Buick Model B

The Buick Model B was Buick's first model as an independent company, later becoming part of General Motors in 1908. It was built in Jackson, Michigan, and was introduced in 1905 at the New York Auto Show.[1] William C. Durant introduced the car himself at the exhibit, and took new car orders at the car show. It had a 2-cylinder, horizontally opposed engine – the world's first production OHV (overhead valve) engine – installed lengthwise within the frame, had a planetary transmission, with a cone clutch and two forward speeds and one reverse gear. The engine was rated at 21 bhp.[2] In later years, it was renamed as improvements were made. The chassis was shared with the Oldsmobile Model 20 while the overhead valve engine wasn't used by Oldsmobile.

  • Model B (1903-04)
  • Model C (1905)
  • Model F & G (1906–1910)
  • Model 14 & 14B (1910–1911)

Buick Model 14

References
  1. "1904 Buick Model B". Archived from the original on 13 May 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  2. Norbye, J.P.; Dunne, J. (1978). Buick: the postwar years. Marques of America. Motorbooks International. p. 10. ISBN 978-0-87938-044-1. Retrieved 28 August 2018. The first production cars were designated Model B. It was a simple and straight-forward design, with a front-mounted ... The power plant was based on Richards' two-cylinder marine engine, with overhead valves, claimed to develop 21 hp.
  • Kimes Beverly, Henry Clark, Standard Catalog of American Cars 1805–1942, Iola, Krause Publications Inc, 1996, ISBN 978-0-87341-428-9.


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