Buick Special Streamliner

The car which attracted everyone’s attention was Glenn Bilquist's stunning streamliner, travelling all the way from Sweden for the weekend. It's 1939 Chevrolet chassis is clothed in beautiful hand crafted curved aluminium panels, taking a lead from the legendary 1930s Mercedes Benz and Auto Union record breakers. It’s just as interesting on the inside too, the power coming from a pair of straight-8 Buick engines mounted in-line in the huge engine bay. It’s early days yet for this beauty and Glenn expects to get more performance out of it, setting a top speed of 88.54mph over the weekend.

The curves of the Buick Special are spectacular

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