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buick Archive
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![Take one full-size American near-luxury car, lop a foot off its overall length, subtract over 100 cubic inches of engine displacement, and raise the price by hundreds of dollars. It […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/1977-Buick-Electra-Park-Avenue-4SD-Black-Bring-a-Trailer-2-side-right-115x115.webp "1977 Buick Electra Park Avenue: Buick’s Big Downsizing Gamble Pays Off Handsomely (But Oh, That Interior!)")
1977 Buick Electra Park Avenue: Buick’s Big Downsizing Gamble Pays Off Handsomely (But Oh, That Interior!)
Posted on March 9, 2026 | 21 CommentsTake one full-size American near-luxury car, lop a foot off its overall length, subtract over 100 cubic inches of engine displacement, and raise the price by hundreds of dollars. It […] -
![If 1970 was the peak of the original muscle car era, these four offerings from General Motors must be considered some of the best muscle cars ever. All of them […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/1970-GM-Intermediate-Muscle-Cars-115x115.jpg "1970 GM Muscle Cars: Which One Looked The Best?")
1970 GM Muscle Cars: Which One Looked The Best?
Posted on February 24, 2026 | 52 CommentsIf 1970 was the peak of the original muscle car era, these four offerings from General Motors must be considered some of the best muscle cars ever. All of them […] -
![For 1975, Buick added a new model to its popular midsize Century/Regal line: the Century Special, advertised as a “new lightweight, gas-saving edition of the Century Hardtop Coupe” that was […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/1975-Buick-Century-Special-Arctic-White-Midwest-Car-Exchange-side-right-115x115.webp "1975 Buick Century Special V-6: The Colonnade “Economy” Model That Wasn’t")
1975 Buick Century Special V-6: The Colonnade “Economy” Model That Wasn’t
Posted on February 20, 2026 | 18 CommentsFor 1975, Buick added a new model to its popular midsize Century/Regal line: the Century Special, advertised as a “new lightweight, gas-saving edition of the Century Hardtop Coupe” that was […] -
![The Buick brand is one that I hold close to my heart, as I grew up in the city in which this make had once called its world headquarters home […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/011-1981-Buick-Regal-Pace-Car-CC.jpg "1981 Buick Regal Indy 500 Pace Car: The Real McCoy")
1981 Buick Regal Indy 500 Pace Car: The Real McCoy
Posted on January 21, 2026 | 18 CommentsThe Buick brand is one that I hold close to my heart, as I grew up in the city in which this make had once called its world headquarters home […] -
![Let’s do some time-traveling to the 1980s. Granted, there are probably other aspects of that era’s automotive landscape we would rather revisit than a humble J-car in “upscale” Buick garb. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/53679016126_f5692afedb_k-115x115.jpg "Curbside Find: 1984 Buick Skyhawk Wagon – Eighties Time-Capsule Ready For The Camera")
Curbside Find: 1984 Buick Skyhawk Wagon – Eighties Time-Capsule Ready For The Camera
Posted on January 11, 2026 | 16 CommentsLet’s do some time-traveling to the 1980s. Granted, there are probably other aspects of that era’s automotive landscape we would rather revisit than a humble J-car in “upscale” Buick garb. […] -
![I reference my parents’ 1977 Plymouth Volaré coupe a lot because that was the first car with which I had developed a love/hate relationship. My years as a toddler starting […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/004-1973-Buick-Electra-225-coupe-CC.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1973 Buick Electra 225 – Living Room")
Curbside Classic: 1973 Buick Electra 225 – Living Room
Posted on January 10, 2026 | 14 CommentsI reference my parents’ 1977 Plymouth Volaré coupe a lot because that was the first car with which I had developed a love/hate relationship. My years as a toddler starting […] -
![(Updated 1/9/2026) I’m on a quest to find a first-year example of each of the FWD GM A bodies. I haven’t found one yet, but every time I spy […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/87BuickCentury1jg.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1988 Buick Century – Direct from the Waning Years of the Great Brougham Epoch")
Curbside Classic: 1988 Buick Century – Direct from the Waning Years of the Great Brougham Epoch
Posted on January 9, 2026 | 82 Comments(Updated 1/9/2026) I’m on a quest to find a first-year example of each of the FWD GM A bodies. I haven’t found one yet, but every time I spy […] -
![With its standard 105-horsepower 231-cid V-6 engine, the 2-ton 1976 Buick LeSabre had a truly grim power-to-weight ratio, one of the worst in the entire U.S. industry. Almost no other […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/1976-Buick-LeSabre-V6-2CP-Continental-Blue-Mecum-Auctions-T227-front-3q-left-slant-inset-115x115.webp "1976 Buick LeSabre V-6: Why Did Buick Build This Rare, Slow, Massively Underpowered Big Car?")
1976 Buick LeSabre V-6: Why Did Buick Build This Rare, Slow, Massively Underpowered Big Car?
Posted on December 20, 2025 | 36 CommentsWith its standard 105-horsepower 231-cid V-6 engine, the 2-ton 1976 Buick LeSabre had a truly grim power-to-weight ratio, one of the worst in the entire U.S. industry. Almost no other […] -
![Buick built 34,080 Rivieras for 1973, the last year of the flamboyant and controversial “Boattail” design. Only 1,234 of those had the high-output Stage 1 engine, and only a few […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/1973-Buick-Riviera-GS-Stage-1-Midnight-Gray-Mecum-Auctions-S86-rear-3q-left-115x115.webp "1973 Buick Riviera GS Stage 1 With Rare MaxTrac Traction Control: No Fishtailing In Your Boattail")
1973 Buick Riviera GS Stage 1 With Rare MaxTrac Traction Control: No Fishtailing In Your Boattail
Posted on December 12, 2025 | 16 CommentsBuick built 34,080 Rivieras for 1973, the last year of the flamboyant and controversial “Boattail” design. Only 1,234 of those had the high-output Stage 1 engine, and only a few […] -
![There’s an old running joke that the online auto enthusiast’s ideal car is a brown stick-shift turbodiesel station wagon. This Desert Fawn 1961 Buick Special six-passenger wagon burns gasoline, not […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/1961-Buick-Special-4SW-Desert-Fawn-Bring-a-Trailer-front-3q-with-3-pedal-inset-115x115.webp "1961 Buick Special Wagon: Rare Three-Pedal Station Wagon With Aluminum V-8 And 3-Speed Stick")
1961 Buick Special Wagon: Rare Three-Pedal Station Wagon With Aluminum V-8 And 3-Speed Stick
Posted on December 10, 2025 | 23 CommentsThere’s an old running joke that the online auto enthusiast’s ideal car is a brown stick-shift turbodiesel station wagon. This Desert Fawn 1961 Buick Special six-passenger wagon burns gasoline, not […] -
![In the late ’70s and throughout 1980s, automakers became very concerned with improving the aerodynamics of their cars for better highway fuel economy and a sleeker, more modern look. What […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/1960-Pontiac-Star-Chief-Vista-4HT-Sierra-Copper-Orlando-Classic-Cars-front-with-graph-overlay-115x115.webp "How Aerodynamic Were Old Cars? Here’s Actual Wind Tunnel Data On Some 1960 Models.")
How Aerodynamic Were Old Cars? Here’s Actual Wind Tunnel Data On Some 1960 Models.
Posted on November 21, 2025 | 32 CommentsIn the late ’70s and throughout 1980s, automakers became very concerned with improving the aerodynamics of their cars for better highway fuel economy and a sleeker, more modern look. What […] -
![By now, I’m sure CC readers must be enjoying looking at the classics being sold with no reserve online at the Generous Auction. “What?” some of you may say. “What […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/94Roadmaster3100-115x115.avif "The Last Of The Big Buicks: My Auction-Bought 1996 Buick Roadmaster")
The Last Of The Big Buicks: My Auction-Bought 1996 Buick Roadmaster
Posted on November 16, 2025 | 18 CommentsBy now, I’m sure CC readers must be enjoying looking at the classics being sold with no reserve online at the Generous Auction. “What?” some of you may say. “What […] -
![The 1958 Buick Limited was one of the biggest, gaudiest, grandest cars of a notoriously grand and gaudy era for Detroit. It was an expensive flop that lasted only a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/1958-Buick-Limited-4HT-Blue-Mist-Bring-a-Trailer-side-right-Flight-Pitch-banner-115x115.webp "1958 Buick Limited: One-Year-Only Chrome Behemoth’s Flight Pitch Dynaflow Was An Early CVT – Its Air Suspension Was Just A Nightmare")
1958 Buick Limited: One-Year-Only Chrome Behemoth’s Flight Pitch Dynaflow Was An Early CVT – Its Air Suspension Was Just A Nightmare
Posted on November 15, 2025 | 27 CommentsThe 1958 Buick Limited was one of the biggest, gaudiest, grandest cars of a notoriously grand and gaudy era for Detroit. It was an expensive flop that lasted only a […] -
![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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/1990-Buick-Estate-Wagon-Red-Metallic-Bring-a-Trailer-2-front-3q-left-115x115.webp "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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/1955-GM-V-8-engines-115x115.webp "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 […]
