1949 Buick Roadmaster

At a classic car rally in Chattanooga Tennessee. I got a glimpse of one of my dream cars, the venerable and most overlooked 1949 Buick Roadmaster. This was the first major body change since 1942, and the second year for their Dynaflow automatic transmission. This was in original UNRESTORED condition and was being driven by it's original owner who only clocked 65,000 miles on it :)

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[jjaaee]

nice car!

LOL, I would want it to race in it. I wonder how it would perform...

[InflatablePlane]

With the "DynaSlush" Tranny not very good. Power came from the Buick straight 8 which had a relatively low compression. This and the 4,500 pound bulj of this thing would make it pretty sluggish. By the late 50's Buicks became a bit more hotter to the touch :D

[hep2jive]

great car but nothing like those 2 doors

[noirkiss3]

I have this car in black.The dynaflow tranny is definitely not for dragging its a steady climb which is what you'd want for rational daily driving.But people always pull up next to you and want you to peel out.

Aside from that the thing is like a limo.Real beauty

[Seattlecarnut]

Beautful looking car.

[shineything4444]

My Dad has a 1948 Buick Roadmaster Dynaflow , Thats true not ment for Hot Roding . But i can get this car 2 move out nice , Just don't floor it . Give it some gas it will start pullin then start 2 slowly squeeze the gas , The car just seem 2 keep pulling like a freight train . Best performance is around 45 mph feed the gas nice & steady before you no it your up to 100 mph , On a nice straight road , 100 mph is proubly about tops , Car gives the impession it wants to keep going

[spyguys]

@fjbutch He may have had one. He did have an old 1948 Packard wagon which was a woody. Very rare car. It was for sale in Hemmings Motor News.

[Featureman]

My uncle had a 1949 Buick Roadmaster grey 4 door sedan. It was a great car with an incredibly smooth ride.

[MyChemicalJasper483]

I love the whitewalls on it

[hep2jive]

that old guy was like WTF?!

[BigBaldandBrassy]

This is my favourite Car of all time as well as the colour!!! 1949 Buick 4 door Roadmaster! Beautiful...

[collierandrew]

I've got two Buick Supers. a '49 and a '52 and I want a Roadmaster sooooo bad!!!!