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1955 BUCKLE CONVERTIBLE
"BUC001"
Original paint colour: Light blue with a white roof
Bill Buckle built in 1955, a Buckle convertible with a detachable roof.
All hand built from the ground up with Mk1 Ford Zephyr running gear.
Fibreglass body with suicide opening doors. One-off unique prototype sports car.
During 1956 the car was dismantled and sat in a corner at the factory.
All of its mechanical were used in the first Buckle Coupe.
Until Ray Leckie in 1958 bought it for 300 quid and took it to Canberra.
Today it lives in Germany and is fully restored
Owner's History
"BUC 001"
Bill Buckle 1955-1958
Blue with white top
Rego NSW BB-818
NSW AUD-914
Ray Leckie ACT 1958-1967
Now painted red and Peugeot gearbox fitted.
Vic Adams ACT 1967-1975
Both Leckie and Adams raced it
in hill climbs and the local drag strip in the ACT
Noel Hill of Sydney Australia 1975-2006
Rego NSW AUD914
Now restored and painted red
Noel took it to New Zealand then off to the UK
Rego NZ NN-469
Rego UK LSU-353
Sold to Gudrun & Hubert Kranz of Germany. 2006 to now
Rego Germany KLE GK 69H
Hubert restored it back to its original colour blue with a white top.
Bill Buckle
Buckle Motors
Ray Leckie ACT
We need photos of Ray Leckie and his Buckle
Vic Adams ACT
We need photos of Vic Adams and his Buckle
Noel Hill
Australia
Noel Hill
UK
Gudrun & Hubert Kranz
Germany
Kranz Family restoration photos in Germany
Any further information on this Buckle, which is now in Germany, can be seen at:
www.Hubert-Kranz.de
To watch a great video of BUC001
http://vimeo.com/52836533
The 1955 Buckle on this cover was photo shopped (hand painted red)
Below is from Modern Motor Magazine October 1955
First Buckle to race in Motor Sport.
Bill Buckle in BUC001 at Newcastle Hill Climb, King Edward Park 19-11-2024.
  
Tin Wizard of Germany made the 1955 Buckle Convertible model in 1/43 scale white metal kit.
Comes with detachable hardtop.. Great detailed kit.
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