Buick Veteran Cars
The Buick Motor Company was founded by Scotsman David Dunbar Buick in Detroit, 1903, but it dated back to its manufacture of internal comustion engines and motor cars from 1899. Buick didn't stay long as James H. Whiting took over the Buick Motor Company later in 1903, moved it to Michigan and brought in William C. Durant to run it in 1904. Durant formed General Motors as a holding company for Buick in 1908. In 1908 Buick sold more cars than Ford and Cadillac. From 1911 to 1916 Walter P. Chrysler was Works Manager, but resigned when William C Durant (CEO of General Motors) took control of Buick. However Durant made Chrysler an offer he couldn't refuse and Chrysler stayed until 1920.
aa Buick Model 25 1913 badge
aa Buick Model 25 1913 badge
Buick Model 25 1913 - badge on radiator
ab Buick Model 10 1908 grille
ab Buick Model 10 1908 grille
Buick Model 10 1908 - grille
Buick D45 1916 front
Buick D45 1916 front
Buick D45 1916. Built on a 115-inch chassis, the D45 had a six cylinder 3,687cc (225) 45 bhp engine. 73,300 D45s were sold in 1916
Buick Model 10 1908 front
Buick Model 10 1908 front
Buick Model 10 1908. Built on a 88-inch chassis, it was powered by a 2,704 cc (165) 23 bhp four cylinder engine. It was launched under new General Motors ownership and 4,000 were sold. for 1909 it was built as a longer 92-inch car and sales doubled to 8,100, and 11,000 in 1910.
Buick Model 10 1910 rear
Buick Model 10 1910 rear
Buick Model 10 1910, powered by 4-cylinder 2,704cc 22hp engine.
Buick Model 10 1910
Buick Model 10 1910
Buick Model 10 1910, powered by 4-cylinder 2,704cc 22hp engine.
Buick Model 25 1913 front
Buick Model 25 1913 front
Buick Model 25 1913. The Model 25 was introduced in 1913 along with the Model 24 which had a roadster body. Power came from a 2,703cc 4-cylinder 25bhp engine. 19,000 Model 24 and 25 were sold in 2 years. Walter Chrysler had been persuaded by James Sorrow to General Motors in 1912 and modrnise production, which Chrysler did getting towards a Ford mass production line. But when Durant regained control of General Motors in 1916 and made Chrysler head of Buick this arrangement did not work and in 1920 Chrysler left to join Maxwell and eventually set up the Chrysler Motor Company
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