The Buick Standard Six Series 20 was manufactured by Buick at what would later become known as the Buick City factory on Hamilton Ave. in Flint, Michigan, and was the junior model to the Buick Master Six between 1925 through 1929, and shared the GM A platform with Oldsmobile, Oakland and Chevrolet. The Standard Six evolved from the earlier Buick Six when the Buick 4-cylinder was cancelled. The Standard Six was the most popular Buick sold while being more upscale to the Oldsmobile Six. It was the senior brand to Marquette under the General Motors Companion Make Program until Marquette was cancelled one year later. It replaced the earlier Buick Six that was introduced in 1916, and was replaced with the Buick Series 50. Coachwork continued to be offered by Fisher Body who was the primary supplier of all GM products at this time, and Duco automotive lacquer paint, introduced by DuPont was the first quick drying multi-color line of nitrocellulose lacquers made especially for the automotive industry.
Buick Standard Six specifications (1926 data)
Color – Brewster green
Seating Capacity – Five
Wheelbase – 114.5 inches
Wheels - Wood
Tires - 31” × 4.95” balloon
Service Brakes - contracting on four wheels
Emergency Brakes - expanding on rear wheels
Engine - Six cylinder, vertical, cast en bloc, 3 × 4½ inches; head removable; valves in head; H.P. 21.6 N.A.C.C. rating Lubrication – Force feed Crankshaft - Four bearing Radiator – Cellular Cooling – Water pump Ignition – High tension generator and storage battery Starting System – Single Unit Voltage – Six to eight Wiring System – Single Gasoline System – Vacuum Clutch – Dry plate, multiple disc Transmission – Selective sliding Gear Changes – 3 forward, 1 reverse Drive – Spiral bevel Rear Springs – Cantilever Rear Axle – Three-quarters floating Steering Gear – Worm and nut
Standard equipment
New car price included the following items: tools jack speedometer ammeter electric horn transmission theft lock automatic windshield cleaner spare tire carrier with extra demountable rim rear view mirror gasoline tank gauge parking lights on cowl headlight dimmers tail lamp instrument board lamp pressure grease gun windshield type ventilator dome light foot rest rear window curtain and sunshade
Prices
New car prices were F.O.B. factory, plus Tax: Five Passenger Coach - $1295 ($ in dollars ) Five Passenger Double Service Sedan - $1475 ($ in dollars ) Two Passenger Roadster - $1150 ($ in dollars ) Two Passenger Enclosed Roadster - $1190 ($ in dollars ) Five Passenger Touring - $1175 ($ in dollars ) Five Passenger Enclosed Touring - $1250 ($ in dollars ) Two Passenger Double Service Coupé - $1375 ($ in dollars ) Five Passenger Sedan - $1665 ($ in dollars ) Four Passenger Coupé - $1565 ($ in dollars )
See also
Cadillac Type V-63
Oldsmobile Model 30
Oakland Six
Chevrolet Superior
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