A one-year-only three-passenger Business Coupe appeared in 1941, with 2,449 built, then vanished.
Lead trim: Super 248 cu in Fireball I8 (107 hp, 1940) · up to 125 hp
Buick Super Series 501940–1941
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FactA one-year-only three-passenger Business Coupe appeared in 1941, with 2,449 built, then vanished.
When introduced in 1940 the new Series 50 Super shared the Art Deco "torpedo" C-body with the Series 70 Roadmaster, the Cadillac Series 62, the Oldsmobile Series 90 and the Pontiac Custom Torpedo, offering shoulder and hip room over 5 in wider with no running boards and styling streamlined and 2–3 in lower; it offered about the same passenger accommodation, engine performance and luxury appearance as the discontinued LaSalle Series 50. The first generation shared the longer wheelbase with the top-level Roadmaster while offering the smaller-displacement engine from the Special, and prioritized passenger comfort over engine performance (wheelbase 121.0 in, length 204.0 in in 1940 and 210.4 in in 1941, width 75.8 in and 76.5 in, height 66.0 in, 3,800–4,200 lb). Initially a 2-door coupe, 2-door convertible, 4-door sedan and 4-door convertible were offered, with a 4-door Estate wagon exclusive to the Super added mid-year; the engine was the same 248 cu in (4.1 L) 107 hp Fireball I8 as the Special with an oil filter, and 128,736 were sold in the first year. For 1941 the compression ratio was raised from 6.15:1 to 7.0:1 and "Compound Carburetion" (twin two-barrel carburetors, one working all the time and the other only under hard acceleration, forerunner of the four-barrel) was introduced on all Buicks except the Special, delivering 125 horsepower; the four-door convertible and Estate wagon were gone and a one-year-only 3-passenger Business Coupe (2,449 sold) added, and overall sales fell to 92,067.
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Trims & Figures
2 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Super 248 cu in Fireball I8 (107 hp, 1940) | 1940–1940 | 4.1 L Inline-8 | 107 hp | — | — | RWD | — | — |
| Super 248 cu in Fireball I8 compound carburetion (125 hp, 7.0:1, 1941) | 1941–1941 | 4.1 L Inline-8 | 125 hp | — | — | RWD | — | — |
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Owners’ builds
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Photographs
Buick padded Super door panels and seats entirely in Cordaveen vinyl, a fabric substitute Buick trademarked for closed cars and convertibles alike.
VentiPort count jumped from three to four per fender in 1955, marking the Super's promotion to senior status.
1949 Super sales hit a record 190,514, the best year since its introduction.
Government wartime chrome restrictions from January 1942 forced Buick to paint over most trim on the last Supers before production stopped that February.
A one-year-only three-passenger Business Coupe appeared in 1941, with 2,449 built, then vanished.
The Series 50 was repositioned as a junior luxury make to Cadillac after Marquette's launch, priced below the LaSalle.
Rivals
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