Buick is one of the three surviving General Motors divisions out of the handful that made the corporation back when it was still the biggest carmaker on Planet Piston. With Pontiac and Oldsmobile ...

For many gearheads, the year 1970 represents the peak of the muscle car era — or at least the peak of the first muscle car era. A big part of what conspired to make 1970 special is that to remain ...

During the heyday of Buick high-performance, Stage I 455-cubic-inch powerplants featured ram air induction systems with 360 hp and a staggering 510 ft.-lbs. of torque at only 2800 rpm. Stand back!

While not entirely obscure or forgotten as, say, any AMC muscle car, the Buick Gran Sport is tragically underrated. In 1970, the street super predators were the Chevrolet Chevelle SS 454 and the Dodge ...

1970 was the year when GM issued the ‘Fire at will!’ order across its entire four-strong piston legions, revoking the displacement ban for intermediates. That woeful ban on engine size was aimed at ...

Classic muscle cars were the pinnacle of U.S. automotive engineering of the time, with their massive big-block engines producing boatloads of horsepower and torque while still being affordable ...

At the height of the "golden era" of performance, the Buick name brought recognition and status. Unlike today, a world where there is little to differentiate one brand from another, choosing a GM ...