Gentlemen, Light Your Tires
Last hurrah for the 3.8 Turbo Buick V6.
1986 Buick LaSabre
Inside Buick magazine interviews Bill Porter on the design of the 1986 Buick LeSabre.
Bill Porter’s Inside Buick Studio
Bill Porter tells his story of his years as Chief Designer of Buick I Studio from 1980 to 1996.
1954 Buick Wildcat II Recreation
There are only two 1954 Buick Wildcat IIs. The original in the Sloan Museum, and this remarkable recreation.
Black Air Documentary Released
During burnouts, Csere said “the tires… made not the squealing sound… it was a harsher sound almost like the tread was being ripped off the tires.”
Black Air: The Buick Grand National Documentary Trailer Released
It was a strange and curious misfit
Chevy Monza Mirage
Since Chevrolet Marketing WANTED this car, we sez to GM Design, why don’t YOU guys just scale-down the IMSA body, make your own changes and we’ll build it?
Black Air: The Buick Grand National Documentary
Darth Vader, your Buick is ready.
Black Air
“I remember taking it to work and wanting to change lanes and all you had to do was just stab the throttle and the thing would “choo-choo” and it would skid over. You didn’t have to move the steering wheel, it would just shift lanes. It was wonderful.”—Steve Pasteiner
1951 LeSabre Brochure
Scans of the original brochure.
Harley Earl’s 1951/1954 Le Sabre
Le Sabre—GM’s answer to pre-war Mercedes?
Who Designed the ’71 Boattail Riviera?
Mitchell’s swashbuckling excess.
Photos and Other Things of Interest
Lots of very interesting photos.
Buick Camel GT, Buick PPG Staff Car, Olds Calais Kelly Challenge Car
For you performance Buick enthusiasts, sketches and photos of the Buick Camel GT car.
Prints & Posters
Everybody has lots of posters. These perhaps are a bit unusual and of interest to the readers of Dean’s Garage.
Firebird Jet Powered Motorama Dream Cars; Pace Car Sketch
Jet-powered cars. Sure, why not?
1977 Buick Olds Studio Show Photos
I ended up with a box of slides from a major Buick-Oldsmobile show previewing the 1977 Buick and Oldsmobile models.
1980 Buick 80X
Buick didn’t have any performance platforms like Chevrolet or Pontiac.
1983 Buick Riviera Indy Pace Car
Not my favorite.
1979 Buick Century Roadmaster
Herb Fishel’s first Buick Promotional Car.
’79 Buick Century Turbo Coupe & ’89 Pontiac Turbo Trans Am
The Buick Turbo V6.
1981 Buick Regal Indy Pace Car
Plane ride to the first day of qualifying. By mistake.
1975 and 1976 Buick Indy Pace Cars
I worked on four Indy Pace car paint schemes, all Buicks.
Early History of the Buick Grand National and Performance Design
Dean’s Garage first post.