Hi everyone, We just got hammered by the late season snow storm here in the Northeast. My front and backyard was literally covered by tree limbs - large and small. The only damage I had was from a well aimed limb that landed through the window of the rear drivers door of my 225. Needless to saw the window was pulverized. The door also got re-designed - a bit flattened by the 6 inch diameter limb. This is literally the first damage this car has ever had. Not sure if it is worth finding an auto body shop that might be able to re-shape the door, or should I look for a replacement outer door panel. The inner panels are fine. Haven't taken it apart yet - getting a bit cold up here. Any thoughts on the outer panel repair options? Also, does anyone know of windows available ? I'm going to scope around the forums. I'll also take some pics and post them here. Thanks everyone. - Scott
Jacks in Billerica has a 71 Electra. The rear doors are still on it, but I'm not sure how good the bottoms of them are. The outer skins looked ok though. I think the drivers side still had the glass in it too.
Here are some pics of my damage. GaryD - My 73 looks to have the same glass profile as my 72. Do you have pics of your car? Thanks!
will do tommorow morn. btw if you do deciede to replace the door i know im far away but we can swap doors. i need one as the car will be derbied( bad window rot and floor rot windshield was leaking bad)
For rear doors 71-76 are the same as long as it's a c-body hardtop sedan. That means the Olds 98 and the Pontiac Grande Ville use the same doors/glass too. What part of Mass are you in? It'll help when finding you something as heavy as a door.
here is the link to the picture do u need the trim also? http://s161.photobucket.com/albums/t237/garyd75/buick window/
BAMMAX - I'm in the Springfield MA area. I looked through a site for 'classic heaven' in Brimfield. Looks like he has a 72 / 73, but I'm still trying to reach him.
I need to get over there and look at that car myself. I need the window sweeps and some other misc weatherstripping and trim pieces.
I'm working with some local salvage yards. They don't know if they have the door panel I need, but they're open for browsing. As this week is pretty warm (in New England), I'm planning to do a couple walk-thrus to see what they have. I'll bring my 'ole Nikon along and snap anything I think other members of the board might be able to use. * * Of interest, here's a list of salvage yards I've put together - mostly local to Western Mass, but a few others are nationwide. Mansfield Used Auto Parts 214 Stafford Road Rte 32 Mansfield Center, CT 06250 Bishop's Used Auto Parts 120 Stantack Road, Middletown, CT 06457-2308 (860) 346-2336 http://www.bishopsauto.com Highway Auto Salvage, Inc. - 182 Mt. Tom Road Northampton, MA 01060 http://www.highwayautosalvage.com/ Eastern vehicle recycling - 88 Neck Road Westfield MA (413) 562-3324 http://www.evrecycling.com Alberts auto parts - 422 Railroad St. Thomaston, CT 06787 http://www.albertsused.com/ Desert Dog Auto Parts - Woodstock, IL - 815-337-9594 http://www.desertdogautoparts.com/ Moore's Auto Salvage - Rapid City, South Dakota - (605)348-4926 http://www.mooresautosalvage.com/ Antique Auto in TX http://www.antiqueautosupply.com/ Balicki's - 413-967-6481 - Ware, MA http://www.balickis.com/ Levellies Auto - 860-749-3705 - Somers, CT http://leveilles.cehost.net/ GM Obsolete - 909 W Magnolia St., Phoenix , AZ, 85007 http://www.gmobsolete.com
..another local yard: Classic Heaven - Brimfield, MA - (they got hit by the tornado of June 1) http://www.classicheaven.com/
My thanks to GaryD for shipping up a rear door and glass. Got the parts this week and hope to install them later this summer. We'll all save as many of these Buicks as we can!
