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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]
The original idea behind putting these brands together was that, with Buick’s cars and GMC’s trucks and SUVs, a Buick-GMC dealer would have a full line of vehicles to offer virtually any ...
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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 ...
Buick has a long history of creating intriguing concept cars dating back to the Y-Job, the industry's first concept car, of 1938. Its recent concepts, all electric vehicles , are the Buick Enspire concept unveiled in April 2018, the Buick Electra concept unveiled in September 2020, and the Buick Wildcat concept which was unveiled in June 2022.
The Pontiac 6 was a more affordable version of its predecessor Oakland Six that was introduced in 1926, sold through Oakland Dealerships. [1] Pontiac was the first of General Motors companion make program where brands were introduced to fill in pricing gaps that had developed between Cadillac, Buick, Oldsmobile, Oakland and Chevrolet.
The Buick Special was an automobile produced by Buick. It was usually Buick's lowest-priced model, starting out as a full-size car in 1936 and returning in 1961 (after a two-year hiatus) as a mid-size. The Special was built for several decades and was offered as a coupe, sedan and later as a station wagon.
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 ...