Look what followed me home!!

[Yeagley]

Well I found another 1930 Buick on Craigslist last week. This will now be my third 1930 Buick, but this one is a lot more complete. It is a 60 series model 68 5 passenger coupe. The guy I got it from bought it 30 years ago to build into a street rod, but never did anything with it. The car is almost all there and has a title.

I bolted the fenders and doors on to see what it looks like

 

[Yeagley]

I will post up the build when I get to it. I will be taking the original motor, trans and axles out. I'll save them for when I'm an old man and want it back to original.

 

[skull]

big

that looks big/long for a coupe...l like it..

what's the plan?

Later

 

[Yeagley]

It's gigantic for a coupe. It has a 132" wheelbase. That's about 25" longer than my grandpas 32 ford coupe.
Plans are to rebuild the body with steel. Get rid of all the wood. I want to run the fenders. I'd like it to have a nail head and auto. I have a 57 Chevy truck axle for the front end and a couple choices of axle for the rear. I need it to have power to move all the weight I'm adding to it and stop good. It won't be too ratty, just a low, good looking full fendered coupe. I have a 30 Buick sedan that will get chopped and channeled to satisfy my hot rod needs

 

[Dirtyrat]

The longer wheel base looks great!
Looks like you really found a gem there, I would love to build a rod out of that...

 

[sawzall]

I love the look of that coupe, Your plan sounds right on the money for it! A great reliable rod for any weather and lots of room.

 

[Tripper]

WOW... that is really saaaaaaweeeeeeeeet!!! [cl

BoB

 

[MercuryMac]

Looking good!!! A Nailhead in a Buick; Wow. Right on. Keep on tinkering.

 

[Neverdone]

That is an awesome find!!! I already have a vision in my head of this........

 

[Bamamav]

Gangster car! Looks like there should be tommy guns poking out the windows!

 

[I-R-POPS]

great find. I think you have got the perfect foundation for a great build.
Do it to it!!!