Buick 1994 Skylark Owner's Manual page 7

Durant also created a racing team that won
500
racing
trophies in 1909 and 19 10, including successes at
Indianapolis two years before the Indy 500 began.
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 car to
complete a 1,000-mile Chicago-to-New York race in
1906. And a Buick was the first car to travel across
South America, driven from Buenos Aim, Argentina,
over the Andes to Santiago, Chile in 19 14.
I 9 I I Model 2i Touring Car on Buick's Test Hill
Buick drew plenty of attention because it could elimb
hills and run through mud like no other c s . 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 Gaerre by
the French government.
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