1954 Buick Series 70 Roadmaster Convertible

In the postwar United States, GM's Motorama and showrooms presented a new wave of the future to automotive buyers. Buick helped lead the charge with stunning new designs and technology, including the new Roadmaster Convertible. It was offered as a separate model from its sibling Skylark Convertible that made its introduction a year earlier. Power was from a 322 cubic-inch overhead valve Fireball V8 engine, which would power full-size Buicks from 1953 to 1970 and was better known as the 'Nailhead.' The engine was mated to an innovative Dynaflow automatic transmission.

For 1954, Buick produced just 3,305 examples of the Roadmaster. This particular example is finished in Seminole Red and has a black and white pleated leather interior. It rides on wide whitewall tires and chromed wire wheels. It left the factory with power steering and brakes, power windows and front seat and a power-operated canvas top. Gauges, lights and horn are all fully functional, as is the original push button radio.

By Daniel Vaughan | Nov 2016