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1954 Buick Roadmaster Convertible Chassis no. V6088947

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85.000 $ - 110.000 $
Zuschlagspreis:
n. a.
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1954 Buick Roadmaster Convertible Chassis no. V6088947

Schätzpreis
85.000 $ - 110.000 $
Zuschlagspreis:
n. a.
Beschreibung:

1954 was the year Buick moved into third place in Detroit’s sales race, passing Plymouth and trailing only the popularly priced behemoths Chevrolet and Ford. It was a resounding endorsement in the most tangible way possible for Buick’s policy of building high quality, distinctive, powerful and attractive automobiles. Considering that it outsold many other marques that sold for less – in some cases much less –the achievement was even more remarkable. Buick’s success also figured in the management of General Motors where its General Manager during the Thirties, Harlow Curtice, was now GM’s Chairman. Curtice had done much to contribute to Buick’s success and the fact that since 1938 (with the exception of 1946, the first post-WWII production year) Buick had been steadily positioned just behind Plymouth in sales. From the economical Special to the prestigious Roadmaster, Buick offered a full line of automobiles from just over $2,000 to just over $4,000. Its production reached 444,609 cars in 1954. Power for the full Buick line came from Buick’s new (in 1953) and unique V8 engine, offered in two sizes, the 150 horsepower 264 cubic inch Special V8 and the larger 322 cubic inch engine making 182 horsepower in the Super and 200 horsepower in the Century and Roadmaster. This was a period when each of GM’s divisions built its own engines and Buick had come up with a particularly interesting and innovative cylinder head design that had excellent breathing and also let Buick employ the highest compression ratio, 8.5:1, in the industry in 1954. As expected from Buick in the Fifties the new 1954 Buicks were distinctively restyled, most notably with a wraparound windshield – Buick called it the “panoramic” windshield – and a very different trunk and rear fenders. The interior featured a new instrument panel with aircraft-style controls and a horizontal moving band speedometer. The most expensive and most prestigious automobile in Buick’s 1954 line was the Roadmaster convertible. Buick held nothing back on this showboat, equipping it with the 322 cubic inch V8, Dynaflow, power steering (newly designed this year for less effort), power brakes, power top, power windows and even power vertical adjustment of the front seat. The Roadmaster announced itself to the outside world with rear fender emblems but most importantly and visibly the Roadmaster had four ventiports on its front fenders. The Special, new Century and Super all had to make do with only three ventiports. Only 3,305 Roadmaster convertibles were built in 1954, just 6.4% of total Roadmaster production of 51,767. The 1954 Buick Roadmaster convertible offered here received a body-on-the-frame restoration some six years ago during which time over $40,000 was spent on mechanical work alone. Finished in red with a red and white leather interior and a white convertible top, in addition to its extensive list of standard Roadmaster equipment and power assists it has chrome wire wheels and comes with a top boot cover. It is a genuinely fabulous car, restored and maintained to the highest standards and presented in spectacular, eye-catching colors that complement its wire wheels and wide whitewalls. Although built in greater quantities than the Skylark convertibles, today Roadmasters seem to be available much less often. Rarely seen in the first place, they are even more rare and desirable in this wonderful combination of arresting colors and excellent preparation and presentation.

Auktionsarchiv: Los-Nr. 728•
Auktion:
Datum:
21.04.2007
Auktionshaus:
Bonhams London
Brookline, Larz Anderson Auto Museum Larz Anderson Auto Museum 15 Newton Street Brookline MA 02445 Tel: +1 415 391 4000 Fax : +1 415 391 4040 info.us@bonhams.com
Beschreibung:

1954 was the year Buick moved into third place in Detroit’s sales race, passing Plymouth and trailing only the popularly priced behemoths Chevrolet and Ford. It was a resounding endorsement in the most tangible way possible for Buick’s policy of building high quality, distinctive, powerful and attractive automobiles. Considering that it outsold many other marques that sold for less – in some cases much less –the achievement was even more remarkable. Buick’s success also figured in the management of General Motors where its General Manager during the Thirties, Harlow Curtice, was now GM’s Chairman. Curtice had done much to contribute to Buick’s success and the fact that since 1938 (with the exception of 1946, the first post-WWII production year) Buick had been steadily positioned just behind Plymouth in sales. From the economical Special to the prestigious Roadmaster, Buick offered a full line of automobiles from just over $2,000 to just over $4,000. Its production reached 444,609 cars in 1954. Power for the full Buick line came from Buick’s new (in 1953) and unique V8 engine, offered in two sizes, the 150 horsepower 264 cubic inch Special V8 and the larger 322 cubic inch engine making 182 horsepower in the Super and 200 horsepower in the Century and Roadmaster. This was a period when each of GM’s divisions built its own engines and Buick had come up with a particularly interesting and innovative cylinder head design that had excellent breathing and also let Buick employ the highest compression ratio, 8.5:1, in the industry in 1954. As expected from Buick in the Fifties the new 1954 Buicks were distinctively restyled, most notably with a wraparound windshield – Buick called it the “panoramic” windshield – and a very different trunk and rear fenders. The interior featured a new instrument panel with aircraft-style controls and a horizontal moving band speedometer. The most expensive and most prestigious automobile in Buick’s 1954 line was the Roadmaster convertible. Buick held nothing back on this showboat, equipping it with the 322 cubic inch V8, Dynaflow, power steering (newly designed this year for less effort), power brakes, power top, power windows and even power vertical adjustment of the front seat. The Roadmaster announced itself to the outside world with rear fender emblems but most importantly and visibly the Roadmaster had four ventiports on its front fenders. The Special, new Century and Super all had to make do with only three ventiports. Only 3,305 Roadmaster convertibles were built in 1954, just 6.4% of total Roadmaster production of 51,767. The 1954 Buick Roadmaster convertible offered here received a body-on-the-frame restoration some six years ago during which time over $40,000 was spent on mechanical work alone. Finished in red with a red and white leather interior and a white convertible top, in addition to its extensive list of standard Roadmaster equipment and power assists it has chrome wire wheels and comes with a top boot cover. It is a genuinely fabulous car, restored and maintained to the highest standards and presented in spectacular, eye-catching colors that complement its wire wheels and wide whitewalls. Although built in greater quantities than the Skylark convertibles, today Roadmasters seem to be available much less often. Rarely seen in the first place, they are even more rare and desirable in this wonderful combination of arresting colors and excellent preparation and presentation.

Auktionsarchiv: Los-Nr. 728•
Auktion:
Datum:
21.04.2007
Auktionshaus:
Bonhams London
Brookline, Larz Anderson Auto Museum Larz Anderson Auto Museum 15 Newton Street Brookline MA 02445 Tel: +1 415 391 4000 Fax : +1 415 391 4040 info.us@bonhams.com
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