. ▁Tor que ▁on ▁the ▁other ▁hand ▁was ▁hardly ▁affected . ▁The ▁number ▁of ▁body ▁styles ▁increased ▁to ▁four ▁with ▁the ▁return ▁of ▁the ▁Est ate ▁w agon ▁after ▁a ▁six ▁year ▁absence . ▁A ▁total ▁of ▁ 1 1 9 , 3 3 4 ▁units ▁were ▁sold . ▁The ▁front ▁susp ension ▁was ▁independent ▁with ▁co il ▁spr ings . ▁ 7 6 . 9 8 % ▁of ▁Bu ick ▁sales ▁this ▁year ▁were ▁Sup ers . ▁ ▁Com bin ing ▁big ▁Road master ▁room ▁with ▁an ▁econom ical ▁Special ▁engine ▁continued ▁to ▁make ▁the ▁Super ▁an ▁American ▁favorite ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 . ▁The ▁Super ▁was ▁little ▁changed ▁from ▁its ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁counter part , ▁except ▁for ▁new ▁stamp ed ▁gr ille ▁that ▁had ▁separate ▁upper ▁bar ▁and ▁new ▁em blem . ▁St ain less ▁lower ▁body ▁m old ings ▁made ▁a ▁single ▁line ▁along ▁the ▁body ▁and ▁continued ▁onto ▁the ▁standard ▁wheel house ▁shield s . ▁A ▁white ▁Ten ite ▁ste ering ▁wheel ▁was ▁standard ▁while ▁the ▁instruments ▁were ▁round ▁and ▁set ▁into ▁a ▁two - ton ed ▁dash ▁panel . ▁Ex terior ▁series ▁identification ▁was ▁found ▁on ▁the ▁cross bars ▁between ▁the ▁standard ▁b um per ▁gu ards . ▁A ▁chrome ▁em blem ▁was ▁used ▁with ▁the ▁series ▁script ▁emb oss ed ▁and ▁filled ▁with ▁red . ▁Sales ▁reached ▁a ▁record ▁ 1 5 9 , 5 8 8 . ▁The ▁height ▁was ▁ 6 4 . 9   in ches . ▁B rak