Buick Roadmaster
by Connie Fox
Title
Buick Roadmaster
Artist
Connie Fox
Medium
Photograph - Outdoor Color Photo
Description
Pale green Buick Roadmaster, vintage late 1940s or early 1950s, sparkles in the bright Texas sun, showing off its heavy chrome grill, front bumper, chrome-rimmed headlights, emblem, side holes, hood ornament, and white sidewall tires.
Beautifully restored by its owner. Even got to go for a ride in it. Very fun, especially with the owner's dog riding in the front passenger seat, his long ears flapping in the breeze of the open window. (No air conditioning!) My grandmother owned this model of car, in this color, and let me drive it when I first got my drivers license. With no power steering, it took everything in me to turn the steering wheel and park what felt like a Sherman tank! Memories!
Copyright 2007 Connie Steitz Fox. All Rights Reserved.
Featured on the homepage of The Importance of White in Artwork, January 2012; Amazing FAA Photographers, Best Blank Greeting Cards, and Weekly Fun For All Mediums, March 2014. My thanks!
A TOP FINISHER in the Cars of the 1950s Contest, January 2016. A Top Finisher in the Automobiles Contest, September 2019. My thanks to all who voted!
Buick Roadmaster by Connie Fox
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January 7th, 2012
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Comments (16)
Gary F Richards
Outstanding classic Roadmaster composition, shading, brilliant colors and excellent artwork! F/L voted
Connie Fox replied:
Thank you, Gary. My grandmother let me take hers to the grocery store when I first had my drivers license. This tank was nearly impossible to park! Sure made me appreciate power steering today. A nice memory though.
Luther Fine Art
Congratulations! Your fantastic art has been featured on the ABC Group home page from the M IS For Memories week, October 18,,2021 to October 25,2021, You are invited to add your wonderful art in the Features Archive Discussion in the ABC GROUP as a way to preserve your feature!
Connie Fox
Thank you, Andrew, for you very kind comment and vote/fave. I had not considered its gas consumption. Interesting! So glad you like it.
Connie Fox
My thanks, Chrisann, for featuring my "Buick Roadmaster" in Weekly Fun For All Mediums. How fun that you share my appreciation for this beauty!
Connie Fox
Thank you, Robert, for the homepage feature of this image in FAA Featured Images! It's hard to believe my tiny grandmother drove this car, for it took amazing strength just to turn the steering wheel. Parking was nearly impossible!
Connie Fox
Thanks, Dan, for liking my Buick Roadmaster and featuring it in Premium FAA Artists. I really appreciate that!
Connie Fox
Karen Wiles, thank you so much for including this image among the homepage features in Blank Greeting Cards. I really appreciate that.