The V8 engine has been around for a long time — since before World War I. It wasn't until 1953, however, that Buick decided to give the V8 a try, replacing its straight-eight and stepping onto ...

He chose to power the Beetle with a Buick-sourced, 215-cubic-inch (3.5-liter) V8 because it’s an engine that’s relatively compact and light ⁠— these attributes also explain why evolutions ...

In memory of the 1956 Buick he owned in the ’60s, Bob Mazzolini built an identical model with a Hemi V-8. Stephan Szantai Writer Jan 03, 2023 See All 31 Photos ...

Apart from the radically different intake, the V8 is the standard Buick engine for 1956, with 255 horses and 341 lb-ft of torque (258 PS, 462 Nm), coupled with the automatic Dynaflow transmission.

This 1956 Buick Century has been featured in the August 2023 Hot Rod Magazine, was displayed at the Meguiar’s hangar at the 2022 Orange County, ... Not crazy about the engine and trans chosen.

Although Oldsmobile claimed bragging rights to the first practical automatic transmission, with the 1940 availability of the Hydramatic, Buick's two-speed Dynaflow transmission, introduced in 1947 ...

The 1956 Buicks had a 322 cubic-inch eight-cylinder engine tuned to two specifications. In the Special, the V8 punched out 220 horsepower and 319 lb-ft of torque (223 PS / 433 Nm).

1956 Buick Centurion. September 28, 2003. Throughout the 1950s, starting with the LeSabre and XP-300 in 1951, ... Engine 401-cubic-inch V-8. Horsepower 325. Wheelbase 178 inches.

The hosts of Roadkill rescue 1956 Buick Century on the latest episode. ... and a weed-whacker. They then source a used Chevy 350 V-8 engine from a local speed shop, mount it in the chassis, ...