Tim H Posted August 31 Posted August 31 I am wanting to recreate the 75 Buick Century Indy pace car that I had years ago. Does anyone offer one in 1/25 scale, in resin, or 3D printed? Thanks Tim
GMP440 Posted August 31 Posted August 31 7 hours ago, Tim H said: I am wanting to recreate the 75 Buick Century Indy pace car that I had years ago. Does anyone offer one in 1/25 scale, in resin, or 3D printed? Thanks Tim I beleive Robert Burns "Too Many Projects" does.
chryslerjunkandstuff Posted September 5 Posted September 5 On 9/1/2025 at 9:12 PM, DoctorLarry said: M own resin casting, aftermarket decls. I'm interested in getting one of these from you, it looks great! PM incoming..
Mark C. Posted September 7 Posted September 7 4 hours ago, DoctorLarry said: Did that one awhile ago. Nice! 👍🏻
chryslerjunkandstuff Posted September 11 Posted September 11 On 9/7/2025 at 1:21 PM, DoctorLarry said: Did that one awhile ago. I need both of these in my life!!
Mark C. Posted September 12 Posted September 12 On 9/7/2025 at 2:21 PM, DoctorLarry said: Did that one awhile ago. Did you have decals made for that one?
DoctorLarry Posted September 12 Posted September 12 14 hours ago, Mark C. said: Did you have decals made for that one? Ray's Kits did the decals for it. This was professionally built from one of my resins a couple of years ago (not by me). 1
Mark C. Posted September 12 Posted September 12 That’s amazing. When they were new, my dad worked for a Pontiac/Buick dealership (in Canada), and he had one of the street replicas as a demonstrator for the whole summer. Being a car nut I was thrilled with it. As a side note, everybody who saw the car called it the “Free Spirit”, not the Indy pace car replica…
Can-Con Posted September 12 Posted September 12 5 hours ago, Mark C. said: That’s amazing. When they were new, my dad worked for a Pontiac/Buick dealership (in Canada), and he had one of the street replicas as a demonstrator for the whole summer. Being a car nut I was thrilled with it. As a side note, everybody who saw the car called it the “Free Spirit”, not the Indy pace car replica… Pretty sure Buick called them "Free Spirit" too. I remember seeing one in the showroom of the local Buick dealer back then when my grandfather had to go there for a part for his '68 Electra 225 Limited. My cousin Ron had one of the grey '76s in the mid 80s. I got to drive it on a 120 mile trip one night. Great car. The same Frederictom Pontiac/Buick dealer had 2 of the mid-'80s slant back Grand Prixs in at the same time, side by side one day wehn I was there. MacDonald Pontiac/Buick, IIRC. but it's been decades since they closed.
Mark C. Posted September 12 Posted September 12 56 minutes ago, Can-Con said: Pretty sure Buick called them "Free Spirit" too. I remember seeing one in the showroom of the local Buick dealer back then when my grandfather had to go there for a part for his '68 Electra 225 Limited. My cousin Ron had one of the grey '76s in the mid 80s. I got to drive it on a 120 mile trip one night. Great car. The same Frederictom Pontiac/Buick dealer had 2 of the mid-'80s slant back Grand Prixs in at the same time, side by side one day wehn I was there. MacDonald Pontiac/Buick, IIRC. but it's been decades since they closed. Well, yeah, it said “Free Spirit” on the side of it, but IIRC that was the slogan that Buick was using at the time. Young aspiring gearheads like myself knew that it was a pace car replica and would tend to refer to it as that. I used to spend a little time at the dealership back in the day, when my Dad would take me there, so I wouldn’t call myself unfamiliar with Buick stuff from the era… though I was admittedly more of a Pontiac fan at the time.
Can-Con Posted September 12 Posted September 12 47 minutes ago, Mark C. said: Well, yeah, it said “Free Spirit” on the side of it, but IIRC that was the slogan that Buick was using at the time. Young aspiring gearheads like myself knew that it was a pace car replica and would tend to refer to it as that. I used to spend a little time at the dealership back in the day, when my Dad would take me there, so I wouldn’t call myself unfamiliar with Buick stuff from the era… though I was admittedly more of a Pontiac fan at the time. I'm not gonna argue with you Mark. 😁
Mark C. Posted September 13 Posted September 13 31 minutes ago, Can-Con said: I'm not gonna argue with you Mark. 😁 Likewise, because I’m right! lol Actually despite the norm of the internet these days being to argue anything and everything, even a comment that was just meant to be an amusing anecdote that hopefully someone would find interesting, I really don’t like to argue. I hate it actually. So… I’m sure you’re right, Steve. I concede.
Can-Con Posted September 13 Posted September 13 (edited) 14 minutes ago, Mark C. said: Likewise, because I’m right! lol Actually despite the norm of the internet these days being to argue anything and everything, even a comment that was just meant to be an amusing anecdote that hopefully someone would find interesting, I really don’t like to argue. I hate it actually. So… I’m sure you’re right, Steve. I concede. Let's just say it could go either way. I know I've always just seen them refered to as Free Spirits but so may years, so many cars. 😉 One thing I definitely know for certain, Mark, is that I don't know everything. 🤪 Edited September 13 by Can-Con
DoctorLarry Posted September 13 Posted September 13 22 hours ago, Mark C. said: That’s amazing. When they were new, my dad worked for a Pontiac/Buick dealership (in Canada), and he had one of the street replicas as a demonstrator for the whole summer. Being a car nut I was thrilled with it. As a side note, everybody who saw the car called it the “Free Spirit”, not the Indy pace car replica… The build was amazing. I had a customer who bought basically anything I cast and had them professionally built for his collection. 1
Mark C. Posted September 13 Posted September 13 That looks really really great! Do you still sell your castings?
chryslerjunkandstuff Posted September 17 Posted September 17 On 9/13/2025 at 10:45 AM, DoctorLarry said: The build was amazing. I had a customer who bought basically anything I cast and had them professionally built for his collection. Man, this is amazing!
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