{"id":487,"date":"2008-04-06T12:44:10","date_gmt":"2008-04-06T19:44:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/?p=487"},"modified":"2013-12-18T21:05:57","modified_gmt":"2013-12-19T04:05:57","slug":"1956-buick-special-mild-custom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/1956-buick-special-mild-custom\/","title":{"rendered":"1956 Buick Special Mild Custom"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mr_social_sharing_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Social Sharing Toolkit v2.2 --><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.myrideisme.com%2FBlog%2F1956-buick-special-mild-custom%2F&amp;media=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.myrideisme.com%2FBlog%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2008%2F04%2Fimg_7544.jpg&amp;description=1956+Buick+Special+Mild+Custom\" class=\"pin-it-button\" count-layout=\"none\" rel=\"lightbox[487]\"><img border=\"0\" src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/images\/PinExt.png\" title=\"Pin It\" \/><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><fb:share-button type=\"button_count\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/1956-buick-special-mild-custom\/\"><\/fb:share-button><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-count=\"horizontal\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/1956-buick-special-mild-custom\/\" data-via=\"myrideisme\" data-text=\"1956 Buick Special Mild Custom\"><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><div class=\"g-plusone\" data-size=\"medium\" data-annotation=\"none\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/1956-buick-special-mild-custom\/\"><\/div><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a class=\"mr_social_share_email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=1956 Buick Special Mild Custom&amp;body=https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/1956-buick-special-mild-custom\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-sharing-toolkit\/images\/icons_small\/email.png\" class=\"nopin\" alt=\"Email\" title=\"Email\"\/><span class=\"mr_small_icon\">Email<\/span><\/a><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"linksalpha_button linksalpha_link\" href=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/social\/mobile\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/1956-buick-special-mild-custom\/\" data-text=\"1956 Buick Special Mild Custom\" data-desc=\"Slick 1956 Buick Special from the Valley of the Sun In case you didn't know, My Ride is Me has a meaning. Everybody's ride tells you a little something about the owner and every owner has a story. Ed shared this story for MyRideisMe.com about his 1956 Buick Special after I took some photos at the\" data-image=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/img_7544.jpg\" data-button=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/images\/social_share_button.png\" alt=\"Share\" class=\"linksalpha_image\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/scripts\/loader_iconbox.js?v=2.4\"><\/script><\/span><\/div><h2>Slick 1956 Buick Special from the Valley of the Sun<\/h2>\n<p>In case you didn&#8217;t know, My Ride is Me has a meaning. Everybody&#8217;s ride tells you a little something about the owner and every owner has a story. Ed shared this story for MyRideisMe.com about his 1956 Buick Special after I took some photos at the recent Cruise on Main Street in Mesa, AZ. It&#8217;s a beautiful car, so I&#8217;m happy to share this brief story and pictures. Enjoy Ed&#8217;s story of this <strong>custom Buick<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Written by <a title=\"1956 Buick Mild Custom\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Garage\/specialed\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Special&#8221; Ed<\/a> <em>(click to see his custom garage)<\/em><a title=\"1956 Buick Mild Custom\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Garage\/specialed\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>There is a story with this car. (Isn&#8217;t there always?) I had a blue and white Buick when I was 19, and was devastated when a drunk hit me in the rear and totaled the car. I paid $375.00 for it and had to borrow $200.00 to get it.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"img_7544.jpg\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/img_7544.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[487]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" style=\"border: 2px solid black; margin: 0px 6px;\" title=\"1956 Buick Special mild custom\" alt=\"1956 Buick, Buick special, custom, Kustom Buick\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/img_7544.jpg\" width=\"575\" height=\"383\" align=\"none\" hspace=\"6\" vspace=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>25 years later, while living in Detroit, I asked my brother-in-law (who was in the car business in Chandler, AZ) to keep an eye out for a clean AZ &#8217;56 Buick. I&#8217;ve owned several street rods and always had a soft spot for that old Buick. A few months later he called and told me I owned a &#8217;56 Buick Special.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" style=\"margin: 4px; border: 2px solid black;\" title=\"1956 Buick Special Custom grill\" alt=\"1956 Buick Special, Custom grill, custom buick\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/img_7539.jpg\" width=\"575\" height=\"383\" hspace=\"6\" vspace=\"4\" \/><a title=\"img_7538.jpg\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/img_7538.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[487]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" style=\"border: 2px solid black; margin: 4px 6px;\" title=\"1956 Buick Special Custom Grill\" alt=\"1956 Buick Special Custom Grill\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/img_7538.jpg\" width=\"575\" height=\"383\" hspace=\"6\" vspace=\"4\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nPerfect execution of a custom grille on a custom Buick Special<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>He had a mutual friend fix the bad spots and had an interior put in it and sent it to me in Detroit. From the beginning, the Buick was to look like I wanted my first Buick to look. There the sub frame and drive train work began. I found a donor &#8217;73 Buick Electra 225 and used the 455 engine and the 400 trans. The sub frame is &#8217;74 Nova welded in high to get the front end low and converted to disc brakes. The rear end came from the same Nova. Shortly after that, my wife and I decided to move to the Phoenix area. The car was then shipped back to Chandler (along with my &#8217;47 chopped Ford sedan) and sat untouched for about 5 years while we reset our lives.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"img_7543.jpg\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/img_7543.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[487]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"margin: 4px; border: 2px solid black;\" title=\"1956 Buick Special Custom\" alt=\"1956 Buick Special, Custom Buick, custom car\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/img_7543.jpg\" width=\"575\" height=\"383\" align=\"none\" hspace=\"6\" vspace=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Selling the Ford freed up some cash to get the Buick on the road. It was finally street able in spring of 2000. I drove it for 5 years with blue and white primer, while I continued with body modifications, each time adding another spot of primer. The paint was done in August of &#8217;05, and turned out much better than I expected. I have done a lot of work on this car myself, but the fabrication and bodywork and paint and many other details were done by many other people in the Detroit area and locally. Be assured that I have written all the checks. There are many war stories with the build of this car as there are with all car builds, but I would be typing for hours to explain them all. Thanks, Ed<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/img_7542.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[487]\"><img class=\"alignnone\" style=\"margin: 4px;\" title=\"1956 Buick Special Custom interior\" alt=\"1956 Buick Special, Custom interior, custom buick\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/img_7542.jpg\" width=\"575\" hspace=\"6\" vspace=\"4\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Ed&#8217;s ride is super-clean inside and out. You already saw the perfect grille and the interior is just right.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"img_7537.jpg\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/img_7537.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[487]\"><img class=\"alignnone\" style=\"margin: 4px 6px; border: 2px solid black;\" title=\"1956 Buick Special Custom louvers\" alt=\"1956 Buick Special, Custom louvers\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/04\/img_7537.jpg\" width=\"575\" hspace=\"6\" vspace=\"4\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>So what&#8217;s your story? You can help MyRideisMe.com keep great new content available by telling us why, &#8220;My Ride is Me&#8221;. Where&#8217;d you buy it? What made you like that car in the first place? Is that the car you got to second base with Mary Beth in? We wanna know! Add a comment and let us know you want to tell your story and we&#8217;ll get with you. Thanks!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If you like this story, <a title=\"Join MyRideisMe.com\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Register\">please join MyRideisMe.com<\/a>. 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