1953 Buick Super Estate Station Wagon

Breathe deep...Ohmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm...322---probably the Buick version of the Pontiac 327...Yes,Pontiac!..For the Apache pick-up truck...YES,the PONTIAC APACHE PICK-UP TRUCK!!! Read about it once in a book at the local library here in Sunland-Tujunga(a book they no longer have,alas)In 47,48 and 49 Pontiac put out the Apache pick-up truck(Iron Indian,think about it)with a brand new engine,the 327(about 175 hp,at the time)and four on the floor...In the early Fifties,the drivetrains from these were the ones to seek out and find.They fit into a lot of GM platforms,or could be easily fit, with minor fabrication...Also in the early Fifties,GM decided only Chevy and GMC would make pick-up trucks and Chevy would make the Apache.People who remembered the Pontiac version wanted a new version.And got it...Well,that's what that one book said,honest...

What a beautiful automobile. I love the color choice with the wood grain. Hard to beat the looks of an early 50's Buick