Buick was high on the totem pole at General Motors, situated above Oldsmobile and below Cadillac. Below are four Buicks from days-gone-by, all listed for sale on AutoHunter or ClassicCars.com. Can you figure out what distinction they share?
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They are all entry level Buicks.
BINGO! You’re the winner!
The first Buick is about a 1957 Buick century. The second is a 1961 Buick lesabre. The third is, going clockwise, about a 1970 Buick skylark. The last is about a 1976 Buick regal. As for what they have in common,they all had nice size V8’s. The first two may have had nailhead V8’s.
The first is not a Century, the last is not a Regal, and you haven’t honed in on what they have in common. Try again!
57 buick special 61 buick lasabre 86buick century 71 buick special
They are all Buick Special models.
Three portholes
These Buicks are all two door sedans with post at the door, compared to being two door hardtops with no post at the rear edge of the door.
I wouldn’t necessarily call the Colonnade has having a post. I know it’s arguable, but let’s assume you’re warm but that’s not it.
THEY ALL START WITH THE LETTER B.
2 door post
They’re all 2 doors
All are automatic with a bench seat.
Obviously they’re all 2 door cars made by Buick. Other than that, ya got me!!
They all have Massive chrome bumpers that stick out past the sheet metal front and rear.
All base models.
The only commonality I can see is that they all have a c-pillar. They are 1957, 1961, 1970, and 1977 models.
They are all pretty much base models. 1958 was the last year of the full size series 40 Special. It was replaced by the LeSabre for 59 to 60. The Special nameplate was reintroduced as a base “compact” car to compete with the imports starting to arrive, plus America’s want for a smaller car. The series 60 Century was replaced by the Invicta for 59 to 62, Wildcat was an option on the Invicta for 1962. The series 70 Roadmaster was replaced by the Electra in 59.
They are the entry level (lowest cost) models.
All were once different trim levels of The Buick Roadmaster
Both 1963 Specials, V6’s