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Hello all. This site has a lot of info in the reference section. It refers to the series and I don't know what series I have. I have 1972 Skylark.
 
I would describe "Series" as the "model". If you go to the 1972 Buick VIN page, CLICK HERE, you will find the series is identified by the second digit in your VIN which is a letter. You car being a Skylark, it should be a "D".

You can find more information in the Chassis Manual beginning on page 00-7, CLICK HERE
 
The General said:
Hello all. This site has a lot of info in the reference section. It refers to the series and I don't know what series I have. I have 1972 Skylark.
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From sometime in the '30s, Buick had series designations. least expensive was a Special. Series 40. Roadmaster, Series 80. Later series 70. These lasted through , I believe, 1958.

In 1950, for instance, a Special, as well as other series, had several Models. 4 door model 41, model 41D, and so on. Super was 50 Series with 4 door mod 51. Mod 52. Convertible was 56C?
All models in each series began with first digit of the series number.

Ben
 
aarika said:
I know this is an older thread, but I couldn't help but jump in this kind of historical breakdown is exactly why I love this forum.

You’re spot on with the numbering logic. Buick’s system was actually quite brilliant for its time because once you knew the "code," you could identify exactly what was driving down the street. For example, in 1950, that Series 40 Special was the bread and butter, but that Model 56C (the Super convertible) you mentioned is now a high-dollar collector's dream.

The logic held firm: Series 40 was the Special, Series 50 the Super, Series 60 the Century (when it was in the lineup), and Series 70 the Roadmaster. It stayed remarkably consistent until 1959 when they ditched the numbers for the names we remember from the 60s LeSabre, Invicta, and Electra.

Thanks for laying this out, Ben
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Actually, they kept the numbering. The addition of model names, more likely done to appeal for marketing to the consumers. The technicians use the series for parts because of use across multiple. Body letter identification 'A' was also another designation introduced.
 
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Hint - when a brand new user posts some ChatGPT text, usually in an old thread, check inside the quote. If there is a chunk of unrelated text in the quote, then it's more than likely just spam, intended to increase "mentions" or some such to boost search ranking.

We had a spate of these a few months ago. It calmed down for a while, but looks like it's starting up again.
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We got used by AI, someone made that "question" which AI provided answer to that inquirer and AI appears like the hero. There is a discussion between open source free AI and paid service. Can we find out which one of the two visited? Placing a fee on the paid AI, so we can benefit, use that to provide more resources or maintain the forum. People are paying for AI.
 
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