Vehicle Description
THIS 1953 BUICK SUPER ESTATE WAGON IS POWERED BY A 322CI OHV V8
ENGINE WITH 57,111 MILES. THE V8 POWER COMES COMES VIA A SINGLE
DOWNDRAFT CARBURETOR, MAKING 164BHP AT 4000RPM WITH A DYNAFLOW
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND INDEPENDENT FRONT SUSPENSION, LIVE REAR
AXLE. HELPING THIS BUICK STOP ARE 4-WHEEL HYDRAULIC DRUM BRAKES. AN
EXQUISITE, CONCOURS-LEVEL, PRESENTATION GREETS YOU INSIDE AND OUT.
THIS ESTATE WAGON HAS HAD A SUPERB FRAME UP RESTORATION, PERFORMED
PREVIOUSLY AS PART OF THE BRYAN FRANK COLLECTION. THIS IS ONE OF
JUST 1830 EXAMPLES PRODUCED BY HAND BUICK, AND OFFERED A FULL LINE
OF AUTOMOBILES FOR THE 1953 MODEL YEAR. THESE BUICKS WERE OFFERED
AT A PRICE POINT OF JUST OVER $2,000 UP TO $4,000 PLUS. POWER FOR
THE BUICK LINE CAME FROM THE TRADITIONAL INLINE EIGHT-CYLINDER, 263
CUBIC-INCH V8 ENGINE. THIS WAS A PERIOD WHEN EACH OF GM'S DIVISIONS
BUILT ITS OWN ENGINES. BUICK HAD COME UP WITH A PARTICULARLY
INTERESTING AND INNOVATIVE CYLINDER HEAD DESIGN THAT HAD EXCELLENT
BREATHING AND ALSO LET BUICK EMPLOY THE HIGHEST COMPRESSION RATIO,
8.5:1, IN THE INDUSTRY DURING 1953. AS EXPECTED FROM BUICK IN THE
FIFTIES, THE 1953 MODELS WERE DISTINCTIVELY RESTYLED, WITH ELEGANT
JET-AGE CHROME AND STAINLESS-STEEL TRIM ON THE EXTERIOR AND
INTERIOR. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS FITTED WITH AIRCRAFT-STYLE
CONTROLS AND LEATHER SWEEPING BRIGHTWORK, WITH SIGNATURE
"VENTIPORT" FENDER VENTILATION HOLES THAT ALL ADS TO THE ELEGANT A
CLASSIC EXTERIOR STYLING FEATURED IN THESE CARS.
