1996 Buick Century Owner's Manual

In World War 11, Buick built aircraft engines, tanks andother military hardware. This post-war period broughtgreat styling and engineering changes which resulted inincreased sales. The torque converter automatictransmission, Dynaflow, was introduced in the 1948Roadmaster. Buick’s famous “portholes” came alongin 1949.A high-compression V-8 engine was introduced in 1953.And Buick’s famous vertical pillar “toothy” grille,(introduced in 1942), became more massive in thepost-war era.II953 Skylurk1949 RoadmuterMotor Trend magazine named the 1962 Buick Special“Car of the Year.” The first production V-6 engine wasused in the Special.vi