COVER: Michael Vancil 1922 Buick Roadster
Michael Vancil
Brownsburg, Indiana
1922 Buick Roadster
Cost to Build Vehicle? About $16,000
How Long to Build your Ride? Every Wednesday Night for 6 Months
Name of Vehicle and Why? Don’t have One Yet.
How Long Have You Been in the Sport? 3+ Years
Club Affiliations? Bubba’s Hot Rod Shop and Trailer Park
What would you like to build next? Nomad Station Wagon for a Daily Driver.
Why did you build your Ride?
I was taking a trip to the Hunnert Car Pile-Up Three Years ago in an Open Roadster. The weekend was Cold and Wet, and I had a Blast. After a Couple more Trips, I had Found my Happy Place, and I just Had to Have One.

Engine
Make: 350SBC
Year: 1975
# of Cylinders: 8
Engine Modifications: Bored .60 Over, Wolverine Oversized Cam
Engine Add-Ons: Olds Style Valve Covers, Grant “Flamethrower” Distributer
Any Chrome or Polish? Powder Coated Frame and Wheels
Engine Builder/ Shop: Bubba’s Hot Rod Shop
Driveline
Clutch & Flywheel: 350 Turbo
Axle Brand or Size: Custom
Gears: 3:23
Transmission Builder/ Shop: Bubba’s Hot Rod Shop
Chassis
Stock or Custom? Stock
Mods to the Frame: 1970 Indy Kit Frame Stretched 20” and Z-d
Inches of lift or drop? Please specify! Dropped 6”
Who did the Mods to the Frame? Culbertson’s Customs
Springs: Semi-Eliptical
Wheels and Tires
Front Wheel Type: 560-15 Coker
Tire Size: 6x14 with 2 ¾” ww
Rear Wheel Type: L78-15 Coker
Tire Size: 8x17 with 3” ww
Paint
Paint Color: Snake Skin Green
Type of Paint: Metallic Pearl Coat (’08 Viper color)
Describe Graphics, including paint colors and types: Chevy Orange and Black Scallops
Painted By: Jeff Ferrin of Ferrin Customs
Graphics By: Brian McCutcheon and Gregg Gordon

1922 Buick Roadster

Body
Grille: 1930s Model A
Add On Accessories: Custom Truck Bed
Body Mods: Late 1920s Chevy Cowl and Early 1930s Ford Sedan Tub Fitted Together
Body Mods By: Culbertson’s Customs
Interior
Dashboard: Custom
Gauges: 1950’s Studebaker Champion
Steering Wheel: 1953 Buick Eight
Shifter: 16” Lockar
Seats : Custom
Trunk / Bed : Mahogany and Maple Wood
Describe Upholstery Material/ Color Scheme: Silver with Black Pleats
Upholstered By: George Collins
History of Vehicle - Anything you'd like to add?
Model A front Axle, Oldsmobile Rear Axle, Chevy Cowl, Ford Sedan Body, Model A Windshield, Studebaker Gauges, Mahogany and Maple Wood Floors.
Special Thanks: Jim Linder, Tom Culbertson, The Swiss C.C., Bubba’s Hot Rod Shop, Ferrin Customs, and HAMB Members.

 

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