. But money is money, and if it's not there, you just can't get blood from a stone. Here's to not only many more years of Willy the White Whale plying the asphalt oceans, but also bringing more trophies home.
     
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    I wish I'd had the funds to do the Opti then, but I've been scratching together pennies to do the nicest repairs possible on the car...and knock-wood, the Opti works fine. I smile at it and tell it how much I like it every time I open the hood... :)
     
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  4. Silvertwinkiehobo

    Silvertwinkiehobo "Everything that breaks starts with 'F.'"

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    :biglaugh:It's a guy's version of talking to plants....
     
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    Daylight pick of the re-painted roof-rack and polished 91-93 sliding rack rail (I like these polished low-profile racks a lot better than the tall black SUV-type rack the 94-96 Roady wagons got).
     
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    5/13/2016 - Friday the 13th, just picked the car up from paint polishing and a/c re-charge. It took 5-months but the Roadmaster Deer-Wreck Repairs are NOW COMPLETE. She shines and a/c is throwning snowballs. The car is now nicer than it's ever been in all the time I've owned it.
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    Happy Weekend All and Drive Safe!

    -Texas Mike
     
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    Silvertwinkiehobo "Everything that breaks starts with 'F.'"

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    Much nicer by far,
    No stag's gonna take it down;
    Whale bests deer anytime!
     
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  9. Silvertwinkiehobo

    Silvertwinkiehobo "Everything that breaks starts with 'F.'"

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    Rare right-brain functioning on my part...

    ...And I still didn't get it right the first time!
     
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    Man, I see now you have been to busy to be around here.

    Fantastic work!
     
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    December 21, 2015 / December 21, 2016. Took a lot of work to repair the Bambi damage, but my Roady is better than ever one year later.

    Thanks to all my car-friends that helped locate parts and turned a wrench to bring her back. Had to drive it to work today! Stopped on the way to take the pic below. Stay Safe and Happy Holidays All!

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    December 21, 2016
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    Here is the link to the full public Album if you want to see the start-to-finish restoration build, including the Roadmaster Sedan rear seat mod:

    https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10208321417463751.1073742083.1553678810&type=3

    Some folks were saying they couldn't see the pics here on the forum, so just in case, use that link.

    STAY SAFE EVERYONE, and again, HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

    -Texas Mike
     
    81X11, Dec 21, 2016
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    Amazing stuff, as always Mike!
    I agree completely on the look of those 91-93 roof rack rails. I've been itching to pick some of those up myself.
    I was so hoping that you were going to faux woodgrain your trim but there's certainly nothing disappointing about the outcome!
    Great work!
     
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  13. OrthmannJ

    OrthmannJ Always looking for old ford crew cabs

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    What a difference one year can make!
    I'm glad it was a good "anniversary"
    Keep on enjoying your beautiful Buick Mike. I always look forward to seeing your latest adventure.
     
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    Thanks all and again safe travels this holiday! Take Care!
     
    81X11, Dec 22, 2016
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    ModelT1 Still Lost in the 50's

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    Great photos Mike. These years are passing way too soon.
    HAPPY HOLIDAYS to everyone.:christmas:


    Rudolf got runned over by a Buick walkin home in Round Rock Christmas Eve.:band:
     
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