That aside, 1950 Buicks were a sales success, as this link indicates.įrom a styling standpoint, the grille design gave 1950 Buicks an unnecessary nose-heavy appearance that was corrected for 1951 and later models based on the same body shells. Check out Janne Kutja's idea to create a combination car between a 1950 Buick/Lincoln that would have a 1951 Mercury fender, 1950 Buick Bumper, and custom trim inside Rod & Custom Magazine.
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Sold in a set of 4 pieces to service one license plate. License plate fasteners for all 1961-77 Oldsmobiles. Sold as a set to service one bumper includes bolts, nuts and washers. 1978 Buick Riviera for sale (1 listing) 1950 Buick Riviera for sale (1 listing) 1953 Buick. Bumper bracket bolt set for 1964-72 Cutlass, 442 and F-85, and Buick Special, Skylark and GS. And there was the more practical matter of the ill-protected grille bars being easily damaged even in trivial "nerf" bump collisions with objects. 1936 Buick Business Coupe For Sale by Classic Car Deals. The grille style was controversial in some circles, notably the anti-automobile, anti-American snob set that thought chrome-laden grilles on American cars of that vintage were icky or evil "dollar-sign" embodiments.
As the image above shows, the grille's "teeth" were draped over the front bumper rather than being protected by it, as was the case in other years.
For a clean look, Sam also nosed the hood and filled the portholes. The boldest variation - or the most outrageous (depending on one's taste) - was found on 1950 models. The front bumper was a reworked 1951 Buick bumper. For much of the 1940s and 50s, General Motors' Buick brand had a grille theme featuring vertical bars.