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The Super used a different instrument panel than the Special.
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Interiors were cloth except on convertibles and Estate wagons which were trimmed with leather. Chromed rear fender fins gave distinction to 1952 Supers.
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Like other Buick series it was a near copy year for 1952. A new deck lid gave a more squared off appearance.
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The full flowing fenderline dipped deeper on this body and rear fenders had a rear crest line absent on the B-body Specials. The Super was built with the larger C-body, however. Super script appeared on the rear fenders aided identification.
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In 1952 Buick's mid-priced line resembled the Series 40 with three VentiPorts per fender and Sweepspear rocker panel trim. The convertibles and Estate wagon were trimmed in leather. Front turn signals were within the bumper guard "bombs," while rear signals shared the stop lamps' housing on the rear fender edges. Supers were trimmed with materials similar to Special Deluxes except for in the plush Super Riviera sedan. The long wheelbase sedan was named the Riviera sedan although it was not a hardtop. Series script was found on the deck lid and within the steering wheel center. This chrome-plated strip started above the front wheel, after which it gently curved down nearly to the rocker panel just before the rear wheel, and then curved around the rear wheel in a quarter of a circle to go straight back to the taillight. In 1951 Supers had larger bodies than Specials but looked similar with three rounded VentiPorts per fender, broad bright fender shields and a full length "Sweepspear" chrome body side molding. The Super set an all time record of 251,883 sold. In the June 1953 Popular Mechanics, acceleration was rated at 0-60 mph in 14.5 seconds. Models also could be equipped with an AM radio and an antenna that could be adjusted via a knob in the front center above the windshield. The car had 2 splits in the back glass although the windshield was now curved one-piece glass. It was able to achieve speeds over 90 miles per hour (140 km/h) with an optional Dynaflow automatic transmission which, rather than changing through gears, used the torque converter to couple the motor to a single gear ratio. The 1950 Super came with a single two-barrel carburetor on a new higher displacement 263 cu in (4.3 L) Fireball I8 which produced 112 hp (84 kW).
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The convertible had leather power seats plus power windows and top. Supers had three VentiPorts on each hoodside. Another new bodystyle was a long wheelbase sedan which was stretched an extra four inches (102 mm) and featured plusher interior than most Supers, which normally had cloth interiors of finer material than the Special. A new body style was a 2-door Riviera hardtop. Super script appeared on front fenders just above the full length lower bodyside moldings. The 1950 Supers shared with all the other series totally new all bumper guard grille and more rounded styling. Total sales set a record at 190,514 for the first time since the Super's introductory year. Cars so equipped had 6.9:1 compression ratio and 120 horsepower. Cloth interiors were standard, except on the convertible which was trimmed in leather and leatherette and had a power top, seat and windows as standard equipment.ĭynaflow automatic transmission was now optional equipment on Supers in 1949. Full wheel trim discs were standard along with such features as a cigar lighter, ashtray, and automatic choke. New fender top parking lamps, harkening back to 1941 styling appeared. New fender edge taillamps were featured while rear fender skins remained a Buick standard. Super script was found just above the full length body fender molding on the front fenders. Upon seeing this, Buick chief Harlow Curtice was so delighted that he ordered that (non-lighting) VentiPorts be installed on all 1949 Buicks.
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Combined with the bombsight mascot, VentiPorts put the driver at the controls of an imaginary fighter airplane. He had installed four amber lights on each side of his car’s hood wired to the distributor so as to flash on and off as each piston fired simulating the flames from the exhaust stack of a fighter airplane.
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The idea for VentiPorts grew out of a modification Buick styling chief Ned Nickles had added to his own 1948 Roadmaster. The sales brochure noted that VentiPorts helped ventilate the engine compartment, and possibly that was true in early 1949, but sometime during the model year they became plugged. It featured three chrome VentiPorts on each front fender to denote its smaller straight-eight engine and shorter engine compartment when compared with the Roadmaster. The Super shared a new General Motors C-body with the Roadmaster but on a shorter wheelbase.