Pulled from local yard, during final Crush out. Marked as '49 Buick, am frankly unsure of Exact Years that it fits and the Models. An internet search was inconclusive, some had '46 to '49 grouped together and others listed similar fenders into early Fifties. Clean metal, Fenders are good on bottoms and around Headlights. Flash (surface) rust only, doesn't have Midwestern or Northeastern bubbling and rot. $750 all three pieces, shipping arrangements are on Buyer, I do know and have used a UShipper I could recommend.
Assuming that the hood and fenders are a set from the same car (looks like they are), they are 1950 only. They will not fit '49; they may fit '51 - '53, but will not look right due to the different porthole locations, and the grille/associated trim is different as well
Yeah, that is the issue I had while trying to find exact year doing internet search. These fenders don't have portholes, while seemingly everything listed or shown online did. These portholes are on the Hood. Thank you for the help.
Finally found a site, www.hometownbuick.com, that illustrates the year, by year changes in the Fifties Buicks. No portholes on Fenders for '50 only. They then "migrated" to the Fenders for '51 up. These parts appear to be Super / Special specific, well the Hood does, due to the fact there are Three portholes per side. The Roadmaster has Four portholes per side, on the Hood. Am guessing the extra Portholes were to designate availability of V8 power, and hence, greater status. Am also guessing all these models - Super, Special, and Roadmaster, used the same basic front clip, with trim and porthole number differences. The Riviera appears to be a Sub Model of the Roadmaster, then.
Actually, in that era all the Buicks had straight eights. The extra portholes on Roadmasters did convey status, but in fact also were a clue to what lurked under the hood. Roadmasters got a larger 320 CID engine, while the others got either a 248 or 263 depending on year and model. The 320 block was physically longer. Therefore, the Roadmaster front clip is specific, and 5 inches longer.
Riviera at first was a term that denoted "2 door hardtop", and first appeared on Roadmaster in '49, then the others in '50. So there were Special and Super Rivieras too. Somewhat confusingly, the term was also attached to a few four door sedans, but also naturally to the four door hardtops that came out subsequently.
No, but that probably is a better place for them. It's going to take a while, to find that unicorn, to find them, and deal with the logistics to get them out of here.
