Cars at the Spa 2022
Most of the cars on show at Cars at the Spa were British made, so this American Buick was in a minority. Started by automotive pioneer David Dunbar Buick in 1899, Buick was among the first American marques of automobiles, and was the company that established General Motors in 1908. After securing its market position in the late 1930s, Buick was positioned as an upmarket luxury car below the Cadillac. At this point, many manufacturers were introducing V8 engines in their high-end models, while Buick used a straight-8 for all models starting in 1931. The first Buick V8 was introduced in 1953. This, I think, is a Century, obviously produced after 1956 - the weight of the chrome itself must be considerable. This very distinctive aeroplane marque on the bonnet wasn't featured on the many photos I looked at on Google, so I don't know whether this one was a one-off.
Cars at the Spa 2022
Most of the cars on show at Cars at the Spa were British made, so this American Buick was in a minority. Started by automotive pioneer David Dunbar Buick in 1899, Buick was among the first American marques of automobiles, and was the company that established General Motors in 1908. After securing its market position in the late 1930s, Buick was positioned as an upmarket luxury car below the Cadillac. At this point, many manufacturers were introducing V8 engines in their high-end models, while Buick used a straight-8 for all models starting in 1931. The first Buick V8 was introduced in 1953. This, I think, is a Century, obviously produced after 1956 - the weight of the chrome itself must be considerable. This very distinctive aeroplane marque on the bonnet wasn't featured on the many photos I looked at on Google, so I don't know whether this one was a one-off.