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26/11/2021 11:30 am
300 of these beauties were produced in 1947 and only somewhere between 7 and 13 are still known to exist (the Buick Club says '7')
. That year Buick shipped the chassis, cowl and floor pan to the Hercules Buggy Company in Evansville, Indiana where the solid wood bodies were made using maple and mahogany panels along with the leather and Bedford Cord upholstered seats. The car weighs 4400 lbs and is a whopping 217" in length.
26/11/2021 11:35 am
A friend has a 51 Super woody wagon. The body on his was built by Ionia. I'm wondering when the change was made from Hercules?
26/11/2021 11:37 am
The color on this beautiful model is perfect IMO.
Topic starter
26/11/2021 2:33 pm
A friend has a 51 Super woody wagon. The body on his was built by Ionia. I'm wondering when the change was made from Hercules?
I'm just amazed that a company with "Buggy" in the name survived until 1947. LOL
Jack Dodds and Jack Dodds reacted
26/11/2021 3:21 pm
A real holy grail model for me.
26/11/2021 3:54 pm
Model perfection!
John Merritt
South Lyon, Michigan - USA
26/11/2021 7:17 pm
One of Danbury Mint's most spectacular models. Great photos! And thanks for the back story on the car.
George Schire
Oakdale, Minnesota
Rich Sufficool and Rich Sufficool reacted
26/11/2021 10:43 pm
Great looking Buick Roadmaster wagon models !