made Buick, there were special  compartments for camera equipment, etc. The appearance of the Buick  resembles a Cord, but the supercharger pipes on the side were just  decorations. After the filming of _Topper (1937)_ (qv) the Buick was  owned by the Gilmore Oil Company for many years and was used for  promotional purposes. It was updated in 1954 with Chrysler Imperial  chassis and drive train. The car used by Cosmo Topper is a 1936  Lincoln Model K.