Hello, Last year, we were driving down by the beach going to do some pandemic errands and we spotted this custom Buick sitting by the side of the road. It stood out due to the unusual paint color and the extremely lowered stance. The area surrounding the parked Buick sedan is well known for two huge dips in the road surface and intersections. Both are for local drainage of run off water. So, my first question was how did that lowered Buick sedan get past the huge dips in the road, one at both ends of the street where it was parked? If the Buick sedan had some hydraulics, it would have been possible to raise the whole sedan and gently go over the dips in the road. Even if it did not have hydraulics, it could be done with care, angled driving and super slow speeds. At first, there were no wild scallops, flames or even paneled designs. But the color was pretty wild. We would have liked to see the purple Buick roll down the highway, especially to see how they got over those deep channels and dips. Jnaki A mild custom it was that. Then a week ago, I noticed a similar looking Buick sedan in a series of photos. It was the same all purple Buick sedan that we saw a year ago. It now looked finished with a custom, off setting paint and trim. There was still the purple paint on top of the roof. A tri-toned custom Buick in So Cal, no less. Kudos to the owner, it looks rather cool and fits right in to the custom car scene. Wild paint? Who has a tri-color paint scheme these days? Mild custom, you bet...YRMV New photo of the custom paint by Jay Philippbar
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