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GM Creates the Hardtop: 1949 Buick Roadmaster Riviera

Posted on January 28, 2024 by MCG

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 →

Posted in Auto History | Tagged 1949 Buick Riviera, Buick, General Motors

Under the Hood of the 1951 GM LeSabre Dream Car

Posted on December 19, 2023 by MCG

GM/s most famous dream car, the 1951 LeSabre, has an equally remarkable engine under the hood: an experirmental V8 with a bunch of exotic features.    Continue reading →

Posted in Auto History | Tagged 1951 GM LeSabre, Buick XP-300, Charles E. Chayne, General Motors, Harley Earl

An El Camino By Any Other Name: GMC Sprint and Caballero, 1971-87

Posted on December 12, 2023 by MCG

In case you wanted an El Camino but just couldn’t abide Chevrolet emblems, GMC offered the essentially identical Sprint and Caballero. Continue reading →

Posted in Auto History | Tagged General Motors, GMC, GMC Caballero, GMC Sprint

Video: It’s a Wonderful Day in Your 1960 Buick

Posted on November 5, 2023 by MCG

Join us for a leisurely tour of the countryside in a stylish and luxurious 1960 Buick convertible. Continue reading →

Posted in Auto History | Tagged 1960 Buick, Buick, General Motors

Sports Car Dreams: The 1969 Oldsmobile XP-888GT

Posted on October 19, 2023 by MCG

There was probably little hope that this neat little Oldsmobile sports car would ever see producion, but it’s a tantalizing what-if.  Continue reading →

Posted in Auto History | Tagged General Motors, Oldsmobile, XP-888GT

The Fifties Styling Fad That Never Happened: The Dorsal Fin

Posted on October 3, 2023 by MCG

In the anything-goes world of automobile styling in the 1950s, for one quick moment  the dorsal fin looked like the next big thing, but the moment quickly passed. Continue reading →

Posted in Auto History | Tagged 1959 Buick, 1961 Ford Thunderbird, Bill Mitchell, Dorsal Fin, General Motors

1955: Buick Joins the Big 3

Posted on September 24, 2023 by MCG

In 1955 and 1956, the hot-sellling Buick division briefly joined Ford and Chevrolet as the third member of the Big Three. Continue reading →

Posted in Auto History | Tagged 1955 Buick, Buick, Buick Riviera, General Motors

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