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nailhead Archive
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![I’ve always said that a fifties Buick isn’t for everyone, but if it’s for you, then there’s really nothing like it. At least as far as sales are concerned, Buick […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/56-Buick-1-e1790159415558-115x115.avif "1956 Buick Special Convertible: A Two-Owner Fifties Dreamboat")
1956 Buick Special Convertible: A Two-Owner Fifties Dreamboat
Posted on September 28, 2026 | 14 CommentsI’ve always said that a fifties Buick isn’t for everyone, but if it’s for you, then there’s really nothing like it. At least as far as sales are concerned, Buick […] -
![(first posted 3/20/2011. Updated 1/5/2021) “Nailhead”: what did Buick do to deserve that less than flattering name for its legendary V8 engine from the mid-fifties to the mid sixties? […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=3,height=2,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Buick-Nailhead-1.jpg "Automotive History: The Legendary Buick Nailhead V8 – And The Source Of Its Unusual Valve Arrangement")
Automotive History: The Legendary Buick Nailhead V8 – And The Source Of Its Unusual Valve Arrangement
Posted on January 6, 2021 | 180 Comments(first posted 3/20/2011. Updated 1/5/2021) “Nailhead”: what did Buick do to deserve that less than flattering name for its legendary V8 engine from the mid-fifties to the mid sixties? […] -
![As a kid, I just couldn’t figure “TV” Tommy Ivo out. What the hell did the “TV” part of his have to do with him anyway? I’d never seen him […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/tommy-ivo-book.jpg "Book Review: “TV” Tommy Ivo – Drag Racing’s Master Showman")
Book Review: “TV” Tommy Ivo – Drag Racing’s Master Showman
Posted on April 16, 2011 | 2 CommentsAs a kid, I just couldn’t figure “TV” Tommy Ivo out. What the hell did the “TV” part of his have to do with him anyway? I’d never seen him […]
