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The 322 Fireball V8 in a 1956 Buick Century. Buick's first generation V8 was offered from 1953 through 1956; it replaced the Buick straight-eight.While officially called the "Fireball V8" [1] by Buick, it became known by enthusiasts as the "Nailhead" for the unusual vertical alignment of its small-sized valves (Originally it was known to hot-rodders as the "nail valve", because the engine's ...
Jeep "Dauntless" Buick engines: the 225 V6 (1967-1974) and 350 V8 (1969-1970) Cadillac cast iron V8s after 1967 (1968-85 472 and 500, 368 and 425)
For 1968 through 1971, Wagoneers were powered by Buick’s 350 cu in (5.7 L) 230 hp (172 kW; 233 PS) Dauntless V8. The Dauntless made less horsepower than the previous AMC V8 (230 hp vs. 250), but more torque at lower rpm (350 ft⋅lbf (475 N⋅m) at 2400 rpm versus 340 ft⋅lbf (461 N⋅m) at 2600).
From 1968 to 1971 Jeep pickups offered the Buick 350 cu in (5.7 L) 230 hp (172 kW; 233 PS) Dauntless V8 as an optional engine. American Motors Corporation (AMC) purchased the Kaiser Jeep operations in 1970 when Kaiser Industries decided to leave the automobile business. The Jeep trucks moved to all AMC engines to improve performance and ...
It was known as the Dauntless V6 and used a much heavier flywheel than the Buick version to damp the vibrations resulting from the engine's firing pattern. Buick sold the tooling for this engine to Kaiser in 1967, as the demand for the engine was waning steadily in an era of V8s and muscle cars .
Kaiser introduced the "Dauntless" 225 cu in (3.7 L) V6 engine in the 1966 CJ and as an option in the C101 Jeepster Commando. Kaiser bought the tooling from Buick to build the 225 during the short period prior to selling its Jeep subsidiary to AMC. American Motors retained the Buick engine briefly after it bought Jeep.
GM's Buick brand ranked highest in the mass market segment, with a score of 143. Mazda came in second with 161, and Toyota, at 162, came third. At the premium end, Cadillac (169) ranks second ...
1961–1980 Buick small block V8 (formed the basis of the 1961-1963 Oldsmobile 215 aluminum V8) (now better known as the Rover V8 and also the Buick-based "Dauntless V8" on Jeeps or the Repco V8 Formula One engine based on the Oldsmobile version) 1965–2009 Chevrolet Big-Block V8 (originally "Turbo-Jet")