THIS SPECIAL IS A SERIES 40 AT THE LOW END OF BUICK MODELS THIS YEAR - NOTICE THERE IS ONLY 3 BUICK PORTHOLES. THE NEXT MODEL UP IS THE SERIES 50, SUPER. THE TOP OF THE LINE, SERIES 70 IS THE ROADMASTER. UNDER THE SIDE OPENING HOOD WOULD LIE AN L HEAD 263 CID WITH 128 HP. HOWEVER, THE OWNER OF THIS SPECIAL PLACED A BUICK 350 CID UNDER THE HOOD. BUICK IS ANOTHER MAKE THAT IN THE EARLY FIFTIES HAD A SIGNATURE " TOOTHY " GRILLE. THIS IS ANOTHER FIFTIES CAR THAT HAS THAT "GUNSIGHT" HOOD ORNAMENT. IT ALSO HAS THAT 3-PIECE REAR WINDOW THAT IN A COUPLE OF YEARS TECHNOLOGY WOULD BE ABLE TO PRODUCE A ONE PIECE REAR BACKLIGHT. THIS '51 SPECIAL IS ONE OF 87848 4-DOOR SEDANS MADE. THE DEALER SRP WAS $2185. THE WEIGHT WAS A HEFTY 3680 LBS. ALL IN ALL, THIS BUICK WITH JUST A FEW MODIFICATIONS IS PRACTICALLY A FACTORY EXAMPLE. THANKS VERY MUCH FOR VIEWING THIS VERY SPECIAL BUICK.
