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In 1949 Ford found their new model woodie 2-door, steel roof, Station Wagon was a sales hit and thus started making them as fast as they could through 1950. The construction process is complex with 'Ford's Iron Mountain factory using complete steel body parts shipped up from Detroit. Each body was a custom hung with wood panels and no two bodies were identical. To get the wood to fit the curves, Ford developed an electro-bonding process using a microwave curing system - six layers off ash, overlaid with a two-ply finish of maple. These pieces were shaped in a 75 ton press and bonded with a two part resin adhesive...'
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1949 Buick Series 70 Roadmaster Auction Sales
Recent Sales of the Buick Series 70 Roadmaster
(Data based on Model Year 1949 sales)
| 1949 Buick Roadmaster Convertible Chassis#: 15280268 Sold for USD$42,900 2024 Mecum : Kissimmee | |
| 1949 Buick Roadmaster Convertible Sold for USD$89,600 2023 Worldwide Auctioneers : The Auburn Auction | |
| 1949 Buick Roadmaster Chassis#: 15240141 Sold for USD$75,600 2022 Broad Arrow Auctions : Monterey Jet Center Auction |   |
| 1949 BUICK 'RAIN MAN' ROADMASTER CONVERTIBLE Chassis#: 15235854 Sold for USD$335,000 2022 Bonhams : Scottsdale Arizona | |
| 1949 BUICK ROADMASTER ESTATE WAGON Chassis#: 15306063 Sold for USD$45,100 2022 Gooding & Company : Scottsdale Geared Online | |
| 1949 Buick Roadmaster Convertible Chassis#: 35289940 Sold for USD$52,800 2021 RM Auctions : Auburn Fall | |
| 1949 Buick Roadmaster Sold for USD$61,000 2021 GAA : July 2021 | |
| 1949 Buick Roadmaster Convertible Chassis#: 45296545 Sold for USD$57,200 2020 RM Sothebys : Auburn Fall Auction | |
| 1949 Buick Roadmaster Estate Wagon Sold for USD$66,000 2019 Mecum : Indianpolis | |
| 1949 BUICK ROADMASTER SERIES 79 WOODY WAGON Chassis#: 15133267 Sold for USD$57,200 2019 Barrett-Jackson : Palm Beach | |
| 1949 Buick Roadmaster Touring Sedan Sold for USD$16,500 2019 Mecum : Kissimmee | |
| 1949 Buick Roadmaster Sold for USD$9,900 2018 Mecum : Indianapolis | |
| 1949 BUICK ROADMASTER Chassis#: 15320881 Sold for USD$39,600 2017 Barrett-Jackson : Scottsdale | |
| 1949 Buick Roadmaster Riviera Two-Door Hardtop Sold for USD$27,500 2016 Auctions America : Auburn Fall | |
| 1949 Buick Roadmaster Touring Sedan Sold for USD$15,000 2015 Mecum - Rogers'Classic Car Museum 2015 | |
| 1949 Buick Roadmaster Riviera Coupe Sold for USD$31,000 2015 Mecum - Rogers'Classic Car Museum 2015 | |
| 1949 Buick Roadmaster Sold for USD$33,000 2015 Mecum - Rogers'Classic Car Museum 2015 | |
| 1949 Buick Roadmaster Sedanette Sold for USD$22,000 2015 Mecum - Rogers'Classic Car Museum 2015 | |
| 1949 Buick Roadmaster Sold for USD$13,000 2014 Mecum : Indianapolis | |
| 1949 BUICK ROADMASTER WOODY WAGON Chassis#: 53254997 Sold for USD$104,500 2014 Barrett-Jackson : Palm Beach |
Buick Series 70 Roadmasters That Failed To Sell At Auction
1949 Buick Series 70 Roadmaster's that have appeared at auction but did not sell.
| Vehicle | Chassis | Event | High Bid | Est. Low | Est. High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 Buick Roadmaster Convertible | 15280268 | 2023 Mecum : Houston | $55,000 | $60,000 | $80,000 |
| 1949 Buick Roadmaster Custom | 2021 Mecum : Las Vegas | $32,000 | |||
| 1949 Buick Roadmaster Convertible | 55171027 | 2021 Mecum : Monterey | $25,000 | ||
| 1949 Buick Roadmaster Estate Wagon | 15139982 | 2021 Worldwide Auctioneers : The Enthusiast Auction | |||
| 1949 Buick Roadmaster Estate Wagon (Woodie) | 15275380 | 2020 Silverstone Auctions Silverstone Classic Live Online | |||
| 1949 Buick Roadmaster Estate Wagon | 15275380 | 2020 The Silverstone Classic Live Online Sale | |||
| 1949 Buick Roadmaster Convertible | 2014 Auctions America : California | $135,000 | |||
| 1949 Buick Roadmaster Estate Wagon | 2014 Auctions America Ft Lauderdale | $72,500 | |||
| 1949 Buick Roadmaster | 2014 Mecum Kissimmee | $14,000 | |||
| 1949 BUICK ROADMASTER | 2011 Silver Auction Last ChanceFt McDowell, Ariz | $6,200 | |||
| 1949 Buick Series 70 Roadmaster | 2009 Automobiles of Amelia Island | $40,000 | $55,000 | $65,000 | |
| 1949 BUICK ROADMASTER | 2008 Silver Auction Hot August Nights | $20,000 | |||
| 1949 BUICK ROADSTER CONVERTIBLE | 2001 Kruse Auction West Palm Beach, FL | $42,000 |
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