The 1954 Buick Skylark Roadmaster - Original is a beautiful piece of art, painted on 11x14 Masonite using oil. It is a part of the Route 66 series and showcases the remarkable attention to detail and color that designers in the 1950s were known for. The car was made to celebrate Buick's 50th anniversary, and the Roadmaster Skylark, along with the Oldsmobile 98 Fiesta and Cadillac Series 62 Eldorado, were introduced as limited-production specialty convertibles by General Motors in 1953 to highlight its design leadership. Skylark was the most successful of the three, with 1,690 units sold. It was quite an accomplishment, considering that the car's list price in 1953 was slightly over $5,000, over 50% more than the well-equipped US $3,200 Roadmaster convertible it was based on.