1949 Buick Roadmaster convertible
1949 Buick Roadmaster convertible
Value: $80,000
Original price: $3,150

The Roadmaster was Buick's icon car. It carried every trait that would make a Buick a Buick in the 1940s and '50s, including that big chrome grill, the fender portholes and a powerful 8-cylinder engine.


By Peter Valdes-Dapena @PeterDrives - Last updated February 06 2012: 2:40 PM ET
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