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2. Buick straight-8 engine - Wikipedia

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   Buick Nailhead V8. The Buick straight-8 engine (Fireball 8) was produced from 1931 to 1953 and sold in Buick automobiles, replacing the Buick Straight-6 engine across the board in all models in 1931. Like many American automobile makers, Buick adopted the straight-eight engine in 1931 as a more powerful alternative to the previous engines.

3. Buick straight-6 engine - Wikipedia

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   The 4 cylinder series was replaced by the lower priced Buick Standard Six and used the 191 and 207 engines, and the high-end Buick Master Six series was a continuation of the earlier 6 cylinder lineup and used the 255 and 274 engines. The Buick Straight-8 engine replaced the straight 6 across the board in all models, in 1931, [1] and was the ...

4. Pontiac straight-8 engine - Wikipedia

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   The Pontiac straight-8 engine is an inline eight-cylinder automobile engine produced by Pontiac from 1933 to 1954. Introduced in the fall of 1932 for the 1933 models, it was Pontiac's most powerful engine at the time and the least expensive eight-cylinder engine built by an American automotive manufacturer. During its 21-year run displacement ...

5. Straight-eight engine - Wikipedia

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   Straight-eight engine with firing order 1-4-7-3-8-5-2-6. The straight-eight engine or inline-eight engine (often abbreviated as I8) is an eight-cylinder internal combustion engine with all eight cylinders mounted in a straight line along the crankcase. The type has been produced in side-valve, IOE, overhead-valve, sleeve-valve, and overhead-cam ...

6. Buick Super - Wikipedia

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   In 1932 the straight eight engine displacement increased to 230.4 cu in (3,776 cc), producing 82.5 bhp, and closed coupes and sedans offered cloth interiors, offering mohair upholstery. Buick offered a new approach to allow the transmission to "free-wheel" and no clutch shifting between second and third gear called "Wizard Control". [1]

7. Buick V8 engine - Wikipedia

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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 ...