In the immediate prewar years, General Motors’ various brands were formidable competition for rival companies such as Packard and Lincoln, but GM’s divisions inevitably found themselves competing with each other. A prime example is the thoroughly modern 1941 Buick Roadmaster series, its 320 cid sequentially carbureted “Fireball” straight eight p..
NO RESERVEEngine no. 42949112 Founded in 1904, Buick is the oldest surviving American car maker and has been part of the General Motors Corporation since 1908. A luxury brand second only to Cadillac in GM’s hierarchy, Buick flourished under the direction of William C Durant and announced a range of advanced overhead-valve straight ..
UK-supplied new; RHD; four owners from new; loads of history; rugged machine ideal for trials; recent new wheels; comes with CarcoonAn interesting example, as its not the usual Australian or New Zealand import, this 1924 Canadian-built Buick (marketed in the UK as a McLaughlin-Buick) is a 24-4-35 model indicating its year, number o..
Among their many varying interests in the world of car collecting, Frank Kleptz and his son David were avid competitors in the Great American Race (now known as The Great Race) during its heyday in the 1980s and 1990s. This enormously challenging open road rally is for cars at least 45 years old, pitting competitors against the clock, the elements,..
Founded in Syracuse, New York, at the turn of the 20th Century, Franklin is best known for its unwavering commitment to the air-cooled engine. From its very first effort in 1902 – a runabout boasting a transverse, overhead-valve engine, wooden frame, and fully elliptic springs – Franklin showed incredible promise and engineering acumen. About a doz..
Short-lived Belgian make Believed resident in Belgium from new One of only a very few built Present ownership since the 1970s An older restoration Running condition Established manufacturers of railway carriages and tramcars, the Belgian firm of SA des Automobiles Germain built motorcars from 1898 to 1914, later models having sleeve-valve en..
Desirable six-cylinder two-door roadster One of only 541 built for export in 1916 Present ownership since 1979 Running condition Inventor David Dunbar Buick built his first automobile in Detroit, Michigan in 1903. More designer than businessman, Buick's lack of talent in the latter role led to numerous changes of ownership in the firm's early ..
In the current collection since 1981 Restored in Belgium in the mid-1980s Road registered with a valid Contrôle Technique Running condition Around 1909, Frederick Osgood Paige and Harry Mulford Jewett joined forces to establish the Paige Detroit Motor Company, which built cars from 1909 to 1927 to the highest engineering standards. Eventually,..
Air-cooled four-cylinder engine Present ownership since 1990 Restored in Belgium in 1993 Starts and runs with a valid Contrôle Technique America's longest-lived and most successful air-cooled automobile, the Franklin was the work of engineer John Wilkinson, whose innovative design, produced in prototype form for the New York Automobile Company..
Purchased in the USA in 1973 Engine overhauled in 1977 Little used since Starts and runs with a valid Contrôle Technique Scottish-born inventor David Dunbar Buick built his first automobile in Detroit, Michigan in 1903. That first Buick was a twin-cylinder touring car with 'valve-in-head' engine, 37 of which were completed in the first year of..