1922 Buick Six Three Passenger Series 22 Style 44 Roadster
- Buick was founded in 1903 by David Dunbar Buick in Flint, Michigan, and formed the core of General Motors during the early years of Alfred P. Sloan's long and successful administration.
- Buick combined quality and performance from its line of “valve in head” overhead valve engines, three speed transmissions, and attractive factory bodywork.
- This Buick Six 22 is the Style 44 three-passenger roadster body, of which 7,666 were constructed.
- The higher radiator and hood of the 1921 model were retained for 1922, as was the brake system, which is a two-wheel mechanical system operating on the rear wheels.
- The body is finished in olive green with black fenders, it has a delicate white pinstripe around the cockpit, and a black leatherette top.
- It has been fitted with a tubular accessory bumper which has parking lights at its outer ends, and twin taillights within the rear mounted spare tires.
- The interior has a black pleated leather upholstered seat with a storage compartment beneath the hat rack behind the seat.
- The dashboard matches the exterior of the car and features a suite of gauges as well as a decorative map light.
- Although Buick reintroduced a four-cylinder car for 1922, the mainstay continued to be the six cylinder with Buick’s famed “valve-in-head" design. It was available in ten body styles.
- This example, a 60 horsepower, 242 cubic-inch engine, is correctly appointed, including the Stewart vacuum fuel system, though a modern inline fuel filter has been fitted to increase reliability and ease of service.
- A correct Klaxon 12A horn and period oil can are mounted on the firewall.
- The Radiator has a Buick script MotoMeter mounted in a dog-bone cap.
- Everything rides classically on 33-inch varnished wood-spoke artillery wheels wrapped in Gehrig 33x4 black wall tires.
- This Buick received a first place AACA award in 1965 and participated in the 1969 Glidden Tour.
- Price when new: $1,150.
