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Six-Time Land Speed Record Holder 1952 Buick Super Can Be Yours for $195,000

$195,000 these days is a mountain of cash that offers plenty of choices to those in the market for whatever car costs less than that. The 2016 Mercedes-AMG G63, for example, is $139,900. But if it were my $195,000, I’d spend them on a Buick.
1952 Buick Super a.k.a. Bombshell Betty 11 photos
Photo: DuPont Registry
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Offered for sale by its second owner on the DuPont Registry, the 1952 Buick Super you’re looking at is a far cry from the original. The engine, as a case in point, is a bored out 320 cu.in. Fireball straight-8 from a Roadmaster. The eight-cylinder monster develops plenty of get-up-and-go thanks to an extensive suite of add-ons.

To name a few of those upgrades, the highlights are Arias 11:1 pistons, a solid lifter cam, an Oldsmobile race-grade harmonic balancer, Jegs Quick-Fuel 750 cfm racing carburetor, as well as Wilwood hydraulics for the clutch and brake system. The tranny, on the other hand, is a 1960s four-speed made by Borg Warner.

Underneath the skin, this fantastic looking machine borrows the front and of a 1968 Chevrolet Van and boasts a solid mounted 11-inch axle. The rear end, on the other hand, comes from a ’73 Ford Thunderbird and prides itself on a 9-inch diff with a ratio of 2.73:1. All these goodies combined helped Bombshell Betty break six land speed world records, as you can see in the videos below.

“Betty is mainly comprised of a 1952 Buick Super Riviera – totally Frankensteined to resemble something out of a Mad Max film. With a raw, steel exterior and single racing seat interior, Betty’s futuristic aesthetics hint at its sophisticated inner workings – painstakingly designed by Brock himself,” the ad reads. Brock who? The original owner and its creator, Jeff Brock, who sold it to the current owner two years ago.

Peter Lik, a world-renowned photographer, has since taken care of it. These being said, you could also get to race Bombshell Betty at Bonneville and cherish it like a child, provided that your pockets are deep enough.

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About the author: Mircea Panait
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After a 1:43 scale model of a Ferrari 250 GTO sparked Mircea's interest for cars when he was a kid, an early internship at Top Gear sealed his career path. He's most interested in muscle cars and American trucks, but he takes a passing interest in quirky kei cars as well.
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