Buick Century

Buck Century is one of the earliest and still existing models in Buick’s history of car manufacturing which runs for over a period of seventy years. It was first introduced in 1936, placing it in the middle of the Buick product range; above the Special and below the Roadmaster and Limited. Initially, it took the the place of the Buick 60 series possessing a 320.2 C.I.D engine rated at 120 hp.

During the war, Buick Century production was discontinued. The model reappeared in 1954. The Century Caballero that was produced from 1957-58 was the significantly notable model during the 50’s. In 1959, the Century badge was retired for the second time.

It re-emerged in 1973 when all GM's intermediate models were redesigned. From that moment on, the Buick Century beacme a permanent name for Buick’s smaller line of cars. After the discontinuation of the Skylark coupe in the early seventies, Century inherited its performance option that resulted into a greater Century engine power. This power was shortlived when the Century’s engine was downsized in 1978. At the same year, the Century was redesigned that brought three trims: the fastback coupe, sedan, and station wagon.

In the eighties, the Century suffered another downsizing with 2500 2.5 L I4 and 3.0 L V6 engine from 1982-74. An engine upgrade Century was released from 1986-88 with 2.8 2.8 L V6.

In 2004, the Buick Century was announced to be replaced by the all-new Buick LaCrosse But a limited run Century was planned for the 2005 model year to permanently retire the name.