1949 Buick Roadmaster

8 cylinder

Automatic

Clear

WOODY BUICK ROADMASTER STATION WAGON 1949 8 cylinder 636 ever build - only a few survived ! This is one of them !!! Get yourself a nice project car and have something for the long winter evenings .. Buick introduced its fifth generation of the venerable Roadmaster name in 1949. The car was the first of the “four-hole” Buicks of its era, with the brand’s trademark “ventiports” placed prominently on the front fenders. At first, these actually provided some ventilation for the engine compartment, but the ports were soon plugged and used thereafter as a visual cue only. The cars were slightly smaller than the 1948 models, and were markedly more modern visually, especially with the car’s large curved windshield. The Roadmaster carried Buick’s legendary smooth-running, straight-eight, overhead-valve engine, with a 320 engine - engine number is 543I8047. This Roadmaster came with a two-speed Dynaflow automatic transmission . The Roadmaster offered an upgraded interior with better materials than the standard run of Buicks, and within the Roadmaster line. This car was sitting under a carport in the Californian sun since 1984 - an attempt to start the restoration ended up in loosing some of the parts - like headlights, rear lights and some smaller items. The wood is all there - they Tailgate was taken apart - looks like all pieces are here - There is one rust in the floorboards and in the body - nothing which can not be fixed. The dash is complete and 100 % original - come an take a look - restore one of the most expensive Buick out there. We carefully turned the engine - oil in the cylinder …….. gas in the carburetor …..starts and runs nice. The car was driving when parked - The car is located in Chatsworth and can be seen anytime. Clean title in Hand ! Just give me a call - Thank you for looking Harry check Hagerty - they report that this is more value than the convertibles ! !!