In 1961 my Dad was looking to trade up on our 56 Buick Century wagon. He looked at a blue 58 Cabalero wagon and a regular 58 Buick EstateWagon. The Caballero had more miles and they wanted more money for it than the EstateWagon. Dad said the hardtop wagon windows would rattle like a sumbitch so we didn't get it. On the upside the one we ended up with was a damn good one, towed anything we needed it to including out Scotty camper all over the country. We drove it til 67 when we got a 65 Buick SportWagon. And yes, I wish I had another 58 just like it now!
Really nice and great that it has been saved, I worked at a Buick dealer in Turlock CA. in the middle 60's and they took one of these in on trade, have loved them ever since.
I think Buick was the only US mfr to use the fully radiused rear circular wheel cutouts back then. I think it is very distinctive, in a fairly subtle way. http://www.oldcarsweekly.com/blogs/under-the-hood/the-1953-buick-skylark-hardtop-prototype-revisited
Ignore the calls for new paint....that thing looks perfect as is. There is another thread on here about must haves at car shows. Seeing cars like this. Rows of shiny cars bore the shit out of me. At any cruise in over here....a crowd forms around cars like this wagon. It has intrinsic character BESIDES being a beautiful and rare car. That's my unsolicited opinion.
I disagree, Mike(now deceased ) & Juli Fennel' s pair of of wagons would make me just sit and look. And I do like your collection. And agree it's yours todo as YOU please
Roger....I have seen Mike Fennels wagon and agree it's awesome. My point is that not everything must be painted to look good. The recent big $$ trend of survivor everything supports my view. I like it all...but I find original patina stuff much more interesting than fresh restorations. Just my opinion....
======================== Hi 56MadMook, To my eye the Nomad rear wheel openings, while large, are not a full radius. They look a little flat at the top, similar to the front wheel openings. http://tocmp.org/chevrolet/nomad/1955/Nomad 55 fold 2.jpg
Fennel did two green/white Juli still drives , Red/white for sale at imperial palace Vegas. I'm good with patina. kustom illustrated just featured my 49 merc cracked paint and all. I BELEIVE the owners decision to take it anyway they want hamb friendly,or not, as is, whatever I'd like it
Cools and one of my favorite mid 50's cars since they were new. I tried to buy a Garnet Red and Antique Ivory 57 Caballero and had been back to the farm it sat on several times, My bud and I went up there when I had a stack of cash in my pocket and someone had shoved it from the side with a cat and pushed it up against a dirt bank totalling what had been a perfect body with a real decent interior. I was pretty sick that day but am still wanting one.
Exactly. You can make a thousand shiny restored/built cars, display them like peacocks fluffing out their feathers. All fine and good. You can only find so many survivors that wear 60 years of existence and are driving around. (I race over to them at any show). I agree with you too. "How long did that paint job take you ?" "Sixty years."
It amazes that such nice low mile cars get so neglected. Sent from my SM-T805Y using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
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