The history of the company begins in 1902, when David Buik sold his former enterprise, and for the gained amount of 100 thousand. dollars created new, for car production.
The first car was designed by Buik and entered the market in 1903. Buyik had the talent of an engineer, but he had no dealers of businessman, so he gradually stopped leading the company, remaining until 1908 a member of the board of directors.
The second model came out a year later and was equipped with a two cylinders engine, which was placed under the front seat, and the hood and radiator occupying in front of the car were only a decorative decoration.
In 1908, the company joined with General Motors, but at the same time the company retained independence. The company’s affairs went well, which confirmed the fact of the sale of over eight thousand cars by this year. This year was marked by the release of a new model that had a engine with four cylinders, which, like previous models, became popular among Americans.
Buik brand machines become trendy trendy in the American automotive industry, not inferior to Chevrolet and Pontiak. The first engine with 6 cylinders was installed in 1914, and in 1925 the era of 6 cylinder engines begins, which is interrupted in 1931, when 8 cylinder engines are installed on the Buiki. The company was the first to introduce a tradition to call new models its own names.
For the first time, the Buik brand car received its own name Rodmaster in 1936, when it appeared in two versions. The open version was represented by the phaeton, and the closed sedan. All series of machines produced after this year wore their own names, along with the serial number. In total, the following four episodes were released: Spazhl, Senchuri, Rodmaster and Limited.
This series included Limousine Limited for eight seats, the most prestigious of all Buyiks, released in 1939.
The post -war models of this brand were easily recognizable by the new emblem, which decorated the hood and depicted a stylized bomb surrounded by a ring. In addition to these external signs, the Buik brand was distinguished by the radiator cladding and the unpretentious decoration of the sides.
In 1953, the company celebrated its 50th anniversary. A new model called Skylark was created for the holiday, and then, the regularly model ranks of the company were replenished with new samples. The company introduced compact modifications from the Skylark family in 1979, and a year later the Century and Skyhawk models appear.
The period of the 80-90s, as always dynamic in the history of the company and was marked by the releases of new models of cars of this brand. In 1984, the Rivera Coupe model was produced and the Park Avenue model was shown, and three years later the regal model was shown at the Los Angeles car dealership. In 1992, the new Le Sabre model was released, and in 1997 the company released a new generation of the Century model and introduced the Signia model.
The beginning of the new century was marked by production for the American market of full -sized medium -sized machines, with front -wheel drive, affordable.
