Sold | Offered from the collection of Bernard Fornas 1953 Buick Super 'Woodie' Station Wagon

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£41,209 (Est: £33,508 - £50,262)

Offered from the collection of Bernard Fornas 1953 Buick Super 'Woodie' Station Wagon

Belgium • 12 Oct 2025

Vehicle Details

AI Listing Summary

This 1953 Buick Super 'Woodie' Station Wagon, one of only 1,830 built, features a 5.3-liter V8 engine and automatic transmission. Owned by Bernard Fornas since 2015, this well-maintained vehicle, with coachwork by Ionia Manufacturing Company, was once advertised as a 'former AACA National First Prize Winner'.

Condition

7

The car is described as 'very well presented indeed' and has been regularly maintained. However, the description also mentions that many of these cars were scrapped due to rotting body timbers, implying that some level of wear or potential imperfection may be present, though not explicitly stated for this particular vehicle. Therefore, a rating of 'Very Good' seems appropriate.

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Transmission:

Automatic

Chassis No:

16910515

Odometer:

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Reg Number:

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• One of only 1,830 built in 1953 • 5.3-litre V8 engine • Automatic transmission • Owned by Bernard Fornas since 2015 • Very well presented Inventor David Dunbar Buick built his first automobile in Detroit, Michigan in 1903.

More designer than businessman, Buick's lack of talent in the latter role led to a number of changes of ownership in the firm's early years before its founder was eventually eased out in 1908, his departure from the Buick Motor Company coinciding with its establishment as the cornerstone of new owner William C Durant's General Motors.

Under Durant's stewardship production rose dramatically from 750 cars in 1905 to 8,802 in 1908 when Buick's most popular model was the four-cylinder Model 10, priced at $900 and a direct competitor for Ford's Model T.

The four-cylinder Buicks were replaced by smaller sixes for the 1916 model year but the 'four' was back for 1917 in the shape of a two-door roadster and four-door tourer, both powered by a new overhead-valve engine wi...