Buick Super 1936 - 59
Buick produced its Series 50 with 5,431cc six cylinder engine from 1930, but there was also an 8-cylinder 3,617cc and later 3,776cc. A new model was introduced in 1933 but production ended in 1935. In 1940 the Buick Super was launched built on the larger GM C-body, and essentially became a short bonneted car with a smaller Buick 4.1-litre Fireball 8-cylinder engine. New bodies were given in 1942, including the fastback Sedanet body, and production restarted after WW2 in 1946 until 1949. A new body came in 1949, and again this was a GM C-body but a shorter version shared with the Roadmaster. The engine was enlarged to 4.3-litres for 1950, and the new 5.3-litre V8 was given in 1953. A new GM C-body appeared in 1954, again powered by the 5.3-litre Nailhead V8. Another new GM C-body was given to the Super in 1957, and the Nailhead V8 was enlarged to 6.0-litres, and the 'Super' name was dropped in 1958.
aa Buick Super 1951 Riviera Hardtop badge
aa Buick Super 1951 Riviera Hardtop badge
Buick Super 1951 Riviera Hardtop - badge on rear wing
aa Buick Super 1957 Riviera 4-door Hardtop badge
aa Buick Super 1957 Riviera 4-door Hardtop badge
Buick Super 1957 Riviera 4-door Hardtop - badge on rear door within 'Swoopspear'
Buick Super 1949 - 53
Buick Super 1949 - 53
Buick Super 1957 - 58
Buick Super 1957 - 58
Buick Super 1951 Riviera Coupe side
Buick Super 1951 Riviera Coupe side
Buick Super 1951 Riviera Coupe. Buick gave the name 'Riviera' to their hardtop coupes (Oldsmobile used 'Holiday', Cadillac used 'DeVille),and then in the 1960s Buick brought out an entire model line called 'Buick Riviera'
Buick Super 1957 Riviera 4-door Hardtop front
Buick Super 1957 Riviera 4-door Hardtop front
Buick Super 1957 Riviera 4-door Hardtop. The Super has 4 'venti ports'. The engine was a 5,957cc V8. Buick sold 41,665 4-door Hardtop Sedans, 26,529 2-door Hardtop Coupes and 2.056 convertibles.