Story and photos by Brian Earnest

Rick Zierler’s 1950 Buick Super convertible somehow managed to survive 35 years of neglect inside a barn.It couldn’t survive its first big night of freedom, however.Zierler, a resident of Menasha, Wis., figured his stepson’s wedding would be an appropriate occasion to get his barn find Buick back on the road about five years ago. The lovely ragtop was far from perfect, but it was an unrestored survivor and Zierler had every intention of keeping it that way.Sadly, an unlucky deer had other ideas.“This one wasn’t even slated to be worked on,” Zierler joked. “I was working on a ’58 Buick Limited, which was my first car, but my wife said this one would be good to have for the wedding, so I quick got it together.“I got it all buffed up and looking nice, and it was looking good enough, I thought, for the wedding, and then that night coming home from the wedding I hit a deer and wiped out the whole driver’s side.”

via Car of the Week: 1950 Buick Super | Old Cars Weekly.