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”
grille
(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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