Packard Tails in my 50 Buick

I finally decided to put these packard tail lights in my 5o Buick. Im no fabricator by any means, but its starting to come together. Here are the before pics.

 

pics won't post

 

Resize 'em- had the same problem yesterday

 

here are some pics

 

Tailights are lookin good!

 

Lookin good mate, keep up the god work!

 

few more pics I found....

 

What do you think? Should I run the stock rear bumper pushed out around five inches and run a continental kit, or should I try to make a custom rear bumper using 56 chevy ends? Im leaning towards continental kit. Does anyone know if 56 chevy ends will match up to my stock bumper if I cut it down?

 

I vote a big no on a continental kit.... for any car.

 

No continental kit!

Hers my mates 53 to give you an idea.

 

lookin good man. some of the coolest tail lights ever made in my book

 

I have to agree. You've got a nice looking Buick. Great work!

 

Back in the 'day', we hot rodders called continental kits "manure spreaders" whether they were OEM or added onto a custom. Arghliness all the way.

Don't do it - your taillight job is looking just fine.

 

55/56 buick rear bumper..And the like boys said, no fuggin connie...

 

Sounds like a big No-No.......Im gonna make some brackets and mount up the stock bumper for now. I mocked it up last night and it didn't look that bad. I'm gonna go and paint the whole car too. Thinking black but a dark brown has been milling around in my head too.

 

I dont have the funds to get my tail lights rechromed....what can I do to take out the pits and make them look ok. I have heard there is a powder coat that looks like chrome. What about chrome paint. Anyone tried lead solder smoothed out????

 

Update!! Almost finito with this project.....heres some pics I took tonight!!!

 

Nice work.

 

I 2nd. that.

 

Thanks!! Not bad for a dubba who really hasn't even welded much before. I am by no means a metal fab guy, or a body man. I just don't have the money to have pro's do my work. Not perfect by any means, but pretty proud of what I accomplished. This was my first ever fab project.

 

Bastid, that Buford is nice! I wish my 50 looked that good brotha, GREAT WORK!
Chuck

 

I can dig it. I'd love to have a '50 Buick, and I'd atleast want some chrome fins off a '52. I'd be curious to see how '58 fins would look on it.

 

I still have to paint the roof......Think I should go black or maybe something bold like red???

 

great job man. Thats exactly how I did mine on my '53 Desoto!



How about a really dark velvet red metal flake on the lid? Regardless, I'm diggin your car bro.

 

I'd say you cant say youre not a fabricator any more. Those are bitchen.

 

I personally think that if you're going to have custom tailights like that, you should do other custom things to the car so they don't look out of place.

 

^^^^^ This!

 

Awesome work mate, keep it up!

 

Great job, you have excelled. Thanks for pics it gets us all enthused to start some fabrication work.

 

this is funny..i was just drooling over the car, that fired up my custom car interest in the 80's
the Bozio buick. the car is in sweden!
do i have to say i like those taillights!? looks great!
pictures from Rik!

-palle