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LaSalle was an American brand of luxury automobiles manufactured and marketed, as a separate brand, by General Motors' Cadillac division from 1927 through 1940. Alfred P. Sloan, GM's Chairman of the Board, developed the concept for four new GM marques - LaSalle, Marquette, Viking and Pontiac - paired with already established brands to fill price gaps he perceived in the General Motors product ...
Although the wheelbases on the wagons were longer than the sedans, the architecture matched that of B-body. Check the door inner bottom trim or the rear door cutline. The body letter became 2nd digit of the cowl tag about 1973 and the Buick Estate Wagon is mentioned as the 4BN35 and 4BN45 in the 1976 sales brochure.
The GM B platform was introduced in 1926 with the Buick Master Six, and the Oldsmobile Model 30, and had at least 12 major re-engineering and restyling efforts, for the 1937, 1939, 1941, 1949, 1954, 1957, 1959, 1961, 1965, 1971, 1977, and 1991 model years; along with interim styling changes for 1942, 1969, and 1980 that included new sheetmetal and revised rooflines.
2/4-door sedan 2/4-door convertible 4-door Estate station wagon (1941–1942 only) Platform: GM B platform: Related: Cadillac Series 60 Cadillac Series 61 LaSalle Series 50 McLaughlin-Buick Buick Century Oldsmobile F-Series Oldsmobile Series 70 Pontiac Streamliner Torpedo: Powertrain; Engine: 233 cu in (3.8 L) OHV I8 248 cu in (4.1 L) OHV I8 ...
The first automobile made by the Buick Company. Four: 1909 ... Changed dynamically from two-door car to four-door car. Electra: 1959 1990 ... 1970 B-body: 2
Buick Estate is a nameplate that was used by the Buick division of General Motors, denoting its luxury full-size station wagon from 1940 to 1964 and from 1970 to 1996. The Estate nameplate was derived from the term country estate in wealthy suburban areas and estate car , the British term for a station wagon.
Located at 26427 State Route 281. Was part of GM's Central Foundry Division. Iron pouring ended in 2017. The plant now pours only aluminum blocks and heads. Defiance made the aluminum blocks and heads for the Buick 215 V8. Defiance has also supplied Toyota with 4-cylinder engine blocks and Nissan with V6 engine blocks. U: Detroit/Hamtramck Assembly
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.