Buick Roadmaster (?)Coordinates 25.7761979,-80.1315727
Picture dated May 2014
The Roadmaster was produced from 1936 through to 1958; it was built on Buick's largest body shared with the Super. It and the Super were replaced by the Electra in 1959. The origins of the Roadmaster name date to 1936 when Buick added names to its entire model lineup to celebrate the engineering improvements and design advancements over their 1935 models.
The Roadmaster was a big car, in sedan form tipping the scales at 4,098 pounds, some 88 pounds heavier than Cadillac's new Series 60. It had a big, 320.2-cubic inch, 120-horsepower engine, an all steel turret top and hydraulic brakes. Coil springs were in the front.
For 1937, Buick moved to newly re-styled bodies along with all other GM cars. The Roadmaster gained a divided grille with horizontal bars. The center section of the grille was painted to match the body of the car. Fenders became squared off and the headlight shells were gracefully streamlined. A new carburetor and revised camshaft raised engine horsepower to 130. The engine also received a new intake manifold, oil pump, cooling system and a quieter overhead valve mechanism. A formal sedan, featuring a roll-down glass partition between the front and rear compartments was added to the line.
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