Check out this article courtesy of Howstuffworks.com to learn about the history of Buick, including a look at some of the more colorful classic models.
http://auto.howstuffworks.com/buick.htm
"In 1904, Buick moved from Detroit to Flint, Michigan, where it soon came under the control of William C. Durant. Buick prospered, and in 1908 Durant formed General Motors with Buick as its foundation and chief source of revenue. Six-cylinder engines arrived in 1914, and were the only type Buick offered from 1925 to '30. By that point, Buick buyers were mostly upper middle-class professional types who'd moved up from a Chevrolet, Oakland, or Oldsmobile -- hence the "doctor's car" sobriquet of the make's early years.
The Depression considerably reduced the size of this clientele -- and Buick sales -- but the division would bounce back strongly, reaching fourth in industry production for model-year 1938 (from a decade-low seventh in 1934-36)."
Courtesy of Howstuffworks.com
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