Paul Traub’s 1949 Buick Roadmaster is his first American car – and what a way to start! “I bought the Buick in 2019. In fact, it’s also my first classic car,” says Paul, “although I had a Fiat X1/9 when they were still fairly new and obviously that’s a classic today.” The Buick was advertised online, “I love the design of the 1940s and 1950s cars, but I’ve always found big tailfins to be a bit over the top; this bodywork is curved and far subtler. I really wanted a black car after seeing something like it in the film Goodfellas. There was also a similar age Buick convertible in the movie Rain Man and I really liked the Buick’s cockpit styling – that dashboard reminded of something from an aircraft. So I’d decided I wanted a Buick or a Cadillac Coupe de Ville.
“There’s a Facebook page for 1940s and 50s
