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In 1962 the Wildcat was a Buick Invicta subseries, mating the Invicta's longer full-size two-door hardtop Buick body (known as the "sport coupe", body production code 4647 hardtop only) [2] with a high-performance 325 hp (242 kW) version of the 401 cu in (6.6 L) Nailhead V8, known as the "Wildcat 445" for producing 445 lb⋅ft (603 N⋅m) of torque.
Buick Wildcat The Buick Invicta is a full-size automobile produced by Buick from 1959 to 1963. [ 1 ] The Invicta was a continuation of the mid-range Buick Century that mated the standard size Buick LeSabre (pre-1959, Buick Special ) body with Buick's larger 401 cubic inch Fireball V8 engine.
1965 Buick Riviera GS. In 1965 the 401 cu in (6.6 L) V8 returned as the standard engine, and the "Gran Sport" version made its debut, powered by the Super Wildcat V8, a 360 hp (268 kW) engine equipped with two Carter 625 CFM carburetors, a distributor with different advance, and outfitted with a more aggressive 3.42 axle ratio.
Buick came out swinging with the Riviera, then put a Wildcat engine in this cat. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ...
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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 ...
1965 Buick Gran Sport. The 1965 Skylark Gran Sport was the intermediate Buick Skylark with the Gran Sport option added. Although a 300 cubic inches (4.9 litres) V8 was already offered in the Skylark, the Gran Sport had the largest engine permitted by GM - a 401 cubic inches (6.6 litres) Buick V8 (called a 400 by Buick because that was the maximum engine size allowed in intermediate body cars).
The 322 Fireball V8 in a 1956 Buick Century. Buick's first generation V8 was offered from 1953 through 1956; it replaced the Buick straight-eight.While officially called the "Fireball V8" [1] by Buick, it became known by enthusiasts as the "Nailhead" for the unusual vertical alignment of its small-sized valves (Originally it was known to hot-rodders as the "nail valve", because the engine's ...