he 1957 Buick Special was just that: a special car with its rear deck window and two complementary quarter windows. (This rear window treatment was also found on the 1957 Olds.) The one-year-only rear glass treatment makes the 1957 Buick Special both unique and particularly stylish. To this day hot rodders all have their favorite car but you mention the 1957 Buick Special two-door hardtop and all will declare that it’s on their “list” because of the rear glass treatment.
Speaking of the interior, the striking red presentation is done in Italian red leather throughout. The dashboard is a stock 1957 Buick Special outfitted with Classic Instruments analog gauges from their custom shop. More dash appointments include the Vintage Air A/C system, Pioneer stereo arrangement, with a pair of trunk-located Optima batteries and American Autowire Highway 22 Plus wiring the entire car, all done at CMMC. To this there’s an ididit chromed steering column with a red leather–wrapped Billet Specialties wheel at the ready; foot pedal treatment comes by way of Lokar. The front seating is a pair of Cadillac Eldorado buckets with custom bolsters and seatbelts all stitched in the red Italian leather by CMMC. The matching red carpeting is stitched from a Daytona weave—again from the sewing machines at CMMC.
There’s no doubting the timeless styling that the roofline of the 1957 Buick Special two-door sedan possesses. In our case Sammy was able to retain all of the good looks and enhance the performance many times over, making this a true modern-day hot rod.