For most of the 20th century, each brand from General Motors had its own distinctive engine lineup, including Buick's own 400 ...

Rather, the 350 should be seen as a smaller version of Buick's second-generation 400/430/455 V-8s, which launched in 1967. Key details specific to the 350 include the nearly half-inch-shorter deck ...

Buick's roots with the engine actually stretched back to 1967, when the division released 400 and 430 cubic-inch V8s as replacements for the older nailhead V8. The cylinders in the 430 were ...

The 430 was new for the Wildcat lineup in 1967. It produced 360 horsepower thanks to a four-barrel carburetor. Buick offered the 430 for only a few years, as the company eventually dropped this ...

Buick made a double move ... when it was superseded by the big-block 430 V8. The enlarged engine was a direct response to GM’s corporation-wide interdiction of using multiple carburetion ...

Even more surprising, it's Buick big-block powered. The engine is a blown Buick 430, and with lots of custom internals, it ran a best of 7.91 @ 191 mph. Besides being cool and strange, the dealers ...