Buick Model B

Buick Model 14

The Buick Model B was Buick's first model. It was built in Jackson, Michigan and was introduced in 1905 at the New York Auto Show.^[1] William C. Durant introduced the car himself at the exhibit, and took new car orders at the car show. It had a 2-cylinder, horizontally opposed engine – the world's first production OHV (overhead valve) engine – installed lengthwise within the frame, had a planetary transmission, with a cone clutch and two forward speeds and one reverse gear. The engine was rated at 21 bhp.^[2] In later years, it was renamed as improvements were made.

Model B (1904)
Model C (1905)
Model F & G (1906–1910)
Model 14 & 14B (1910–1911)

References

↑ "1904 Buick Model B". Archived from the original on 13 May 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
↑ Norbye, J.P.; Dunne, J. (1978). Buick: the postwar years. Marques of America. Motorbooks International. p. 10. ISBN 978-0-87938-044-1. Retrieved 28 August 2018. The first production cars were designated Model B. It was a simple and straight-forward design, with a front-mounted ... The power plant was based on Richards' two-cylinder marine engine, with overhead valves, claimed to develop 21 hp.

Kimes Beverly, Henry Clark, Standard Catalog of American Cars 1805–1942, Iola, Krause Publications Inc, 1996, ISBN 978-0-87341-428-9.

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[american-automobiles-1] "1904 Buick Model B". Archived from the original on 13 May 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2016.

[Norbye_Dunne_1978-2] Norbye, J.P.; Dunne, J. (1978). Buick: the postwar years. Marques of America. Motorbooks International. p. 10. ISBN 978-0-87938-044-1. Retrieved 28 August 2018. The first production cars were designated Model B. It was a simple and straight-forward design, with a front-mounted ... The power plant was based on Richards' two-cylinder marine engine, with overhead valves, claimed to develop 21 hp.