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 ...

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 when it was superseded by the big-block 430 V8.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 ...