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 This is the car my Dad drove before we moved to England in 1971. It is one of my earliest recollections or maybe it's just because these photos have been in my memory for over half a century. Sadly, we didn't take the car to England although once there he bought a Daimler Sovreign Series One, MPD701L, which was also a lovely car, albeit nowhere near as reliable as the Buick! Whilst my fondness for Jaguar cars is still very strong - Dad's last Jaguar, a 1996 X300 has proved to be just as, if not more problematic than the Daimler all those years ago and I think I am over it since I have two XK8's myself that have seldom given me trouble despite being far from concours! Thus, I want to broaden my classic car horizons into the 1960s and 1970s American car scene as both Dad and myself adopted the USA as our country later in life. Dad passed in 2023 and it is to honour his memory that I have embarked upon the search for a Buick Wildcat. If I can sell my 1996 X300, then I am also on the hunt for a 1978 or 1979 Ford Thunderbird as I recall his friend and business associate Don Graham of Toronto had at the time. A funny story that Mom tells to this day about the Wildcat is that it was too long for the garage in Toronto! Dad therefore had to have the garage extended by a few inches at the front to accomdate the car! At 220 inches long, it is certainly much longer than the X300 at 198 inches (or XK8 at 188). History repeated itself in the summer of 2025 when my own F150 at a whopping 232 inches necessitated a carpentry project to gain a mere few inches to fit in my garage! email Brad: trijagparts@mindspring.com |
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