Teeny Tiny Buick

This photo of my 1957 Buick Roadmaster Model 73 was taken during an AACA Hornets Rest Region Victory Tour to Wilmington, NC. I like taking pictures of Roadside Americana, much of which is rapidly vanishing. Old gas stations are among my favorites, but this one defied all logic, due to it's enormous size and Machine-Age design cues.

My big ol' Buick looks like a pedal car, or a Matchbox Series toy dwarfed by the scale of Hughes Bros. Inc., a downtown facility, catering mostly to semi-trailer trucks. Frankly, I'd never seen anything like it, and how long it will remain standing is anyone's guess. My advice; get 'em while you can, before they become nothing but a dim memory.