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

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 ...

During the heyday of Buick high-performance, Stage I 455-cubic-inch powerplants featured ram air induction systems with 360 hp and a staggering 510 ft.-lbs. of torque at only 2800 rpm. Stand back!

At one point, Oldsmobile, Buick, and Pontiac all had 455 cubic-inch under the hood of some of their models. However, that ...

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 ...