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The Buicks of the late 1940s started out as warmed-over 1942 models, but soon moved on to offer extremely attractive styling. Few motoring enthusiasts would argue against the aesthetic success of the Riviera hardtop coupes of the early 1950s, or that the 1955 to 1957 models were classics of their age. The 1950s were very successful years for Buick, but the company's products were not always at the leading edge of technology, performance or styling. Always positioned as a sort of upper middle class range within the GM hierarchy, Buicks appealed to the family motorist. When the company announced the availability of its Dynaflow automatic transmission in 1948, buyers flocked to order it and by 1951 some 85% of all new Buicks were being fitted with this power-sapping device which nevertheless made driving that much less of a chore. Old-fashioned valve-in-head straight-eight engines sufficed until 1953, when the division finally gave in and introduced its first overhead-valve V8. Yet there were some notable exceptions to the rule, such as the 1954 Century, which was a muscle car before such machines became popular. Like the other GM marques, Buick succumbed to the worst of chrome-and-fins excess in its bloated 1958 models, but for 1959 the division was back with some of the most attractive models of the time. Even the downsized Buicks of the early 1960s were extremely well proportioned cars, and the Special of that period once again qualifies as an exceptional piece of styling. This book takes readers right through the 15 year period from 1947 to 1962, following the Buick marque from the period when it started production again after the Hitler War to the start of the sporty and muscle car period in the early 1960s. There were some real gems which wore Buick badges in that period and this is where to find out about them. Models covered: Dynaflow Buicks, 50 Series Super, Roadmaster 41, Super Riviera V8, Century, Century Special, Roadmaster Special, Special Estate Wagon, Century Hardtop, Limited, Invicta, Electra, Electra 225, Le Sabre, Special, Skylark & Wildcat. 140 pages, over 250 illus
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