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Re: No LBC, but BAC mystery car.

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Subject: Re: No LBC, but BAC mystery car.
Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2003 13:36:01 -0600
G
I must agree with your much more polite response. You are probably 
correct.
--
Jay Shaffer


On Thursday, September 25, 2003, at 09:16 AM, GM wrote:

> Well, Jay, what can I say? My neighbor's '56 Century that he bought 
> new has
> a hood like this one and he says it's the original. He's not into 
> Buicks per
> se or belong to any club though, so he doesn't know anyone to ask, and 
> he
> couldn't remember, if this particular ornament was used on any other 
> of the
> Century's model years, assuming there were any (he's 93 and I was too
> preoccupied at the time with the new 'vettes, 100/4s, etc. to pay 
> attention
> to the latest 'n greatest 'land bound yachts') so we may both be 
> right, but
> clearly none of the pics of Roadmasters, etc., you've linked to have 
> the
> same one as his, or this '56 Century:
>
> http://www.ephemeranow.com/cars/cars145.htm
>
> Look carefully at the hood ornament, notice it's shape and how it 
> recesses
> into the hood, also that it's a two-door. The Roadmaster's, Riviera's, 
> etc.,
> traditional Buick hood ornament just bolts on top.
>
> GM
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>
>> Huh???  I stand by my evidence. it is a  '55 Buick by the hood. it
>> appears to have two doors. It's not a '56 (different hood)  If you 
>> need
>> more see : http://home.no.net/ayla/Buick/





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