#1950 buick roadmaster 0 60 driver

It would have been spectacular if it weren't so elegantly understated. With its spear-like fenders, pointed prow, and sculpted flanks, the'63 Riviera was sophisticated and athletic at a time when many American luxury cars were over-decorated, wallowing barges. Together they are the crowning legacy of GM's legendary design head Bill Mitchell. The second was the Buick Riviera luxury coupe. The first is the classic 'split-window' Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray. In 1963 General Motors introduced two cars that stand among the most beautiful ever built in America. But the Grand National transcended its humble origins, and 547 GNXes did even more.

#1950 buick roadmaster 0 60 driver

PM's sister magazine Car and Driver measured the GNX blazing from 0 to 60 mph in only 4.7 seconds and running through the quarter-mile in a ballistic 13.5 seconds, reaching a max of 102 mph.Д®ven by 1987 standards, the rear-drive Regal chassis was archaic. And that number was a fib it was immediately apparent to anyone who drove the GNX that it was making well over 300 hp. Where the standard 1987 Grand National's 3.8-liter V-6 used a turbo and sequential fuel injection to knock out 245 hp, the expensive ($29,900) GNX got a new and more efficient Garrett turbocharger, a larger intercooler, and a reprogrammed engine-control computer to slam that output to 276 horses. Then, just as the great Grand National was on its way out, Buick conspired with McLaren and ASC to conjure up the nastiest one of all: the limited-production GNX. This fantastic creation is found on Hemmings with an asking price of $45,000! IвЂ™m guessing that there may be some wiggle room on the price since the seller says that theyвЂ™ll вЂњconsider offers or trade for good early auto related signs.вЂќ I absolutely love this car, I think that it would be the highlight of anyoneвЂ™s collection and the star of any car show.When virtually every other maker had given up on muscle cars, Buick revolutionized the species with the Regal-based 1984 to 1987 Grand National powered by a turbocharged V-6. It looks pretty decent in there and the seller says that it runs, despite being in storage for so long. This is BuickвЂ™s 320, 5.3L Fireball inline-8 cylinder with about 168 hp. Of course, now that grille is one of the reasons these cars are so popular. Maybe the new вЂњtoothy grinвЂќ grille had something to do with that. I assume too many people wanted to buy it and so he decided to put a price on it.вЂќД«uick sold 75,034 Roadmasters in 1950, a decline from the previous year. The seller says that when he took it out to take the photos, he вЂњrolled the passenger window up to see a prior owner had written with used car lot chalk $1,000,000 on it. You can see some of the controls for operating the wrecker here behind the seat. The seller mentions that the вЂњfloors are excellent (no prior patches, etc.).вЂќВ The interior will need some freshening up but it looks pretty nice in there. I can picture a 1939 Buick Sport Coupe on the back of this car at a car show with a huge crowd of people standing around it. This certainly would be a star at any car show in the country either in this condition or restored back to like-new condition again. This will take a lot of time and money to restore back to original condition, if thatвЂ™s your intention. Actually, I guess every spot is worn on the paint. Maybe this car was originally red, it does haveВ a pink hue to it on some spots that are worn on the paint. The seller thinks that it was built by a Buick dealer in or near Oakland, California in the mid-1950s.ДЄnd, open! I know, the red color is throwing me off, too. This car is a work of art, whomever did this work was a master of the craft of custom car building. ItвЂ™s almost like a James Bond car with a hidden compartment back there, but thatвЂ™s where the boom actually retracts into the floor of the bed! I donвЂ™t know what kind of rear suspension this thing has to be able to tow something, but it doesnвЂ™t look like itвЂ™s sitting any higher in back. The owner says that it вЂњhas minimal rust on the rear fender and on one wheel arch dog leg.вЂќ The custom roof is gorgeous and very well done. This Buick is spot-on-perfect in proportion, in my opinion. This is one of the coolest vehicles that IвЂ™ve ever seen, look at that profile! It almost has a Chrysler Thunderbolt look to me. IвЂ™m almost willing to give up part ownership in this if anyone wants to go in on it with me. This car is now in Lynchburg, Virginia and wasВ in dry storage for years in northern California before the seller found it. This thing has about the most perfect patina (there, IвЂ™ve said it!) that IвЂ™ve ever seen on a car, if a person likes thatВ look which I do. I doubt it, but I also doubt if youвЂ™ll find another vehicleВ like this 1950 Buick Roadmaster Custom Wrecker. The seller wonders whetherВ Harley Earl designedВ this custom Buick.

1950 buick roadmaster 0-60