In
World
War
11,
Buick built aircraft engines, tanks
and
other military hardware. This post-war period brought
great styling and engineering changes which resulted in
increased sales. The torque converter automatic
transmission, Dynaflow, was introduced
in
the
1948
Roadmaster. Buick’s famous “portholes” came along
in
1949.
1949
Roadmaster
A
high-compression
V-8
engine was introduced in 1953.
And
Buick’s famous vertical pillar “toothy”
@e
(introduced in
1942)
became more massive
in
the
post-war era.
I953
Skylark
Motor Trend magazine named
the
1962
Buick Special
“Car of the Year.” The first production
V-6
engine was
used
in
the Special.
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