1954 Buick Series 100 Skylark Sport Convertible

The last of the exclusive Skylarks and Buick's luxury and style leader for 1954, it is one of only 836 originally built. It has a 200 horsepower, 322 cubic-inch Fireball V8 engine, Twin-Turbine Dynaflow automatic transmission, independent front suspension with unequal length A-arms and coil springs, live rear axle with semi-elliptic leaf springs and four-wheel power-assisted hydraulic drum brakes sitting on a 122 inch wheelbase. It was, essentially, a factory-built custom car whose body was extensively reworked with a new wraparound windshield, dramatic front wheel-well cutouts finished in contrasting colors and rear quarter-panels cut down and re-formed with chrome taillight housing extensions. The new Skylark was, again, lavishly equipped boasting die-stamped leather upholstery and a short list of options, as most every available comfort and convenience feature was standard. With a base price of $4,483 the 1954 Skylark was still more expensive than both the base Cadillac drop-top and the Roadmaster convertible.