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The Buick Special was an automobile ... for Fisher Body and they were added to the Special when it was introduced in 1935. [2] ... engine in the Buick Special ...
The last year for Buick's straight-eight was 1953, but only in the lower-cost Buick Special. All other lines using the same basic chassis received the new V8 322 cu in (5.3 L) Fireball . Starting in 1954, the Special received the V8 as well.
The engine was a 320 cu in (5,243.9 cc) 120 hp (89 kW; 122 PS) Buick Straight-8 engine, [6] improving to 141 hp (105 kW; 143 PS) by 1939. [ 7 ] Limiteds were the most expensive Buicks in production, riding on the company's longest wheelbase of 138 in (3,505 mm), [ 8 ] and the best appointed cars that Buick built.
Buick reintroduced the Century using the same formula of mating the smaller, lighter Buick Special body to its largest and most powerful 322 cu in (5.3 L) "Fireball" OHV V8 engine mated with a Dynaflow automatic transmission, with the intent of giving Buick a performance vehicle. Included in the model lineup during this period was a station ...
The Buick Super is a full-sized automobile produced by Buick from 1940 through the 1958 model years, with a brief hiatus from 1943 through 1945. The first generation shared the longer wheelbase with the top level Roadmaster while offering the smaller displacement engine from the Buick Special. The Super prioritized passenger comfort over engine ...
Buick Century Series 60 (1930-1935) Buick Special Series 40 (1930-1935) Cadillac Series 353 (1930) Cadillac Series 370 (1930–1935) Cadillac V-12 Series 370 (1930-1935) Cadillac V-16 Series 452/90 (1930–1937) Chevrolet Bedford AC (1929-1931) Chevrolet Bedford LQ (1929-1931) Chevrolet Series AD Universal (1930) Marquette (1930)
The engine was the pinnacle of Pontiac engine development and was a strong performer that included a few race-specific features, such as provisions for dry-sump oiling. The only non-traditional Pontiac V8 engines were the 301 cu in (4.9 L) and the 265 cu in (4.3 L).
1926 – 1935 Buick Master Six; 1926 – 1935 Oldsmobile Six; 1929 – 1930 GM Marquette; 1929 – 1931 GM Viking; 1936 – 1958 Buick Century; 1936 – 1958 Buick Special; 1936 – 1939 Oldsmobile Series L; 1936 – 1938 Cadillac Series 60; 1936 – 1940 GM LaSalle; 1939 – 1951 Cadillac Series 61; 1939 – 1939 Oldsmobile Series G; 1940 ...