This 1950 Buick Super 126 Tourback sedan was acquired by the seller out of an estate sale in non-running condition in 2019, and work since that time is said to have included rebuilding the carburetor and brakes, refurbishing the interior, installing an air-suspension system and an electric fuel pump, and replacing the fuel tank and mechanical fuel pump. The car is finished in green over black and gray upholstery, and power is supplied by a 263ci straight-eight mated…
This 1950 Buick Super 126 Tourback sedan was acquired by the seller out of an estate sale in non-running condition in 2019, and work since that time is said to have included rebuilding the carburetor and brakes, refurbishing the interior, installing an air-suspension system and an electric fuel pump, and replacing the fuel tank and mechanical fuel pump. The car is finished in green over black and gray upholstery, and power is supplied by a 263ci straight-eight mated to a two-speed automatic transmission.
The body is finished in Allendale Green and features a side-hinged hood with Ventiports and a bombsight mascot, pop-out quarter windows, and Sweepspear character lines, as well as chrome bumpers, body-side moldings, and window surrounds.
Steel 15″ wheels have been powdercoated black, fitted with branded hubcaps, and wrapped in Dayton Quadra XT2 whitewall tires. An Air Lift Performance air suspension was installed at Retro Rides in Bend, Oregon. The system is controlled via Bluetooth and is powered by a dedicated alternator and battery, the latter of which is concealed in a repurposed Buick ice chest in the trunk.
The interior features bench seats that have been reupholstered in black vinyl with gray cloth seating surfaces, matching replacement door panels, darker gray replacement carpeting, and a brown replacement headliner. The rearview mirror, sun visors, and visor clips were also replaced. Amenities include a push-button AM radio, a Bluetooth speaker mounted beneath the dashboard, and a center armrest in the rear. Extra vinyl material and carpeting are included in the sale.
The three-spoke steering wheel features a horn ring and sits ahead of a black-painted steel dash with a chrome speaker grille and instrumentation consisting of a 110-mph speedometer flanked by combination gauges for amperage/engine temperature and fuel level/oil pressure. The five-digit odometer indicates 66k miles.
The 263ci Fireball straight-eight is equipped with a Carter 725 two-barrel carburetor, an AC glass-bowl fuel filter, and a pair of six-volt batteries connected in parallel, and it was rated at 124 horsepower and 220 lb-ft of torque when new. A replacement mechanical fuel pump was installed at the engine, and an electric fuel pump was mounted on the frame near the replacement fuel tank. The exhaust was cut short ahead of the rear axle to aLommodate the air suspension and has not been re-extended. The oil was changed in January 2021.
Power is sent to the rear wheels through a Dynaflow two-speed automatic transmission that leaks at the torque-ball assembly.