Buick 1960 Daytona 10,000

Discussion in 'The Bench' started by STAGE III, Apr 16, 2018.

  1. STAGE III

    STAGE III Lost Experimental 455-4 Bolt Main Block.

  2. John Codman

    John Codman Platinum Level Contributor

    That was amazing for more then a half-century ago. I don't think that the fuel tanker car gets enough credit. This gets posted every two or three years, but it's still worth watching again.
     
  3. STAGE III

    STAGE III Lost Experimental 455-4 Bolt Main Block.

    Yes Sir, I love it everytime too : )
     
  4. ray morris

    ray morris Well-Known Member

    That ,s amazing ??
     
  5. AC Larry

    AC Larry Larry

    What a great video, but it's a Buick so what would you expect?
     
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  6. TorqueMonster1

    TorqueMonster1 Making My GS Great Again!

    Thanks for sharing that video. I hadn’t seen it before. “When better automobiles are built, Buick will build them.”
     
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  7. WQ59B

    WQ59B Well-Known Member

    Man, does that unmuffled Nailhead at full song sound great!!
     
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  8. John Codman

    John Codman Platinum Level Contributor

    Yup, and it's funny that I have watched this video about five times over the years, and I didn't notice that these Buicks were Dynaflow-equipped. I just assumed that they were manuals. These would be among the most collectible post war Buicks ever. I wonder what happened to them? I sure hope that they survived.
    There is a "rest of the story" here. This event was staged during the American Automobile Manufacturer's (AMA) racing/performance advertising ban that started in 1957. Buick didn't release any information about it until an automotive writer named Tom McCahill (IMHO one of the best automotive writers ever) learned about it and published an article on it. At that point Buick started showing the film at the huge GM-only travelling Motorama shows . I saw the video for the first time at The Motorama in Boston in either late 1960 or in 1961.
     
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  9. WQ59B

    WQ59B Well-Known Member

    "Water: 180, vacuum: 4.7, rear axle: 240, transmission: 210, engine oil: 260."

    "Refueling continues every half hour, pit stops every 2 hours. Not a whimper out of the car, it's just starting to get into the groove."

    Fantastic stuff- gives me goose bumps.
     
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  10. bballsam

    bballsam SoCal Gran Sports

    WoW----this was my first time seeing this!! Thanks....
     
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  11. cjeboyle

    cjeboyle Gold Level Contributor

  12. Nailhead in a 1967

    Nailhead in a 1967 Kell-Mnown Wember

    :rolleyes:
    Interesting image, I found out that it's from MAD Magazine in 1965:


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    By the way, something is very wrong with that 1963 Riviera:
    You can see the passenger side of the front bumper sticking out, but also the passenger side of the rear bumper...

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  13. Dano

    Dano Platinum Level Contributor

    How many of us have had the luxury of 3 ppl to install a hood, lol?
     
  14. Dano

    Dano Platinum Level Contributor

    I'd never seen either. Thanks @STAGE III!
     
  15. rmstg2

    rmstg2 Gold Level Contributor

    You gotta love it......tough as nails, Describes the Nailhead! Probably Buicks most durable engine ever!

    Bob H.
     
  16. telriv

    telriv Founders Club Member

    The reason it was done was to show that there WERE NOT ANY problems, as far as durability, of the new 401 engine & other components from the '59 model year which had been spreading around through the public.

    Tom T.
     
  17. telriv

    telriv Founders Club Member

    ALSO notice it had probably the 1st. use of a bucket seat. Which by the way look simular to what came out later & looks the same as the buckets in my '64 Riv.
     
  18. WQ59B

    WQ59B Well-Known Member

    1st Buick bucket was as an option in the '59 Electra convert. Spread to the Invicta Custom in '60.
     
  19. STAGE III

    STAGE III Lost Experimental 455-4 Bolt Main Block.

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  20. 66electrafied

    66electrafied Just tossing in my nickel's worth

    Love that car John, did you ever put it back on the road?
    Have a Merry Christmas!
     

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