The Buick Motor Car Company was founded in 1903 by David Dunbar Buick and soon became very successful.
Production rose from over 725 cars in 1907 to more than 8,800 the following year.
The Buick Series 50 Super Convertible Coupe had an overhead-valve straight-eight “Fireball” engine and 3-speed transmission. Due to high compression pistons and Compound Carburetion the horsepower were increased from 107 to 125. The Compound Carburetion consisted of two dual-barrel carbs of which most of the times only one was in operation.
The second one provided extra power at high speeds or under hard acceleration. As each of the dual-barrel carbs were smaller than the old single ones it was said that petrol mileage was better in average driving. Many drivers even blocked the second carb in order to save petrol during wartime.
As the boot could be opened to both sides by pulling out the Louvre-Lock, access to the engine was much easier. It could even be removed entirely. The cars had horizontal grille bars and headlights in the wings. Two versions of the convertible were available, the 4-door convertible saloon and the 2-door convertible coupe. The latter was one of Buick’s best-sellers of that very year.
