1media/1961_Buick_Special-thumb.jpgmedia/Buick_02.jpg2020-06-18T14:43:49-07:00Anne-Marie Maxwell326ac6eff123bb3f77fb517c66299be8b435b479375148plain2020-08-27T19:28:05-07:00Curtis Fletcher3225f3b99ebb95ebd811595627293f68f680673eA popular four-door sedan put out by General Motors in the 1950s carried the tagline, “Superbly spacious and a superlative buy is the Buick Super.” It featured a wide front grille with a medallion in the center showing the car’s year, make, and model. The vehicle also used a partial automatic transmission called Dynaflow, which Buick developed during World War II for the M18 “Hellcat” tank destroyer. Much of the Super’s styling, from the hood ornament to the chrome trim and the configuration of its taillights, reflected the era’s interest in jet-like design.