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

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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!

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.

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."

Its very rare to find a book about a subject you love that is this bad. Mr. Langworth the author of this book should be publicly flogged. To begin with the recommendations in this book are horribly dated. The author rated Buick Boattails a better investment that 60 era GS's. Furthermore the book didn't even mention the GSX. Mr. Langworth also stated that a 1972 Buick 455 produced 225 horses. If you love Buicks do not even think about this book. I can only apologize to mother nature that trees actually had to die to keep this dribble in print