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.
A
high-compression
V-8
engine was introduced in
1953
And Buick’s famous vertical pillar “toothy”
grille
(introduced in
1942)
became more massive
in
the
post-war era.
1953
Skylark
Motor Trend magazine named the
1962
Buick Special
1949
Roadmaster
“Car
of
the Year.” The first production
V-6
engine was
used in the Special.
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