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1958 Buick Facts and Specifications

General Year Information – 1958 Buick Facts

For the first time since 1948, there were no distinguishing Ventiports on Buick’s front fenders. The new “drawer-pull” grille, made up of rectangular chrome squares, was used. Four headlamps were standard. New brakes featured cast-iron liners inside aluminum drums. New Lucite paints were used in many colors.

Limited
The Buick Limited name was revived as a single-year halo car for the Division. It used the Cadillac Series 60 extended deck to add more size over the Roadmaster.  In comparison to the other models in the Buick lineup, the GM C platform-based Limited was slightly more restrained than the Special, Century, Super and Roadmaster. Instead of a chromed side panel trim, it got a body color-keyed insert decorated with fifteen slanted hash marks (three groups of five). The Limited also received its own rear tail treatment that traded the heavy chrome tail light housings for a wraparound tail light lens broken up by four chrome bands. The rear bumper housed “Dual Jet” back-up lights. In the front, it received the aggressive Fashion-Aire Dynastar grille, cast of 160 chrome squares. Front finned-aluminum power brakes and the the new Flight Pitch Dynaflow were standard.

The Limited was only available as a 4-door hardtop, 2-door hardtop coupe or convertible It sat on Buick’s 127.5 inch wheelbase, with an overall length of 227.1 inches. Interiors were of high quality fabrics in sedans and coupes, and full leather in convertibles.

Buick sold only 7,438 Limited models, due in part to their price and proximity to the Cadillac Series 62 that it was designed to act as a bridge between that car and the Roadmaster. However, the Limited’s four-door hardtop sedan started at a base price of $5,112, which was $221 higher than Cadillac’s entry-level Series 62 four-door hardtop sedan at $4,891. This mistake likely cost Buick sales.

Roadmaster
In 1958, the Roadmaster was now available as the well-equipped “75” model Like all ’58 Buicks, the body was styled to appear bulkier and was more heavily chromed. Buick’s new “drawer pull” grille was used – called “Fashion-Aire Dynastar”. It was made up of rectangular chrome squares. For the first time since 1948, there were no Ventiports on the front fenders. On the rear deck, the Roadmaster name was spelled out in block lettering beneath a Buick emblem housing the trunk lock keyway. Wheelhouses had bright moldings, rocker panels had an ebbed molding, and a large rear fender bright flash with ribbed inserts replaced the previous year’s chromed rear fender lower panel. It was later determined that the styling did not resonate with buyers and Sales fell further to 14,000.

Super
The once most popular Buick line was reduced to two body styles for 1958 with the elimination of the convertible. Side trim was similar to Series 40, except for the “Super” on the rear fender flashes. Super models remained longer than the Series 40 Specials and Series 60 Centurys, utilizing the 127.5 inch wheelbase. Standard equipment included Variable-Pitch Dynaflow, power steering, power brakes, a safety-cushion instrument panel bumper guards. A Custom interior was available at extra cost. Styling also hampered the Super with sales falling to 42,388, the lowest since the wartime 1942 model year

Century
The Century shared the Special’s sheetmetal and had the same excessive brightwork. It still utilized the high compression 364 CID V-8 with 4-barrel carburetion, but did not offer manual transmission or an optional high performance rear axle. As in 1957, the image of Century was reduced to that of a short-wheelbase Super Series. Identification was set with Century script within the rear fender flashes.

Special
Like the rest of the line, bulky and more heavily chromed styling characterized the 1958 Special. Special was spelled out across the deck lid, while a bright Sweepspear and a large rear fender bright flash was similar to other Buick models. A more plush Custom interior was available at extra cost. Notable was that the Dynaflow engined Specials, while still saddled with lower compression and a 2-barrel carburetor, had the Senior engine camshaft fitted – but horsepower was not stated as changed.

Historical
Model year production was 241,892 units, for a 5.7 percent market share. The four millionth Dynaflow transmission was built installed in a Buick this year. Likewise, the one millionth Buick power brake vehicle was built.

1958 Buick Facts – Significant Options

• • Accessory group, Series 40 – includes electric clock, full wheel covers, automatic trunk light, rear license frame.
  • Air conditioning, In-dash or under-dash.
  • Air Poise air suspension.
  • Antenna, electric.
  • Autronic Eye.
  • Carpet cover.
  • Deluxe Handy mats.
  • Dor-Gards.
  • Easy-Eye glass.
  • Electric clock.
  • E-Z Eye glass.
  • Handy-Spot-lite.
  • Heater/defroster.
  • License frames
  • Padded instrument panel (standard Series 70, available for Series 50).
  • Power brakes (standard Series 50, 75, 700).
  • Power seat, six-way (standard Series 75, 700).
  • Power steering – standard Series 50, 75. 700 ($108).
  • Power windows (standard Model 66C, and all Series 75 and 700).
  • Radio antenna, electric.
  • Radio, Sonomatic.
  • Radio, Wonder Bar signal-seeking.
  • Rear seat speaker, except convertibles and station wagons.
  • Rear view mirror, inside glare-proof.
  • Rear view mirrors, outside glare-proof, right and left-hand.
  • Safety group – includes back-up lights, lower instrument panel pad, parking brake warning light, glare-proof inside rearview mirror (standard on Series 75 and 700).
  • Seat belts.
  • Spotlite.
  • Tissue dispenser.
  • Two-tone and tri-tone paint.
  • Upper instrument panel pad for Series 40 (standard other series).
  • Visor vanity mirror.
  • Wheel covers, full (standard on Roadmaster & Limited).
  • Whitewall tubeless tires.
  • Windshield washer (standard Series 75 and 700).