1949 Buick Roadmaster Estate Wagon
Some of the most beautiful American cars in the post-World War II era were Buicks, perhaps most notably the magnificent 1949 Roadmaster Estate. The rarest body style offered in 1949, it was as short-lived as it was exclusive, a one-year-only design with a total of just 653 produced. While the wagon bodies built in Ionia, Michigan, had less wood than in previous years, the 1949 Estate Wagon still qualified as a woody, employing elegant mahogany veneers outside and within, where they were complemented with fine leather upholstery, “Foamtex” seat cushions, a flexible spoke steering wheel, anti-glare rearview mirror, an electric in-dash clock, rear cabin light and luxurious interior carpeting.
