Bought my dad's old Buick Funny Car...

[John]

John, That is great that you got that car back....

thought you might want to see an old sign I picked up....

I think it is from the 1950's ..from the letter style in the sign....
It is painted metal sign and double sided ( 3' x 5' )
..but the other side is covered in white paint.

check it out...( see attachment )

[musclecarjohn]

Cool sign John,thanks for posting that.

Well,I received the car about 3 hours before I left for vacation and the wifey was hounding me to pack so not much time with Ingenue before I left.
I come back to freezing cold rain so not much action has taken place here,here's a few pics I shot of the 4-light A-bodies hanging out together :






I know it's an important piece of Buick racing history and the response from the entire Buick community has been nothing short of overwhelming.
Car is so original it's almost scary.I haven't had time to study it very closely but I have determined that the front tires are original to the car and according to the date codes,they are the same tires that were on the car when the magazine glossy shots I posted earlier were taken...scary stuff I tell you.

[mockingbird812]

[gts340]

It's a great car. I saw it this summer at the museum. I tried twice to post the pictures I have of the car but they are too big again.

[musclecarjohn]

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It's a great car. I saw it this summer at the museum. I tried twice to post the pictures I have of the car but they are too big again.

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Would love to see any pictures you have...you can email them to me if you'd like.

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[musclecarmatt]

hey john this matt from over at nastyz!....thats one bitchin garage man!...still got the 70Z?

[musclecarjohn]

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hey john this matt from over at nastyz!....thats one bitchin garage man!...still got the 70Z?

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Hey Matt ...yep still got the '70 Z,it's over at Mary & Dave's right now,might sell it in the spring...or the Chevelle,not certain.
Merry Christmas man...

[W117Monte]

Awesome!!! What happened with the car from when it was restored till now?it appears as though it needs paint. Is the original motor with it? Also, was the car competetive back in the day?

[musclecarjohn]

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Awesome!!! What happened with the car from when it was restored till now?it appears as though it needs paint. Is the original motor with it? Also, was the car competetive back in the day?

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Guy restored it to look like a barnfind purposely masking around the scratches...then gold-leaf lettered it...can't quite figure it out myself.

Original drivetrain is long gone,car ran a best of 7.79 @ 191mph but was limited by the 430 Buick IMHO as well as the TH400.
It had a 392 Hemi installed in it later in life when it was run by "Rapid Red" Lang.