1948 Buick 50 Super

1948 Buick 50 Series Super Sedanette When is a coupe not a coupe? When it's a Sedanette, of course! The 1950 Super Series came in several configurations and the sedanette was differentiated by the jetback styling and sweeping, solid C-pillar. The brochure boasted, 'there's room for three in back as well as up front. There's the sporty touch of a coupe, plus comfort that most sedans aren't up to. It's trim and tidy and ship-shape all the way.' Interestingly, the original brochure spells the model as Sedanet. For consignment, a 1948 Buick 50 Series Super Sedanette showing 78,883 miles, but the true miles are unknown due to exemption. This street rodded version had a frame off restoration and its jet age body line has an impressive presence and unique color. Exterior The word clean comes to mind as trim and molding has been deleted, custom tail lights are frenched into the body, flush door handles take on the body's teal paint, and fluted bumpers now hug the body and wrap around to add subtle accenting to the profile. The two stage paint makes Buick's desire to create an airplane inspired body evident as the front fenders dip dramatically through the door and meet the articulated fenders in back. Up front, modern smoked headlights loom over a grille that would make a walrus envious, with enormous vertical bars and broad surround. In back, an inset third brake light has been molded in with a body detail that's in line with the license plate box. 15-inch Unique Wheels are on board. Imperfections include various paint chips and touched up scratches, cracking paint, and bubbles, (especially in the back). Interior We open the doors to reveal stylish panels of gray velour with vertical stitching, button accenting, and an embroidered palm tree that picks up the exterior's teal color. The material and stitch pattern continues on the broad bucket seats, also in gray, and the bench and sidewalls in back, all presenting cleanly. A three spoke steering wheel shares the column with a modest tachometer, fronting the glossy gray painted dash that presents in vintage style. The original AM radio is still in place with the iconic push buttons with Buick spelled out and a newer AM/FM/CD radio is located below the speaker grille, the only thing veering from original configuration. Gray carpet floods the floor, a gray velour headliner is up above, and the trunk is finished in gray carpet and all of it is in clean condition. Drivetrain Under the hood we have a 350ci V8 with a 4-barrel carburetor and mated to a 700R4 4-speed automatic transmission. Power is routed to the 10 bolt out back. There are headers on board and some chrome dress up parts in the bay. Undercarriage We find very clean conditions underneath and mostly dry other than a few drops of oil on the flywheel cover. The dual exhaust runs through FlowMaster mufflers, then exits out back through big chrome tips. Power brakes are employed with disc in front and drum out back and suspension consists of coil springs front and rear with swing arm included in back. Drive-Ability This mix of old and new provides a comfortable and attractive cabin and instills confidence as the 350 starts up and sends us on our way. Around the test loop, the provides good acceleration, nice handling, and braking on demand, not to mention a pleasing exhaust note. Of note is the trip odometer not registering and the passenger door cannot be opened from the outside. Beyond these things, all functions operate as intended and we steer the sedanette towards the mall. While Classic Auto Mall represents that these functions were working at the time of our test drive, we cannot guarantee these functions will be working at the time of your purchase. These were stunning cars when new, and this build and customization includes some very nice modifications. Surely, this is one of one and you won't find many classic Buicks in teal either! Most of the exterior imperfections could be correct