1952 Buick Starting Up

I start Betty, my 1952 Buick Straight Eight on a Sunday morning outside our house. She has a 4.3 litre engine and is right hand drive because she's originally from South Africa. She has been restored and we use her and her sister Wilma, a green and white '49 Buick as wedding and prom cars - check out www.bluemooncars.co.uk for more pics. We're in WInchester in the UK.

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Autos & Vehicles

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• Buick
• 52
• 1952
• Straight
• Eight
• Classic
• American
• Car
• 1950's
• Rock & Roll

[BuzzyFredrick]

Any other differences between this and north american built buicks of the day? Apart from the obvious steering side.

[collierandrew]

@BuzzyFredrick. Not really any major differences. The mechanics are still basically the same. The throttle mechanism, speedo cable and gear linkage are all jury-rigged or just reversed. The dashboard is identical but reversed, the battery was underneath the driver's seat rather than in the engine bay - I've had it repositioned in the trunk for ease of access.

[JSneaker]

BEAUTIFUL! And, only four pumps of the gas pedal to start? Wow...

[collierandrew]

@JSneaker. Our '49 is way different. Starting from cold with the '49, takes at least 8 pumps and 4 or 5 goes on the starter!

[JSneaker]

Andrew, would you please try to do a start-up of the '49 for us, with the foot-action?

That is really cool you have more old Buicks!

[collierandrew]

@JSneaker Sure! She's having a front suspension rebuild at the moment but I should get her back in two or three weeks!

[JOHNINCOLUMBUS]

Very nice car, the lines remind me of Cadillac's of the same era.

[Tryvaltor]

Beautiful. I'm glad to see you take such good care of her.

[robert3302]

Lovely car. I'm happy to see it respected. I remember when I was little, I would hear a car coming down the street and knew it was a Buick without seeing it, because the engine had that wonderful deep rumbling sound.

[jr33dav]

Let me go get a tissue I think I'm gonna cry

[shineything4444]

My Dads 1948 Buick Roadmaster will start one pump or no pumps  , If you start daily or drive it everyday . If it sits you have 2 pump more times .

[Seattlecarnut]

I've never seen a right-hand drive Buick. How about taking it for a drive?

[robgagnon]

Absolutely gorgeous!

[tpvalley]

lovely.

I have seena few rhd american cars, the ford falcon for example was sold in the uk in rhd.

I almost bought a gmc pickup in rhd with the 6.2 diesel.