Found in an estate sale were these gems.
Oh to have some cash, I'd be all over one of them Bonnevilles.
Oh to have some cash, I'd be all over one of them Bonnevilles.
Literally a barn find
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Liked the '70 Bonne hardtop. But my fave of that group was definitely the '63 Wildcat.
(Funny... I didn't notice they were Canucks until they mentioned the mileage in Km... then I detected it right off.)
Was never really a fan of the early '60s GM exterior styling (C2 Vette being an obvious exception), but I did like that Buick. B-body hardtops of that era were decent.
Brings back memories. I remember my Grandpa had a '64 Catalina, in aquamarine. No, not the cool looking hardtop coupe, or the sexy ragtop, or even the 4-door hardtop... but the comparatively ugly 4-post sedan. He drove it forever & passed it on to my aunt, when she got her license. First car I ever 'worked on'... he let me lube it when I was prolly 7-8yrs old. Had a 389, which was the 'base' engine... but a very pedestrian 2bbl carb. My favorite part of that car was the dash, with its sweep bar speedo. (while I was non-plussed by the bodies, I did like the interiors. Go figure)
(in Canada, these were badged as the 'Laurentian' -- although I don't know if they were sold there before the '65 restyle (in retrospect, how I wish Gramps had waited one more year to buy his!)
(Funny... I didn't notice they were Canucks until they mentioned the mileage in Km... then I detected it right off.)
Was never really a fan of the early '60s GM exterior styling (C2 Vette being an obvious exception), but I did like that Buick. B-body hardtops of that era were decent.
Brings back memories. I remember my Grandpa had a '64 Catalina, in aquamarine. No, not the cool looking hardtop coupe, or the sexy ragtop, or even the 4-door hardtop... but the comparatively ugly 4-post sedan. He drove it forever & passed it on to my aunt, when she got her license. First car I ever 'worked on'... he let me lube it when I was prolly 7-8yrs old. Had a 389, which was the 'base' engine... but a very pedestrian 2bbl carb. My favorite part of that car was the dash, with its sweep bar speedo. (while I was non-plussed by the bodies, I did like the interiors. Go figure)
(in Canada, these were badged as the 'Laurentian' -- although I don't know if they were sold there before the '65 restyle (in retrospect, how I wish Gramps had waited one more year to buy his!)
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Thanks for sharing that video. Classic case of so many of these car hoarders that won't sell anything while they're alive, then they take the Dirt Nap and the family is stuck with it and basically give it away. Does make an interesting find for the tomb raiders though.... 
All I want for Christmas is a Bonneville and a lift.