I Know!!!! I already want the car back, but I DID keep one of the 2 steering wheels I had for the car with the 50'th anniversary logo.
52 special owner here, you guys are all right, the 53s did have the V8s but the specials of 53 had straight 8s, being the cheap model, they got the upgrade (or downgrade if you love str8s) until later.
A tad O/T here, but this thread will hit all the Buick guys so here's where I need to ask - about 6 mo ago on the cover of R&C or SR (dang memory) there was a black Buick with the small side windows on the ends of the rear window. Anybody remember the car? Until that moment I was not what you'd call a buick guy but MAN when I saw that thing I wet myself . If ever I was drooling over a Buick that car was IT! Thanks for the help.