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According to Wikipedia:It's a 1961 Buick Century convertible.
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Super cool cars, but they have nothing on the 52 - 54 Buicks or the 58, and 59 - 60 Buicks. Just sayin'.According to Wikipedia:
Buick Century is the model name used by Buick for a line of upscale performance cars from 1936 to 1942 and 1954 to 1958, and from 1973 to 2005 for a mid-size car.
1961 Buick LeSabre with the logo on the front side fender.
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1961 Buick Le Sabre without the side logo:
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I stand corrected. I knew it was a 1961 and did a search of 1961 Buick images and found one that must have been mislabeled as a 1961 Buick Century.According to Wikipedia:
Buick Century is the model name used by Buick for a line of upscale performance cars from 1936 to 1942 and 1954 to 1958, and from 1973 to 2005 for a mid-size car.
1961 Buick LeSabre with the logo on the front side fender.
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1961 Buick Le Sabre without the side logo:
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I stand corrected. I knew it was a 1961 and did a search of 1961 Buick images and found one that must have been mislabeled as a 1961 Buick Century.
According to Wikipedia:
Buick Century is the model name used by Buick for a line of upscale performance cars from 1936 to 1942 and 1954 to 1958, and from 1973 to 2005 for a mid-size car.
1961 Buick LeSabre with the logo on the front side fender.
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1961 Buick Le Sabre without the side logo:
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I stand corrected. I knew it was a 1961 and did a search of 1961 Buick images and found one that must have been mislabeled as a 1961 Buick Century.
Now there's a marketing gimmick that should have caught on!
That guy at the Gulf station in the weight-lifting belt and the equestrian boots is a devotee of the little known sport of "Thoroughbred Tossing." Either that or he's the professional wrestling champion of East Germany.
It's got to be some kind of sport like that, but what rich guy would own a Studebaker?
I think that's a late-50s Studebaker Hawk, which the Boys had positioned to be the South Bend equivalent of the Ford Thunderbird -- a bourgie pseudo-sports car for the type of driver who didn't dare to go full-walrus with the whole sports car thing, but wanted to seem sportier than he actually was. This particular guy is probably less the Bold Innovator On His Way To The Top than he is Chip, the ineffectual middle son of the company founder who's just washed out of Brown, to come home to a mid-level managerial job in procurement. He hasn't got a chance with Priscilla Climthorpe du Sang-Bleu there, but he doesn't have the self-awareness to realize it.
That said, I remain baffled by that belt thing worn with the jack boots. I've never seen an outfit like that before, and if it isn't some kind of sporting gear the only other thing I can think of is that he's inviting Priscilla home to see his collection of whips, crops, and quirts. Ah, The Fifties.