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The Buick Special was an automobile produced by Buick. It was usually Buick's lowest-priced model, starting out as a full-size car in 1936 and returning in 1961 (after a two-year hiatus) as a mid-size. By 1970, Special was no longer offered as a standalone model but the name would later be used for the entry trim on 1975 to 1979 and 1991 to 1996 Century models. ==1936–1949== From 1936 to 1958, Buick's Special model range represented the marque's entry level full-size automobile. The '36 was a very successful year for Buick and also marked the first time of using names rather than the simple serial numbers which had been in use before. The Special continued to also be known as the 40-series, however. The first Specials rode on a wheelbase, but for the next model year this was increased to as all Buicks grew for that year. The engine was also new, and was now of rather than .〔Gunnell, pp. 46-48〕 The Special (and all other Buicks as well) underwent a full restyling for 1939, with a more enclosed nose and a wider grille.〔Odin, L.C. ''World in Motion 1939, The whole of the year's automobile production''. Belvedere Publishing, 2015. ASIN: B00ZLN91ZG.〕 The wheelbase was also two inches shorter.〔Gunnell, pp. 54-55〕 For 1940, there was the usual restyle and the wheelbase increased by an inch. This was also the only model year that a four-door convertible Special ("Sport Phaeton") was offered, although only 552 were built.〔Gunnell, p. 59〕 For 1941 the bodywork was again all new, with the front fenders now very closely integrated into the cars overall design. The Estate Wagon migrated from being a Super into the Special lineup. Also new was the 40-A series (the regular Special now being the 40-B), a version on a three inches shorter wheelbase which shared its body with the 1941 Chevrolet.〔Gunnell, p. 61〕 These two series, with a restyle reminiscent of the 1939 Y-Job, continued into the abbreviated 1942 model year. Production ended on 4 February 1942.〔Gunnell, p. 64〕 For 1946 only the larger Special range remained available, still using the prewar B-body. The '46 Special is rare, representing less than 2% of Buick's production that year.〔Gunnell, pp. 66-67. 2,999 Specials were built, out of 156,080 Buicks in total.〕 The Special continued with minor changes until the prewar body was finally replaced halfway through the 1949 model year.〔Gunnell, p. 70〕 Post-war Specials were only available as a four-door sedan or a two-door "sedanet", until the new 1949 models arrived. In the movie ''Mildred Pierce,'' Veda Mildred's daughter, played by actress Ann Blyth, was given a 1940 Buick Special convertible as a gift. The movie ''Small Town Conspiracy,'' features a 1939 Buick Special 8 that the main character of the film John Haleran (Zen Gesner) drives as his official police car. Car remained in the property of director Ralph Clemente untoched for many years until sold to Florida's restorer and car collector Axel Caravias who has been performing a preservation/restoration job in order to maintain its value as being part of the rising filming industry on the east coast. File:Buick 37 46S Opera Coupe 1937.jpg|1937 Buick Special coupe File:Buick 41 Special 4-Dorrars Sedan 1938.jpg|1938 Buick Special File:Buick Special 46 Business Coupe 1939.jpg|1939 Buick Special coupe File:1940 Buick Series 40 Special Coupe.jpg|1940 Buick Special coupe File:1941 Buick Special Estate Wagon.jpg|1941 Buick Special Estate File:081012-Buick-eight.jpg|1948 Buick Special 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Buick Special」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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