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1954 Buick Roadmaster 4-door Riviera [72-R]

1954 Buick Roadmaster [72-R] in Revolutionary Road, Movie, 2008

Class: Cars, Sedan — Model origin:

1954 Buick Roadmaster 4-door Riviera [72-R]

Vehicle used by a character or in a car chase

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Ddey65 ◊ 2009-01-04 14:45	c. 1954 Buick.
garco ◊ 2009-01-04 21:09
DynaMike ◊ 2009-01-04 22:10	Three portholes, three side windows... I'd say that's a Century [61].
philr ◊ 2009-01-06 05:02	It's a Super.
antp ◊ 2010-01-16 18:06	Comment received by e-mail: Quote The Buick driven by Leonardo Dicaprio in "Revolutionary Road" is in fact a 1954 Buick Roadmaster model 76R (4-dr sedan). It is incorrectly labeled as a "Super". Although later Supers had 4 "portholes" (actually called "ventiports" although they were on most models strictly cosmetic), in 1954 only the Roadmaster had 4 on each side. I had a car exactly like the one in the movie (yes - 2 tone green as well). Was not able to get good look at the front of the car but the hood ornament (the "Buick bombsight") should have a "V" within the ring, signifying the V-8 engine (in 1953 some models except the roadmaster had the Fireball straight 8, in 1954, all cars had a V-8 engine). The car has a 322 cid engine with (on the roadmaster) a 4 bbl carb, twin turbine Dynaflow transmission, and came standard with power steering and power brakes. Was fine on straight roads, not the best handling car - very smooth ride though. At over 5,000 lb, mileage was 12-15 mpg. Sold it to a guy in Winnipeg Canada over 10 years ago - just got a 1964 Studebaker Hawk GT (impulse buy, you know). -Mike St Petersburg, FL, USA
Commander 57 ◊ 2011-12-04 02:45	In the thumbnail, I count 4 portholes = Roadmaster. -- Last edit: 2011-12-04 02:46:02
_ZLAT_ ◊ 2019-03-08 15:28	Another pics:

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