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Buick Roadmaster 1949 4-door sedan - badge on rear wing.
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Buick Roadmaster 1949 4-door sedan. Ventiports. Designer Ned Nickles had added four lights on each front wing of his own 1948 car, which flashed in time with each of the eight cylinders. Harlow Curtice sanctioned the addition of ventiports for 1949, but they didn't flash and they didn't vent.
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Buick Roadmaster 1951 Convertible - badge on bootlid
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Buick Roadmaster Dynaflow 1949 Convertible - badge on grille.
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Buick Roadmaster Dynaflow 1949 Convertible - ornament on bonnet
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Buick Roadmaster Dynaflow 1949 Convertible. A straight-eight fireball 5,247cc engine giving 150bhp was fitted to the Routemaster which topped the Buick range in 1949. Buick did not get a V8 until the 'Nailhead' until the 5.3-litre V8 in 1953.
Buick Roadmaster 1949 4-door sedan front
Buick Roadmaster 1949 4-door sedan. The Model 71 4-door sedan was built on 126-inches, and powered by a 5,247cc (320) Fireball 8 engine.
Buick Roadmaster 1949 4-door sedan rear
Buick Roadmaster 1949 4-door sedan. The Model 71 4-door sedan was built on 126-inches, there was also a 2-door Sedanet (Model 76-5), a Station Wagon (Model 79), A convertible (Model 76C) and a 2-door Riviera hardtop.
Buick Roadmaster 1949 4-door sedan side
Buick Roadmaster 1949 4-door sedan. The Model 71 4-door sedan was built on 126-inches, there was also a 2-door Sedanet (Model 76-5), a Station Wagon (Model 79), A convertible (Model 76C) and a 2-door Riviera hardtop.
Buick Roadmaster Dynaflow 1949 Convertible front
Buick Roadmaster Dynaflow 1949 Convertible. The Roadmaster engine was the largest 5.2-litre straight-eight fireball engine giving 150bhp. The 'Dynaflow' referred to a Torque Converter transmission available on the RoadMaster and so popular that Buick had to double production. One-piece windscreens appeared in 1950, but the 'sweepspear' on the flanks was to be a continuing feature on the larger Buicks for years to come.
Buick Roadmaster Dynaflow 1949 Convertible rear
Buick Roadmaster Dynaflow 1949 Convertible. The Roadmaster used the General Motors C-body and the design is attributed to Ned Nickles. Engine was the largest 320cu.in straight-eight fireball engine giving 150bhp. The straight-thru waistline would be changed for the 1950 model year.
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Buick Roadmaster Dynaflow 1949 Convertible. The 'Dynaflow' referred to a Torque Converter transmission available on the RoadMaster and so popular that Buick had to double production and offer it on lesser models.
Buick Roadmaster 1951 Convertible front
Buick Roadmaster 1951 Convertible. Built on a 126.5-inch wheelbase, and powered by a 5,247cc 152bhp Fireball straight eight.
Buick Roadmaster 1951 Convertible rear
Buick Roadmaster 1951 Convertible. Built on a 126.5-inch wheelbase, the overall length was now just 211-inches, 3-inches shorter than 1949
Cadillac Coupe deVille 1954 side
Cadillac Coupe deVille 1954. Built on a 129-inch chassis shared with some Buick and Oldsmobile models. The 1954 Cadillac was designed under Edward Glowacke
Cadillac Series 62 1949 4-door sedan front
Cadillac Series 62 1949 4-door sedan. Cadillac's first new model after World War Two, and for 1949 Cadillac had a new ohv 5,425cc (331) 160 bhp V8 engine. The Series 62 was built on a 126-inch wheelbase and measured 215-inches. The Fleetwood Special Sixty version was on 133 and measured 226
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