1942 Buick Roadmaster

1942 Buick Roadmaster in Les orgueilleux, Movie, 1953

Class: Cars, Sedan — Model origin:

00:23:50 Vehicle used by a character or in a car chase

Author	Message
sixcyl ◊ 2008-02-26 07:46
nzcarnerd ◊ 2008-02-26 07:57	1942 Buick Roadmaster.
DynaMike ◊ 2008-02-26 12:21	I think all 1942 Buicks except the Limited and the Special had the new, full length 'Airfoil' front fenders. Therefore I'd go for a Special. But there were two Special series back then: Series 40A on a 118" wheelbase [47] and Series 40B on a 121' wheelbase [41] or [41SE]. The [41] was by far the most common.
58Roadmaster ◊ 2008-02-26 16:48	It could be that the 4-door sedans did not yet receive the bodies with continuous fenders. I know that the 1948 Special series never had them. I may agree with Special [41] because this one lacks chromed gravel shields and most of the window trim, but I am still guessing. Here is a 1942 Super model 51 for comparison only: http://www.prewarbuick.com/img/cars/f/1942-Super.jpg -- Last edit: 2008-02-26 16:50:45