Since I watch old movies on TCM, I get to be reminded of these fine cars of the late 1930's. BUICKS!
Here are some picks from screen captures for the following site:
http://www.imcdb.org/
1937 Buick Roadmaster in 1941 movie, "Footsteps in the Dark."
1937 Buick Limited in Bogart movie, "High Sierra."
1937 Buick convertible in "Nancy Drew, Reporter."
1939 Buick Limited in "Dick Tracey Meets Gruesome."
1939 Buick in "The Falcon's Brother."
1939 Buick in Bogart movie, "High Sierra."
I'm not sure what this scan is credited to, but it shows a 1939 Buick Roadmaster convertible sedan.
This last pic is a General Motors picture of the 1939 Buick Roadmaster.
The senior series Buicks of this time were built using the Cadillac body, whereas the junior series (like the Special), used the Chevrolet body. When you bought a big Buick, you got two spare tires, one in each front fender side mount. The junior series had an in-line eight cylinder engine of 245 cubic inches displacement, and the senior series had a straight eight of 320 cubic inches. In-line engines of eight cylinders seem very dated now, but this design makes for a very smooth engine with lots of torque. The in-line design takes up a lot of longitudinal space in the car design, and that explains some of the front end styling of these cars.
