About the Buick 8

I believe the car in the book is fictional, Buick did indeed make a Buick Eight, but the difference in the numerical name is enough to warrant that there is a difference. This could be down to not wanting to engage with Buick over any kind of legalities. In the novel, the car is described as being similar to a Buick Roadmaster. Seeing as the 1951 Buick Eight has a strong resemblance to the 1957 Buick Roadmaster I'll wager that fictional or no, it is a Buick Eight in the book.

1957 Buick Roadmaster

1951 Buick Eight

I'm not sure whether or not I'll be modelling the whole car yet, in the novel the car is left in Tarpaulin for much of its life, so I could go for that easier route. Ideally I would like both so that I could reveal the Buick Eight from under the tarp at the end of the level.