Buick Special Articles

Frank and Lousie Ledesma 1948 Buick Special - Pleasanton Turtle Wax Top 100

Built in Chandler, Arizona by Hot Rods by Glen, Frank and Lousie Ledesma's '48 Buick Special now resides in their hometown of Hollister, California. The Buick features... more

Ed Bice 1957 Buick Special - Ft. Worth Turtle Wax Top 100

That's a lot of bumper on Ed's Rivi hardtop! They made 'em big and heavy back in '57, but Bice updated his Special with a 6.0-liter Cadillac Escalade engine backed... more

1957 Buick Special - California Dreamin'

When you like a particular car, you like it. In the end that's what makes hot rodding so much fun; for every rodder there is a different list of likes and dislikes... more

1955 Buick Special - A Very Special Buick

It seems everybody has known the feeling when a project slips away. more

1955 Buick Special - Special Education

You know how it is; some people build a car every couple of years and move them on to make way for or finance (or both!) the next project. Then there are guys who will keep a car for years, improving it as funds and time allow. Andy Forget is very... more

Celebrity Drive: Joe Mantegna, star of CBS's "Criminal Minds"

Restored 1947 Buick Special -- the first car he bought more than 40 years ago -- is truly special to the veteran actor more

1956 Buick Special - Special Ed

Check out this special edition 1956 Buick. more

1941 Buick Special 44S - Prime Example

The Ayala brothers, Harry Westergard, Gene Winfield, Neil Emory, the Barris brothers, and other customizers of the postwar decade were masters at creating a timeless, classic style that has been influencing builders for more than half a century. In this case, more

Aaron's 1954 Buick Special Custom - Young Gun Of The Month

Check out this 1954 Buick Special Custom that has 15ci small-block Chevy with tuned-port injection inside Rod & Custom Magazine. more

A Simple Plan

The best mild customs often don't look like customs at all. Instead they look like cars that should have rolled off the assembly line. They should look like the simple, fluid creations automotive designers envisioned before marketing departments got involved a more