Buick Standard Six

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Buick Standard Six,
series 115, series 116
Production period: 1925-1929
Class : Lower middle class
Body versions : Touring car , roadster , sedan , coupé
Successor: Buick series 40

The Buick Standard Six was a series of passenger cars with a six-cylinder engine that was manufactured by Buick in the 1925–1927 model years as the successor to the 24-Four series in the USA. In 1928, the wagons were given the series 115 suffix based on the wheelbase in inches. The following year it was replaced by the 116 series .

Year by year

Standard Six (1925-1927)

Standard Six (1925-1927)
Buick Standard Six Touring Car Model 25 (1925)

Buick Standard Six Touring Car Model 25 (1925)
Production period: 1925-1927
Body versions : Touring car , roadster , sedan , coupé
Engines:
Petrol engines : 3.1-3.4 liters
(37-46 kW)
Length:
Width:
Height:
Wheelbase : 2903-2908 mm
Empty weight : 1246-1497 kg

The new small six-cylinder models for 1925 had a top-controlled engine having a displacement of 3,130 cc and a power of 50 hp (37 kW) at 2800 min -1 . The wheelbase of the cars, available with twelve different 2- and 4-door bodies, was a uniform 2,903 mm. Their appearance was similar to that of their predecessors.

In the following year, the cars were slightly revised: the wheelbase grew to 2,908 mm, the edges on the radiator became a little softer and the headlight inserts were now interchangeable. There was also a larger engine with a capacity of 3,392 cm³ and an output of 60 bhp (44 kW). The number of available bodies was reduced to six.

In 1927 there were no stylistic changes, only the engine output increased to 63 bhp (46 kW) with the same displacement. This year there were again nine bodies to choose from.

In three years, 312,467 Standard Six had been created.

Standard Six Series 115 (1928)

Standard Six Series 115 (1928)
Buick Series 115 (touring car, four-door)

Buick Series 115 (touring car, four-door)
Production period: 1928
Body versions : Touring car , roadster , sedan , coupé
Engines: Otto engine :
3.4 liters (46 kW)
Length:
Width:
Height:
Wheelbase : 2908 mm
Empty weight : 1400-1540 kg
Buick Series 115, two-door sedan

In 1928, the previous year's model was adopted without major changes, but was given the addition of series 115 , which denoted the (approximate) wheelbase (actually it was 114.5 ″). The stylistic changes were limited to the headlights, which were given a hemispherical housing instead of the drum shape that had been common up until then. Seven different bodies with 2 to 4 doors were offered.

This year, 126,820 vehicles from the 115 series were built.

Series 116 (1929)

Series 116 (1929)

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Production period: 1929
Body versions : Touring car , limousine , coupé
Engines: Otto engine :
3.9 liters (69 kW)
Length: 4261 mm
Width:
Height: 1902 mm
Wheelbase : 2946 mm
Empty weight : 1508-1644 kg

In 1929 the series was completely revised by the General Motors Art & Color Department . The wheelbase grew by 1 ½ "and the bodies got a bulge 40 mm below the belt line, which earned the series the unflattering name Pregnant Buick . The roadster was no longer available and only six different bodies were offered. The name Standard Six was also omitted, so that the cars were only marketed as the 116 series. The six-cylinder engine, which now drew 94 bhp (69 kW) at 2,800 min −1 from a displacement of 3,918 cm³, had increased significantly.

The changes were obviously not recognized by the public, as only 84,119 units of the small six-cylinder series were built this year. The following year, the 40 series replaced these cars.

Web links

Commons : Buick Standard Six  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

source

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