Bill Trant’s 1910 Buick Rear End Rebuild.
Some of you may remember that during the Vancouver Chapter’s Babe Run in July, 2011 my vehicle suffered a major engine failure when the centre main bearing broke out of the crankcase. Having repaired the engine it was behaving flawlessly and everything was “happy” with my car. While backing the […]
Leon Rumpf’s ’25 Buick Restoration
The story behind this McLaughlin Buick started for me in September of 1977 when I was living and working out of the small town of Bassano in southern Alberta. My job allowed me to travel throughout the rural area and encompassed several other small towns in my district. It was on one of my travels that I spotted the car in a deserted old farmstead. I recognized it as a…
1910 Buick Engine Rebuild.
This is the story of my 1910 Model 17 Buick engine failure and rebuild project. Last July during the Babe Run my engine experienced a catastrophic failure when, with a loud bang and shudder, the centre main bearing in the engine crankcase broke.Upon taking the engine apart it was quickly determined that…
