<VV> Off-Topic (mostly)- Buick motors

[Sethracer at aol.com]

My father's last "Sporty" car was a 1966 Buick Skylark Gran Sport. The 401  
Nailhead motor in that one had a big "Wildcat 445" on the huge air filter  
housing! - Seth
 
 
In a message dated 3/25/2014 2:29:35 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
corvairduval at cox.net writes:

Yes,  Buick used torque ratings on their air cleaners during the 60s.

It  generates confusion nowadays, but it was common knowledge back  then.

Frank DuVal

Original email:
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From:  dennis dorogi dfamily at fairpoint.net
Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2014 17:05:54  -0400
To: jwilson at unctv.org, tkalp at cox.net,  jvhroberts at aol.com,
virtualvairs at corvair.org
Subject: Re: <VV>  Off-Topic (mostly)- Buick motors


We owned a 65 Skylark with a 300  CID motor but it was a Wildcat 355 with a
4 
barrel Carter AFB  carburator so you are right to be confused.  It had 11:1 
 
compression.   It was a very peppy car - my kids drove it to  college and 
just loved it.  I restored it and sold it at the Buick  Nationals when it
was 
in Buffalo.  Very nice car.

Dennis  D.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jeff Wilson"  <jwilson at unctv.org>
To: <tkalp at cox.net>
Cc:  <jvhroberts at aol.com>; <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Tuesday,  March 25, 2014 4:25 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> Off-Topic (mostly)- Buick  motors


>
> Yes- the 4.9 liter 300 CID motor is the one I'm  wondering about.
> All the info I've found on it says its a pretty good  motor and
> light as all get out.
>
> But I'm a bit  befuddled, as lots of car ads say the car's got a
> '310 Wildcat' motor.  I've seen no mention anywhere of Buick ever
> producing a 310 CID motor,  and I *think* what's going on is that
> the name '310 Wildcat' is just a  marketing ploy. The 300 CID
> motor was rated at 310 ft-lbs of TORQUE,  and advertised as such.
> I think people are seeing a sticker on their  air cleaner that says
> 310 and assuming that's the displacement and/or  horsepower.
>
> No real Corvair connection here- I'm actually  pondering picking up
> a 64 Skylark/Special.
>
>  CJW

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