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That's how many you'd have to save to buy a 1953 Buick Roadmaster.
1953 BUICK ROADMASTER SELLS FOR $1.62 MILLION
Aviation genius Howard Hughes’ 1953 Buick Roadmaster sold for $1.62 including bidder’s premium at no reserve at the Barrett-Jackson Palm Beach Collector Car Auction on Saturday, April 2, 2005.
“$1.62 million is a phenomenal price for this one-of-a-kind piece of Americana,” said Craig Jackson, president of the Barrett-Jackson Auction Company. “There was a fierce bidding war between three parties for this gorgeous vehicle that ended with the setting of a new world record for the sale of a Buick.
Hughes, obsessed with germs, redesigned the system for air to flow through a dust trap and bacterial filter mounted in the trunk of the Roadmaster. In addition to the car’s typical 12-volt system, Hughes had a full 24-volt aircraft electrical system installed with a plug-in attachment under the trunk. The attachment gave him the ability to drive onto the tarmac and personally jumpstart his plane, thereby outsmarting his enemies and traveling undetected.
1953 BUICK ROADMASTER SELLS FOR $1.62 MILLION
Aviation genius Howard Hughes’ 1953 Buick Roadmaster sold for $1.62 including bidder’s premium at no reserve at the Barrett-Jackson Palm Beach Collector Car Auction on Saturday, April 2, 2005.
“$1.62 million is a phenomenal price for this one-of-a-kind piece of Americana,” said Craig Jackson, president of the Barrett-Jackson Auction Company. “There was a fierce bidding war between three parties for this gorgeous vehicle that ended with the setting of a new world record for the sale of a Buick.
Hughes, obsessed with germs, redesigned the system for air to flow through a dust trap and bacterial filter mounted in the trunk of the Roadmaster. In addition to the car’s typical 12-volt system, Hughes had a full 24-volt aircraft electrical system installed with a plug-in attachment under the trunk. The attachment gave him the ability to drive onto the tarmac and personally jumpstart his plane, thereby outsmarting his enemies and traveling undetected.
$3,240,000 For a 1954 Olds! 
I've only had 2 cups of coffee so far today; therefore, my noggin' isn't brewing quite right yet. 
