1953 Buick Super Convertible
The 1953 model year placed Buick at an unusual crossroads: the Super and Roadmaster received the all-new 322 CI “Fireball” V8 for the first time (producing 164–170 horsepower depending on transmission), while the entry-level Special soldiered on with the long-serving straight-eight for one final season. The following year every Buick would carry a V8, making 1953 the sole overlap point between the two configurations.
The Super convertible’s styling carried forward the fundamental post-war shell introduced in 1949, now substantially revised with new front-end sheetmetal, distinctive headlamp treatment, additional exterior brightwork, and a Panoramic curved windshield. Three VentiPorts per front fender identified the Super relative to the four-port Roadmaster. Finished here in Imperial Blue with a dark blue leather interior, the car carries an unusual Duchess Blue and Light Green instrument panel. Standard equipment on the Super convertible included power windows and power top, with Twin-Turbine Dynaflow automatic transmission also standard.
Only 6,701 Super convertibles were produced for the model year, making survivors uncommon. The 1953 Super is widely considered one of the most attractive American convertibles of the early postwar period.
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