Missing Buick Funny Car

Dog427435 · #1 01-26-2009, 01:51 AM

[b]What happened to the shots of the Buick funny car?? Please repost them!

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My shot is from a car show held at the Chevy dealer on Sunrise Highway in the center of Freeport, NY. The show was in the service bays and the best I can remember took place in fall/winter of '69 or '70. I'm pretty sure I have 1 other shot of it, but it's on slide somewhere as I never scanned it. I'll see if I can locate it.

The Brat was a candy apple red '34 3 window Ford powered by a 455 Buick. I don't think I have any shots of it.

Sorry but this Vette is what had my eye that day. It was for sale - I think he wanted $3500 for it and I would have loved to have it!
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I did not get to read your pm before it disappeared - if there was something else you wanted, please resend it.

x Baldwin Motion · #2 01-26-2009, 01:55 AM

Glenn, the board crashed yesterday and a few items went into the cybersewer. Hopefully everyone that posted will try to recall, repost etc.

Dog427435 · #3 01-26-2009, 02:15 AM

[b] Thanks Chris!

musclecarjohn · #4 01-26-2009, 07:37 AM

Glenn,

Thanks for reposting that,I had to PM Bruce to find out what happened.Thanks also for the info on those pics.
I did manage to show them to my dad yesterday before the crash and he did remember Brat II,he said it belonged to Chuck Payne.

ORIGLS6 · #5 01-27-2009, 12:51 AM

Like I said before the crash, The shots of the Buick F/C are Very Very

. And again, I hope you can eventually bring it back home.

But for now,.... how 'bout some pix of that FED you mentioned?

musclecarjohn · #6 01-27-2009, 01:11 AM

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But for now,.... how 'bout some pix of that FED you mentioned?

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Took my camera on Sunday to dad's shop but he wasn't there,will do soon.

JJEH · #7 01-27-2009, 02:33 PM

WOW... what a whammy Car

I like it

Mr.Tri-Shield · #8 01-27-2009, 04:36 PM

Nice pictures of the funny car! What condition is the car in currently?? One of the pics looks pretty recent. If so, it survived in fairy goosd condition

The Chevy dealer on Sunrise Highway in Freeport was Majestic Chevrolet. The building is still there, but it's now Paul Conte Cadillac. I remember the Brat from the 80's at the Nassau Coluseum car shows. I always wondered what happened to it.

The custom Corvette looks eerily similar to a Corvette that was owned by a local business owner in my town. He has a large poster of it in his shop. I spoke to him about it last time I was there. Said it was a big block car. He grew up in Valley Stream. He described all the changes he made to it. Its gotta be his! Its identical

musclecarjohn · #9 01-27-2009, 10:21 PM

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Nice pictures of the funny car! What condition is the car in currently?? One of the pics looks pretty recent. If so, it survived in fairy goosd condition

The Chevy dealer on Sunrise Highway in Freeport was Majestic Chevrolet. The building is still there, but it's now Paul Conte Cadillac. I remember the Brat from the 80's at the Nassau Coluseum car shows. I always wondered what happened to it.

The custom Corvette looks eerily similar to a Corvette that was owned by a local business owner in my town. He has a large poster of it in his shop. I spoke to him about it last time I was there. Said it was a big block car. He grew up in Valley Stream. He described all the changes he made to it. Its gotta be his! Its identical

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Thank you for that information.
The car has been semi-restored as shown in the first 2 pictures I posted,current owner is still gathering the parts to make it correct and runable.

Mr.Tri-Shield · #10 01-27-2009, 11:20 PM

I hop he doesnt change that paint job! Looks like the original paint on it. It has a nice patina to it. I spoke to Ralph about the car a while back. Nice guy. He took the time out to talk to me about the build up. I sure wish I had found it. I hope it will make an appearance at one of the Buick events one day soon