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The eponymous owner of the Buick factory had already made many inventions during his younger years including the garden sprinkler and a way to enamel coat cast iron in a cheaper way.
In the year 1890, Buick became interested in the internal combustion engine, but for the time being produced stationary engine first.
In 1902 he founded the Buick Manufactoring Company whose purpose was to build engines and automobiles.
In the meantime, he had also invented the OHV enigine that allowed higher power than the side-valved enginers in use untill now.
Buick sold his company to James Whiting who brought William Durant to run the company, and these made the Buick brand one of the largest automobile builders in the United States.
In 1908 James Whiting founded General Motors with the earned capital as a holding company above the Buick brand, and through various acquisitions General Motors grew into a large concern of more than 30 companies and acquired an excellent reputation for reliability.
This juwel in the picture is an original 1931 condition Buick Series 90 with an 8 cylinder inline engine with a displacement of 5.650 cc and an output of 104 HP at only 2.800 rpm.
It was driven by a 3 speed manual trnasmission and its top speed was a staggering 160 km/h for the time.
His road handling was excellent and there was nothing lacking in passenger safety either, for example, the car was ecquipped with a front spotlight that rotated with the steering.
The famous "Flying Lady" adorns the top of the radiator cap as Buick's mascot., and it is like a small work of art........
Headlight detail of a 1959 Cadillac DeVille as seen at the Dauer Classic car museum in Sunrise Florida.
circa 1980: Where the streets have no name and an early 1970's General Motors automobile ~ Albany, NY (hi-res scan of a photo by my late father)
Just as I miss the art on 33 rpm album covers, I miss the art that went into the old cars. I present the iconic airplane hood ornament from Pontiac, circa the 1950s.
1970 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme Coupe
Between 1961 and 1999, Oldsmobile of General Motors developed a line of vehicles known as the Cutlass. The Cutlass was Oldsmobile’s entry-level model when it was first released; it began as a small unibody vehicle but has had the most success as a body-on-frame midsize automobile. The term “Cutlass” refers to a popular sword from the Age of Sails.
Oldsmobile Cutlass was first offered as the top trim level in the small F-85 line. Since then, it has developed into a distinct series with several variants, including the Vista Cruiser station wagon, the 4-4-2 muscle car, the high-end Cutlass Supreme, and a complete Hurst/Olds collaboration in 1968.
For Oldsmobile, the late 1960s marked a turning point. With demand for powerful compact cars booming, the automaker decided to put some power into its sedan lineup, resulting in the Oldsmobile 442. Originally the 442 was a trim package for the Cutlass sedan but later became a stand-alone car.
Since its debut in 1964, the Olds 442 has been the fastest Oldsmobile, but it wasn’t until 1970 that it realized its full potential. GM lifted the ban on using engines larger than 400cid in midsize cars, allowing Oldsmobile to equip the 442 1970 with a 370-horsepower 455cid V8 with the W30 option.
The Cutlass Supreme design elegantly cuts at the rear, contrasts with the long head, and emphasizes the angular aspect of the body while maintaining the usual appearance of American muscle vehicles. A few other storied vehicles with this look are the Dodge Challenger, Chevrolet Camaro, and Ford Mustang.
The leather seats, ceiling panels, and wood on the traditional circular instrument cluster are all refurbished inside, with brown as the primary color. In the past, the second generation Cutlass series, manufactured between 1968 and 1972, had a premium variant called Supreme. To improve the user experience, luxurious interior materials are used.
It doesn't take much imagination from looking at this image as to what might happen in the not too distant future. Substantial erosion and land slip has taken place at Hunts Cliff, and the line is only a few yards from the 300 foot drop to the North Sea below.
66510 works a loaded potash from Boulby Carlin How to Middlesborough, Thursday 21.4.16
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Shifting gears from the Alberta branchlines here's one from Marias Pass, yet another Altamont weekend. A pair of H1 SD40-2's shove an eastbound up the pass at MP 1160.1 of BNSF's Hi Line Subdivision
1958 Buick Special Convertible.
For 1957 Buick succeeded in keeping their image prestige in the mind of buyers, despite the Special low-priced line starting at only $2,596, a mere $358 more than a Chevrolet Bel Air. For the money, the Buick was a lot more than 15% “more car” than the Chevy or similar Ford. Looks sell, though, and the ’57 Ford was all-new and looked it. The Buick was all-new but looked like a 1956 that had been improved, and that’s exactly what it was.
The 1958 Buick had been planned as much as three years ahead, and rarely did GM’s head design teams headed up by Harley Earl miss the bullseye, but they did in ’58. The new Buick was massive looking, and massive in dimensions. It was vastly improved even over the ‘57’s, with the Special having a new optional Triple-Turbine automatic (or regular Twin-Turbine, which was the prior Dynaflow re-named) attached to the same 364 V-8 of 250 hp. The cars weighed about an extra 100 pounds this year.
66727 Maritime One approaches Eastrea level crossing (east of Whittlesea), working 4M21 12.21 Felixstowe South - Trafford Park. This was the third of GBRf's celebrity class 66s to cross the fens in daylight today. [Pole, 6/6 sections (~8m)]
As can be seen by the slightly duller foreground, the sun was just beginning to go behind some thin cloud; this is therefore a crop of an earlier frame in the burst, just before the loco left the brightest area.
This was the last train I photographed today, after unexpectedly having cloudless skies until well after 2pm, and was only the second which was affected by the light dipping (the first had been an eastbound "Azuma" shortly before this, with the middle of the train affected only slightly by a patch of thin cloud). The Met Office weather forecast all week had been for dark clouds all day, only changing for the better on the morning itself (and even then suggesting sunny periods around 10 and 11am rather than the completely clear skies which actually appeared). The BBC (which uses the Dutch Met Office, Meteor) had been more optimistic, with the local Look East forecast suggesting sun and cloud for East Anglia in general and later lots of sunshine, but late the previous evening that had changed to lots of cloud with only a few gaps for the whole day. But it makes a change for the actual weather to be much better than the forecasts!
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66726 Sheffield Wednesday pulls out of the Up Loop at Pelaw, with an empty coal bound for Tyne Coal Terminal.
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1959 Cadillac Eldorado Seville Taillights.
In 1959 America expressed it’s optimism and dreams of the future in it’s automotive designs. We were entering the space age which was in full swing and rockets, jets and fins could be seen everywhere. No car exemplified this era more than the 1959 Cadillac with it’s sharply angled fins and rocket shaped tail lights. Can you just imagine it’s New Years Eve and you are cruisin with the Rat Pack down Las Vegas Blvd headed for a wild night at the Sands to welcome in the decade of the 1960’s.
1970 Oldsmobile Cutlass 442 W30
The 1970 Oldsmobile 442 is a second generation model that raised the bar in the muscle car horsepower race of the day. With the W30 package it was the ultimate high-performance Oldsmobile. The W30 package included the 455 CID V8, delivering 370 horsepower. It also offered Forced-Air induction, a special air cleaner, aluminum intake manifold, fiberglass hood, body-side paint stripes, lightweight body insulation, manual front disc brakes, raised white letter tires and W30 emblems. With refreshed styling and all that power, the 1970 442 was selected to pace the Indianapolis 500 that year. The "W Machines" appeared in advertising that featured a high performance "mad scientist" in a white lab coat - Dr. Oldsmobile. Only 1,542 Oldsmobile 442s with the W30 package and automatic transmission were built.
Engine: 455 CID V8, 370 horsepower
Price: $3745
A 1943 Dodge Pick-Up truck, well I'm guessing it's 1943 going by the date on the front plate. Seen here at a classic car show in Hessle near to the north side of the Humber Bridge organised by the East Yorkshire Thoroughbred Car Club in August 2021.
1970 Oldsmobile Cutlass 4-4-2 W-30
After four years of being offered as part of the F-85/Cutlass line, the 4-4-2 was finally promoted to its own trim level, beginning with the 1968 model year.
By this time, the three-digit definition had evolved, so instead of representing four-barrel carburetor, four-speed transmission, and dual exhaust, “4-4-2” now stood for 400-cu.in. engine, along with the four-barrel and dual exhaust. All three were standard equipment through the 1969 model year, while equipment such as a four-speed manual, performance gearsets, and the W-30 package (which included the Outside Air Induction system) were optional.
Like the 1968-’69 models, the ’70 4-4-2 was available in three body styles, a two-door post coupe, which Oldsmobile referred to as the Sports Coupe; the two-door hardtop Holiday Coupe; and a convertible. After being prohibited previously, the 455 was not simply available, it was standard and offered in two varieties. The base 4-4-2 455 used “E” cylinder heads that helped produce 365 hp, backed in standard form with a three-speed manual. A heavy-duty suspension, accompanied by 14-inch plain-steel wheels and drum brakes, was also standard.
Its base engine was a 455-cu.in. engine that had been steadily improving since its 1968 debut. The 1970 4-4-2’s base 455 was rated for 365 hp, but the W-30 version–bolstered by a camshaft featuring an intake/exhaust valve duration of 285/287 degrees and .472-inch lift (with automatic; 328 duration and .475-inch lift with manual trans)–was rated at 370 hp.
The big performance option was the W-30 package, which provided a fiberglass hood and corresponding air-induction system, wide body stripes, appropriate badging, front disc brakes, and a 370-hp 455. This engine was fitted with special equipment not found on the base 455, including “F” heads, aluminum intake manifold, special camshaft, and distributor.
Car: Cadillac Fleetwood.
Years of manufacture: 1976.
Date of first registration in the UK: 5th January 2011.
Place of registration: Chelmsford.
Date of last MOT: 7th March 2016.
Mileage at last MOT: 55,230.
Date of last change of keeper: 2nd September 2017.
Number of previous keepers: 2.
Date taken: 9th April 2023.
Spotted on the road in San Jose, California.
Thank you Flickr friend Jack Byrnes Hill for help in identification.
1960 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz
Production: 1285
Factory Price: $7,401.00
Engine: 390 cubic inch V8, 345 Horsepower
Photo taken at the Dauer Classic Car Museum, Sunrise, Florida
66848 passes Shildon, working a loaded coal train from Wolsingham Coal Handling Point, either 6M86 10.45 to Ratcliffe Power Station or 6D86 10.45 to Scunthorpe CHP. [Unfortunately I have no notes from the day (at least that I can find).]
The Weardale Railway was used to dispatch coal from UK Coal's Park Wall North opencast site, being brought to Wolsingham by lorry for onward transportation by rail. Several destinations were served during the two or three years the train ran, mostly Ratcliffe Power Station and Scunthorpe Steelworks, but there are also photos on Flickr which claim to be workings to Drax and Eggborough Power Stations. The first coal train from Wolsingham ran on 1st July 2011, to Ratcliffe.
This was my second attempt to photograph this train here, and wasn't very long before it stopped running. On my first attempt, two years earlier, I'd arrived with my nephew ahead of a family visit to Locomotion, but it appears we had just missed it.
The track on the left is Locomotion's demonstration line, which used to be the line into Shildon Works.
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A delay in the Coatbridge Daventry modal due to a skoda failure saw Class66 shed 66620 go to the rescue of 90045 & classmate 90049. Seen here passing Euxton near 5 hrs late.
Taken at the Friday night Milford Cruise-in held in Milford, Ohio.
While I like muscle cars well enough, they are so common at car shows that I normally wouldn't take pictures of them. The fact that it was a 442 in a wonderful color, kept me from resisting. It looks to me to be a restoration that is almost complete.