The woody wagon was reworked to suit ’49 styling, but gross sales remained modest. With the main emphasis on styling, the ‘forty nine Buicks modified little mechanically, though Dynaflow-outfitted Supers received higher, 6.9:xây 1 trệt 1 lầu bao nhiêu tiền compression that improved horsepower to 120. Roadmaster had been equally raised to one hundred fifty in 1948, and continued that method with Dynaflow normal. Other fashions carried the 322 with power scores of 177 (handbook-shift Tremendous) to 200 (Roadmaster and Skylark). Skylark was one other of these long-well-known Harley Earl styling projects, however was deliberate for the broadest potential enchantment. Skylark also returned for ’54, but was much much less “customized” than the ’53, though that enabled Buick to trim value right down to $4483. A lot of Buick’s 1954 styling was previewed by the XP-300 and 1951 LeSabre present automobiles, rolling testbeds for numerous postwar GM ideas. The 116-inch-wheelbase LeSabre sported a wrapped windshield and “Dagmar” bumpers. Riviera also gained an extended hood, reverted to uncovered headlamps astride a skinny-line vertical-bar grille, sported a wider rear window and altered bumpers, and provided rear fender skirts as a first-time option. Windshields had been newly wrapped as on latest GM showmobiles, and rear fenders kicked up to hold vertical pairs of bullet taillamps excessive in the trailing edges.
Now extra Century than Roadmaster, the ’54 stood apart with tacked-on tailfins and large chrome-plated diecast taillight housings, plus the circular rear wheel openings. Speaking of manufacturing, Buick had been pushing relentlessly towards quantity-three, breaking its all-time document in calendar 1950 with greater than 550,000 cars. Another facelift introduced model-12 months designation to exterior nameplates, which Buick would abandon after 1957 amid customer complaints that it made the cars obsolete that much sooner. No ’58 Buick bought effectively, though the yr’s flash recession was as a lot to blame as the garish styling. Yet regardless of probably the most-sweeping alterations since ’49, Buick’s ’57s didn’t promote that effectively, mainly as a result of rivals have been urgent arduous for industry design leadership. These (along with the Oldsmobile Vacation) had been the primary 4-door hardtops, GM as soon as again forcing the remainder of the business to play catch-up. Mannequin modifications were few but fascinating: pillarless four-door wagons for Century and Special, plus a Sequence 75 Roadmaster Riviera hardtop coupe and sedan. Roadmaster kinds primarily duplicated these. Body kinds stayed the identical, save the brand new hardtop.