The ancestor of the Buick V6 is the Buick 215 V8, an innovative lightweight V8 with aluminum block and heads that debuted in 1961. This engine turned into iron and gained much displacement with GM ...

The Ford Thunderbird was a hugely popular supercharged car with a strong V8. It dominated 1950s driving, but Buick had a ...

An engine that’s lightweight, powerful, reliable, and tunable will always be in high demand. That was certainly the case for ...

Photo: Bogdan Popa/autoevolution/eBay seller u want I fine 1961 marked a new beginning for Buick, as it witnessed the debut of a new Special based on the same platform as other GM models, including ...

Underneath the snow, this swapped-in engine appears to be a Buick 215 V8 (later to be known as the Rover V8) engine. The original engine in this car would have been a flathead straight-eight of 289 or ...

For a number of years, TVRs employed the Rover V8, an all-aluminum mill that began life as the Buick 215 in the 1960s. It was a well-proven, durable motor that made perfect sense for a small ...

A Buick may seem like an unusual choice for the small-block class of HOT ROD's 2015 AMSOIL Engine Masters Challenge, but with the factory 400 dimensions it was possible to meet the bore and stroke ...

Gilbert Smith brings 5+ years of automotive research and writing experience to CarBuzz since joining the team in 2024, specializing in automotive content since 2018. He originally hails from New ...