Hello from Southwest Florida

Posts : 2 Join date : 2012-02-24

Hi all. Heard about GM LongRoof over at Station Wagon Forums. I recently got a '94 Buick Century wagon and I'm real glad to have it. It has around 77,000 miles and is in pretty nice shape. I'm having a great time maintaining and improving/repairing it. It has fairly minor issues such as front power windows that don't work and a front bumper cover that needs replacing as well as a few missing exterior trim pieces. Some of the fun I've already had with it includes stripping and polishing the alloy wheels, replacing the hood support, and giving it a thorough detailing. I've been gathering some upgrade parts from the local salvage yards, too. Look forward to hanging out with my fellow wagon enthusiasts.

Hello from Southwest Florida Buickfeb24001

Hello from Southwest Florida Buickfeb24001

Subject: Re: Hello from Southwest Florida Fri Feb 24, 2012 9:19 pm

Hey fellow Floridian, Nice clean Century. FL style bug deflector too, but I don't see the requisite retiree compass on the dash Smile

Are you looking for those trim pieces? I can keep an eye out, possibly going to a yard or two on Sunday.

What part of SW FL?

Guest

Welcome. You're like our little brother car wise. lol

That bug deflector is crazy.

Subject: Re: Hello from Southwest Florida Fri Feb 24, 2012 9:56 pm

Welcome aboard!
Gotta protect the paint from those crazy love bugs!

Guest

Welcome to the gang Mike.Ithink a couple of our members have FWD wagons as well for DD use.
Great looking wagon by the way!

Posts : 5848 Join date : 2008-12-28 Age : 114

Long roof?? v6,. *snicker*

nick

Posts : 2 Join date : 2012-02-24

Thanks for the welcome, everyone. Yeah, that bug deflector adds a bit of "character" to the car. It's sort of like the pocket protector of automobiles. It'll probably be gone when I get around to replacing the grille with a new one. The original owner was indeed a retiree (and World War II Veteran) and added it along with window screen to the grille which I took off. And yes Sprocket, there was a compass on the dash. It had already been removed by the time I got the car from his daughter. Found it in the rear storage area and there's a spot on the dash with a slightly different sheen where it was once mounted. He also installed a beeping back up warning light which I replaced with a standard bulb.

Posts : 2728 Join date : 2009-06-14

You'll be driving a Roadmaster by August. I'll bet on it.

Guest

^ What he said.

Peer pressure is strong here. lol

Subject: Re: Hello from Southwest Florida Wed Feb 29, 2012 12:47 pm

/\ Yes and you'll be a lot safer. Welcome to the group.

Subject: Re: Hello from Southwest Florida Wed Feb 29, 2012 1:07 pm

Welcome. My Grandmother had the Pontiac version of that. She backed it into all kinds of things, lol. It seemed small on the outside, but for what it was it could fit a lot of stuff. Shouldn't be too hard to find the parts you need. Around here at least there are still about a million of those Cutlass and Century wagons left, and half of them are blue! GM built the same car for so long they eventually got it down pat, lol. In fact, a guy on the next block has two of these. One the exact same as yours and the other a Cutlass Cruiser in blue w/ no wood.

Posts : 1181 Join date : 2010-06-25 Location : Detroit

FloridaMike67 wrote:: .... It's sort of like the pocket protector of automobiles...

Yes! haha

Guest

Nice car. some guys here are alittle goofy sometimes.

post more pics im a little bit of a century fan also.

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