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Division of GM from 1909 through 1918, and was available as a touring car, phaeton or roadster. It was available with the

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as a larger alternative offering a larger engine and better durability. It became the junior sedan in 1914 when the

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was introduced.

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The Model 10 (1908–1910) was equipped with an

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, in-line

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developing 40 bhp. The engine was installed in the front, driving the rear wheels through a transmission shaft. The

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had three forward gears, with the gearshift lever positioned to the right of the driver. The brake pedal came into contact with the

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on the rear wheels. The Model 10 had a wheelbase of and was offered as a 5-passenger touring car, 4-door landaulet or 4-door sedan, manufacturing 23,100. The Model 10 was an improvement of the previously developed car made by Janney Motor Company and acquired by Buick. The Model 32 (roadster) and Model 33 (touring car) were built in 1911. The only changes were the wheelbases at for the roadster and for the touring car. 1,150 Model 32 and 2,000 Model 33 were manufactured. It had a listed retail price of US$1,000 ($ in dollars ). The Model 34 (short wheel base roadster) , Model 35 (long wheelbase touring car) at , and Model 36 (long wheelbase roadster) were manufactured in 1912, with 1,400 Model 34, 6,050 Model 35 and 1,600 Model 36. The 1913 Model 24 roadster replaced the previous Model 34 and 36, while the Model 25 replaced the Model 35 touring sedan, and shared a wheelbase at , while the mechanicals were unchanged from previous years, producing 2,850 Model 24 and 8,150 Model 25. The model designations changed again for 1914, now identified as the B-24 roadster and B-25 Touring sedan, with 3,126 B-24 roadsters and 13,446 B-25 assembled, while the dimensions and mechanical features unchanged, aside from a standard folding windshield. For 1915, the roadster was the C-24 and the touring sedan was the C-25, manufacturing stayed the same while 3,256 C-24 roadsters and 19,080 C-25 touring cars were built. The Buick Four series was discontinued in 1918, revised for 1922, 23 and 24, and dropped again. The next Buick offering with a four-cylinder engine was the 1980

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, which had a four-cylinder engine as an option. File: 1912 Buick Model 36 roadster (8700967236).jpg, 1912 Buick Model 36 roadster File: 1914 Buick Model B25 Tourer (21217686799).jpg, 1914 Buick Model B-25 Touring Sedan

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