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  2. Buick Super - Wikipedia

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    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 .

  3. Buick straight-8 engine - Wikipedia

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    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.

  4. Buick Roadmaster - Wikipedia

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    1954 Buick Roadmaster convertible rear. For the 1954 model year, the Buick Roadmaster and Super shared with Cadillac and Oldsmobile 98 the new General Motors C-body, adopting the new "ponton" appearance, and the addition of "Dagmar bumpers" to the front. These were large, roomy cars, as much as five and a half inches longer in wheelbase and ...

  5. 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 ...

  6. Buick Special - Wikipedia

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    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.

  7. Oldsmobile 98 - Wikipedia

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    The new C-body that the 1940 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser Series 90 shared with Cadillac Series 62, Buick Roadmaster and Super, and the Pontiac Torpedo featured cutting-edge "torpedo" styling. Shoulder and hip room was over 5 in (127 mm) wider, running boards were eliminated, and the exterior was streamlined and 2–3 in (51–76 mm) lower.

  8. Timeline of North American automobiles - Wikipedia

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    Buick Estate (1954-1958) Buick Century (1954–1958) Buick Roadmaster (1954-1956) Cadillac Eldorado (1954-1956) Cadillac Series 62 (1954-1956) Cadillac Series 75 (1954-1956) Cadillac Sixty Special (1954-1956) Chevrolet Bel Air (1954-1957) Chevrolet Delray (1954) Dodge C Series (1954–1960) Dodge Town Panel (1954–1966) Dodge Town Wagon (1954 ...

  9. Buick Estate - Wikipedia

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    Buick Estate is a nameplate that was used by the Buick division of General Motors, denoting its luxury full-size station wagon from 1940 to 1964 and from 1970 to 1996. The Estate nameplate was derived from the term country estate in wealthy suburban areas and estate car, the British term for a station wagon.