A 1954 Buick You've Never Seen
Feb 12, 2024 12:13:20 #
This is a one-off 1954 Buick RM-Landau. It was built by General Motors for the GM Motorama Show circuit. At the conclusion of that tour, as with all cars built for such a purpose, it was scheduled for destruction. However, the president of GM at that time, Harlow Curtis, issued a stay of execution. It was used to ferry top level executives around for a year and then was saved again by a top Buick executive who bought the car for himself.
It is powered by a standard Buick Fireball V8. There is a powered section of the roof, hidden by that cover, that can extend upward to isolate the passenger section. There is also an electric window that will rise to separate the front of the interior from the rear area.
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It is powered by a standard Buick Fireball V8. There is a powered section of the roof, hidden by that cover, that can extend upward to isolate the passenger section. There is also an electric window that will rise to separate the front of the interior from the rear area.
View all pictures via download.
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Feb 12, 2024 12:53:11 #
Curmudgeon wrote:
I was never a Buick fan, but this one is a beauty
Of course! It's 1954! Everything was beautiful then!
Feb 12, 2024 13:20:06 #
Retired CPO wrote:
Of course! It's 1954! Everything was beautiful then!
Except me, I was a handsome eleven year old
Feb 12, 2024 13:44:30 #
Curmudgeon wrote:
Except me, I was a handsome eleven year old
Me too!!
Feb 12, 2024 13:47:24 #
Curmudgeon wrote:
I was never a Buick fan, but this one is a beauty
I am a long-time Buick fan (had three of them) but the '54 was never a favorite of mine. This is interesting, but I think I prefer the '53 Wildcat...
Feb 12, 2024 14:06:27 #
Beowulf
Loc: Aquidneck Island, RI
Curmudgeon wrote:
Except me, I was a handsome eleven year old
As was I.
Feb 12, 2024 14:07:03 #
Feb 12, 2024 14:32:37 #
An ugly Beast! Gm made a good decision not to go into regular production of such a model.
Feb 12, 2024 14:37:27 #
black mamba wrote:
This is a one-off 1954 Buick RM-Landau. It was bui... (show quote)
Buicks were known for their venti-ports and big chrome front bumpers. I always thought the "Nailhead" was their top engine but the Fireball V-8 was just as reliable and strong. Buicks built in this era used engines built by Buick, unlike 10 years later when GM was putting any engine in any car except the Cadillac. This car a a definite "One-Off" design, and now I have seen it. Thanx!
Feb 12, 2024 15:00:18 #
I'm amazed at all of these dudes touting how handsome they were at 11 or 12 years old. Hell, when I was 8 years old the Queen of England tried to get my mother to turn me loose to her....she had premonition that none of her own kids were going to turn out that great.
I'll swear on a stack of Playboy mags that's a true story.
I'll swear on a stack of Playboy mags that's a true story.
Feb 12, 2024 15:01:40 #
Retired CPO wrote:
I was born in 1954! I think they should give it to me!
You're the winner...you can have it.
Feb 12, 2024 15:02:56 #
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