Looks like there is some good potential there, seems like you don't see a lot of the 69's with a slick top
Maybe they broke them off when the car was repainted, they can’t be removed without removing the fenders, the nuts holding them on can’t be got at....why would they build it that way???
Because Buick only cared how fast they could build them. Damn the fella who restores on of these in 50 years. (“These ain’t Rembrants!”) Patrick
Too true, unfortunately. I've seen a lot of these gills with the pegs drilled out and and then screwed into place. If the restorer is good, he'll use black screws in the black fields and it would never be noticed, until one looks close up. This car looks like a pretty good deal; there's a fair bit to work with here.
Maybe major lower fender rust repair, it looks like the Wildcat emblem is missing from the drivers side fender or maybe I just can't see it! Possible rust bucket Bob H.
I dunno...do cars rust out in Denver? Thought it was reasonably dry there,...could be wrong, I'm from Canada, so how do I know?
You're right 66, Colorado cars are generally pretty clean. Maybe originated elsewhere. But I think a collision history with incorrect fenders more likely. Sure doesn't look like a rusty car.
I guess the master cylinder and booster cold get rust from the salt spray off the road when the snow melts with out hitting the fenders. I'm not sure how but anything is possible I guess. Do we know the car has been in Denver for the entire 48 years of its life? I wasn't looking for an argument here I was just speculating like the rest of you fellows. Bob H.
Well, I looked at the pictures again, and to me it looks like the lower fenders have been reworked. There's a good chance they were replacements, or at least the bottom half was. They'd have to come off of a LeSabre, otherwise they'd have to fill in at least 10 peg holes for the gills. Maybe the owner liked the cleaner look? Who knows? I looked at the underhood shots, that rust could have easily occurred whenever the car sat around in storage. But you're right, it's idle speculation, the best would be to actually look the car over from front to back and underneath.
