Again in October, I featured a 1996 Buick Roadmaster station wagon as my Decide of the Day. It was a little bit of a “sleeper” due to having a 260-horsepower LT1 V8 engine regardless of conveying the looks of a boring people-mover. Again within the Nineteen Fifties, the Roadmaster had a vastly totally different look.

The Decide of the Day is a 1956 Buick Roadmaster convertible listed on the market on ClassicCars.com by a personal vendor in Athens, Georgia. (Click on the hyperlink to view the itemizing)

“I solely see one in every of these come up on the market a 12 months, making this a really uncommon automotive,” the vendor says. “She underwent a restoration about 30 years in the past and nonetheless exhibits very nicely.”

Between 1946 and 1957, the Roadmaster was the top-end flagship of the Buick mannequin lineup. For many of that span, it shared the Common Motors C-body platform with badge-engineered automobiles just like the Cadillac Sequence 62 and the Oldsmobile 98. Out there configurations for the Roadmaster included a two-door convertible, a two-door hardtop, a four-door sedan, and a four-door hardtop. The hardtop fashions have been named “Riviera.” (Clearly, the Riviera identify in later years was extra of a Buick nameplate)

This 1956 Roadmaster takes brightwork to complete new degree. From entrance to again (and even on the inside) it’s graced with numerous ornamentation, together with the attribute fender-mounted portholes, sweeping aspect spears, and trunk lid accent bars. One among my favourite options is the “bombsight” at the vanguard of every entrance fender. Some automobiles used that sort of design for a hood decoration; this automotive acquired two! The vendor says, “Chrome could be very clear with no pitting on outdoors trim or bumpers.”

This Roadmaster was additionally properly optioned for its time, full with options similar to energy steering, energy brakes, energy home windows, a three-way energy seat, an influence antenna, and an influence retractable high. Beneath the vendor’s possession, the automotive acquired a brand new convertible high motor and related {hardware}.

Energy comes from a Fireball 322cid V8 mated to a Dynaflow two-speed automated transmission. The vendor says, “The whole lot works because it ought to. All lights, wipers, horn, gauges, and so forth.”

Do you like to consider the Roadmaster as a glamorous Nineteen Fifties convertible or as a souped-up station wagon from the Nineties? Both means, it’s a mannequin that can ceaselessly be remembered as a Buick favourite.

The asking worth is $79,500, which incorporates an proprietor’s information, a store guide, and the unique hub caps.

To view this itemizing on ClassicCars.com, see Decide of the Day.