The decision to offer costlier eight-cylinder cars came before the Wall Street crash, so Buick's sales problems in the early '30s, stemmed mainly from bad timing. The Depression considerably reduced the size of this clientele - and Buick sales - but the division would bounce back strongly, reaching fourth in industry production for model-year 1938 (from a decade-low seventh in 1934-36). By that point, Buick buyers were mostly upper middle-class professional types who'd moved up from a Chevrolet, Oakland, or Oldsmobile - hence the "doctor's car" sobriquet of the make's early years. Six-cylinder engines arrived in 1914, and were the only type Buick offered from 1925 to '30. Buick prospered, and in 1908 Durant formed General Motors with Buick as its foundation and chief source of revenue. In 1904, Buick moved from Detroit to Flint, Michigan, where it soon came under the control of William C. One engine feature, overhead valves, was a rarity then, but has been a hallmark of almost all Buicks since. His first car, appearing in 1903, was a simple little chain-drive runabout with flat-twin power. After making his mark with a process for annealing porcelain to steel for bathtubs, he turned to the profit opportunities of the horseless-carriage phenomenon. The Special Jetback Sedan 1950 model is a Fastback car manufactured by Buick, with 4 doors and 6 seats, sold new from year 1949 until 1950, and available after that as a used car.The 1931 Buick Phaeton boasted one of the most advanced engines of the time.ĭavid Dunbar Buick was a canny Scottish industrialist but an unlikely auto builder. For stopping power, the Special Jetback Sedan 1950 Model 43 braking system includes Drums at the front and Drums at the rear. Stock tire sizes are 7.60 / - on 15 inch rims at the front, and 7.60 / - on 15 inch rims at the rear. front suspension and Torque-free springing.
On the topic of chassis details responsible for road holding, handling behavior and ride comfort, the Special Jetback Sedan 1950 has Independent, coil springs with ride stabilizer. The power is transmitted to the road by the rear wheel drive (RWD) with a 3 speed Manual gearbox. This engine produces a maximum power of 117 PS (115 bhp - 86 kW) at 3600 rpm and a maximum torque of 287 Nm (211 lb.ft) at 2000 rpm. With the Special Jetback Sedan 1950 Model 43 has a naturally-aspirated Inline 8 cylinder engine, Petrol motor, with the engine code GM Buick Fireball 8 248.
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