Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
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.
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 ...
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. Buick sold only 7,438 Limiteds, due in part to their price.
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.
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 ...
2-door Business coupe 2-door Club coupe 4-door sedan 2-door convertible: Platform: B-body: Related: Cadillac Series 61 LaSalle Series 50 Buick Century Buick Special: Powertrain; Engine: 215 cu in (3.5 L) Oldsmobile Straight-six engine 230 cu in (3.8 L) Oldsmobile Straight-six engine: Transmission: 3-speed synchromesh manual 4-speed Hydra-Matic ...
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.
1968 Buick Skylark Custom 4-Door Sedan 1969 Buick Skylark hardtop sedan 1970 Buick Skylark coupe The previous V6 was discontinued and the associated tooling was sold to Kaiser Industries, which used the V6 in its Jeep trucks and sport utility vehicles.