1958 Eldorado Biarritz
Posted on 04/04/2010 5:27:23 PM PDT by JoeProBono
KANKAKEE, Ill.- A 1958 Buick has been unearthed almost 40 years after three young men walled it up under an Illinois house as a practical joke , observers said.
The Buick Special was abandoned in Kankakee, Ill., in 1971 when it broke down and its owner couldn't afford the repair costs, The Chicago Tribune reported Sunday.
A local dealer had no use for it and gave it to the three jokesters, who bricked it behind a wall in the basement of a house one of them owned, the newspaper said.
Daniel Newman, 65, one of the perpetrators of the gag, still lives in Kankakee.
"It was just something to do. ... We just pushed it down there ... but first, we took the tires off because they were good," Newman said.
John Tamblyn bought the house three years ago and discovered the car when he looked through a hole in the basement wall.
"I was surprised it was in such good shape, considering the car is 52 years old," Tamblyn said.
Tamblyn says he hopes to restore the car.
1958 Eldorado Biarritz
Is that the “Ghost Parking Lot” in Hamden, CT?
****Restore it to later find out Democrat Cap-n-Tax legislation calls for all Classic Cars to be crushed****
They won’t be so bold. They will legislate for them a special license only good for parades and historical events.
If only a few dozen Christines would come back to life, there’s heaps of work for them to do. Like avenging classic cars murdered by the “cash for clunkers” program.
SC—this is a fun one. FYI.
Q: What was the most positive result of the
“Cash for clunkers” program?
A: It took 95% of the Obama bumper stickers off the road.
-— David Letterman
Sure is - well, was.
In 1971 a ‘58 Buick was just another old car.
I was 15 years old and in love with that car.
We had a blue and white 4 door Chevy Bel Air my dad bought brand new in late ‘57.
In ‘65 his brother gave him a Cadillac—his 1958 Cadillac 60 Special. It was a huge car with fins. Picked up my wife for our first date in 1971 in that tank—it was painted battleship grey.
Had every piece of chrome imaginable, plus fender skirts. Used to clean the whitewalls with Brillo. It took a long time to wash that car.
The gas cap was under the left rear taillights—which were hinged for access. In NJ, we had(they still have) gas attendants to pump your gas. We used to get a kick watching the attendants try to figure out where the gas went. Then we’d have to tell them.
It had air conditioning and drove so smoothly. A lot of power in the hands of a 17 year old!
It’s too bad the article didn’t include pics of the time capsule Buick. Good tagline, by the way...words to live by.
Very nice suprise!
Buick to change tag line, revise badge for new campaign
Buick will be launching both a new tag line for its advertising as well as a redesigned badge for its product line, according to a recent report by Automotive News.
It wouldn’t be the first time Buick has decided to revamp its advertising campaign. In the last three years, the automaker seems to have been suffering from a bit of an identity crisis, changing its tag line no fewer than three times. The latest change is from “Beyond Precision” to “Drive Beautiful,” which according to Buick, is intended to play to the emotion of driving a luxury vehicle.
We were a Buick family when I was growing up. Mid-50’s Roadmasters, Rivieras during the 60’s & 70’s. Somehow a ‘62 Le Sabre got in there - only kept it for a year or so.
Sweet rides and just beautifully crafted cars. Great dashbords during those years. Full of mirrors, lights and bells and whistles galore. Auto-dimmers for the headlights...etc.
Cool!!
1958 - The year of the chrome. I think Buick had more than all the others.
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