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1950 Buick Roadmaster Convertible "You're Lord of Every Highway in the Luxurious Roadmaster" according to the Buick ads, this convertible was the top of the line for Buick Cost: $2,981.00 Harley Earl designed GM show car the LaSabre they also showed another experimental show car named the XP-300

1951 Buick Special Bottom of the price pyramid but still popular with buyers, the Specials came with the same engine as the Supers and borrowed a few style features from the Riviera Cost: $2,480.00

1952 Buick Special Riviera A Coupe was the only style available in the Riviera trim all Buick's got only a minor facelift this year with some trim changes and a new four barrel carb Cost: $2,295.00

1953 Buick Roadmaster Trivia Quiz How do you tell the difference in a Roadmaster and a Super: look at the fender portholes, the Roadmaster has four a Super only has three Cost: $3,358.00

1954 Buick Century Station Wagon Buick succumbs to buyers pressure to build an all steel station wagon but they're not geared up for it so the bodies are made by Ionia Manufacturing and shipped to the assembly plant by truck Cost: $3,175.00

1955 Buick Roadmaster The Roadmaster was the heavyweight of the line both in tonnage and price Buick moves up in sales rank to third place but still lags far behind Chevy and Ford Cost: $3,453.00

1956 Buick Century Riviera Each Buick series offered a convertible except the Riviera it came in two or four-door hardtops only, the Century still outsold the Riviera Cost: $2,457.00

1957 Buick Century A needed and ambitious restyle for all Buick's this year the redesign also includes a new 300hp V-8 engine in all the new models except the Special which still got the smaller V-8 or a Six Cost: $3,245.00

1958 Buick Limited Riviera Buick brings back the Limited line making it a similarly priced alternative to a Cadillac the Limited's get more chrome and a new grill to set them apart Cost: $5,115.00

1959 Buick LaSabre This redesign was so revolutionary that Buick had to come up with new model names it might of had something to do with sagging sales as well LeSabre, Invicta and Electra were chosen LaSabre being the lowest cost Cost: $2,849.00

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