More information on 1962 Buick Special Please!

[Ryan]

I really want help on finding a good source of images and information on the 1962 Buick Special that was featured in Gran Turismo 4 after it won a compettion at SEMA 2003.

This car http://www.salguod.net/gallery/good_guys_2003/1962_buick_special_1-photo.jpg

I want to be put in touch with the honour and/or find more pictures and information on the car.

Please help...Ryan

[fleet]

Do a google search on the buick sites and in the leading mags after it won the award. It has a 455 in it.

[ironworks]

It was in PHR, way back when

[Ricochet]

I tried finding the link on PHR but no avail. I know it was built by a guy name Ryan out of Washington. He built it for a guy by the name of Ted Richardson I believe. Way cool car. Saw it at SEMA 2003. I'll dig around more and see if I can find anything else on it. I remember these was a site on this car when it was being built.

Brent

[JayR]

Ryan Butler built it while working at Hot Rod Fabrication Unlimited in Auburn, WA and it belongs to Ted & Sue Richardson of Grants Pass, OR and was featured in Custom Rodder which no longer exists but still has a website www.customrodderweb.com as well as in Popular Hot Rodding.

Funny you mention it because I saw a real clean one for sale yesterday priced for $7500

[syborg tt]

okay fine i'll post some pictures and Info

Ted & Sue Richardson's 1962 Buick Special - "Bu'Wicked"

Engine:
455 Buick
TA Performance Stage 2 Street Eliminator Aluminum Heads
TA Performance Hydraulic Cam - .542/.550 lift; 238/248 duration; 112 lobe center
TA Performance Forged Rods
JE Pistons 8.5:1
Accel Gen VII electronic fuel injection
F-1 Procharger supercharger from ATI
Intake manifold, headers, exhaust, motor mounts, supercharger intake tubes and all brackets – hand fabricated by Ryan Butler

Brakes:
Baer Pro+ 13.5” rotors, Alcon 4 piston calipers (front)
Baer Pro+ 13.5” rotors, Alcon 4 piston calipers (rear)

Wheels:
Budnik ‘Arrowhead’ 17x8 front, 17x11 rear

Tires:
Michelin Pilot Sport, 235/40R17 front, 335/35R17 rear

Frame/Chassis/Suspension:
Art Morrison frame rails
Fabricated sheet metal housing by Scribner welding
Ford 9” 3rd member
31 spline axles
Stainless Steel control Arms from Heidts
SuperRide II front end from Heidts
Air Ride Shock Wave system front & rear from Air Ride Technologies
Roll Cage and all remaining pieces of frame/chassis hand fabricated by Ryan Butler

Trans & Clutch:
Richmond 6 speed
McCloud bell housing and twin disk clutch
Clutch/brake pedal assembly from Kugel (modified by Ryan)

Body/Interior:
The following body modifications/fabrication done by Ryan Butler
Rear quarter panel line and wheel opening modified
Wing windows removed
Gas door moved to top of rear quarter panel
All floor metal
Body fabricated to roll cage, which is bolted to frame
Firewall, front inner fenders, roll pan, core support all hand fabricated
Front end modified for supercharger inner cooler
Dash and gauge pod
Wheel tubs

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[syborg tt]

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[syborg tt]

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[syborg tt]

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[syborg tt]

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[syborg tt]

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[syborg tt]

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[syborg tt]

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this is the best that i can do - I hope it helps

[Ricochet]

Leave it to you Marty! The picture god! Thanks for sharing!!

[syborg tt]

Leave it to you Marty! The picture god! Thanks for sharing!!


wait till i put up the rest of the pics over at Garagescene.net

[JayR]

Marty even has 1000 pictures of cars built 2000 miles from home!

[fleet]

Marty even has 1000 pictures of cars built 2000 miles from home!

He's always been very image conscious...:D

Seriously, that Bu'wicked was an interesting and risky choice due to the obscurity of the car and the curious styling the factory gave it. Same deal with Ferrambo. Divers sure fixed that car!

[syborg tt]

He's always been very image conscious...:D


this comment brought a smile to my face.

[syborg tt]

Marty even has 1000 pictures of cars built 2000 miles from home!

:unibrow: be careful i might post personal pictures that you don't want me to post

[fleet]

this comment brought a smile to my face.

:thumbsup:

And some recent hi-res pics of your Dad's car would bring a smile to mine!:cool:

[JayR]

:unibrow: be careful i might post personal pictures that you don't want me to post

LMAO! What you got?!

[fleet]

LMAO! What you got?!

Semi-legible sketches of Lois Lane? :_paranoid

[syborg tt]

LMAO! What you got?!

be carefull I am sure i could dig something up. :D

[JayR]

Semi-legible sketches of Lois Lane? :_paranoid

Oh, they're VERY detailed! Where's the smily with it's tongue hanging out??

[fleet]

Oh, they're VERY detailed! Where's the smily with it's tongue hanging out??

Smily guy with tongue hanging out has been played...SO played! LOL

I like paranoid smily guy :_paranoid, he reminds me of some car builders! :P

[Ryan]

Wow, thanks a lot for all these pictures :D:D:D.

I assume that these are the highest resolution you have of the images, or does garagescene change the resolution.

Are these from from website which is now closed?

Thanks a lot anyway, great stuff that has really made my day.

Need to get a little googlepage or something going for this car, deserves more credit!

[syborg tt]

Hi Ryan,

Some of the images have been resized in clarity only.

The largest i have is 640 x 480

I can e-mail you all of them if you like as they are slightly better quality.

Yes all of these came off the internet somehow.

pss - your welcome.

Wow, thanks a lot for all these pictures :D:D:D.

I assume that these are the highest resolution you have of the images, or does garagescene change the resolution.

Are these from from website which is now closed?

Thanks a lot anyway, great stuff that has really made my day.

Need to get a little googlepage or something going for this car, deserves more credit!

[M.Harrigan]

Hot Rod Fabrication built some really nice cars. A few years back they had a few first gen Nova's in the works for which Jason R did renderings. However, I never saw the completed cars. I e-mailed Jason about them a few years back and he said they didnt have a web site. If anyone has more pics or info on these Novas I would love to see.

[C5 Longroof]

WOW...It's about time some pics of this car surfaced...I have been doing all kinds of searching for some docs on this ride...I saw the car live at the Portland Roadster show and had to return to the car a few times to really take some of it in...I actually bought a ticket to the show the next day just to see that car again!!!...

Thank you for making my day seeing these pics...If I remember right, it just BARELY losty to Rad Rides' Chicane that year for SMOY...

[syborg tt]

WOW...It's about time some pics of this car surfaced...I have been doing all kinds of searching for some docs on this ride...I saw the car live at the Portland Roadster show and had to return to the car a few times to really take some of it in...I actually bought a ticket to the show the next day just to see that car again!!!...

Thank you for making my day seeing these pics...If I remember right, it just BARELY losty to Rad Rides' Chicane that year for SMOY...

I agree - this is one of my favorite cars. I wish i had more pics of the build.

Anyone know if the shop is still in business ??