So in 1953 GM built a trio of full size cars destined to be the future of the American automobile industry 1953 Cadillac Eldorado, 1953 Buick Skylark, 1953 Oldsmobile Fiesta. I have dreamt of owning all three, although making this a whole lot harder is living in The UK, Today my dream has come true. The ultimate factory customs nearly 70 years old I give you The Triple Crown
Funny you should post that, today I put a new Treadle Vac in a 53 Fiesta. And yes the collection I work for has all 3 Motorama cars.
Great memories of these 3. I owned a 53 Skylark for 12 years my friend Deiter had a 53 Eldorado at the same time, and in high school my friend Paul had a 53 Olds Fiesta. Good to see them all, congratulations! You did it.
Great collection. I was at both the Cadillac and Buick National events last weekend. The 50's cars are hard to beat!
Skylark Wire Wheels Hello, A great collection of old 50s GM products. We knew about the models as we had a 1951 Oldsmobile, our dad had a 53 Buick Sedan and our neighbor drove a black 57 Cadillac. Ever since our dad was a Buick fanatic from his 1941 Buick Fastback, there were a long line of sedans for our family. His mantra was to buy a new Buick sedan every 4 years or at least trade in the old one for a new one. From the 1941 fastback to a 1982 Sport Regal, it was almost every 4 years. With his black 4 door 1949 Roadmaster, he took us to the local Buick dealer to see the latest 1953 models. He liked the new two tone models and purchased a 4 door sedan for the family and as a daily driver. So, the line of Buicks continued. In the next several years, our mom liked convertibles. She wanted to see one, so our family trudged into the Buick dealer to see what was available. The 54 Buick Skylark was sitting there and there was one 53 demo model on the lot. She wanted one for her own car. But, as we all looked at the convertibles, my brother and I liked the wheels, which was the first thing we noticed. Our dad had a slew of comments about convertibles, safety and security parked anywhere. Plus, he said that driving in the convertibles would have a flapping noise while driving due to the canvas top. Jnaki Since that day in the showrooms, we always liked the Skylark Wire Wheels and in 1963, I had the modifications done to put them on my 1958 Impala. Now, it was a fast hot rod/custom cruiser with drag race history and a more powerful motor/transmission set up. @themoose captured the essence of Skylark Wire Wheels on a Black Impala… Thanks. Then, one day my wife and I were having lunch in Newport Beach prior to the pandemic. When we were finished, we were gently surprised at what was sitting on the street in front of the 50s’s diner. It was the most pristine 1953 Buick Skylark we had seen in quite some time. It was coincidence that our lunch conversation was old cars as the theme of the restaurant is well known for a trip back in time. Of course, my wife has this thing for convertibles and many times we have considered purchasing one. But, she said the convertible is cool but somewhat impractical. The Candy Apple Paint or perhaps Tahitian Red Paint stood out from across the street. Something like a So Cal showcase style car with a couple of people cruising down the highway on a sunny day is what we are all led to believe happens in TV shows and movies. So, we always like looking and perhaps some day… We all like a nice rear end… Nice cars, although yours are across the Atlantic… !!!
All three of those great automobiles, are keepers no doubt. But if I had to choose, just one to keep, it would be the Buick Skylark ! So cool that you have all three of them.
That is an amazing collection. Congrat's on achieving your dream. Harley Earl had an incredible eye for style! His concept car the 1938 Y Job was a window into the future.
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