Owner's Manual
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And Buick's famous vertical pillar "toothy" grille (introduced in 1942), became more massive in 1949. Buick's famous "portholes" came along in the post-war era. The torque converter automatic transmission, Dynaflow, was introduced in 1953. In World War 11, Buick built aircraft engines, tanks and other military hardware. A high-compression V-8 engine was introduced in increased sales. R '* 1 1953 Skylark 1949 Roadmaster This post-war period brought great styling and engineering changes which resulted in the 1948 Roadmaster.
And Buick's famous vertical pillar "toothy" grille (introduced in 1942), became more massive in 1949. Buick's famous "portholes" came along in the post-war era. The torque converter automatic transmission, Dynaflow, was introduced in 1953. In World War 11, Buick built aircraft engines, tanks and other military hardware. A high-compression V-8 engine was introduced in increased sales. R '* 1 1953 Skylark 1949 Roadmaster This post-war period brought great styling and engineering changes which resulted in the 1948 Roadmaster.