When the curtain fell on the '60s Golden Age of piston freedom, it shot down one of the greatest dreams of the horsepower epoch. Environmentalism, energy crunches, geopolitics, and a general swift ...

In 1971, two apparently unrelated events stirred America’s interest: Jim Morrison, the lead singer of The Doors, stepped from controversial stardom into rock legend, and this Buick featured in our ...

From the November 1969 issue of Hot Rod magazine: Those who appreciate good cars had an eye out for the GS 455. Buick may have the surprise issue in the super-car series this model year. The 400-cubic ...

Understated elegance meets big-block grunt in this fine example of a gentleman’s hot rod. As Buick's star continues to rise in the 21st century as a worldwide player in the near-luxury segment, few of ...

This prototype was one of only two factory exhibit cars produced by Buick in 1970. This one sports the best powertrain of the time, a 455-cubic-inch V8 with 360 hp and a whopping 510 lb-ft of torque ...

While not entirely obscure or forgotten as, say, any AMC muscle car, the Buick Gran Sport is tragically underrated. In 1970, the street super predators were the Chevrolet Chevelle SS 454 and the Dodge ...

Brian is a published author who has been writing professionally for a decade in politics and entertainment, but found his calling covering the automotive industry. His love of cars started at an early ...