1960 I got my first car. A 55 Buick Special. Left it in Grandpa’ s dirt floor shed in 1962 to go to ParrIs Island. Came home in 1967 to a pile of rust.
ANDY, I OWN A 54 BUICK CENTURY.....U R 2 B CONGRATULATED FOR THIS WONDERFUL BUILD. PLS DISREGARD THE HATERS WHO SAY 'ORIGINAL IS THE ONLY WAY" AND " U RUINED IT " . . . USUALLY THESE FOLKS DONT OWN ANY COLLECTIBLE VEHICLES. PEOPLE POKE FUN AT MY 49 PONTIAC ALSO, SAYING " ITS NOT COLLECTIBLE" , ETC. RUDE AND IGNORANT FOLKS. VERY ENJOYABLE VIDEO, FANTASTIC ARTISTRY AND CRAFTSMANSHIP. ENJOY IT, DRIVE IT !
Back in 1984 my cousin was the second owner of a 1950 Buick it was Bugandy beautiful car, he was 21 when he bought it off this old man. I think he paid $5,000 this day it would be like 40,000 how prices jumped. The car was garage kept. My cousin sold the car off to someone else that took good care of it. The car was well maintain. I often wonder if that car is still around or made it to the junk yard.
These 55 Buicks look so great.. I'm lovin it! I wonder why they don't build them anymore (modern drivetrain and security features of course), the style is so fantastic!
Plan on doing something like this to my car. Maybe not all the technology and all that but I’ve seen this car online and it was cool to see how it was done.
Absolutely beautiful! Sharp as a tack man. Great job, now I have a better understanding on why rebuilt classics cost so much, it's a lot of work involved. Thanks for posting, nice ride.
I M P R E S S I V E! Congrats for completing that labor of love through technical know-how. I'm a Buick fan from that era ('52-62) and your resto mod looks terrific. I prefer a stock stance but still, I appreciate your design inside and out. Thanks for sharing.
I probably would not have done that with such a good body. but, let's be honest here, how many awards have you won? you are a fucking genius. AMAZING build quality, this car is fucking flawless. i thought that it was just going to be the old "chop,drop, bullshit" deal but the blend of old and new is absolutely seamless! more vids please!
Art Morrison chassis work's makes the build go a whole lot smoother tell them what you got and what you want all done to your chassis. Put your old body on all new running set up.
My Great Aunt Evelyn, had a two tone Buick Special, I think it was a 56, but it might have been a 55, pink and white. She was still driving it in the mid 70's, I can remember thinking that it was a cool antique, looking back, it was only 20 years old at the time. I can't imagine seeing a 20 year old car now and thinking, wow what a cool antique, because the roads are full of 95's, nothing 'special' about them.
+Kevin Simpson >> The 1950s cars are like nothing else that's ever been put on the road. My favorite decade. There's something about all that chrome that draws me in like a magnet. I was born in 1950 and remember taking an interest in cars with my brother who was 5 yrs older. I went with him to the 4 new car dealers downtown every October until about 1965. If we saw a car a block away you knew what kind it was. Today you mostly wouldn't have a clue what it was. The Special in this video was done nicely. 1955 was a good year :~)
Jimmy Kraktov You are right, my Dad had a service station, so along with just being born a male in 1960, cars were part of my life. Like you, by the time I was 10, I could look at a car and tell you make, model and year. In the 70's it was an event to see a 50's car roll by on the street, they were like mobile sculptures. The impressive thing about the cars today is not their style, but their longevity, take any of the major Japanese brands, do the basic maintenance and having a 20 year old car is no big deal. Merry Christmas from PEI Canada.
It sparkles and shines, and you did a hell of a good job on it, but it would have been nice if it could have stayed original. I really wish you hadn't lowered it. That said, it reminds me of our old '56 Buick which was a rocket ship (if you could keep the front end from wandering)! A lot of hard and beautiful work went into this - the paint finish looks miles deep. Thanks for documenting it for us.
IM Going crazy just looking at ur videos Ive been looking at this 55 4 door special bout 4 years and you just confirm it for me im going to find out if its for sale i got 65 4 door chevelle but i want this too i stopped and couldnt stopped staring my buddy laugh at me cause i was daydreaming of wat to do with it i had just bought some ls 6.0l for build for my truck n car. and had brain freeze when i seen that special.
Yeah...agreed. I like these old cars restored to their original selves. It's good talent and workmanship otherwise and apparently a lot of money to play with.
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I have a 53 buick special. I am okay with changing the engine, or putting chrome wheels on, or even changing the brake master cyl to a dual cylinder. but the body, dashboard, original way it looks should remain the same. I don't even like it when they chop them.
Years ago the then CEO of Porsche,said if your restoring a car to drive,don't put 50 year old suspension/driveline under it,update what ever you need to make it ride and perform safely.this is how you do it.
Trendyrapslut maybe,at what cost?In the end, its dollars and sense,cars rarely return your investment.but few people do it for money Sure a stock Hemi cuda from 1969 might make you rich,but rarely do you make money on a car restoration .
+Trendyrapslut Sorry it went over your head,after market fuel injection on a early Buick engine wouldn't be a cost effective upgrade for most builders ,[it would be throttle body,not multiport injection[MP would be expensive modification on a early Buick engine] the end,you have a car that handles and rides like a modern vehicle,but barely gets out of its own way,has poor drivability and , fuel economy is less than optimum [a modern corvette engine with proper gearing can attain close 30 mpg hwy and has more than enough power to move this dinosaur down the road. I've driven these early ?Buicks, they barely get out of its own way,passing on the highway is a dangerous experiment.A Buick 3.8 V6 Turbo would of been my choice.
inagod I feel like I'm talking to a motortrend editor. Ok listen pal, I HAVE a Corvette so I know that is gets good gas mileage. Then again, does a Viper? I mean you sit there and act like the old Buick isn't useable lol. Like it can't be modified or some shit lol. The only way your comment makes sense is if he was going for a shot at Street Outlaws. Other than that, nah. It's just another generic build.
Totally agree.now it's just like any piece of modern junk put on the streets today.they built them right back then.thats why it's still around after sixty years.
Ricovali what exactly is junk on this car?? Everything done on this car was a HUGE upgrade from factory. This car will be around another 60 years no doubt about it....
ricovali, you must be young, the innovations they did, no doubt has made it a better car. the point is, they took a classic car, a car that is no longer produced, a car that there are only so many of them left, and totally destroyed it. with all the changes they made, they could of done it, without destroying a classic car. the 2 main things I like about classic cars, is the dashboard, and the body style. why would you want a modern dashboard in a classic car?
lpatierno84 You are dead right, those old wagons needed regular greasing and it probably had king pin front suspension prone to wear, steering with 5 turns lock to lock and brakes that would not take a punishing, this is a fantastic update well engineered. Hell of a lot of hard work though.
@@guyvanbrussel9772 .....and for all that money , it’s still not crash resistant , hit something and the car stops but you don’t - you wind up dead or in the hospital ; all that xx year old sheet metal is hopelessly bent and frame straightening/ repair ?? Might as well buy another car and spend beaucoup restoring it too.Fenders made of REAL metal- if you hit something hard enough to bend them any repairs aren’t gonna be cheap.
+MrRemo58 After 60 years all of the 2-door hardtops are almost gone in all makes of cars. If you want a car from this era you have to settle for a 2-door sedan or a 4-door hardtop or sedan. It's a shame that they are almost all gone now. It was a fantastic era.
Glad I missed all the flack a year ago... jeesh what a whine fest. Man took a rotting car and gave it some modern life while keeping the best of the 50's alive. Stunner.
A 1955 Buick was a good car, mostly ALL GM cars of this vintage were good cars. Before 1954, GM cars weren't such a big deal; their straight-eight engines were particularly terrible; they could barely due 60,000 miles and were designed NOT to be rebuildable. Then, starting in 1954 quality at GM just shot way up and remained high on their mid-sized, standard and luxury cars until 1981 when Roger Smith took over. This Buick, even stock, when new, was a very, very good car.
Nice job. Not my cup of tea as I'd prefer one restored to original condition. I once had a '68 buick special deluxe myself which I absolutley loved, though I do prefer the 50's styling a lot more.
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I was around and drove these old Buicks the way they were and it was FINE. So was the chassis. Everything worked well and was low-maintenance. I hate to see classic cars all ruined like this with modern junk. If you want that crap, like "rack and pinion" steering and disc brakes BUY A NEW CAR or get a 90's model FWD out the junk yard and f--- it up to your heart's content. But once a classic like this is torn up its gone forever. Like painting a clown nose on the Mona Lisa.
GooglFascists Yea, in 1955 they were fine. When the technology of the era was new I'm sure it was a nice car to drive. But after 60 years of suspension and brake advancements that technology is stone age. To cut up a rare low production model may not be the best idea but a basic 4 door like this begs for it. He's actually made the car more valuable in its improved state of repair.
I was hoping to see a restoration video since it was such a great starting point for that. Then I saw the air ride and the god aweful engine, Im disappointed.
Great job man!!! You put it on the road again!!!
1960 I got my first car. A 55 Buick Special. Left it in Grandpa’ s dirt floor shed in 1962 to go to ParrIs Island. Came home in 1967 to a pile of rust.
Damn that sucks
Most car build I have ever seen.very special.
Normally I don't like updates, but this is gorgeous.
stunning at the end
ANDY, I OWN A 54 BUICK CENTURY.....U R 2 B CONGRATULATED FOR THIS WONDERFUL BUILD. PLS DISREGARD THE HATERS WHO SAY 'ORIGINAL IS THE ONLY WAY" AND " U RUINED IT " . . . USUALLY THESE FOLKS DONT OWN ANY COLLECTIBLE VEHICLES. PEOPLE POKE FUN AT MY 49 PONTIAC ALSO, SAYING " ITS NOT COLLECTIBLE" , ETC. RUDE AND IGNORANT FOLKS. VERY ENJOYABLE VIDEO, FANTASTIC ARTISTRY AND CRAFTSMANSHIP. ENJOY IT, DRIVE IT !
My stomach is turning cause that car is so sick! Nice work isn't even the right words...
Congratulations, is just awesome!!! I cry when i can see this achievement. I lost a Special Riviera 1958 in Mexico City. :(
Back in 1984 my cousin was the second owner of a 1950 Buick it was Bugandy beautiful car, he was 21 when he bought it off this old man. I think he paid $5,000 this day it would be like 40,000 how prices jumped. The car was garage kept. My cousin sold the car off to someone else that took good care of it. The car was well maintain. I often wonder if that car is still around or made it to the junk yard.
These 55 Buicks look so great.. I'm lovin it! I wonder why they don't build them anymore (modern drivetrain and security features of course), the style is so fantastic!
Magnifique,bravo,vous êtes des champions!!!!!!!!!!!!!! On n'a pas de telles belles voitures en France...I love american's cars,i love USA!!!!!!!!!!!!
Plan on doing something like this to my car. Maybe not all the technology and all that but I’ve seen this car online and it was cool to see how it was done.
Personally, I'd never trade a nailhead for an LS-1. That applies to pretty much all that other stuff too.
Absolutely beautiful! Sharp as a tack man. Great job, now I have a better understanding on why rebuilt classics cost so much, it's a lot of work involved. Thanks for posting, nice ride.
That must of been the first 6 months :) One of a kind, worth every penny. Enjoy..
This is just awesome. Well worth the time spent.
Kudos!
I know this is way old but what a beautiful car.
Beautiful build! Love everything about it!
This is beautiful, thanks for sharing
Just like you said . The best Buick build ever . Stunning.
Thanks for saving that car
Can't be best Buick build ever if it's not a 50. But it is very nice!
I M P R E S S I V E! Congrats for completing that labor of love through technical know-how. I'm a Buick fan from that era ('52-62) and your resto mod looks terrific. I prefer a stock stance but still, I appreciate your design inside and out. Thanks for sharing.
That's one serious heirloom.
Bad Ass! Great Build Job...
Jet airplanes
Man what up pete. Was watching the same video hah!
And No misc- fasteners left over, 🤞 everything in its place, nice Resto'.👍
I probably would not have done that with such a good body. but, let's be honest here, how many awards have you won? you are a fucking genius. AMAZING build quality, this car is fucking flawless. i thought that it was just going to be the old "chop,drop, bullshit" deal but the blend of old and new is absolutely seamless! more vids please!
Art Morrison chassis work's makes the build go a whole lot smoother tell them what you got and what you want all done to your chassis. Put your old body on all new running set up.
My Great Aunt Evelyn, had a two tone Buick Special, I think it was a 56, but it might have been a 55, pink and white. She was still driving it in the mid 70's, I can remember thinking that it was a cool antique, looking back, it was only 20 years old at the time. I can't imagine seeing a 20 year old car now and thinking, wow what a cool antique, because the roads are full of 95's, nothing 'special' about them.
+Kevin Simpson >> The 1950s cars are like nothing else that's ever been put on the road. My favorite decade. There's something about all that chrome that draws me in like a magnet. I was born in 1950 and remember taking an interest in cars with my brother who was 5 yrs older. I went with him to the 4 new car dealers downtown every October until about 1965. If we saw a car a block away you knew what kind it was. Today you mostly wouldn't have a clue what it was. The Special in this video was done nicely. 1955 was a good year :~)
Jimmy Kraktov You are right, my Dad had a service station, so along with just being born a male in 1960, cars were part of my life. Like you, by the time I was 10, I could look at a car and tell you make, model and year. In the 70's it was an event to see a 50's car roll by on the street, they were like mobile sculptures. The impressive thing about the cars today is not their style, but their longevity, take any of the major Japanese brands, do the basic maintenance and having a 20 year old car is no big deal. Merry Christmas from PEI Canada.
Just beautiful very nice
Beautiful Car man!!!
The Nail Head would twist that little LS engine in half.
It sparkles and shines, and you did a hell of a good job on it, but it would have been nice if it could have stayed original. I really wish you hadn't lowered it. That said, it reminds me of our old '56 Buick which was a rocket ship (if you could keep the front end from wandering)! A lot of hard and beautiful work went into this - the paint finish looks miles deep. Thanks for documenting it for us.
gorgeous car amazing attention to detail!
I've got a 20th century car in the 21stcentury. I have a 1967 malibu 4dr. Sport sedan. I drive it every day. The license tabs state 2021.
Beautiful. Congratulations, your blood, sweat, and tears were not in vain.
Great job!
Excellent Job! My Dad had a '56 Buick Special- Century 100 2 door sea foam blue (Green?) and white.
Très belle voiture c est un travail dans les règles de l art magnifique
Warms m'y heart to see This.
Incredibly nice!
Beautiful !!
man you fucked that beautiful american classic up !!!!!!!!!!!
wow good job
I always loved the portoholes in the quarters.
good vid tanks !
IM Going crazy just looking at ur videos Ive been looking at this 55 4 door special bout 4 years and you just confirm it for me im going to find out if its for sale i got 65 4 door chevelle but i want this too i stopped and couldnt stopped staring my buddy laugh at me cause i was daydreaming of wat to do with it i had just bought some ls 6.0l for build for my truck n car. and had brain freeze when i seen that special.
Yeah...agreed. I like these old cars restored to their original selves. It's good talent and workmanship otherwise and apparently a lot of money to play with.
labor love and money = beauty
Very, VERY nice! :)
All the negative tweets don't impress me, this mans car and he can do what he wants with it
+Magnum 308Norma Glad someone said it!
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exelent job. forget about the haters!!!!! nice video too!
nice man
i have one of this my self, its a 55 4 door century, but does not look this at all and it never will i think, but its the color two tone.
Back to the future------VaRooooom😄!
DAMN, Sam! :-)
Terry Todd said it best.
Wow.
Um grande clássico. maneco - Brasil.
I have a 53 buick special. I am okay with changing the engine, or putting chrome wheels on, or even changing the brake master cyl to a dual cylinder. but the body, dashboard, original way it looks should remain the same. I don't even like it when they chop them.
I must admit when the video started and I saw the Buick being chopped up I was mortified, but the final product does look good.
holy shit I saw a vw bus!
This was wow! Amazing!
SUCH A HOT HOT CAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
nice had 56 when i was a kid, great car..a real chick magnet LOL
@impaalla Amen! Stopping is sooo underrated!
yes it would
Why a LS1 & not the stock v8
how much does it cost to insure it?
Years ago the then CEO of Porsche,said if your restoring a car to drive,don't put 50 year old suspension/driveline under it,update what ever you need to make it ride and perform safely.this is how you do it.
+inagod but just how far is necessary?? was a chevy engine necessary? or could he have gone fuel injection and achieve the same end result?
Trendyrapslut maybe,at what cost?In the end, its dollars and sense,cars rarely return your investment.but few people do it for money Sure a stock Hemi cuda from 1969 might make you rich,but rarely do you make money on a car restoration .
inagod what cost?? what are you talking about? he had the buick engine in it?? wtf are you on about???
+Trendyrapslut Sorry it went over your head,after market fuel injection on a early Buick engine wouldn't be a cost effective upgrade for most builders ,[it would be throttle body,not multiport injection[MP would be expensive modification on a early Buick engine] the end,you have a car that handles and rides like a modern vehicle,but barely gets out of its own way,has poor drivability and , fuel economy is less than optimum [a modern corvette engine with proper gearing can attain close 30 mpg hwy and has more than enough power to move this dinosaur down the road. I've driven these early ?Buicks, they barely get out of its own way,passing on the highway is a dangerous experiment.A Buick 3.8 V6 Turbo would of been my choice.
inagod I feel like I'm talking to a motortrend editor.
Ok listen pal, I HAVE a Corvette so I know that is gets good gas mileage. Then again, does a Viper? I mean you sit there and act like the old Buick isn't useable lol. Like it can't be modified or some shit lol. The only way your comment makes sense is if he was going for a shot at Street Outlaws. Other than that, nah. It's just another generic build.
someone threw a shit load of money at that old 4 door
WOW!
it was a nice car, till it went modern, and the original way it was built, was reengineered. but, everyone has different tastes.
Totally agree.now it's just like any piece of modern junk put on the streets today.they built them right back then.thats why it's still around after sixty years.
Ricovali what exactly is junk on this car?? Everything done on this car was a HUGE upgrade from factory. This car will be around another 60 years no doubt about it....
ricovali, you must be young, the innovations they did, no doubt has made it a better car. the point is, they took a classic car, a car that is no longer produced, a car that there are only so many of them left, and totally destroyed it. with all the changes they made, they could of done it, without destroying a classic car. the 2 main things I like about classic cars, is the dashboard, and the body style. why would you want a modern dashboard in a classic car?
lpatierno84 You are dead right, those old wagons needed regular greasing and it probably had king pin front suspension prone to wear, steering with 5 turns lock to lock and brakes that would not take a punishing, this is a fantastic update well engineered. Hell of a lot of hard work though.
@@guyvanbrussel9772 .....and for all that money , it’s still not crash resistant , hit something and the car stops but you don’t - you wind up dead or in the hospital ; all that xx year old sheet metal is hopelessly bent and frame straightening/ repair ?? Might as well buy another car and spend beaucoup restoring it too.Fenders made of REAL metal- if you hit something hard enough to bend them any repairs aren’t gonna be cheap.
You do know that car has 2 doors to many.. Agreed another destroyed car. The best part is, it's a four door so no loss or gain.
Cant believe all the time and money put into a four door
some car body designs look surprisingly good in a 4 door especially if it's a pillar-less
+MrRemo58 After 60 years all of the 2-door hardtops are almost gone in all makes of cars. If you want a car from this era you have to settle for a 2-door sedan or a 4-door hardtop or sedan. It's a shame that they are almost all gone now. It was a fantastic era.
Should have left it original.took its spirit away by bringing twenty first century tech into it.
Ricovali shut up.
Glad I missed all the flack a year ago... jeesh what a whine fest. Man took a rotting car and gave it some modern life while keeping the best of the 50's alive. Stunner.
if everyone's mad about what they did to this go look at some vintage demolition derby footage
Oh....oh...my.
I quit counting after $100K. I did not start out planning to spend that much...
@gbowne1 really- im gonna shave mine out I think running pipes out the holes would look bad ass tho
A 1955 Buick was a good car, mostly ALL GM cars of this vintage were good cars.
Before 1954, GM cars weren't such a big deal; their straight-eight engines were particularly terrible; they could barely due 60,000 miles and were designed NOT to be rebuildable.
Then, starting in 1954 quality at GM just shot way up and remained high on their mid-sized, standard and luxury cars until 1981 when Roger Smith took over.
This Buick, even stock, when new, was a very, very good car.
Nice job. Not my cup of tea as I'd prefer one restored to original condition. I once had a '68 buick special deluxe myself which I absolutley loved, though I do prefer the 50's styling a lot more.
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Beautiful job. I wish I had kept my dad's:) THat thing would pull stumps:)
This was a great build up until 1:44.
Just stunning!
It may be a huge waste of money but I'll bet the owner of that car has more FUN with it in five minutes than you do in your entire life.
The pic's went by to quick, couldn't get a good look at anything, it's defiantly cool though
OMG..
You could still pick up girls in this as today the cars good looking
I was around and drove these old Buicks the way they were and it was FINE.
So was the chassis. Everything worked well and was low-maintenance. I hate
to see classic cars all ruined like this with modern junk. If you want that crap,
like "rack and pinion" steering and disc brakes BUY A NEW CAR or get a
90's model FWD out the junk yard and f--- it up to your heart's content. But
once a classic like this is torn up its gone forever. Like painting a clown nose
on the Mona Lisa.
+GooglFascists totalmente de acuerdo es un clásico que deja de ser original.
GooglFascists Yea, in 1955 they were fine. When the technology of the era was new I'm sure it was a nice car to drive. But after 60 years of suspension and brake advancements that technology is stone age. To cut up a rare low production model may not be the best idea but a basic 4 door like this begs for it. He's actually made the car more valuable in its improved state of repair.
yeah too bad you put an LS1 in there
Это же Кристина
Where'd you choose them' bitch'n colors?WOW D WOW
Gorgeous car! Fuck the idiots below. “Oh you ruined it” yes they are young and dumb. Awesome!
Who says 4 doors are not cool
Lost me with the LS..
A classic destroyed for no reason
If you feel the need to bastardize the car, at least keep it Buick powered.
To each their own - but having ridden in one that was almost new as a child ,you ruined it.
Impressive, but I like originals better.
I was hoping to see a restoration video since it was such a great starting point for that. Then I saw the air ride and the god aweful engine, Im disappointed.