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Originally Posted by PeteLeathersac
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W  W score Grant, I can smell the original interior from here!
Cool it’s got the optional 425 4Bbl, largest also last of the Nailheads.
Amazing on the 1/4 Lamps, were the spare rims/tires thanks to his Plant Mgr. friend too?
What’s the NY Auto Show plexi piece mentioned in the link, a sign?
~ Pete
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Hi Pete,
So the original owner "Bob" was actually the service manager at Kemp Buick where the car was ordered from, that of course made it easier to get parts & accessories. His good friend was the manager of the Delaware plant where he requested the car be built so his friend could oversee the build. A couple years later when he first saw the side marker lamps on the new '68 Buicks, he asked his buddy if they could install them for him. He drove his car right to the plant and they did just that.
On the wheels, I elected to not include those with the car since they were actually the later style wheels with the black painted centers rather than the correct '66 dark gray finish. Bob's intention was to use them with the new radial tires which he elected not to do, they were never put on the car. BTW, the car still had the original tires on it when purchased by the seller, but were in bad shape from sitting flat all those years.
I haven't seen the NY Auto Show piece yet, that should be in the box of other parts that are on the way to me now. I'll have to post a photo of it later.