Legend of Buick - Part 1 (1998)

Here's a great video produced in 1998 by General Motors Communications Support Group for Buick Communications. Written and directed by author/biographer Lawrence R. Gustin (one of the very few writers active today who extensively interviewed people close to the founder of General Motors, William Durant, and who also has a very rich background in researching and presenting Buick history), this video presents a detailed walk through the history of Buick from its early roots with David Dunbar Buick, all the way through to the late 90s. Narrated by Bill Harris, you'll enjoy a wide collection of Buick memorabilia including photos, newspaper articles, and film clips. (Video is presented in two parts.)

[@jamescolahan9023]

My family had these same Buick years over the decades growing up. So thanks!

[@DrewSohl]

I always liked Buicks.Classy.Proud he was a Scot.🚗

[@toddburgess6792]

Automotive history is lost if not retold every once in a while. A sadly considerable amount of what this video has in it was news to me. I thought I knew everything. The look on my daughter's face when she learned that Chevrolet drove a Buick was priceless!!

[@ThomasDeLello]

Research and development in industry's skunk works is always (and I mean always) shrouded in secrecy because of a thing called "industrial espionage". Your competitors will steal your eyes if you let them. That explains why the historic records on such things is sketchy. Makes sense, doesn't it...?

[@ThomasDeLello]

Louis Chevrolet was a race car guy. He was very disappointed with Durant's decision to use the brand name for a low budget offering, he wanted Cadillac's prestige.

[@Tomi-quid-pro-quo]

Excellent!!💯 Love the amount of amazing old material, great job!

[@markdodd1152]

I think this is excellent and I love learning the history. I'm not sure why people feel the need to leave negative comments. I suppose it makes them feel Superior

[@lostintime8651]

that comment was SO negative

[@markdodd1152]

@@lostintime8651 lol . Sure

[@observant98]

There’s people out there that can’t stand read or hear about someone being successful. They are the types that today think that everyone that was successful become so by ill gotten means.

[@phildouglas9086]

Stop leaving negative comments about other people. Thanks.

[@hyzercreek]

@@observant98 And their success was caused by greed or racism

[@MsElenaPM]

Love the history and the Reader has a great clear voice.

[@caseybarlow7860]

I did have this tape when I was younger My cousin knew somebody worked at buick city in flint mi so give me the tape back in 2000

[@garys8990]

Since Oldsmobile is gone,Buick is the only great GM car left. Thanks for posting.

[@caseybarlow7860]

Chevrolet and gmc

[@hyzercreek]

Cadillac.

[@hyzercreek]

Disagree Caddy is the best car @Heinrich the White

[@kl0wnkiller912]

@Heinrich the White Disagree... I love my CTS-V!

[@Defiant2379]

Hey, just shared this on my Buick forum and the Buick Facebook main page, and it is already getting re-shared by other Buick and General Motors fans. Hopefully i get you a lot of views, fantastic video, both parts. Thanks for posting! :)

[@thegodhoward8037]

I hope gm starts making good stuff again

[@ozahmed4523]

Fascinating looking at auto history. Rolls Royce started later in 1905.

[@Geersification]

the first Buick agency 1906 was in Quincy,Ill same family till sold and closed over 100 yrs

[@rickslobodian6701]

a very nice video once I downloaded it to remove the commercials

[@cratecruncher4974]

In his book "My Years With General Motors" Sloan casts aside the talent of Durant as being a PT Barnum type with eyes bigger than his stomach when it came to integrating his acquisitions. While I think Sloan's era was amazing, he inherited a brilliant consolidation project envisioned by Durant.

[@pogoshinyhunter3157]

I’ve had my 2005 lesabre 15 years now. I’ll drive it the rest of my life.

[@thegodhoward8037]

My 03 lesabre is the best car I have ever rode in

[@TreadTalk247]

We love the Stewart’s of our 1927 Buick, hope I get to drive it a little more this year once we get some new tires on the old girl! She sat for 25-30 years after her prev owner passed away. She won’t sit now, we look forward to having her for the rest of her days and will never part w her!!!

[@raymondhaley6185]

David Dunbar Buick made the first V6 engine back in 1912, which means many years later became the regal Grand national after that the 3800V6, GM took credit for the engine but it was David Buick creativity that later allowed GM to claim world history for their V6 technology.

[@mwoodstrup]

Too little was said about the Mr Nash. I don't know why.... Nash did a great deal for Buick and GM

[@thetreblerebel]

Gals with mullets. 90s documentry

[@michaelmacluskie6089]

I am an American, BUT I would love to know why the majority of the Worlds IMPORTANT inventions came from Scotland??....WHY?? and HOW are the Scots such geniuses....the World has to admire Scotland and its people for what we have today....including the best Whisky in the World if not the ONLY Whisky worth talking about in the World. Thank you SCOTLAND.

[@michaelmacluskie6089]

Can I also add that Harley Davidson were from Britain....but Davidson was the brains of the company and his blood is Scottish.

[@orange70383]

Scotch whisky is the most horrid thing, it's disgusting.

[@saintmichael1779]

I got to 8:15 and I had to turn it off. Silly music.

[@SOULRELIEF22]

St John 3:16! 💗 JESUS is coming again SOON! HALLELUJAH!

[@SOULRELIEF22]

@Heinrich the White That verse does not speak of ALL Jews. Any and all creation who don't love JESUS are of their father the devil. Be saved and STAY saved so you won't miss the Rapture!

[@byLokie]

What Model Buick will he be arriving in?

[@nickraschke4737]

In a Buick?

[@barrytooley6724]

JESUS LOVES HIS PEOPLE! There are none so blind as those too stupid to see.

[@byLokie]

@@nickraschke4737 Yer. The Video is about Buick and The Fulla said Jesus is coming. So I thought he must be coming in a Buick! Kinda like me watching a YT Christian Video and Commenting. The 1934 Straight 8 Roadster is my Fav Buick!

[@orange70383]

At 1:25 what does that goof on the right have around his neck, are they trying to humiliate him by forcing the guy to wear that hideous mess.

[@ThomasDeLello]

David Dunbar Buick was born in Scotland. But isn't "Buick" a French name...? I guess that the Buick acquisition was mostly valuable to Will Durant because of the OHV patant. Maybe that explains why GM's Buick Division always got the lion's share of GM's R&D money in their skunk works even as late as the 1960's.

[@benjaminvalenzuela3948]

That’s interesting, I didn’t know Buick held the OHV patent.

[@ThomasDeLello]

@@benjaminvalenzuela3948 Well... I didn't either until I came to this video. All through the history of the Industrial Revolution, Research and Development (also known as "The Skunk Works") has by necessity been shrouded in secrecy because of a thing called "Industrial Espionage" which basically means 'cover your ass or they will steal your eyes'... so facts and such can be sketchy about the details. That's the fact of life. Governmental Patent Coverage is key. But now, due to differences in political ideologies where Communism does not honor private property over governmental control you have the ChiComs stealing everything while Joe Biden gives it all away to them. Your pension will not be worth the paper it's printed on when you retire and you will find yourself on the short end of a ration line with your hat in your hand... Good luck...!!!

[@danielbennion80]

@@ThomasDeLello Very well stated. 👌

[@ThomasDeLello]

@@danielbennion80 So few realize this and the school system doesn't help and that's no accident. It doesn't look good, folks...

[@qp_panda2492]

An irishman invented the double overhead valve engine. His name was McLaughlin and he worked for Buick. Thats why there are McLaughlin buicks.

[@torbenhellborn3175]

Oh, man the concept is SOOOEE predictible - yahwn goodbye

[@RomanAlexander1]

Ruined by the completely inappropriate shit music.