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Starting in 1975, Regal coupes came standard with Buick's resurrected 231 cu in (3.8 L) V6 engine previously offered on the 1964–1967 Skylark; the engine's tooling had been sold to Kaiser Motors for use in Jeep models (Kaiser was purchased by American Motors in 1970 and Jeep became an AMC division) and sold back to GM by AMC in 1974. For 1975 ...
1975–1977 Buick Regal; 1975–1976 Buick LeSabre; 1975–1979 Buick Skylark; 1975–1982 Oldsmobile Cutlass; 1978–1981 Chevrolet Camaro; 1978–1987 Chevrolet El Camino; 1978–1983 Chevrolet Malibu Both the 229 cu in (3.8 L) engine used in the Malibu starting in 1980 and the 200 cu in (3.3 L) version first used in 1978 were NOT versions of ...
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 ...
1987 Buick Regal. G I: RWD: 1969: 1988: 1978 – 1987 Buick Regal; 1978 – 1987 Chevrolet El Camino; 1978 – 1983 Chevrolet Malibu; 1982 – 1987 GMC Caballero; 1978 – 1988 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme; 1978 – 1983 Oldsmobile Cutlass; 1978 – 1986 Pontiac Bonneville; 1978 – 1987 Pontiac Grand Prix; 1981 – 1988 Chevrolet Monte Carlo
Whiting moved Buick to Flint, to a location across the street from his factory, with the idea of adding Buick's engines to his wagons. [3] David Buick stayed on as a manager and re-hired Walter Marr as chief engineer. The engine Buick and Marr developed for this automobile was a two-cylinder valve-in-head engine of 159 cubic inches, with each ...
The metric 200 three-speed automatic transmission became standard on all models and a new Chevrolet-built 229 cu in (3.8 L) V6 with 2-barrel Rochester carburetor replaced both the 200 cu in (3.3 L) V6 of 1979 and the Buick engine offered on all 1978 models and the 1979 Landau as the standard engine in 49 states (California cars continued to use ...
Oscar nominee Jason Reitman (Juno, Up in the Air) is co-writing and directing a movie about Saturday Night Live’s first ever taping, entitled SNL 1975. It takes place on Oct. 11, 1975, “where ...
One of 1813 made. 1976 Buick Century "Free Spirit" Indy 500 Pace Car replica with standard 231 v6 engines. One of 1290 made. Buick Centuries were used in the 1975 and 1976 Indianapolis Motor Speedway as pace cars. Buick introduced a 1975 Buick Century "Free Spirit" edition replica based on the Indy Pace Car for the public with patriotic graphic ...