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buick Archive
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![I recently came across a now-concluded auction listing for this red 1990 Buick Estate Wagon, clad in so much DI-NOC woodgrain trim that you can barely tell what color it […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/1990-Buick-Estate-Wagon-Red-Metallic-Bring-a-Trailer-2-front-3q-left.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=70&ssl=1 "1990 Buick Estate Wagon: Luxurious Family Hauler The Old-Fashioned Way")
1990 Buick Estate Wagon: Luxurious Family Hauler The Old-Fashioned Way
Posted on October 17, 2025 | 21 CommentsI recently came across a now-concluded auction listing for this red 1990 Buick Estate Wagon, clad in so much DI-NOC woodgrain trim that you can barely tell what color it […] -
![Until the 1970s, GM automotive divisions made most of their own engines, leading to a confusing array of completely different engines of similar displacements. For example, Buick, Chevrolet, Oldsmobile, and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/1955-GM-V-8-engines.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=70&ssl=1 "Why Chevrolet, Pontiac, Oldsmobile, Buick, And Cadillac (Mostly) Had Their Own Engines")
Why Chevrolet, Pontiac, Oldsmobile, Buick, And Cadillac (Mostly) Had Their Own Engines
Posted on October 12, 2025 | 41 CommentsUntil the 1970s, GM automotive divisions made most of their own engines, leading to a confusing array of completely different engines of similar displacements. For example, Buick, Chevrolet, Oldsmobile, and […] -
![Canadiancatgreen has an unusual find posted to the CCohort, a 1981 Buick Skylark convertible. Such a thing being created back in the dark days of factory built convertibles being taboo […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/48806532996_b1f9d7a930_c.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "1981 Buick Skylark Convertible – On The Chopping Block")
1981 Buick Skylark Convertible – On The Chopping Block
Posted on October 11, 2025 | 8 CommentsCanadiancatgreen has an unusual find posted to the CCohort, a 1981 Buick Skylark convertible. Such a thing being created back in the dark days of factory built convertibles being taboo […] -
![One of the wonders of a car show, and indeed CC, is finding the familiar car in the unfamiliar setting – a 1948 Morris Minor up against a 1975 Maserati; […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/1963-buick-invicta-hardtop-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "1960 Buick Invicta Hardtop – Never Heard Of It, But I Want One")
1960 Buick Invicta Hardtop – Never Heard Of It, But I Want One
Posted on October 3, 2025 | 20 CommentsOne of the wonders of a car show, and indeed CC, is finding the familiar car in the unfamiliar setting – a 1948 Morris Minor up against a 1975 Maserati; […] -
![This Buick Century wagon could be the automotive embodiment of my late grandfather. Like the FWD A-Body Century that lasted a whopping fifteen model years from between 1982 and ’96, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/2012-02-05-1995-Buick-Century-Estate-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 1995 (?) Buick Century Wagon – A Century Ago…")
Curbside Find: 1995 (?) Buick Century Wagon – A Century Ago…
Posted on October 2, 2025 | 4 CommentsThis Buick Century wagon could be the automotive embodiment of my late grandfather. Like the FWD A-Body Century that lasted a whopping fifteen model years from between 1982 and ’96, […] -
![CC reader John Kelley spotted this Skylark Sun Coupe and sent me the photos with this comment “A rare sighting in Downtown Plymouth Massachusetts“. That’s for sure; these Sun Coupes […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/IMG_20250921_1657319042-scaled.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: Very Rare 1972 Buick Skylark Sun Coupe – Let The Sunshine In")
Curbside Find: Very Rare 1972 Buick Skylark Sun Coupe – Let The Sunshine In
Posted on September 26, 2025 | 18 CommentsCC reader John Kelley spotted this Skylark Sun Coupe and sent me the photos with this comment “A rare sighting in Downtown Plymouth Massachusetts“. That’s for sure; these Sun Coupes […] -
![If you think the first muscular Buicks were the GS400 and GS455 of the late ’60s and early ’70s, think again — more than 25 years earlier, the Buick Century […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/1941-Buick-Century-2SD-blue-Theodore-W.-Pieper-RM-Auctions-front-3q-with-CC-vignette.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=70&ssl=1 "1941 Buick Century Sedanet With Compound Carburetion – Buick’s First Muscle Car")
1941 Buick Century Sedanet With Compound Carburetion – Buick’s First Muscle Car
Posted on September 24, 2025 | 11 CommentsIf you think the first muscular Buicks were the GS400 and GS455 of the late ’60s and early ’70s, think again — more than 25 years earlier, the Buick Century […] -
![It’s hard being last. People tend to celebrate firsts, but not so often lasts. The final generation of Buick Park Avenue was ably profiled by Brendan Saur a few years […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/20190808_103627.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "2005 Buick Park Avenue – The Last Real Buick?")
2005 Buick Park Avenue – The Last Real Buick?
Posted on September 21, 2025 | 19 CommentsIt’s hard being last. People tend to celebrate firsts, but not so often lasts. The final generation of Buick Park Avenue was ably profiled by Brendan Saur a few years […] -
![(first posted 9/8/2019) I spotted this newcomer to our town the other morning while dropping something off at the USPS’s outpost at my local market and decided […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IMG_5268.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Find: 2010 Saab 9-5 Aero Turbo6 XWD – Well Hello There, You Must Be New In Town!")
Curbside Find: 2010 Saab 9-5 Aero Turbo6 XWD – Well Hello There, You Must Be New In Town!
Posted on September 7, 2025 | 36 Comments(first posted 9/8/2019) I spotted this newcomer to our town the other morning while dropping something off at the USPS’s outpost at my local market and decided […] -
![Vinyl roof coverings were incredibly popular on American cars of the ’70s, offered in a bewildering variety of styles and a whole range of colors. Here are some of the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/1970s-vinyl-roof-composite-1974-Olds-98-Regency-2HT-1972-Ford-Thunderbird-Landau-1974-Mark-V-1978-NewYorker.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=70&ssl=1 "Most Colorful Vinyl Roofs Of The 1970s: Dramatic Two-Tone Effects In Contrasting Colors")
Most Colorful Vinyl Roofs Of The 1970s: Dramatic Two-Tone Effects In Contrasting Colors
Posted on September 7, 2025 | 34 CommentsVinyl roof coverings were incredibly popular on American cars of the ’70s, offered in a bewildering variety of styles and a whole range of colors. Here are some of the […] -
![I’d like to think I’m a connoisseur of both Classic Cars and Classic TV, though the latter took a hit recently when I came across an early ’60s TV show […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/1-1-1.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=70&ssl=1 "CC TV: 1961 Buick Special – Techno-Steed Of The Forgotten Show Shannon")
CC TV: 1961 Buick Special – Techno-Steed Of The Forgotten Show Shannon
Posted on August 30, 2025 | 9 CommentsI’d like to think I’m a connoisseur of both Classic Cars and Classic TV, though the latter took a hit recently when I came across an early ’60s TV show […] -
![Although the Buick Riviera line survived through 1999, as far as many people were concerned, it could just as well have ended here. The 1985 Riviera was the last really […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/1985-Buick-Riviera-red-coupe-and-white-convert-Survivor-and-Mecum-side-composite.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=70&ssl=1 "1985 Buick Riviera – The Last Great Riviera (And The Last One That Really Sold)")
1985 Buick Riviera – The Last Great Riviera (And The Last One That Really Sold)
Posted on August 18, 2025 | 49 CommentsAlthough the Buick Riviera line survived through 1999, as far as many people were concerned, it could just as well have ended here. The 1985 Riviera was the last really […] -
![After a spectacular rise and equally dramatic fall in the 1950s, Buick reinvented its model lineup for the 1960s, dropping most of the familiar model names it had used since […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/1960-Buick-Electra-225-4HT-Pearl-Fawn-West-Coast-Classics-front-3q-right.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=70&ssl=1 "Full-Size Buicks Of The 1960s: How Buick Reinvented Its Lineup Between 1959 And 1970")
Full-Size Buicks Of The 1960s: How Buick Reinvented Its Lineup Between 1959 And 1970
Posted on August 6, 2025 | 24 CommentsAfter a spectacular rise and equally dramatic fall in the 1950s, Buick reinvented its model lineup for the 1960s, dropping most of the familiar model names it had used since […] -
![Between the development of Synchro-Mesh (launched for 1929) and Hydra-Matic (launched for 1940), General Motors also developed a four-speed semi-automatic transmission, sometimes called the Automatic Safety Transmission, which was available […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/1938-Buick-Model-40C-Phaeton-Titian-Maroon-Patrick-Emzen-RM-Auctions-front-3q-left.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=70&ssl=1 "Almost Automatic: SIA Drives A 1938 Buick With The Weird Semi-Automatic Ancestor of Hydra-Matic")
Almost Automatic: SIA Drives A 1938 Buick With The Weird Semi-Automatic Ancestor of Hydra-Matic
Posted on August 2, 2025 | 19 CommentsBetween the development of Synchro-Mesh (launched for 1929) and Hydra-Matic (launched for 1940), General Motors also developed a four-speed semi-automatic transmission, sometimes called the Automatic Safety Transmission, which was available […] -
![How did the Ford Thunderbird stack up against its personal luxury competition in 1968? Ford Division tackled that question in this intriguing 1968 booklet for Ford salespeople, which highlighted the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/1968-Thunderbird-vs-Major-Competition-0.webp?resize=115%2C115&quality=70&ssl=1 "1968 Ford Thunderbird Versus Rivals – How Ford Ranked The T-Bird’s Competition")
1968 Ford Thunderbird Versus Rivals – How Ford Ranked The T-Bird’s Competition
Posted on July 3, 2025 | 24 CommentsHow did the Ford Thunderbird stack up against its personal luxury competition in 1968? Ford Division tackled that question in this intriguing 1968 booklet for Ford salespeople, which highlighted the […]
