1993 Buick Century Owner's Manual - Page 7

Durant also created a racing team that 500 racing won trophies in 1909 and 1910, including successes at Indianapolis two years before theIndy 500 began. The success of Buick engines was visible not only on the race track, but endurance tests across the country and in around the world. Buick was the only car to complete a 1,000-mile Chicago-to-New York race i 1906. And a n Buick was the first to travel across South America, car driven from Buenos Aires, Argentina, over the Andes to Santiago, Chile in 1914. Buick .drew plenty attention because it could climb of hills and run through mud like no other car. Buick's endurance and reliability were world hmous. 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 builderof premier automobiles, Buick was hard hit by the Great Depression. However, new General Manager Harlow H. Curtice created popular models new including the Special and the Roadmaster. Buick sales soon flourished. I911 Model 21 Du?ing Car First Buick Factory 5