Anyone Old Enough to Have Witnessed "Parade of Progress" ('53-'56)

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I saw one of these Futurliners on one of the restoration shows maybe a year or so ago. Up until then I had never heard of them. Really cool vehicles and ahead of the times.
 
fratzog lover said:
Correct. Michigan, not China.
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Actually Buick’s have been in China since the late 20’s. Today Buick is one of the top selling brands there.
Part of the reason that Buick has such an appeal in China today is that it has been there for a long time. In 2017 Buick sold about 200,000 cars in the USA. In China Buick sold over a million cars. It makes sense to build them where you sell them.
 
LOL. I mean.. bahahaha..
my68barracuda said:
Actually Buick’s have been in China since the late 20’s. Today Buick is one of the top selling brands there.
Part of the reason that Buick has such an appeal in China today is that it has been there for a long time. In 2017 Buick sold about 200,000 cars in the USA. In China Buick sold over a million cars. It makes sense to build them where you sell them.
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:thumbsup:...
The word China just doesn't scare me...
 
318willrun said:
Thanks Trump!! :)
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I think it was a couple years ago when I took a peek at the news in politics part of our forum.. it was about the time someone said the commies are going to take away my snow so I can't go snowmobiling..:rolleyes:.. freaking crackheads..
 
diymirage said:
Well, the kind of Buicks my grandfather would have driven WERE hot cars, from the GS in the 70s to the GNX in the 80s, and like most other cars it flatlined after that
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I saw a history of Buick, where it was said that the Management at GM shut down the GN and GNX cars as they did not think that having a 'performance' image was appropriate for Buick.
 
my68barracuda said:
I saw a history of Buick, where it was said that the Management at GM shut down the GN and GNX cars as they did not think that having a 'performance' image was appropriate for Buick.
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well they sure made their point, I don't think anyone under 50 can name a single performance model from buick
 
diymirage said:
well they sure made their point, I don't think anyone under 50 can name a single performance model from buick
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In 1980 at the Buick dealer I worked at, I got to drive a customers mint 1970 GS Stage 1 that was in for a new short block. I remember thinking my 68 roadrunner 383 wouldnt stand a chance.
 
fratzog lover said:
In 1980 at the Buick dealer I worked at, I got to drive a customers mint 1970 GS Stage 1 that was in for a new short block. I remember thinking my 68 roadrunner 383 wouldnt stand a chance.
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That buick had 72 inches on your 'runner
If you ask the Japanese, that's and entire engine
 
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