Back to the 50s car show

1954 Buick Roadmaster Convertible

At one of the after-parties for Back to the ’50s Weekend on Saturday we saw double. A 1954 Buick Roadmaster Convertible stood right next to its twin. Both were Matador red although they had different interiors. It turns out that both vehicles were purchased from Swanberg-Scheefe Buick in Minneapolis back in the day. John Kranitz of Dayton, Minnesota brought the cars to the show. His car was restored and has achieved over 100 awards. Only 3,305 of these Roadmaster convertibles were produced in 1954.

1962 Buick Skylark

Mike Wiemer of Mayville, Wisconsin built this 1962 Buick Skylark Custom for his father so his dad, Bob, could drive it on the Hot Rod Power Tour. He says it was an original California car that he completely restored into this high quality custom street machine.

The 1962 Buick Skylark Custom features a Mustang II type front end and Ride Tech air bags all around giving it an extremely low profile. See the photos. It has a ladder bar rear end and the trunk floor was raised to get a fuel tank underneath. The engine is a built LS1 motor with a 4L60 transmission. Look at the clean firewall and engine compartment free of plumbing and wiring. Mike said his dad asked him to add a faux carbon fiber look to the hood.

Check out the You Tube video of this car from Scottie DTV:

Check out the photos. Then vote for the 1962 Buick Skylark as Best Street Machine on our Facebook page.

1929 Ford Roadster

MSRA member Gwen Casura brought her petite little 1929 Ford Roadster to the Back to the 50s Weekend. It is a finished old school hot rod roadster with a discrete look and stance. Talk about highly modified, but it retains the look and feel of a ’50s hot rod. Very nicely done.

Click here to vote for it as Best Old School Hot Rod.

Back to the 50s car show

1954 Buick Roadmaster Convertible

1962 Buick Skylark

1929 Ford Roadster

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