A Tale of Two Buicks

Two 1958 Buick Roadmasters with completely different personalities with a common bond, but no Bondo.

Back in the day, that is, the early 1960s, the body filler of choice, at least for us on a very limited budget, was Liquid Aluminum. It was cheap, in a tube, and it worked fairly easily. And, as of now, turned out to be extremely long lasting and durable.

These two 1958 Buicks, both original 3in1 SMP kits, were the recipients of some generous amounts of the filler material. The builder's intention for the metallic green version was to do things that would definitely look like a George Barris creation. So the drastic chopped top, custom grille, spotlights, plenty of scallops and pin striping, spinner hubcaps, and custom Edsel taillights.

The black convertible represented what might have been a pimp mobile at the time with an emphasis on extreme, especially in the fins department. The fins and the Frenched taillights as well as the molded in hood scoop required a lot of the metal filler. Above the stock grille and headlights, protruding antennas were placed in the areas scooped out. The use of terry cloth "fabric", in the interior and side coves, was about the most common household material we knew of that would resemble the "shag" look, which was popular during this time.

A strange pair that have weathered Mother Nature and the passage of a considerable amount of time.

Thanks for looking....