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19th Annual Concours d'Elegance of the Eastern United States
Special Celebration - Tailfin
Brass Era
Classic Era (1925-1948 Inclusive)
Competition
General
Muscle Cars (1964 to 1974)
Performance Cars (1949 to 1963)
Poster Car
Sports Cars
Theme - A Century of Automotive Innovation
Wood-Bodied Cars (Through 1953 Inclusive)
Contemporary Supercars
Special Display
Car Club Display
Wood-Bodied Cars (Through 1953 Inclusive) Vehicles
1914 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost Shapiro-Schebera Skiff
1929 Duesenberg Model J Skiff
1941 Buick Series 40 Special
1947 Ford Super Deluxe
1947 Pontiac Streamliner
1948 Chrysler Town and Country
1948 Ford Super Deluxe V8
1949 Buick Series 50 Super
1951 Ford V8 Shooting Break
 
  • Information on the 1949 Buick Series 50 Super
  • More photographs of the 1949 Buick Series 50 Super
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    1949 Buick Series 50 Super

    1949 Buick Series 50 SuperThis 1949 Buick Super Series 50 Station Wagon is one of only 1,830 examples created during that year. The platform was the new General Motors C-body which it shared with the Roadmaster, though the Series 50 had a shorter wheelbase. Under the hood was an eight-cylinder engine which produced 1500 horsepower and mated to a three-speed manual gearbox. A Dynaflow drive with column-mounted shift levers was offered as optional equipment. Other standard equipment included cloth seats, cigar lighter, ashtray, full wheel trim discs and automatic choke.

    The most popular Series 50 Buick was the Sedan which saw a production total of 131,514 in 1949, making it the most popular vehicle in Buick's lineup.