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The Buick Roadmaster is an automobile built by Buick from 1936 until 1942, from 1946 until 1958, and then again from 1991 until 1996. Roadmasters produced between 1936 and 1958 were built on Buick's longest non-limousine wheelbase and shared their basic structure with the entry-level Cadillac Series 65, the Buick Limited, and after 1940, the Oldsmobile 98.
This year also brought all-new bodywork, as well as a four-door hardtop station wagon called the Buick Riviera Estate. [17] The 1957 wheelbase remained 122 inches. [ 18 ] In the June, 1957 issue of Popular Mechanics , the Special was rated with a 0-60 mph time of 11.6 seconds, fuel economy of 17.4 mpg ‑US (13.5 L/100 km; 20.9 mpg ‑imp ) at ...
The 1996 Buick Roadmaster Estate (alongside its Chevrolet Caprice counterpart) was the full-size station wagon to remain in production and the last to offer exterior woodgrain trim. [4] In 1976 American Motors Corporation introduced the Jeep Grand Wagoneer with similar passenger accommodation, luxury standard equipment and a simulated woodgrain ...
Originally, the Series 60 had the 331.4 cu in (5.4 L) OHV Buick Straight-6 engine from the Series 70, developing 99 bhp (74 kW) at 2,800 rpm. It had, at the beginning of the generation, a full-length running board denoting the top model for Buick at the time, shared with the short wheelbase, entry level Series 40.
4-door sedan 4-door Riviera sedan 2-door Sedanet coupe 2-door Riviera hardtop 2-door convertible 4-door Estate wagon: Platform: C-body: Related: Cadillac Series 62 Cadillac Series 61 Buick Roadmaster Oldsmobile 98: Powertrain; Engine: 248 cu in (4.1 L) Fireball I8 OHV 263 cu in (4.3 L) Fireball I8 OHV 322 cu in (5.3 L) Nailhead V8 OHV: Transmission
Available only as a 4-door hardtop, 2-door hardtop coupe or convertible, the Limited rode Buick's 127.5 in (3,238 mm) wheelbase, [10] and overall length 227.1 in (5,768 mm). [11] Interiors were of high quality fabrics in sedans and coupes, full leather in convertibles.
The first automobile made by the Buick Company. Four: 1909 1915 1 Passenger car, the first model as a General Motors division. Six: 1914 1925 1 Senior model to the Four: Master Six: 1925 1928 B-body: 1 Standard Six: 1925 1929 A-body: 1 Limited: 1931: 1942: C-body: 2: Full-size car: Century: 1936 2005 B-body (1936–58) A-body (1973–96) W-body ...
The Buick Electra is a full-size luxury car manufactured and marketed by Buick from 1959 to 1990, over six generations. Introduced as the replacement for the Roadmaster lines, the Electra served as the flagship Buick sedan line through its entire production and was offered as a two-door sedan, two-door convertible, four-door sedan, and five-door station wagon.