1995 Buick LeSabre Owner's Manual - Page 7

Durant also created a racingteam that won 500 racing trophies in 1909 and 1910, including successes at Indianapolis two years before Indy 500 began. the The success of Buick engines was visible not only on the race track,but in endurance tests across the country and around the world. Buick was the only carto complete a 1,000-mile Chicago-to-New York race in 1906. And a Buick was the first carto travel across South America, driven from Buenos Aires, Argentina, over the Andes to Santiago, Chilein 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 builderof premier automobiles, Buick was hard hit by the GreatDepression. 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 on Buick's Test Hl il First Buick Fuctory V