Thread: 1954 buick century

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Originally Posted by Hidebinder

I didn't think GM had a V8 until '55. Didn't '54 and earlier cars have straight 8's in them?

I'll skip the Cad V8s from 1914 on, and the first Chev in 1917.

Talking about ohv V8s, Cad and Olds started 1949, Buick '53, and Chev/Pontiac 1955

Buick came out with there first V-8 in 53 . The first year the roadmaster and super had the V-8 and the special still had the straight eight. In 54 all buicks had the V-8 The special had a 264 CU.IN the roadmaster,super and the new century had the 322. This car is asteal at $2000 . The 54 century was a very fast car in its day

Did all 1954 century's have the 322?

I didn't think GM had a V8 until '55. Didn't '54 and earlier cars have straight 8's in them?

Talking about ohv V8s, Cad and Olds started 1949, Buick '53, and Chev/Pontiac 1955

There seems to be a direct correlation between price/stature and the V8's appearance. Obviously, all brands are not equal.

Gottabuild1 wrote:

Did all 1954 century's have the 322?

The Century was new in 1953. There were two models in 53, the Century Auto and the Century Manual, both had the V8.

Originally Posted by flh4speed

hey aint that the WW And The Dixie Dance Kings Car?? its been a long while sense i seen the movie? i could wrong!"D

No, that was a 55 Olds black/gold, but wasn't an anniversary car as some believe.

No, the '54s had V-8s. Gottbuild1- my philosophy for the Buick would be a very mild one. The 322 was a good engine (200HP in the Century) and you should keep it in for the unique nostalgia sake. How totally braindead would it be to "drop in a Chevy crate engine."? It wsa already of the long and low look so I ain't sure how much dropping it would take to be real noticable. For sure ride height minumum probably can't be more than an inch lower. If you dump $$ in hydraulics all you'd do is have the same thing every other low rider has is something that you can dump to the ground that looks cools sitting there.

The DynaFlow tranny was upgraded in 54 but may or may not be in great shape. It might not take the power from a high powered crate mill anyway. Even as if could be iffy and costly to rebuild for use behind the Nailhead. Something more modern and stout in the TH line would probably work.

Rims might be a decent addition that would actually give the car a lower look actually or truely with the right tire aspect ratios.

Painting and detailing the engine and compartment would have to be done in any case. The do your interior and you'll have a sweet cruiser.

First i would not change the engine, 2nd i would never even ponder the thought of putting hydraulics on it

Cool. And if it needed it you can get rebuilt kits for the 322 from www.kanter.com