Maybe this was an early designation or maybe even a nickname for this car? The car also has air bags in the rear instead of shocks. Notice that it says "XP301" on the wood cross beam and the bottom of the camera frame work.
I find the writing in the "trunk" area particularly fascinating. The rear view camera is missing and no one knows how, when, or why it was removed. This system no longer functions as it is heavily worn and cut/spliced. Guessing this is so they could simply plug it in at Motorama shows. Some more interesting tid bits, the car is wired to run all of the electrical acessories from a 110 electrical system. So they VERY crudely cut away the brackets on the axle and installed large chains to hold up the axle. Speaking of the rear end, we think at one time it had some type of radius rod which appeared to be hitting the body. That means this car would NEVER have been able to transfer power from the trans. That means there cannot be a splined shaft inside that torque tube. off center so that the torque tube could be bolted to this plate. The designers fashioned a plate that they bolted to the trans. Where the torque tube meets the trans is off by a good 3-4 inches. And the most interesting discovery we have made is that the rear end of the car is not square. No fuel lines, no fuel tank, and no front brake lines. The car does have some type of Dynaflow under it but it is not plumbed or connected in any way. There are no heater hoses connected to the nipples on the water pump.
to the pedal nor anywhere for one to even go through the firewall. There is no throttle linkage to link the four carbs. There is no exhaust manifold on the passenger side of the engine. Next, as someone pointed out, the lower radiator hose is too short and not connected. We have this cover removed in the photos. This cover would make it impossible to have a distributor there. There is also normally a large fiberglass cover on the firewall that covers the rear view camera picture tube and electrical. There is an emergency brake cable holder bolted to a chrome plate that blocks off the distributor hole. There are a lot of unfinished things and things that would need to be fixed before the car could run under its own power. I would venture to guess the car is 75% done but it's almost like the designers gave up. Anyway, to answer your questions guys, the Centurion NEVER RAN. Specifically the parking brake which is currently broken.
Today I worked on the brakes on the Centurion. Once in a lifetime experience that I felt should be shared with fellow Buick lovers. (pictures have names explaining what they are showing)Įdited Septemby shadetree77 (see edit history) So as the tag line says, "So you think you've seen the '56 Centurion?". To be able to touch a piece of history like the Centurion and to now be part of its story. I cannot tell you enough how grateful I am to Jacob and to the Buick Gallery to be able to have an experience like this. The car just came back from a stay in Atlanta and we are doing some maintenance/preservation work on it. This car is simply amazing and pictures DO NOT do it justice. Today, I had the distinct honor of being able to work on the 1956 Buick Centurion concept car. I've gotten to see a lot of things most people never get to see. I feel truly privileged to have been a part of the Skylark restoration as well as to have been able to see things behind the scenes. I have been having a BLAST working with Jacob on the current project there, a '53 Skylark.
I've been working with Jacob Gilbert, who handles all of the restoration and automotive related items. As some of you may know I've been putting in several 8 hour days a week of volunteer work at the Sloan Buick Gallery in Flint this month.
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