BUICK 24/30 HP – year 1911

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BUICK 24/30 HP – year 1911

Manufacturer: Buick Motor Car Co., Flint, Michigan, USA.

David Dunbar Buick was born in Scotland, but as a two-year-old he moved to Detroit with his parents. A sixteen-year-old bright young man became a plumber and later founded his own Buick and Sherwood Manufacturing Company with a friend.. Buick has been fascinated by the idea of ​​producing his own cars for a long time. He soon sold his stake in the company and formed a partnership with James H.. Whitting, the owner of a carriage factory in Flint near Detroit, who have similar desires. New company, in which Whitting had the majority of the stock, was surprisingly named the Buick Motor Company.

The first Buick, released in June 1904 r "has been designated model B. It was equipped with a horizontally arranged engine with two opposite displacement cylinders 2,6 liter. At maximum revolutions 1200 rpm had remarkable power - 16,2 kW (22 KM). With an open four-seater body, without roof and windscreen, reached Buick's top speed 56 km/h. The Model B was sold for 950 dollars.

Unfortunately, the start-up factory found itself in financial trouble and began looking for more capital. She obtained it in the amount 300 000 dollars from its later owner William Crapo Durant, who bought such companies for it, how: Olds Motor Works, Oakland i Cadillac.

Thus, in 1908. The history of the General Motors Company began.

The Buick company became part of the concern, creating an independent branch and maintaining its separate brand. W 1911 r. The model marked with the symbol was released on the market 24/30 HP. The new Buick was in-line, 4-capacity cylinder engine 2337 cm3. The rigid rear axle was driven by a multi-plate clutch and a two-stage gearbox. The engine was cooled by a water pump. The classic chassis with an extremely strong frame had semi-elliptical springs at the front, and at the rear with elliptical springs. Brakes were only on the rear wheels. Buick with a 5-seater body and basic equipment cost money 1850 dollars.

At the time of the model's appearance 24/30 HP Dawid Buick no longer had anything to do with the company that still bears his name.