1903 - Buick incorporates and moves from Detroit to
Flint.
1904 - Buick produces a total of 37 Model B Touring
Cars rated at 15 to 21 hp.
1907 - MODEL YEAR. The Model D—Buick's first
4-cylinder—debuts with a 3-speed, sliding gear transmission.
1908 - MODEL YEAR. Buick surpasses Ford and Cadillac
as the number one producer of vehicles at 8,820 units.
1921 - 1940
1923 - Buick builds its one-millionth vehicle just
shy of its 20th birthday.
1925 - MODEL YEAR. Buick stops production of
4-cylinder engines and introduces the 6-cylinder Standard Six economy
line.
1936 - MODEL YEAR. The new Buick Century—powered by
an inline 8-cylinder engine with 120 bhp—sees sales of 28,890 units.
1938 - Deemed "The World's First Concept Car," the
sleek black two-passenger Y-Job convertible debuts.
1941 - 1960
1941 - MODEL YEAR. The first Buick Super is
introduced with its 125 bhp straight 8-cylinder engine.
1942 - Wartime affects the entire U.S. as Buick
builds over 2,500 M18 Hellcat tank destroyers.
1949 - MODEL YEAR. Portholes make their debut on the
fenders of all Buick vehicles, including the Roadmaster Convertible.
1950 - MODEL YEAR. The Riviera becomes a Super—and a
full-size coupe. The Super Riviera Coupe hits the road with a 124 bhp
inline (straight) eight-cylinder engine.
1953 - MODEL YEAR. Buick's 50th anniversary car—the
Roadmaster Skylark Convertible—debuts at a base price of $5,000.
1959 - MODEL YEAR. The Electra 225, at 225 inches in
length, debuts with three body styles and a 401 overhead valve V8
engine.
