"Berlin Buick": On the Bench 12/4/17 ....."OUTSIDE" Finished pictures posted 2/7/18

[vintagercr]

Outa sight!

[bobthehobbyguy]

Going to be cool.

[WolfmanJedd]

Excited to see the process of this build! Very cool and off to a great start!

[GoatGuy]

John, looking good already. We know this will turn out great. I hope those fires near you won't affect Van Nuys. Keep us posted.

[John Teresi]

Hello......Thank you all so very much for the kind comments......I really do appreciate them.........Dave the fires were pretty bad around here.......kinda settled down a little bit........hope all is well with you.........I worked on the engine bay  and modified the front and rear fenders......and I re-worked the rear window......I will work on the interior next.......thanks for looking.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited December 8, 2017 by John Teresi

[John Teresi]

Few more WIP pics........

 

 

 

 

[John Teresi]

And a few more........thanks

 

 

 

 

[Joca]

Would like to work so fast like you...!!! 

[John Teresi]

Hello......Thank you all so very much for the kind comments......I really do appreciate them.........I modified the seats so that they fold ..........and I got the body  on a rollin chassis........I would like to thank Mr. Art Laski for donating the Buick Engine for this build......I did some modifications to the block and made a Hilbourn Manifold ,I will turn this Buick Engine into a  215 Alluminum Buick Engine......I will be using stacks from Speed City Resins........I will work on the radiators next.......thanks for looking.

 

 

 

 

[John Teresi]

Few more WIP pics.......

 

 

 

[John Teresi]

And a few more..........thanks for looking

 

 

 

 

 

[vamach1]

Quite a project you have taken on.  Looks great.  Saw this one at a recent show.

[mrmike]

I just saw the "Berlin Buick" on Velocity's Bitchin' Rides.  Dave Kindig had talked with the owner at Hot August Nights in Reno, Nevada who described the car in some detail to Dave and Kevin.  Keep up the good work, John!

[GerN]

Fantastic project choice!  As usual . . .  BTW, does the radiator go behind the engine and the car run with an open rear lid?

[John Teresi]

13 minutes ago, GerN said:

Fantastic project choice!  As usual . . .  BTW, does the radiator go behind the engine and the car run with an open rear lid?

Gerald......it has dual Radiators and pumps behind the seats and yes it does run with the rear lid closed or open

 

 

[Tom Geiger]

I watched an episode of Bitchin Rides I had saved, last evening.  It's the episode where they took the '57 Ford and '55 Nomad to a show in Reno.  There was the Berlin Buick!  I had never heard of it before your thread, but there it was!  Dave talked with the owner and there was  some video  of the car.  

[GerN]

Yup, I should have figured that out myself from the photos.  This almost motivates me to do a mid-engine Mazda rotary-powered VW bug.   

[Codi]

I'm in awe John.  ALL of it.  More please!  cheers, tim

[John Teresi]

Hello.....Tom,Gerald,Tim........thanks guys.......I really appreciate you looking in........I made a new dash board and door panels........I made the radiator set up .......and hinged the doors........still in the mock -up stages.......I will fine tune everything latter.......I will work on the engine cradle next......thanks for looking.

 

 

 

 

 

Edited December 15, 2017 by John Teresi

[John Teresi]

Few more WIP pics.......thanks for looking.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Davewilly]

Hey John Very cool!  I always love a nice souped up VW!

[Art Laski]

I don’t know how you go so fast! Crazy...

[Scott Colmer]

Great subject matter, John. Excellent work as always.

[HotRodaSaurus]

OOOOOOHHH I do like it when a rare bug gets a V8, Should have been a genuine split, even better

[John Pol]

Wow what detail you must have a lot of photos to go by to do all the builds that you do