4 Door Sedan to 2 Door Roadster

(from Kevin) I found my Buick in San Fernando Valley in Southern California in the summer of 2000. Not able to buy it at the time (on leave from Fort Stewart, GA). I drove home thinking about it everyday. As I reenlisted in the army for Fort Irwin, CA, I knew I could finally buy it. So on Feb. 09, 2001 I drove down with a trailer and towed my baby home.

Work started almost right away. I removed all the dirt, trash, and 4 rats’ nests from the car.On December 31, 2001 I drove the car for the 1st time (15 feet backwards and had to slam it into park because I had no brakes) Over the next few months the car started to be a driver. The Buick attended its 1st show in April 02 in Lancaster, Ca. Over the next 2 years the car changed a little on the out side but the cars’ motor and frame were changed to a 1973 Olds. The frame was cut and made 10 inches longer and the 350 Olds was pushed back 6 inches in the frame. The car has been lowered in the front and air bags in the rear make it sit in the grass.

The summer of 04 I started changing the Buick’s exterior. I molded front headlights; ford 97-2000 truck tail lights, welded and molded back doors, windows, bumpers and rear fenders. In June of 04 the Buick became topless. After a car show my little boy said he was not feeling good in the back seat, and I could smell exhaust in the car. When we got home he got out and vomited, the next morning I cut the top off with a sawzall. The rest was just fine tuning my flat black bomb into what it is today

Front to Rear Mods

Front bumper is a 50 Buick rear bumper with the center coming from the Buick front bumper

The grill is the Buick rear bumper guard welded sideways and lights are cut out bigger then the small lights that came in it back in 1951

Molded front headlights

Hood has a 1954 Ford airplane

Shaved door handles

Welded up backdoors, molded rear fenders, 1974 Buick fender skirts cut down and married to 1951 Buick portholes

Taillights are 1997-2000 Ford truck with a blue dot in the center light

1951 Buick hub cap sunk into the rear deck lid, shaved and molded trunk lid

Added super above Dynaflow on both sides

Rear bumper center is 1985 Ford e-150 van with welded, molded Buick bumper corners

Under the hood

Jeep radiator, Suzuki master cylinder, 73 Olds 350/350, 36" 2x3 tubing for 10" expanded frame, twin firestones air bags no muffler 2 into 1 back too duel exhaust

Inside the doors

Toyota shifter, 1948 Buick horn ring, hand grenades, 1971 Chevy half bench seat, 1996 Buick rear seat, brass air values

Other Mods

250psi air pump 7 gallon tank, 73 Olds gas tank, Caddie trunk lock electric open and close, Nova rims, and yes the hood opening is stock!