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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 ...
Also called the GM small corporate pattern and the S10 pattern. This pattern has a distinctive odd-sided hexagonal shape. Rear wheel drive applications have the starter mounted on the right side of the block (when viewed from the flywheel) and on the opposite side of the block compared to front wheel drive installations.
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Buick's 325 hp (242 kW) 401 cu in (6.6 L) "Nailhead" V-8 was initially the only available engine, [11] fitted with dual exhaust as standard equipment, and the turbine drive the only transmission. [12] Base price was $4,333 ($43,645 in 2023 dollars [13]), [10] running upwards of $5,000 delivered with typical options ($50,363 in 2023 dollars [13 ...
The Buick Wildcat is a full-size car that was produced by Buick from the 1963 to 1970 model years. Taking its name from a series of 1950s Buick concept cars, [1] the Wildcat replaced the Invicta within the "junior" B-body Buick sedan range. Serving as the higher-performance full-size Buick, the Wildcat was slotted between the LeSabre and the ...
Buick Nailhead V8 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.
The 400.9-cubic-inch (6.6 L) 401 had a 4.875 in × 3.58 in (123.8 mm × 90.9 mm) bore and stroke. [ 12 ] [ 17 ] It produced 210 hp (157 kW) gross at 3400 RPM and 377 lb⋅ft (511 N⋅m) gross torque at 1400 RPM, while the Magnum version introduced in 1966 produced 237 hp (177 kW) gross at 4000 RPM and 372 lb⋅ft (504 N⋅m) gross torque at ...
1953–1976 Buick Fireball V8 (also referred to as "Nailhead") & Buick Big-Block V8; 1955–2003 Chevrolet Small-Block V8 "Generation I" (originally "Turbo-Fire") 1955–1980 Pontiac V8 (also modified for GMC Truck models) 1958–1965 Chevrolet W (also referred to as "Turbo-Thrust")