Buick Super

Infobox Automobile


name = Buick Super
manufacturer = Buick
parent_company = General Motors
aka =
production = 1940-1942
1946-1958
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predecessor =
successor = Buick Electra
class = Full-size
body_style = 4-door sedan
layout = FR layout
platform =
engine = 263 cid I8
wheelbase = 121.5 inches (3,086 mm)
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width =
height =
weight =3750 Pounds
fuel_capacity =18 gallons
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designer =Infobox Automobile generation
name = First generation
production = 1940-1942Infobox Automobile generation
name = Second generation
production = 1946-1949

Infobox Automobile generation
name = Third generation
production = 1950-1953

Infobox Automobile generation
name = Fourth generation
production = 1954-1958The Buick Super was a full-sized automobile produced from 1940-1942, and from 1946-1958; it was on Buick's longer wheelbase shared with the Roadmaster. It and the Roadmaster were replaced by the new Electra in 1959.The 1950 Supers Came with one two barrel carb to power their 263 cid I8. This setup produced an HP rating of 112. The Car is relatively quick, able to achieve speeds over 90 miles per hour with its interesting automatic transmission which, rather than changing through gears, simply changes the gear ratios on the fly. The car had 2 splits in the rear windshield although the front was a one-piece and had a nice curve. Models also came with an AM radio and the antenna could be adjusted via a round knob in the front center above the windshield. Front engine rear wheel drive beauties like this exist very rarely now, though superseded by the Roadmaster, a beefier and fancier edition of the car. The Super is still an excellent example of the ushering in of the '50s. Restored models can sell for ten thousand dollars. The Super name has been resurrected on the new special-edition Lacrosse and Lucerne models.