Nailhead Engine Specifications Buick Nailhead Casting Numbers 425 Identification Oil Consumption - 1964 401 and 425 Cubic Inch Engines Carter Dual 4-Barrel Carburetor Adjustment Carter Dual 4-Barrel Idle Adjustment Buick Dual 4-barrel Carburetors, Linkage Sticking ...
The Dynaflow transmission was introduced in 1948, and power steering made its way into Buicks in 1951. That same year, two new concept cars were presented: the Le Sabre and the XP-300. From 1953, power brakes appeared as well as a new family of V8 engines dubbed the Nailhead. The Skyl...
To take advantage of the 1954 Skylark’s reduced weight, Buick retained the 322 Nailhead V8 but with modifications from the previous year. As a result, the 1954 model received 12 additional horsepower bringing it to 200 ponies. Like the previous model, the 1954 Skylark was largely hand-built...