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1. #1950 BUICK ROADMASTER CONVERTIBLE FOR SALE PLUS#
2. #1950 BUICK ROADMASTER CONVERTIBLE FOR SALE SERIES#

Nickles had installed amber lights in four holes along each side of the hood of his company Buick, each fitted with a light connected to the distributor and activated by a cylinder firing. The VentiPorts were the brainchild of self-taught designer Ned Nickles, who was also responsible for the 'bombsight' hood ornament.

#1950 BUICK ROADMASTER CONVERTIBLE FOR SALE SERIES#

The similarly styled Series 50 Super had three chromed ventiports on each front fender while the Roadmaster had longer front fenders and four ventiports per side, with series script below, and within bumper guard crossbar centers. It used a Dynaflow drive transmission with column-mounted shift levers, four-wheel drum brakes, an independent front suspension with coil springs, and a live rear axle with coil springs. The 320.2 cubic-inch inline eight-cylinder engine had mechanical valve lifters, a Stromberg and Carter carburetor, overhead valves, five main bearings, and delivered 150 horsepower at 3,600 RPM. 18,415 were the sedanette (122 export), and 4,314 (29 export) of the hardtop coupe. 632 were station wagons with 21 for export, and 8,095 of the convertible with 149 for export.

#1950 BUICK ROADMASTER CONVERTIBLE FOR SALE PLUS#

54,674 examples of the sedan were built, plus 568 for export. The convertible listed for $3,150, the sedan at $2,740, and the hardtop coupe at $3,200. On the other end of the spectrum was the station wagon priced at $3,740. The two-door sedanette was the least expensive in the lineup with a factory base price of $2,615. Bodystyles included a fastback sedanette, coupe, sedan, convertible coupe, and station wagon. They now rested on General Motors C-body architecture with a wheelbase of 126-inches and exterior styling that was rakish and sleek with a luxurious interior. Immediate post-war automobile production was largely based on the existing pre-war designs, with Buick's Series 70 Roadmaster line completely redesigned for 1949. During that time, the Roadmaster was Buick's pinnacle of engineering and design and rested on the company's longest-wheelbase chassis throughout much of its history. 1949 Buick Series 70 Roadmaster The Buick Roadmaster nameplate was first used in 1936 and continued uninterrupted, other than the 1942-1945 war years, through 1957.