The owner of this 1972 Pontiac Trans Am has kept it just the way
it was when it was new. It is very difficult to keep the first
plastic, factory add-ons looking good for 38 years.
By adding some chrome details and removing other bits of trim,
this Cadillac owner wanted his car to look like no other - at least
no other 1952 Cadillac.
The owner of the 1950 Mercury to the right has a well-chopped
top. Below is a not-
too-close replica of a 1924 Type 35 Bugatti, powered by a
Volkswagen engine.
Above is a white-hot, flame-covered Ford panel delivery truck.
The owner is fairly sure there is no other Ford truck like it. And
that kid is still polishing his father’s Cadillac.
When you come to the All GM Show in Woodley Park on Sunday, June
6, you will see cars like this beautifully restored Buick Century
Caballero. Most of the cars will be pre-
dominantly restorations, but there will be some modifieds. On
the back page of this issue you will see only half of the cars that
are part of the Fantasies in Fiberglass exhibit at the Petersen
Museum. The other half will be there until Oct. 3. Read back issues
of the Bombsight. Go to our LA chapter webpage:
www.buickclub.org/losangeles and click on “Bombsight”.
BOMBSIGHT The Bombsight is published by the Los Angeles Chapter
of The Buick Club of America.
The Los Angeles Chapter Logo reflects who we are and what we
do.
Our members’ cars are used in motion picture and TV
productions.
Dedicated to the preservation and restorat ion of the
automobiles built by The Buick Motor Division
June 14, 2010 issue
This 1956 Cadillac is a good example of an owner who likes his
automobile the way it was when new, and is willing to maintain it,
regardless of time and money. In this case, he has a lot of help.
Until his father insisted, the little boy, cir-cled below in red,
wouldn’t stop polishing the Cadillac long enough to get this
picture.
2 Pictorial Tours for the Price of 1 The 11th Annual Kiwanis Car
Show at the Johnny Carson Park - April 2001
How often do you see a Mini Limo on the streets of the city? The
answer: hardly ever. The two spectators standing behind the mini
were not surprised, but amazed at the quality of workmanship that
this stretched, little car exhibited. This is the kind of owner who
likes to change his car and will spend unlimited amounts of time
and money to do it right.
Now - at the Petersen Museum 1 2
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5 6 7
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1. 1947 copy of the Italian Cisitalia 202 GT 2. 1954
Bangert-Manning body over a Ford V-8 3. 1952 Maverick (Designer,
Sterling Gladwin) 4. 1971 Pegaso Z-102 (made in Spain) 5. 1956
Volvo (prototype made in the US) 6. 1953 Corvette (American icon,
in production) 7. 1974 Dutcher steam car made in San Diego
8. 1958 Devin-made race car (# 49) 9. 1971 copy of a De Tomaso
Pantera 10. 1957 highly modified Buick/Oldsmobile 11. 1953 Al
Bosley’s Chrysler Hemi (160 mph) 12. 1960 Tiburon (Henry
Covington’s “wedge”) 13. 1936 “Topper” car (now highly modified)
14. 1951 Scorpion (made in Orange County) 15. 1949 Delahaye (Owner,
Marge Petersen) 16 1963 Studebaker Avanti 17. 1960s Bruce Meyers’
Manx dune buggy
Photos by Carl Pevey
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