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The original selling price was approximately $3,700. The car weighed 4,490 lbs and has a standard transmission.
|  | View more photos Sedan Chassis Num: 15240141 |
In 2003 the vehicle was treated to a full restoration and has traveled less than 300 miles since new. At the conclusion of the auction the lot had been sold netting $71,500.
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Harley Earl was responsible for the design of the 1949 Buick at GM, while stylist Ned Nickles came up with the front fender portholes known as 'Ventiports.' The 1949 Series 70 Roadmaster line was made up of Buick's largest and most prestigious models. All Roadmasters were powered by a 320 cubic-inch displacement version of Buick's famous overhead-valve, inline eight-cylinder engine that produced 150 horsepower. The Buick Dynaflow automatic transmission, which had been introduced the year before, was standard.
In mid-1949, the new Buick Roadmaster Riviera 2-door hardtop became available. The Riviera had a fixed hardtop roof, but featured convertible-type side windows. A 'sweepspear' chrome body side molding option was offered, which proved very popular. 'Riviera' trim became available on the Roadmaster Convertible very late in the model year, as well, and this car is so equipped.
The present owner of this Roadmaster obtained it from the couple who bought it new. The car was used for their honeymoon and subsequent travels all over the U.S., Canada and Mexico - travel decals from those trips are still affixed to the Buick's rear window. The original owner, a retired CIA employee, passed away in 2004 and the present owner obtained the Buick from his widow in 2005, this 58-year-old Buick is a two-owner car! It was fully restored from the ground up by the present owner.
| | View more photos Station Wagon Coachwork: Ionia |
The Roadmaster named first appeared on Buick automobiles in 1936 as a celebration of their engineering improvements and advancements in design. The Buick Series 80 became known as the Roadmaster. The Roadmasters were built on the longest wheelbase Buick had to offer. From 1946 through 1957 they were the most elegant and prestigious automobiles that Buick sold.
From 1936 through 1948 the Roadmaster appeared in coupe, sedan, convertible and station wagon bodystyles. A hardtop coupe was added in 1949 and dubbed the Riviera.
The Roadmaster named reappeared in 1991 and continued in production until 1996. It served as a replacement for the Electra model line and offered as an Estate Wagon. A sedan was introduced in 1992.
The end of the 1953 Buick Roadmaster station wagon meant the end of the last wood-bodied station wagon to be mass-produced in the United States. In 1996, the end of the Buick Roadmaster Estate Wagon meant the end of the full-size family station wagons.
From 1936 through 1948 the Roadmaster appeared in coupe, sedan, convertible and station wagon bodystyles. A hardtop coupe was added in 1949 and dubbed the Riviera.
The Roadmaster named reappeared in 1991 and continued in production until 1996. It served as a replacement for the Electra model line and offered as an Estate Wagon. A sedan was introduced in 1992.
The end of the 1953 Buick Roadmaster station wagon meant the end of the last wood-bodied station wagon to be mass-produced in the United States. In 1996, the end of the Buick Roadmaster Estate Wagon meant the end of the full-size family station wagons.
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