A 1953 Buick Skylark is featured in Roger Waters ‘Three Wishes’ music video, recorded 1992. To the video (YouTube): Three Wishes “There’s something in the air And you don’t know what it is You see someone through the window Who you’ve just learned to miss And the road leads on to glory but You’ve used Read More …
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1955 Buick Century
A 1955 Buick Century resting in a junkyard. Photo dated 2019 The 1955 Buick Century’s wonderfully curved interior: This image shows the full beauty of the dashboard design. Buick reintroduced the Century using a lighter Buick Special body and the and most powerful 322 cu in (5.3 L) “Nailhead” OHV V8 engine. Coupled was the Read More …
1950 Buick abandoned….
A 1950 Buick rests in a forest in Europe.
Buick Inline 8 Fireball
The Buick Fireball engine made its debut in the late 1930’s, and it quickly gained a reputation for its innovative design and performance capabilities. One of its most notable features was its valve-in-head (OHV) design. It improved combustion efficiency and overall engine performance. This layout was a departure from the older flathead engines commonly used Read More …
1955 Buick Special 4Dr
The 1955 Buick Special 4Dr was a car produced by Buick. It was usually their lowest-priced model, starting out as a full-size car in 1936. Buicks of this year had a reputation as very durable cars and their engines almost live forever. History Buick is one of the oldest automobile company in the world and Read More …
1950 Buick Fastback 4Dr Sedan
The 1950 Buick Fastback 4dr sedan ‘Super’ shared a new General Motors type ‘C-body’ with the Roadmaster cars, but on a shorter wheelbase. It featured three chrome ‘Ventiports’ on the front fenders to denote its smaller straight-eight engine and shorter engine compartment when compared with the Roadmaster. It is a 4dr Fastback! The styling of Read More …
1955 Buick Roadmaster 4Dr Sedan
The 1955 Buick Roadmaster 4dr is a car that Buick built from 1936 to 1958. Roadmasters produced during this time range had the longest non-limousine wheelbase and shared their basic structure with entry-level Cadillacs and upscale Oldsmobiles. The Roadmaster was Buick’s flagship between 1946 and 1957. History In 1954 Buick Roadmasters shared the new General Read More …
1958 Buick Special Riviera
This manufacturer produced the 1958 Buick Special Riviera, usually the name of their lowest-priced model. The name ‘Special’ has already started out as a full-size car in 1936. History Buick introduced these cars in the middle of the 1955 model year. The four-door 1958 Buick Special Riviera was the first four-door pillarless hardtops ever produced. Read More …
1947 Buick Fastback Super
The 1947 Buick Fastback Super is a full-sized vehicle. It was manufactured from the 1940 through 1958 (model years). This car is of the larger body style (shared with the Roadmaster). Buick continued the basic styling from 1942. At this time the sedans had the same front fender sweep across the doors (to the rear) Read More …
1962 Buick Electra 225
The 1962 Buick Electra 225 is a full-size premium car, built by Buick from 1959 to 1990. Harlow H. Curtice, then president of Buick and later president of GM, named the car after his sister-in-law, Electra Waggoner Biggs. The ‘Electra 225’ nameplate was a hint to the car’s overall length of over 225 in, earning Read More …