In 1941 , Buick had its best prewar year , with model - yr product at 374,000 . One of its unspoiled - sellers that class was the Buick Super transformable coupe .
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This output was honest enough to help Buick continue to hold down fourth place in the industry , where it had been since 1938 . Buick ’s previous best twelvemonth had been in 1940 , and the division built on that success by modernise its styling for 1941 . Headlights were move out to the edge of the fenders , which themselves were more structured with the hood . A spacious grille accentuated the car ’s width .
A extensive range of prices and sizes were offer . The Special was the loudness leader on wheelbases of 118 and 121 inches . The Limited , with a 139 - inch wheelbase and plush Department of the Interior , helped furnish the prestigiousness to betray the smaller models . It shared a 320 - cid locomotive with the 128 - inch - wheelbase Roadmaster .
In the middle was the Series 50 Super . It combined the 121 - inch wheelbase and 248 - cube locomotive engine of the Special with the body of the larger Roadmaster . Introduced in 1940 , the Super was a big achiever .
convertible had much to do with Buick ’s sales succeeder in 1941 . In fact , the make ran second only to Ford in ragtop output . That twelvemonth ’s Super card included two convertibles : a four - door convertible sedan and the two - door convertible coupe . The latter had a groundwork damage of $ 1,267 , but that did n’t include the fog lights , bumper end guard , buffer dame , and radio seen on the railway car featured here .
For the first metre on a Buick , a big businessman convertible top was standard equipment , however . A pure hardening of gauges was put in an attractive Damascened chrome panel , as was the glovebox - mounted clock .
An overhead - valve straight - eight " Fireball " engine powered the car . raw for 1941 were high - compression plunger and Compound Carburetion . These change stampeded HP to 125 from the 107 horses of the former year ’s Super .
Compound Carburetion consisted of two dual - bbl carburettor . Most of the time only one carburetor was in operation , but under hard quickening or at high speeds , the 2nd carburetor provided extra power .
Because each of the two carburettor was belittled than the previous exclusive carburetor , gas fuel consumption rate was claimed to be well in average driving . ( Many Buick owners later immobilise out the 2d carburetor hoping to relieve gas during wartime rationing . )
Access to the railway locomotive was easier with a raw one - piece cowling . The cap could be open from either side by pulling out the " Louvre - Lock , " a cap latch that blended in nicely with the side passementerie . By pulling both door latch , it was possible to slay the hood wholly .
The pie-eyed shape from 1940 was carried over . The independent front suspension ’s geometry was changed slightly to ameliorate Buick ’s already well-heeled all coil - spring ride . Buick was the first to offer ringlet at all four street corner in 1938 .
This 1941 Super convertible coupe , one of 12,391 build up , is have by William Schwanbeck , of Orland Park , Illinois . With the help of some friends , he restored it in 1985 .
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