Original first year straight eight. You could eat off of this engine. |
Step plate on the "Mud guard/ Running board. |
Well detailed dash. |
It took quite a while for the early car builders to abandon the "Horse & Buggy" way's of building motorized vehicles. The use of wooden wheels at Buick ended with the finish of the 1932 model year. |
You have to love the "Mother In-law" seat. |
The paint was beautiful on this 1931 Buick. |
The lock mechanism on this storage compartment (called Golf Bag doors) was from a "Snap On" tool box. The key hole cover is original. |
These wind screen parts were all cut from solid brass by Ray. |
This photo dose not do justice to the intricate work that Ray can do. This engine control was formed from a block of Brass. |
Ray hand bent 16 gauge steel to form this bumper part. He explained it in loving detail. |
Ray graciously let me sit in his Buick. This is the second oldest Buick that I have sat in. |
"Ray and his Buick". I have shown just a few of the hand tooled parts Ray personally created for this spectacular 31 Roadster. |
Ray Donley a very talented Machinist getting his award at the 2009 Coleman car show. I believe if the awards were actually given for true merit,he would have taken "Best In Show". I entered my 66 Chevy, but did not win any prize. click here for more. |
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