„Big beauty in everything but price is this highly popular six-passenger Sedan with true de luxe finish throughout. As spirited in action as it is in appearance, this luxury traveler is also a budget-pleasing buy.”
In 1952, you could order your Buick in no less than 45 color combinations out of 21 body- and 6 roof colors. Quite a lot of hues, but probably not as many as the motley mix of shades that adorn our pictured Buick.
Since 1951, Buick’s entry level model was based on GM’s updated corporate „B-body“, sharing most of its sheet metal with Oldsmobile. The slab-sided „ponton“ body and the high shoulder line, interrupted only by a little dip to accentuate the rear fenders, made the Buick Special look in tune with the latest industry trend, and distinctive from the more prestigious Buicks that shared their larger „C-body“ with Cadillac, and had much more dramatic looking bodysides.
The 1952 Buick Special differed merely in cosmetic details from the previous year. Most notable outside was a different “sweep spear” trim design and the addition of small metal “tail fins” at the rear fenders.
Buick customers looking for a 4-door sedan could choose between two versions: a base version, Model 41, and the better appointed Deluxe Sedan, Model 41D, pictured here. A modest 46$ markup for the higher version made it an extremely popular upgrade with the affluent Buick clientele: 63,346 Deluxe Sedans left the factory in 1952, but only 137 base models. Which incidentally makes the cheaper „Plain Jane“ far more collectible today.
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