How Did The Buick Nailhead V8 Get Its Name?

The name "Nailhead" comes from the tiny valves Buick used in trying to make a V8 as slim as possible. The engine also was ...

Buick nailheads were the engines behind the engines in the SR-71 Blackbird

As the nations of Earth beaver away at their respective sixth-generation fighter planes, with all the slippery, stealthy, ...
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Rare 1953 Buick Skylark Droptop Is Almost Motown Perfection, Nailhead Has a Nasty Habit

It doesn't just roll—it arrives. Draped in a silvery-teal shimmer, the 1953 Buick Skylark convertible is less car and more grand entrance, a glittering wave of chrome slicing through sunlight. Every ...
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When the 1963 Buick Wildcat chased prestige buyers

The 1963 Buick Wildcat arrived at a moment when American buyers wanted prestige as much as horsepower, and Buick was tired of ...