1909 Buick Model 10 Roadster

The Buick Model 10 was introduced in November of 1907 at the New York Automobile Show. It was a four-cylinder roadster that soon became the company's most popular model. Selling for $900, it was the lowest-priced Buick, and came with acetylene headlamps, oil lamps for side and tail illumination, and a bulb horn. With prices comparable to Henry Ford's new Model T, it was a good value and well received. During its first year of production, over 4,000 examples were built. The last year of production was in 1910, and by this point production had grown to 11,000.

A Model 10 scored a class victory at Daytona in 1909, and a hill climb victory at Atlanta.

This particular Buick Model was previously in the care of Charles Wood of Glen Falls, New York. In 1998 it was purchased by the Merrick Auto Museum. By this point in history, it had been the recipient of a nearly 1,200 hour restoration by Wilkinson & Sharp of Feasterville, Pennsylvania. This car is finished in the correct Buick Gray. It is a three-passenger car with open rumble or 'mother-in-law' seat. There is black leather upholstery and it has a black canvas cape top. The lighting is provided by Solar acetylene headlamps with carbide generator and Neverout oil side and taillamps. In 1969, this car received an AACA National First award.

By Daniel Vaughan | Jan 2020