Woody Wagon ~ 1953 Buick Roadmaster Estate Wagon on 2040-cars
Hillsdale, New York, United States
Body Type:Wagon
Engine:V-8
Vehicle Title:Clear
Exterior Color: green/wood
Make: Buick
Interior Color: Green w Gray
Model: Roadmaster
Trim: Woodie Estate Wagon
Drive Type: Automatic
Options: Leather Seats
Mileage: 75,614
THIS CAR IS 'THE REAL DEAL' ~ RECOGNIZED AND CELEBRATED BY HEMMINGS IN PRINT AND AT SHOW (See below text and pictures) 'ORIGINAL PATINA' LIKE THIS CANNOT BE 'RESTORED' OR CREATED. ORIGINAL UNRESTORED CARS NOW GETTING SPECIAL RECOGNITION AS THEY BECOME HARDER TO LOCATE. YOU WILL NOT FIND ANOTHER ROADMASTER WOODIE LIKE THIS ONE! TWO OWNER CAR ~ THIRTY EIGHT YEARS IN OUR FAMILY 1953 Buick Woodie Roadmaster Estate Wagon The Last Woodie ! 1953 Buick Golden Anniversary Year 50th Anniversary of Buick the last year for an American Woodie! This model and year was a celebration for Buick and the culmination of what came before. A GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY red, white and blue Medallion, unique to 1953 Buick is found located in the middle of the steering wheel and on the middle of the front bumper. The original owner's manual includes the Buick Golden Anniversary Medallion on its front cover. This was the last year for the Roadmaster Estate Wagon, and it was the last woodie station wagon mass-produced in the United States giving it rare iconic status. This vehicle is very rare, in it's own right and for being an unrestored survivor, a driver! She always gets an amazing amount of attention, for her originality and for iconic styling and undisputed 'station' in life as the last American Woody! Most Buick Woodie Wagons (of which there are few to be seen) have been restored to a high degree and have sold in recent years for six figures at Auction (Goodings). This car won first place at the prestigious Hemmings Concourse Car Show in Stratton, Vt. as the 'Best Post War Unrestored Vehicle' and Hemmings Classic Car Magazine offered a feature article on this car in their January 2012 Issue, titling the article "Drive-able Dream" (picture of article in photos included, it can be also be viewed on the Magazine website) This particular car uniquely riding the road as an original! unrestored beauty ~ strong and sturdy, graceful and elegant ~ on the road a real head-turner getting constant thumps up greetings, always bringing a smile, at shows never failing to get attention and recognition! The wood is in excellent condition, beautiful, smooth to the touch, protected with correct varnish. This car has driven and shown regularly for 3 seasons, reluctantly put into storage when the snow starts to fly in New England. She is a great picnic/tailgating car and for travel having a huge cargo capacity and bench seating for six persons. Be proud to keep it historically true and unrestored and no worries to drive or show anywhere, or alternatively, restore it to all of it's ‘as new’ glory and own an extremely rare and beautiful iconic show car. A pleasure to drive in her own right. Our family has cherished this vehicle since 1975 when she caught our eye at the Hershey, PA, show, purchasing it from the PHILADEPHIA MOTOR CAR COMPANY which had purchased her from the original owner. "In 1953 Buick introduced a new "Twin-Turbine" Dynaflow automatic transmission as a companion for the V-8 Engine. Estimated to increase torque at the wheels by 10 percent, the new transmission provided faster and quieter acceleration on the road at reduced engine speeds. The 1953 Roadmaster was the First Buick with a top speed of over 100 mph (160 km/h) since the prewar days. Both power steering and power brakes were made standard, Air conditioning was an option, and years before many other makes, a 12-volt electrical system was adopted. It was a limited production as there were only 670 Roadmaster Estate Wagon's produced in 1953, this was a very uncommon vehicle then, a top of the line car, this car is a true rarity today, designed by the GREAT HARLEY EARL ! The body was a product of Iona Manufacturing which built all Buick station wagon bodies between 1946 and 1964. Priced at $4,031, the Estate was second in price only to the Skylark, with 670 being sold. All of Roadmaster’s major competitors had shifted to short-stroke V-8 engines, and if Buick wanted to continue to be the paragon of longer, lower and wider, it needed one of its own. The new engine was ready in time for 1953, Buick’s Golden Anniversary year. Although the Buick V8 engine #322 "the Nailhead" (as it was popularly called) was nearly identical in displacement to the straight eight Straight-8 engine known as "the Fireball" ( the Nailhead with 322 versus 320 cubic inches), it was 13.5 inches (340 mm) shorter, four inches (102 mm) lower, and 180 pounds lighter, but with 188 horsepower, it was 11 percent more powerful! The compression ratio increased from 7.50:1 to 8.50:1 and torque increased from 280 to 300 pound=feet (410 N.m). The compact dimensions of the V-8 engine enabled Buick to reduce Roadmaster’s wheelbase by 4.75 inches (121 mm) across the line, although styling differences behind the engine cowl, apart from new V-8 emblem hubcaps, were largely nonexistent. With its new engine the 1953 Roadmaster proved to be the first Buick with a top speed of over 100 mph (160 km/h) since the prewar days." No Trades or Financing, contact to make appointment to view/inspect. |
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