Pages 1–56 (56 pages)

Chassis General Information and Model Charts

From the 1940-1972 Buick Chassis and Body Illustration Catalog

The front matter for the chassis book: an introduction, instructions for finding parts by alphabetical index, group index, illustration or part number, the list of GM Parts Division warehouses, the main group sequence and the chassis illustration index with page references. It goes on to abbreviations, the Fisher body number plate and vehicle identification plate, producing plant codes, model charts with wheelbase, bore and stroke and starting serial numbers by year, and model identification data for 1964 and later.

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What this section covers

  • Locating parts by index, illustration or part number
  • Chassis illustration index
  • Abbreviations
  • Body number plate and VIN decoding
  • Model charts with serial number starts
  • Model identification data, engines and axle ratios
Year
1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972
Make
Buick
Vehicle
Buick Special and Skylark, Passenger Cars, Riviera
Type
Parts Catalog
Models
Special, Skylark, Gran Sport, Sportwagon, LeSabre, Invicta, Wildcat, Electra 225, Riviera; Century to Limited
Pages
1,678

What’s inside

Chassis illustrations

  1. Chassis General Information and Model Chartspp. 1–56
  2. 0Engine and Clutchpp. 57–92
  3. 1Engine Cooling and Oiling, Radiator Grillepp. 93–158
  4. 2Electricalpp. 159–258
  5. 3Fuel and Exhaust, Carburetionpp. 259–402
  6. 4Transmission and Brake Controlpp. 403–614
  7. 5Brake Operating, Propeller Shaft and Rear Axlepp. 615–662
  8. 6Front Suspension and Steeringpp. 663–724
  9. 7Frame, Shock Absorbers, Springs and Bumperspp. 725–788
  10. 8Sheet Metal, Heater Parts and Standard Partspp. 789–854
  11. 9Air Conditioning, Instrument Cluster and Heater Controlspp. 855–1040

Body illustrations

  1. Body Illustration Index, Trim and Paint Chartspp. 1041–1090
  2. 10Windshield, Instrument Panel, Doors and Hardwarepp. 1091–1258
  3. 11Rear Quarter Glass, Back Window and Seat Partspp. 1259–1278
  4. 12Body Mouldings and Body Sheet Metalpp. 1279–1530
  5. 13Wiring Harness and Folding Top Soft Trimpp. 1531–1538
  6. 14Folding Top Hardware, Cut Trim and Headliningspp. 1539–1560
  7. 15Rear Seat Trim, Rear Quarter Trim and Carpetpp. 1561–1678

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