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unusual facts about second generation ''Buick'' GL8



Buick Century

In 1985 and 1986, Hess & Eisenhardt/Car Craft of Lima, Ohio converted 124 finished Buick Century coupes into coachbuilt convertibles.

1984 also saw an Olympic version of the Buick Century, commemorating the 1984 games in Los Angeles, California.

Buick Enclave

In 2008, General Motors began exporting the Enclave to China, to be sold through Shanghai GM's Buick network.

Buick Invicta

According to Robin Moore in his 1969 book The French Connection, "the 1960 Buick Invicta had a peculiarity in body construction conducive to the installations of . . . extraordinary, virtually detection-proof traps concealed within the fenders and undercarriage" that made it a popular model for international heroin smugglers.

Buick Open

The Associated Press reported July 28, 2009 that General Motors would end its sponsorship of the Buick Open after the 2009 tournament, in order to devote its marketing resources to cars and trucks.

Cadillac High Technology engine

It was a 4100 cc V8, designed for rear-wheel-drive and longitudinal front-wheel-drive applications sharing the same transmission bellhousing pattern as Buick, Oldsmobile, and Pontiac rear- and front-wheel drivetrains for 2.5 L 4-cylinder and 2.8, 3.1, and 3.3 L V6.

Cadillac V8 engine

Although Oldsmobile, Pontiac, and Buick have borrowed the Northstar architecture for their V8 (and even V6) engines, it was not until the 2004 Pontiac Bonneville that a non-Cadillac used the Northstar name.

David Dunbar

David Dunbar Buick (1854–1929), Scottish-born American inventor, best known for founding the Buick Motor Company

Early fuel evaporator

Buick Century, Limited, 3.0L V6 Cardureted 1984 Check under-hood label if EFE gasket needed or not.

Flint, Michigan auto industry

Buick Motor Division became a marketing and public-relations entity in 1984, when the Buick-Oldsmobile-Cadillac Group (BOC) was created and took over engineering and assembly control from Buick, Oldsmobile, Cadillac and the GM Assembly Division.

From a Buick 6

"From a Buick 6" has been covered by musicians such as Gary U.S. Bonds, Mitch Ryder, Treat Her Right, Mike Wilhelm, Cryin' D.T. Buffkin & the Bad Breath, Alex Taylor and Johnny Winter.

"From a Buick 6" is a song by Bob Dylan from his album Highway 61 Revisited, which was also released as a single on the B-side of Positively 4th Street.

GM Card

Earnings on GM Card products can be applied towards the purchase of an eligible new GM vehicle from any Chevrolet, Buick, GMC, or Cadillac dealer.

GM Fiat Small platform

The long wheelbase version is adopted by the Fiat Linea sedan models, Opel Meriva B, Fiat Doblò (with related twin Opel Combo D) and the recent Fiat 500L.

Harley Earl

Actor John Diehl, portraying Earl (or his ghost) was used to symbolize the importance of design in Buick's cars, or as the ads put it, the "Spirit of American Style".

Harlow Curtice

GM's Buick division was having great difficulties during the Depression (according to Curtice, production was at only 17% of 1926 levels).

John J Moses

Moses also worked on a number of film musical scores including "Interview with a Vampire", "You've Got Mail", "Beauty and the Beast", and "Aladdin" as well as television commercials for Buick, Cheerios, and Mastercard.

John P. Curley

Curley is vice president of his family’s car dealership located in Lakewood, Jim Curley GMC, Buick and Kia.

Kanetake Ebikawa

He was also involved with the colouring scheme design of Toyota Team Kraft's "Bandai 00 Dunlop SC430" (participating in 2007 Super GT season), which use the Gundam Exia's colouring scheme with the logo of the anime.

Lakewood Assembly

Lakewood assembled Chevrolets, Pontiacs, Oldsmobiles and Buicks at various points in their history, and also began assembling Chevrolet and GMC trucks from 1929 through at least 1986.

Lansing Manufacturers Railroad

Beginning in 1988, the Reatta Craft Centre (also known as Buick-Oldsmobile Cadillac Division Plant No. 2) on this site built limited-production specialty vehicles such as the EV1 electric car and the Chevrolet SSR.

Mercer Union

The artist's “Shared Propulsion Car,” an old Buick stripped of its engine and interior, and then outfitted with a four-seat bicycle pedal and brake system, was confiscated by Toronto police after gallery staff took it for ride on Queen Street West.

Moraine, Ohio

The plant continued to manufacture SUVs from the General Motors product line (Chevrolet, Oldsmobile, Buick) until 2008 when the plant closed.

Opel Regent

Since GM feared too much competition with the top models of its own brands Cadillac and Buick, all 25 previously sold Regent models had to be bought back and scrapped.

Operation Downfall

The 35 landing beaches were all named for automobiles: Austin, Buick, Cadillac through Stutz, Winton, and Zephyr.

Pan Asia Technical Automotive Center

From PATAC's own development come the Chevrolet Sail and the second generation Buick GL8.

Ray Harroun

However, at least one 1909 race result shows him driving a Buick.

Roadmaster

Buick Roadmaster, an automobile produced by Buick 1936–1958 and 1991–1996

Rolls-Royce – Bentley L Series V8 engine

Known as the Six and Three-Quarter Litre or simply the Six and Three-Quarter, it is the most widely used and well known of all the versions and possibly the most famous British V8 engine of all time, save for the Rover V8 engine, which was actually an American Buick design purchased from General Motors.

Rover Company

The Land Rover became a runaway success (despite Rover's reputation for making upmarket saloons, the utilitarian Land Rover was actually the company's biggest seller throughout the 1950s, '60s, and '70s), as well as the P5 and P6 saloons equipped with a 3.5L (215ci) aluminium V8 (the design and tooling of which was purchased from Buick) and pioneering research into gas turbine-fueled vehicles.

Santa Wheels

Santa Wheels is a volunteer program created in 1995 by Master Pontiac-Buick-GMC and re-launched in 2006 in Augusta, Georgia, United States.

Satellite Rides

"Rollerskate skinny" refers to Holden Caulfield's description of his sister in J. D. Salinger's seminal novel, The Catcher in the Rye, while "Buick City Complex" refers to workers affected by General Motors' decision to close its failed mega-factory in Flint, Michigan.

Scott Brayton

When Buick pulled out of IndyCar racing in 1993, John Menard continued developing the engine, now badged as the Menard V-6.

Self-competition

The big three automakers, Ford eventually discontinued Mercury, GM discontinued Pontiac, Oldsmobile and Saturn because models from these makes were largely redundant to Chevrolet and Buick.

Stroke ratio

The 1968-1981 Buick 350 engine with a displacement of 349.3 cubic inches is another nearly square engine with a bore of 3.80 inches and a stroke of 3.85.

Super Chase: Criminal Termination

Enemy vehicles: Harley-Davidson Fat Boy, Red Buick Skylark convertible, Purple 1970s Pontiac Firebird Trans Am

Verano

Buick Verano, a four-door, five passenger sedan sold by Buick in North America

WSNL

WTAC popularly stood for "WE THE AUTO CITY", referring to Chevrolet and Buick plants formerly located in Flint, but it actually stood for Trendle and Campbell.


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