Illustrated Buick Buyer's Guide: Cars from 1946 (Illustrated Buyer's Guide) [Paperback]

Richard M. Langworth (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Motorbooks Intl (January 1989)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0879383186
• ISBN-13: 978-0879383183
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,143,869 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Against the Grain, July 31, 2009

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Nelson - See all my reviews

This review is from: Illustrated Buick Buyer's Guide: Cars from 1946 (Illustrated Buyer's Guide) (Paperback)

Although some of the other reviewers blast this book I for one think it was most informative if for no other reason it gives the novice all basic information pertaining to each year presented. If you are at the point in your hobby that you are actually investing in cars then this book is not for you because undoubtedly you have all this information memorized! Another reason for favorable review is that I actually own the 55 Buick Century Convertible featured in this book!

4.0 out of 5 stars A word in praise of Langworths, March 8, 2005

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Russell Y. Neches (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Illustrated Buick Buyer's Guide: Cars from 1946 (Illustrated Buyer's Guide) (Paperback)

I do not own, nor have I read this book. Nor do I know anything whatsoever about Buicks, or the procurement thereof. From the picture on the cover, and the fact that the title has the word "car" in it, I assume that a Buick is some kind of automobile.

However, I do know Mr. Langworth's son. The young master Langworth is a stand-up fellow, and, with proper care and feeding, will without a doubt grow into an exemplary specimen of the human species. I highly recommend that you buy this book. Due to my total lack of authority to comment on the content of the book itself, I offer that you make your purchase for no other reason than that doing so will help put little Ian through school.

3.0 out of 5 stars Rated 3 stars because 3 is in the middle and I'm the author, July 30, 2004

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Richard M Langworth (Hopkinton, NH USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Illustrated Buick Buyer's Guide: Cars from 1946 (Illustrated Buyer's Guide) (Paperback)

Hell hath no fury like a buff whose favorite model is left out! Name Withheld should know that the NET bhp for the 1972 Buick 455 was 250, not 455 or 365, etc., because the industry standard went to net bhp in 1972. Since I was off by only 25 net horsepower I will submit to a private but not a public flogging. Book is better on 1940s and 1950s Buicks than that production-line stuff. And by the way, the word you want is "drivel" not "dribble."