A DESIGN FLAW, THE 1929 BUICK

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1929 BUICK'S WERE NOT THAT POPULAR BECAUSE OF THE BULGING SIDES OF THE BODIES. THENCE THEY WERE CALLED "PREGNANT" BUICKS. THE TOTAL BUICK LINE PREVIOUSLY THOUGH WAS GAINING IN SALES YEAR AFTER YEAR. THE ENGINE USED WAS A 6 CYLINDER, 90 AND A HALF BHP THAT DELIVERED 2800 RPM. THE PISTON DISPLACEMENT IS 309 CID. THE CARBURETOR WAS THE MARVEL AUTOMATIC BRAND WITH A BUILT IN MANUAL HEAT CONTROL. CRANKCASE VENTILATION WAS FORCED VENTILATION. THE WHEELBASE WAS 128 AND 3/4 INCHES WITH A FRONT TREAD OF 56 AND A QUARTER INCHES AND A REAR TREAD OF 58 INCHES. SO THE TURNING RADIUS WAS 44 FEET. LUBRICATION SYSTEM WAS PRESSURE TO CONNECTING RODS, ROCKER ARMS, AND CRANKSHAFT. BUICKS HAVE GREAT ENGINEERING, GREAT BUILD QUALITY AND GAINED A REPUTATION WHICH LED TO INCREASING SALES YEAR AFTER YEAR. HOWEVER, THE BUICK DESIGNERS THAT CREATED THAT BLOATED LOOK FOR THE '29 MODEL YEAR REALIZED THEIR MISTAKE AND TRIMMED THE FAT OFF THE BODY FOR 1930. NOW, THE BEST PLACE TO VIEW THE ROLL OF FAT ON THIS BUICK IS FROM THE REAR. NOTICE RIGHT BELOW THE BELT LINE, THE LOVE HANDLE ON THE BODY THAT TAPERS DOWN TOWARD THE BOTTOM OF THE CAR. THAT'S WHAT PEOPLE THEN DIDN'T LIKE. ONE DOESN'T SEE TO MANY TWENTY NINES AROUND SO THIS RESTORED EXAMPLE IS A RARE ONE TO SEE. VIEWING THE VIDEO, NOTICE THE WOODEN ARTILLERY WHEELS WITH THE NICKEL HUBCAPS, THE SMALL PARKING LIGHTS MOUNTED ON THE COWL, THE WOOD STEERING WHEEL WITH THE THROTTLE HANDLE IN THE MIDDLE, AND THE FLOWER VASE MOUNTED JUST INSIDE THE BACK <b>...</b>

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Car, show, 010

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