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The Buick Y-Job, produced by Buick in 1938, was the auto industry's first concept car [3] (a model intended to show new technology or designs but not be mass-produced for sale to consumers). [4]
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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.
Last year, Avenir models, which get some fancier interior materials, more features, and distinctive paint colors, made up almost a third of Buick sales, the highest levels yet, Aldred said.
Full-size car (1936–1958), mid-size car (1973–2005) Roadmaster: 1936: 1958: C-body: 7: Full-size car, Buick's flagship car during 1946–1957: Special: 1936 1969 B-body (1936-1958) Y-body (1961-1963) A-body (1964-1969) 4 Full-size (1936–58), compact (1961–63), mid-size (1964–69) Super: 1939 1958 C-body: 5 Full-size car: Skylark: 1953 ...
The name Marquette was first used for an automobile when the Berwick Auto Car Company of Grand Rapids, Michigan, frequently took it as a model designation for their electric car in 1904. One of the General Motors founders, William Durant, bought the Rainier Motor Car Company in May 1909. Rainier was in severe financial trouble at the moment of ...
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The following year the company became Buick, Cadillac, and La Salle Concessionaires. The number of cars sold in 1932 was 150, by 1938 it would reach 2,000; the upper classes were now considering American cars as a credible alternative to Rolls-Royce, Bentley and Daimler [5] The 1920s and 1930s was a period of rapid growth for Lendrum & Hartman.