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Junkyard Find: 1993 Buick Roadmaster Limited Sedan

The Truth About Cars

In 1931, Buick introduced the world to its first big sedan with an eight-cylinder engine (which wasn't a V8 but did have overhead valves ) driving the rear wheels. It seemed that such cars would always be available in Buick showrooms, but it turned out that the very last ones were the 1992-1996 Roadmasters.

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BrightDrop: GM’s silent push into electric commercial vehicles

Charged EVs

But very few consumers will come up with BrightDrop , the name GM has given to a new unit that builds electric commercial vehicles: full-size vans and even electric cargo containers. Just like, say, Ford—which was then in the process of killing Mercury, to leave it with only Ford and Lincoln. The Task Force ultimately agreed.