Preproduction BUCK Model Groupings Reference Sheet

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Reposted from BCCI FB site with permission of Dale Eichberg
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Thanks to the efforts of Joe Houser, Heath Stone, and others, we are pleased to provide an updated reference sheet. The enthusiasm for these classic items is encouraging, and we hope this resource will be beneficial. While more work is required to complete the sheet, we intend to incorporate images into each group as an additional reference point. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask. We welcome you to share photos of your classic items, and we will make every effort to identify them.

 

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Thank you Joe, Heath, Roger, Dale, and others who've worked to put this together and share it! Here are a few from Group 4 onward.



Looks like one I formerly considered a Group 7 has been reclassified Wakarusa. Here's a post from last year giving a bit of info on the Wakarusa history.

Thread '1954 History - Wakarusa Street'

Oct 28, 2025

Hi All,

For those interested in pre-factory development of the fledgling company, you may have noticed something strange in the 1954 catalog. Instead of the usual Morena address (Al and Ida's home), the 1954 catalog references the following address:

9120 Wakarusa Street, La Mesa, California

Buck's historian provided some interesting information regarding the reason:

"1272 Morena Blvd was the home address of Al and Ida Buck, where H.H. Buck & Sons was headquartered. The Wakarusa address was the home address of Charles Shapter, Al Buck's brother-in-law. Following the death...

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