1956 Buick Special needs lots of work!!

1956 Buick Special coupe found by the road, had to stop and take a look. I would love to see if these people would ever let this car go. it's in pretty rough shape but would at least make an amazing resto rod even if you couldn't do a full restoration. I wonder what kind of motor would be in this thing?? 'barn find' classic antique car automobile restoration hot rod retro
thanks for correcting me, I had previously said that it was a 59.👍

[@VbucaVbuca]

56 Buick especial

[@earlwarren2265]

My dad had a 55 Roadmaster. I can say that this car needs to be restored. Its in too good of shape to junk out. It will run for sure. Thanks for showing this video.

[@bluecollardadventures2338]

Very cool!

[@grand73am]

That's not a 59. It's a 56. I was going to say it says the year on the front grille ornament, but you found it, but for some reason wrote the wrong year in your title and description. Enjoyed seeing it. Back in 1971, I owned a 56 Buick Century 2 door hardtop, basically the same car as that one, but a little higher level of trim. It had 4 port holes on the fenders instead of the 3 that the Special has. The engine should be a 322 V8, which was used in the Special, Century, Super and Roadmaster in 1956. It would be a very difficult restoration considering the condition. It would take a lot of money just to rechrome all that faded and pitted chrome, and replace the missing trim pieces. One thing I didn't like about my 56 Century was the rear end assembly. The 56's still used an antiquated "torque tube" type of rear end, with the driveshaft enclosed in a tube, which bolted to the tail of the transmission. It was a pain to work on if there was a problem, which happened to me. It would be better to swap out the rear end and driveshaft to a later model setup with the normal exposed driveshaft, which are less problematic and more easily serviceable if needed. You could try keeping the original rearend to begin with, and only replace it if it develops a problem, typically growling and grinding noises. Make sure the rearend is filled with gear lube to start with, and it may survive. You could just replace the missing stainless trim pieces, if you can find them, and just clean up the original chrome and not go full restoration. Even so, still a lot of money if you don't do most of the work yourself. And the Special isn't really that special, since it was the low priced Buick. You'd have to really love it to spend much time and money on it. If you could buy it really cheap, it might be fun to see if you can make it run, drive and stop. Then, decide how much you want to spruce it up. But personally, I wouldn't. Too many other old cars that I like better and have collected, which are easier to restore and work on, with much better parts availability. It's tempting to buy a cheap project car cheaply with the intention of "fixing it up" or restoring it. I've done it many times when I didn't have much money, but was young and had a lot of energy, time, and could do all the work myself. That was the only way to come out ahead. But for most people, the cheapest old car you can buy is the most expensive one you can afford to start with. Because then you won't have the huge expense of restoring it.

[@bluecollardadventures2338]

I will edit the title, thank you!

[@bluecollardadventures2338]

By the way I completely agree with your verdict on this car. It really is petty far gone. Probably would be best bought to become a rolling body for advertising maybe for a garage or maybe to combine with another similar car as a donor

[@jonathancunningham8739]

It would be a V8 that would either be inside or go inside.

[@bluecollardadventures2338]

I was reading it might have been a "fireball 320" the source I read said that all 56 Specials came with that motor?

[@marvinmartin4692]

That’s a 56! No way a 59!

[@bluecollardadventures2338]

Thanks! You are right I miss wrote the year. Fixed!

[@marvinmartin4692]

I’ve restored worse!