Buick model 10

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Buick 10/24/25/32/33/34/35/36 / B-24 / B-25 / C-24 / C-25
Production period: 1908-1915
Class : Middle class
Body versions : Touring car , Phaeton , roadster

The Buick Model 10 was a three- or four-seater passenger car built by Buick in the United States between model years 1908–1910. Models 32 and 33 replaced it in 1911, and in 1912 the new cars were called Models 34, 35 and 36 . In the following year the models 24 and 25 were launched, which were renamed in 1914 in models B-24 and B-25 and in 1915 in models C-24 and C-25 .

Year by year

Model 10 (1908–1910)

Model 10 (1908–1910)

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Production period: 1908-1910
Body versions : Touring car , Phaeton , roadster
Engines: Otto engine :
2.7 liters (16.5 kW)
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Wheelbase : 2235-2337 mm
Empty weight : 784 kg

The cars were equipped with small four-cylinder in-line engines that developed an output of 22.5 bhp (16.5 kW) with a displacement of 2,703 cm³. The wheelbase of the tourer with a cardan drive, front engine and rear-wheel drive was 2,235 mm. The vehicles had 2-stage planetary gears . The model 10 was held in white-gray and had applications made of brass.

In 1909 the wheelbase was increased to 2,337 mm and instead of the 3-seater touring car, there was now a 4-seater touring car and a 3-seater roadster.

Model 10 was made 23,100 times in 3 years. This made it Buick's most successful model in those years.

Models 32 and 33 (1911)

Models 32/33 (1911)

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Production period: 1911
Body versions : Touring cars , roadsters
Engines: Otto engine :
2.7 liters (16.5 kW)
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Wheelbase : 2261-2540 mm
Empty weight : 768-840 kg

In 1911, the 2-seater Roadster Model 32 and the 5-seater touring car Model 33 replaced the Type 10. Engine and transmission remained the same. These were the last Buick vehicles to use planetary gears. The wheelbase of the roadster was 2,261 mm, that of the touring car 2,540 mm.

The 32 model was built 1,150 times and the 33 model was built 2,000 times.

Models 34, 35 and 36 (1912)

Models 34/35/36 (1912)

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Production period: 1912
Body versions : Touring cars , roadsters
Engines: Otto engine :
2.7 liters (16.5 kW)
Length:
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Wheelbase : 2305-2584 mm
Empty weight : 849-951 kg

The 34 (roadster, short wheelbase), 35 (touring car, long wheelbase) and 36 (roadster, long wheelbase) models replaced the 32 and 33 models from the previous year. The engine was carried over from its predecessors. The wheelbase of the small roadster with a cardan drive, front engine and rear-wheel drive was 2,305 mm, that of the touring car and large roadster 2,584 mm. In contrast to their predecessors, the cars - like all Buick for the first time this year - had a 3-speed spur gear.

The model 34 with body and wooden spoke wheels in gray, connected with blue bonnet and fenders. The touring car model 35, whose driver's door was only a dummy, was available with a dark blue body and gray wheels. The Model 36 was available in two color combinations: a blue-gray body with a blue-black bonnet, tank and fenders, or a brown body with blue-black fenders.

The Model 34 was built 1,400 times, the Model 35 was built 6,050 times, and the Model 36 was made 1,600 copies.

Models 24 and 25 (1913)

Models 24/25 (1913)
Buick Model 25 (1913)

Buick Model 25 (1913)
Production period: 1913
Body versions : Touring cars , roadsters
Engines: Otto engine :
2.7 liters (16.5 kW)
Length:
Width:
Height:
Wheelbase : 2667 mm
Empty weight : 965-1058 kg

In 1913 the Model 24 was presented as the successor to the Types 34 and 36. The Model 25 was the successor to the Type 35. The engine and transmission were carried over from the predecessor. All of these models had a wheelbase of 2,667 mm.

Both models were available in gray or brown bodies and had blue and black wooden spoke wheels and fenders.

The model 24 was built 2,850 times, the model 25 was built 8,150 times.

Models B-24 and B-25 (1914)

Models B-24 / B-25 (1914)

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Production period: 1914
Body versions : Touring cars , roadsters
Engines: Otto engine :
2.7 liters (16.5 kW)
Length:
Width:
Height:
Wheelbase : 2667 mm
Empty weight : 997-1087 kg

In 1914 the new models were called B-24 (2-seater roadster with 2 doors) and B-25 (5-seater touring car with 4 doors). The windshield and folding roof were now standard. Otherwise, the cars corresponded to the previous models.

3,126 B-24 roadsters and 13,446 B-25 touring cars were built.

Models C-24 and C-25 (1915)

Models C-24 / C-25 (1915)

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Production period: 1915
Body versions : Touring cars , roadsters
Engines: Otto engine :
2.7 liters (16.5 kW)
Length:
Width:
Height:
Wheelbase : 2692 mm
Empty weight : 997-1057 kg

In 1915, the B-24 became the C-24 and the B-25 was renamed the C-25. The changes were limited to a 1 ″ larger wheelbase.

In the following year, Buick gave up all four-cylinder models. This last year, another 3,256 C-24 roadsters and 19,080 C-25 touring cars were built.

source

Kimes, Beverly R. & Clark, Henry A. Jun .: Standard Catalog of American Cars 1805-1942 , Krause Publications, Iola (1985), ISBN 0-87341-045-9