I11 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.
I949
Roachaster
A
high-compression
V-8
engine
was
introduced
in
1953.
And Buick’s
famous
vertical pillar “toothy” grille,
(introduced
in
19421,
became more massive
in
the
post-war era.
1953
Sk-ylark
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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