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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 ...
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The Buick straight-8 engine (Fireball 8) was a straight-eight cylinder automobile engine produced from 1931 to 1953 by the Buick division of General Motors. It replaced the Buick Straight-6 engine across the board in all models on its debut.
Buick G2.5 V6 made by Shanghai GM, China, 2002 V6 engine of Buick 2.5G of Shanghai GM, China, 2002. Buick is one of China's most popular, best-selling automobiles. [55] In 2016, General Motors sold over 1.1 million Buicks in China. [56] Buicks have always been popular in China. In pre-World War II China, one in five cars was a Buick. [57]
The Buick Indy V6 engine is a powerful turbocharged, 3.0–3.4 L (180–210 cu in), V-6, Indy car racing internal combustion engine, designed and produced by Buick for use in the CART PPG Indy Car World Series, and later the IRL IndyCar Series; between 1982 and 1997.
He brought the concept of the overhead valve engine with him to Buick in 1901, where the invention was patented to Buick's chief engineer Eugene Richard in 1904 (applied 1902). [3] Marr also built a prototype Cyclecar in 1915 which was very narrow seating the passenger behind the driver. The car never made it to production, but the original ...
The engine's best 1996 finish was 2nd at Disney World, in the league's inaugural race, with Tony Stewart driving. Its best driver overall was also Stewart, who finished 8th in the series standings that year. Menard engines were only permitted for the first two races of the 1996-97 season, the last two run with old CART equipment.
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