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Hemmings does NYIAS 2008
Yes, old car blog us. We all got invited back to the New York International Auto Show, and we editors had such a good time last year, we decided to hit up the press days again this year. Of course,...
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Getting Ready for the Weekend
Back in the spring, my father managed to deliver his 1956 Roadmaster (76R) two-door hardtop up to what has become the family car compound (a.k.a. my garage/property). Why it was moved from its...
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Getting Ready for the Weekend: Part II
Completely forgetting that the MLB All-Star game was on, I jetted out to the garage to get the ball rolling – so to speak – on the ’56 Roadmaster. After removing the rest of the grates, I was finally...
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Roadmaster takes Best of Show at New England Concours d’Elegance
We’d like to extend a hearty congratulations to Ken and Rose Laytin of Plymouth, Massachusetts, whose 1954 Buick Roadmaster convertible won Best of Show at the 2010 New England Concours d’Elegance...
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Frank Kurtis’s custom Buick to cross the block in Auburn
One of the most unique American cars to cross an auction block this fall will do so not in Monterey but in Auburn, Indiana, where the custom 1941 Buick that Frank Kurtis built will go up for sale....
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Could a new Buick help raise the marque’s profile among collectors?
2012 Buick Regal GS Each year, Hagerty Insurance releases their annual “Hot List,” consisting of vehicles manufactured today that are projected to become collectible classics in the future. To qualify...
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Definitely an excellent car. “Rain Man” Buick heads to auction
It pays to be skeptical about movie car provenance – I mean, everyone drives cars and they’re in essentially every movie set in the last century. The Internet Movie Car Database has identified more...
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SIA Flashback – High-Fashion Hauler: 1948 Buick Roadmaster Estate Wagon
The Roadmaster Estate Wagon has remained one of Buick’s more beloved post-war models, so it was interesting to read Arch Brown’s account of post-war Buicks in general and the Estate Wagon in...
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Hemmings Find of the Day – 1948 Buick Roadmaster
So which is easier to maintain: an all-original car or a car sporting an older restoration? All depends on the quality of the restoration, we suppose. This Aztec Green 1948 Buick Roadmaster for sale...
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SIA Flashback – How Swede It Is! The 1938 Nordbergs Roadmaster
As one of Sweden’s top coachbuilders – if not its only top coachbuilder – Nordbergs did indeed provide bodies for Volvos, but it also built ambulance and other utility bodies, and it made bodies for a...
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SIA Flashback – Upper Middle Class “Class:” 1948 Buick Roadmaster/1948...
It probably wasn’t too hard for Arch Brown and Bud Juneau to round up these two top-of-the-line cars for their comparison report for SIA #167, September 1998: As Brown pointed out, backed by some...
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Howard Hughes’ record-setting 1953 Buick Roadmaster heads to auction
Howard Hughes’ 1953 Buick Roadmaster, part of the Ron Pratte Collection. Photos courtesy Barrett-Jackson. The last time the custom 1953 Buick Roadmaster built for billionaire, recluse and germaphobe...
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Hemmings Find of the Day – 1993 Buick Roadmaster sedan
Roadmaster Estate station wagons from the 1990s have a cultish following with enthusiasts, but the sedans seem to be stuck in used-car limbo these days. That’s a good thing if you have an appetite for...
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Hemmings Find of the Day – 1950 Buick Roadmaster wrecker
The phenomenon of converting used luxury cars into wreckers more or less ended with the Depression, but as we can see from this 1950 Buick Roadmaster-based wrecker for sale on Hemmings.com, the idea...
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Better one wrecker than two wrecks: the origin of the HFOD Roadmaster wrecker
That didn’t take long. Just a day after we featured an unusual 1950 Buick Roadmaster-turned-wrecker as our Hemmings Find of the Day — and in turn touched off a mile of speculation about the car’s...
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Hemmings Find of the Day – 1948 Buick Roadmaster convertible
From the seller’s description: 1948 Buick Roadmaster Convertible, Older frame off with recent cosmetic restoration. This was Buick’s premium and best appointed model. Known for interior luxury and...
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A slightly different look at the 2016 Forest Grove Concours d’Elegance
Thomas and Ronda Taffet’s 1935 Mercedes 500K, the 2016 Forest Grove Concours d’Elegance Best of Show. Story and photos by Don Homuth. [Editor’s Note: We asked frequent Hemmings contributor Don Homuth...
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The $5,000 Challenge, living the dream edition
When it comes to cars and driving, each of us dream differently. For some, bliss is a winding mountain road and an agile sports car, while for others it’s a plush, family-sized station wagon and a...
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Hemmings Find of the Day – 1940 Buick Roadmaster Touring Sedan
1940 Buick Roadmaster Touring Sedan for sale. From the seller’s description: This long wheelbase formal sedan is powered by a 320 cubic-inch inline eight-cylinder engine capable of producing over 140...
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