Vehicle Description
West Coast Classics are proud to present a very striking example of
this very rare 1954 Buick 50 Super 2 door 6 passenger Riviera
Hardtop Coupe with its original and legendary and highly desirable
322CID/182HP 4BBL V8 engine in it's very attractive original
'Condor Yellow' (color code 20) paint with a striking 'Black amp;
Red interior', full floor covering, 'Sweepspear' stainless bodyside
trim, front and rear bumper guards, 3 Ventiports on front fenders
and with original electric Buick clock and 'Sonomatic' AM radio!The
Buick Super was one of Harley Earl's personal favorite designs.
Buick's ad campaign pointed out that the car was 'Super ... and
that means superior in every respect,' and was it ever. The return
of Buick's pre-war 'factory hot rod' with a sweeping side body
line, strong face, and jet-age tail embodied everything that made
the Mid-50's GMs the pinnacle of American car design. The Super was
a true high-performance car combining Roadmaster power with about
half having three speed manual transmissions and the other half
were equipped with Buick's improved and more efficient Twin Turbine
Dynaflow drive. The Super could go 0-60 mph in 9.8 seconds and
cover the quarter mile in 17.5 seconds, the sizzling Super with
200HP was not only fast off the line but they were also genuine
100mph cruisers. A 1955 Century hit 110 mph the Flying Mile
competition at Daytona SpeedWeeks and in 1955 Buick took the only
two wins in NASCAR Grand National stock car racing that it would
see for many years. The 1954 Buick Super was built on the larger
Buick platform available for the year as was the Roadmaster and was
powered by the same division's largest engine, the Roadmaster 322
c.i.d. It is noteworthy that the smaller platform of the same
generation Buick Century, combined even lighter weight with the
same high horsepower 322 c.i.d. engine, and was appreciated by law
enforcement agencies, many of whom used them for patrolling
freeways and turnpikes across the nation where they were well
suited for high speed pursuits. The California Highway Patrol later
placed a huge fleet order for Century 2-door sedans. This body
style was not available to the general public and was a special
order only. The Century 2-door sedan combined the Special 2-door
sedan body shell with Century power-train and trim. In the popular
TV series 'Highway Patrol', Broderick Crawford was shown driving a
2-door Century sedan during the first season.This particular now
very rare and desirable 'Super' example is in very fine condition
throughout with a very straight body with the floor boards, trunk
and all the typical rust-prone areas solid and the car has no signs
of any accidents. The car has a very striking repaint in it's
factory correct 'Condor Yellow' color and the interior has been
virtually completely redone in a very striking 'Red amp; Black'
interior which is very handsome and the car has all new chrome. The
original 322cid/182HP V8 engine runs strong and sounds absolutely
magnificent and this particular car drives really well - a truly
remarkable daily driver that will give any modern day car a run for
it's money!This is a rare opportunity to own a great daily driving
example of a very striking 1954 Buick Super 2 door Riviera Hardtop
in very fine daily driving and looking condition throughout and a
turn-key ready example for any classic American car enthusiast to
enjoy or collect today!
