- The 1956 Centurion, owned by the Sloan Museum that had a fiberglass body and all-glass top. This four-passenger car featured a TV screen linked to a rearview camera that made rearview mirrors useless (this is a feature that is currently showing up on high-end cars). The camera was mounted inside a jetfighter inspired tail cone where the trunk was supposed to be.
The 1985 Buick Wildcat concept was one of the GM cars displayed in Flint. (Photo: General Motors) - The 1985 Buick Wildcat concept that had a composite fiber and glass body, and an experimental 24-valve 3.8-liter V6 engine. This car is entered by raising the canopy, as there are no doors.
- The four-door 1999 Buick Cielo that featured voice command controls, a vertical grille inspired by the Y-Job, bright metal body trim similar to that from cars of the 1940s and 1950s, and a 240-horsepower V6.
Baseball legend Al Kaline, left, and Golf legend Tiger Woods chat after the two began their round in the Pro-Am of the Buick Open at Warwick Hills in Grand Blanc, Mich., Wednesday, July 30,2003. (Photo: Joe Polimeni, Canadian Auto Press) - The 2000 Buick Lacrosse, the luxury concept sedan that has a retractable sunroof and back window that allows the trunk to convert into an open cargo bay. It is powered by a 4.2-L, 265 hp V8.
- And the Tiger Woods' inspired 2001 Buick Bengal concept car that has a hidden compartment for golf clubs, a six-speed automatic transmission, and a 250 hp 3.4-liter V6.
Detroit Report: Buick Centennial Was a Party to Remember
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