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The Buick Roadmaster is an automobile built by Buick from 1936 until 1942, from 1946 until 1958, and then again from 1991 until 1996. Roadmasters produced between 1936 and 1958 were built on Buick's longest non-limousine wheelbase and shared their basic structure with the entry-level Cadillac Series 65, the Buick Limited, and after 1940, the Oldsmobile 98.
This year also brought all-new bodywork, as well as a four-door hardtop station wagon called the Buick Riviera Estate. [17] The 1957 wheelbase remained 122 inches. [ 18 ] In the June, 1957 issue of Popular Mechanics , the Special was rated with a 0-60 mph time of 11.6 seconds, fuel economy of 17.4 mpg ‑US (13.5 L/100 km; 20.9 mpg ‑imp ) at ...
4-door sedan 4-door Riviera sedan 2-door Sedanet coupe 2-door Riviera hardtop 2-door convertible 4-door Estate wagon: Platform: C-body: Related: Cadillac Series 62 Cadillac Series 61 Buick Roadmaster Oldsmobile 98: Powertrain; Engine: 248 cu in (4.1 L) Fireball I8 OHV 263 cu in (4.3 L) Fireball I8 OHV 322 cu in (5.3 L) Nailhead V8 OHV: Transmission
Other delightful classics up for sale that day include a 1958 AC Ace roadster, a 1989 Lamborghini Countach, and a 1965 Jaguar E-type coupe. ... the 1949 Buick Roadmaster convertible seen in the ...
2-door hardtop 4-door hardtop 4-door station wagon: Layout: FR layout: Platform: A-body: Related: Acadian Beaumont Buick Special Chevrolet Chevelle Pontiac Tempest Pontiac LeMans Oldsmobile F-85 Oldsmobile Cutlass Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme (performance coupes) Pontiac GTO Oldsmobile Hurst/Olds Buick GSX Chevrolet Chevelle SS (coupe utility ...
4-door station wagon 4-door hardtop station wagon: Layout: FR layout: Platform: C-body (1950-1953) B-body (1954-1958) Related: Buick Special Buick Super Buick Century Buick Roadmaster Oldsmobile 88: Powertrain; Engine: 264 cu in (4.3 L) Fireball Straight-eight engine OHV 320 cu in (5.2 L) Fireball Straight-eight engine OHV (1950-1952) 264 cu in ...
During the 1930s and 1940s it was Buick's companion to the top level Roadmaster and was offered as a 2-door and 4-door sedan and convertible. The Century name was used on six generations of cars of varying sizes as well as performance and trim levels.
Buick added a two-door Riviera hardtop to the Super the following year, the Special in 1951, and the Century upon its return, after a 12-year absence, in 1954. From 1951 to 1953 the Riviera designation was given to the existing long-wheelbase versions of the four-door Buick Roadmaster and Super sedans. The 1951–53 Buick Roadmaster and Super ...