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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