Here’s a closer look at the Skylark Custom, Buick’s classy mid-sized offering for 1969. Continue reading
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Video: For 1988, the Great American Road Belongs to Buick
At GM’s oldest car division, the sales pitch for 1988 was “the great American road belongs to Buick.” Here’s what the brand had to offer that year. Continue reading
One of a Kind: The 1953 Buick Skylark Hardtop
In 1953, Buick produced 1,691 Skylark convertibles and a single hardtop coupe, and somehow the hardtop survived to this day. Continue reading
Buick’s Wildest Automatic Transmission: 1961-63 Dual Path Turbine Drive
In 1961, General Motors introduced one of the most unusual automatic transmissions the Motor CIty has ever seen: the Buick Special Dual Path Turbine Drive. Continue reading
Video: Introducing the Complete Buick Line for 1963
Join famed photographer William Helburn as he shoots the complete Buick line for 1963: Special, Skylark, LeSabre, Electra 225, and RIviera. Continue reading
Buick’s Apollo Program, 1973-75
In 1973, Buick made its re-entry to the Detroit compact class with the Apollo, a restyled and upgraded version of the Chevrolet Nova. Continue reading
GM Creates the Hardtop: 1949 Buick Roadmaster Riviera
The pillarless hardtop body style was a sales leader in the Motor CIty for decades. Buick got the ball rolling in 1949 with the Roadmaster Riviera. Continue reading