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» humorous_sage - Overland
The Buick might have been a great hill climber but I doubt that it could outclimb the Overland. Besides, the Overland was cheaper.-- posted by humorous_sage
» H2O - A figure in Buick's history
A person who ran the Buick division, and cut his teeth in the auto business from this experience after running locomotive companies, was a man named Walter P. Chrysler. He went on to head another troubled automaker, though, and I believe he renamed that latter car company, but I can'r recall what he named it....
John
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» dancooper - Buick prices
In response to Buicks posted by JButler:Hi Joy,
“…after considering the payments, though, I didn’t.”
Yes, it seems that from the very beginning, Buick sought to fill a market niche that was higher-priced than average. They continue today to aim for a “highest quality at a reasonable price” sector, which translates to a reasonable price for higher quality. In other words, a higher price than you can pay elsewhere. But it seems to have worked very well for them so far. I guess we’ll see if it continues to work, now that the economy is going to dictate far fewer new car sales for everyone.
Dan
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» dancooper - Re: Overland
In response to Overland posted by humorous_sage:Hi Henry,
“I doubt that it could outclimb the Overland.”
A very interesting point, Henry. I looked briefly for source material on actual competition results, but have found none so far. The article had to be trimmed way down, anyway, so it wouldn’t have made the final cut for this version. But I am still looking into that aspect, and will get back to you when and if I find any pertinent hill-climb results. Since both cars had a very good reputation in that regard, it would prove interesting to see the results of actual competitions between them.
Dan
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» dancooper - Re: A figure in Buick's history
In response to A figure in Buick's history posted by H2O:Hi John,
“…a man named Walter P. Chrysler … went on to head another troubled automaker.”
Yes, Buick had some illustrious leadership in the early years. Walter Chrysler was one of the best and brightest. In researching this article I learned of an almost incredible list of names that spent time in roles of leadership at Buick. Of course, there was Durant, who built GM from the success of Buick. Then there was also Charles W. Nash, the founder of what later became American Motors. Louis Chevrolet, along with Durant, founded Chevrolet, and Harlow H. Curtice became a GM president and chief executive, and was Time Magazine’s "man of the year" in 1955. Then there was Charles Stewart Mott, a long-time GM vice president who went on to found the Mott Foundation, which pioneered the community school concept fostering equal opportunity education. It is almost a who’s who of the industry to look at the early Buick leadership. I found an interesting quote from one of my sources, attributed to the one-time GM President Alfred P. Sloan Jr. Of the early days, he is quoted as saying, "Buick had the management of stars."
Dan
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» humorous_sage - Overland
In response to Re: A figure in Buick's history posted by dancooper:One thing about the Buick -- it survived and is still made today. However, I still vote for eht Overland. The only problem is trying to find replacement parts.
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