1938 Buick Century convertible,
one of only 642 produced.
Before World War II, there was no blurring of the hierarchy at General Motors. The ladder built by GM boss Alfred P. Sloan started with Chevrolet, with Pontiac a rung up, followed by Oldsmobile, Buick, LaSalle and Cadillac. Although positioned between Oldsmobile and LaSalle, there was nothing inexpensive or bare-bones about the Buick. It was a very good car that held a fair bit of status in its own right.
Within the Division, #Buick had as hierarchy of its own, consisting of four series: Special, Century, Roadmaster and Limited. As a result, Buick was able to offer cars for as little as $900 and as much as $2,300, which helped considerably to broaden the company's appeal.
A Time When Cars Were Art
Yeah, and you could tell one from another. They had style.
ReplyDeleteI say let us return to making cars rolling works of art. (That won't cost me $3000 if a trash panda jumps out and cracks my front end...)
ReplyDeleteThis was a time when craftsmen took great pride in their work....the corporate mentality of today wouldn't allow this even if it did exist in some small way....it takes too much time to actually care about the end game for the product...
ReplyDeletecan't tell one from the other anymore
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