The Buick straight-8, sold as the Fireball 8, was an inline eight-cylinder car engine that the Buick division of General Motors built from 1931 to 1953. It replaced Buick's straight-six in every model when it arrived, and it kept Buick's long-standing overhead valve layout with a reverse-flow I-head cylinder head. It was cast on two distinct blocks: the smaller-displacement versions resembled the Chevrolet inline six of 1937 to 1953 inside the block, while the large 320 and 345 cubic inch version used in big-chassis cars such as the Roadmaster was heavier, a weight that hurt handling. Early output ranged from 77 to 104 horsepower, and the 320 raised it to 120 and later 170. The straight-eight ended in 1953 in the Buick Special, when the new Fireball V8 took over every line.
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The Buick straight-8 engine (Fireball 8) was a straight-eight cylinder automobile engine produced from 1931 to 1953 by the Buick division of General Motors.
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The Buick straight-8 engine (Fireball 8) was a straight-eight cylinder automobile engine produced from 1931 to 1953 by the Buick division of General Motors.
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The Buick straight-8 engine (Fireball 8) was a straight-eight cylinder automobile engine produced from 1931 to 1953 by the Buick division of General Motors.
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The Buick straight-8 engine (Fireball 8) was a straight-eight cylinder automobile engine produced from 1931 to 1953 by the Buick division of General Motors.
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(320 cid and 345 cid; used in large-chassis models such as the Roadmaster)
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The last year for Buick's straight-eight was 1953, but only in the lower-cost Buick Special.
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The Buick straight-8 engine (Fireball 8) was a straight-eight cylinder automobile engine produced from 1931 to 1953 by the Buick division of General Motors.
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