It's a neat car. They didn't build all that many of them to start with and I've seen only a handful of other ones like it. Most of the hard restoration work was done when I bought it, so I've only had to do some upgrades and maintenance.
The interior has been redone in a stock pattern but with some tasteful white inserts for a little extra pizazz, and mechanically the car is in top shape. I've taken care of some paint and body problems - nothing major - and the result is a cool summer cruiser. There's nothing like driving around with the top down along the coastline on a warm sunny summer's day in Nova Scotia! I only wish we had more of them.
The car was built in Baltimore near the end of the '64 production run, sold in the Seattle area when new, and lived there until about 1980 when it was brought to Victoria, B.C. for restoration. It was restored over a number of years before being sold to a member of the Canadian Navy who brought it with him upon his transfer to Nova Scotia. I purchased it from him in 1993. It is equipped with only the basics, since not a whole lot of optional equipment was offered back then. It has the original radio with the cool B-U-I-C-K pushbuttons, ST-300 automatic transmission, Buick's 300 cubic-inch V-8 with aluminum heads, clock, spinner wheel covers, whitewalls (now radials), power steering and power top.
The car runs amazingly well and is apparently bulletproof. It is very different from my Cutlass - not as powerful but still plenty quick, softer riding, much more of a cruiser than a bruiser. But a very nice car in it's own way, one that I only get to enjoy less than six months out of the year unfortunately because of our climate. But during those times, a cruise with the top down offers an amazing tonic for whatever ails you!
