1993 Buick Park Avenue Owner's Manual - Page 7

Durant also created a racing team that won 500 racing trophies in 1909 and1910, including successes at Indianapolis two years before the Indy 500 began. The success of Buick engines was visible not only on the racetrack, but in endurance tests across the country and around the world. Buick was the only car to complete a 1,000-mileChicago-to-New York race in 1906. And a Buick was the f i s t car to travel across South America, driven from Buenos Aires, Argentina, over the Andes to Santiago, Chile in 1914. Buick drew plenty of attention because it could climb hills and run through mud like no other car. Buick's endurance and reliability were world famous. During World War I, Buick built Liberty aircraft engines as well as Red Cross ambulances so successful that one Buick ambulance was awarded the Croix de Guerre by the French government. As a builder of premier automobiles, Buick was hard hit by the Great Depression. However, new General Manager Harlow H. Curtice created.popular new models including the Special and the Roadmaster. Buick sales soon flourished. 1911 Model 21 Touring Car First Buick Factory 3