Buick Six

The Buick Six was a top level automobile produced by GM's Buick Division which was first introduced in 1914. It was an all new platform which was shared with the Oldsmobile Six and was the first Buick to implement a steering wheel on the left side, and electric starter provided by Delco along with an electric lighting system. The gearshift and emergency brake were relocated to a central position inside the vehicle.^[1]^[2] It continued to use the patented overhead valve engine implemented by Walter Lorenzo Marr^[3] while the cylinder head was not removable until later developments.^[4] The various body styles were supplied by Fisher Body of Detroit, MI, using the GM A platform.

History

The engine displacement was 331 cu in (5 L) and the wheelbase was 130 in (3,302 mm). The first year Buick Six was only offered as a touring sedan

References

^ Georgano, G.N. (2000). Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. London: HMSO. ISBN 1-57958-293-1.
^ Kimes, Beverly (1996). Standard catalog of American Cars 1805–1942 (third ed.). Krause publications. pp. 162–192. ISBN 0-87341-478-0.
^ Kimes, Beverly Rae; Cox, James H. (2007). Walter L. Marr, Buick's Amazing Engineer. Boston: Racemaker Press. p. 14.
^ "The Buick, A Complete History," third ed., 1987, Terry P. Dunham and Lawrence Gustin.

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[Beaulieu-1] Georgano, G.N. (2000). Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. London: HMSO. ISBN 1-57958-293-1.

[kimes1996-2] Kimes, Beverly (1996). Standard catalog of American Cars 1805–1942 (third ed.). Krause publications. pp. 162–192. ISBN 0-87341-478-0.

[3] Kimes, Beverly Rae; Cox, James H. (2007). Walter L. Marr, Buick's Amazing Engineer. Boston: Racemaker Press. p. 14.

[4] "The Buick, A Complete History," third ed., 1987, Terry P. Dunham and Lawrence Gustin.

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