Ten minutes to Wapner.”* The car, as you may recall, had a star role in the premise of the film-Charlie had been expecting to inherit a large part of his father’s estate but, instead, surprisingly, only got the Roadmaster. Charlie: When did you drive? Raymond: I drove slow on the driveway when my dad came to Walbrook. Visualize this scene: Dustin Hoffman (Raymond) and Tom Cruise (Charlie) in a white Buick Roadmaster convertible: “Raymond: I’m an excellent driver. There doesn’t appear to be a reserve or BIN price either. Currently bidding is at $16,300, WELL-PRICED shall we say? for this California-based sultry siren. (Pacific Standard Time and DON’T FORGET to wind your clock BACK Saturday night). Gotta hurry, though, this auction on eBay is expiring Monday at 10:00 a.m. While British sports cars in the 1950s were aiming for the “size zero,” more angular and slender runway model type of vehicle designs, Buick was full steam ahead in quite the other direction: plus-sized, plush, sensuously round in all the right places with mouths full of perfect chrome teeth cars just wanting to quietly whisper “Dahling.” This 1950 Buick Series 70 Roadmaster convertible was the flagship of the Buick line, post-war elegance and decadence at its peak.
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