The Buick Blackhawk is not just any customized car - it is important to emphasize Buick heritage of distinctive design and outstanding performance for the specialized audience that custom / hot rod shows."This is a very special car show," said Michael E. Doble, Buick's special vehicles manager: "It's classic design, combined with contemporary proportions. If you are talking about custom cars, the Blackhawk is the ultimate expression of Buick."
Retractable convertible with styling from the 30s.The Blackhawk is basically a 2-plus-2-cabriolet with a retractable top, and a body that looks like it from the late 1930s oder'40s - because he has done. His face is a classic 1939 Buick grille, a pattern of fine vertical bars, and his big sheet combines the sleek bodies of 1941 and 1948 Buick Road Master.
All of this except the grille has been changed, and the final appearance - with black cherry paint, doors without handles and hidden headlamps - is of a streamlined yet retro head-Turner, looks like it was created specifically for the Woodward Dream Cruise.In a sense it was. Doble was with the creation Buick show and concept cars as well as some specialty production in the last 15 years. Mostly, his Buick concepts have been heading to major auto shows in Detroit, Los Angeles, Chicago and New York. But the Blackhawk was created to a different need - he perceived when he customs and hot rod shows and caught the enthusiasm of the masses.
"The people involved in the shows are very excited and knowledge about cars," he said. "We felt we needed a custom Buick that for the spectators, but not a Hot Rod. Hot rods tend to have simple bodies, exposed engines, large rear wheels and a lot of chrome. But if you build a custom, it is so, how to redesign a car."The Blackhawk is a highly modified car, pick-up signals Buick design heritage. It is a great figurehead for a variety of events, as we head toward Buick in 2003." To Buick General Manager Roger W. Adams, the Blackhawk creates "a very interesting statement for Buick to make as our Centennial. Buick has always been a strong element of power and distinctive style - and this is a good time to the people that remember that. "
He said that Buick and government leaders have long promoted the brand in the high-end picture and the Buick key attributes such as comfort, convenience and safety. But in the last few years there has been a new emphasis on more expressive Buick.One example is the 1999 Cielo concept, a "no compromise" convertible with roof rails and retractable top. Another approach is the 2000 LaCrosse, described as "drop-dead gorgeous" flagship sedan, the packages Buick styling hints from the past (eg, vertical-bar grille, portholes and side sculpture from the'50s) in a refreshing manner. LaCrosse, incidentally, also on a pickup-type rear cargo area on a single voice command. Still another example is Rendezvous, a production Buick SUV model for the 2002 year, Adams says is more versatile than any other vehicle in its class.
The Blackhawk, while not intended for major auto shows, adds that the new trend with an aggressive take on styling heritage and power. And Doble, said the Blackhawk is "no trailer queen." It is intended to be driven, maybe even custom show custom show across the country. Blackhawk Power: 463 hp V-8, 0-60 in under 5 seconds
The Blackhawk goal is the performance of 0-60 miles per hour in under 5 seconds. The powertrain is a 1970-vintage-455-cubic-inch Buick GS Stage III V-8 engine, detailed and highly appreciates the latest electronically controlled four-speed automatic. The naturally aspirated, overhead valve, fuel-injected engine produces 463 hp at 4600 rpm and 510 lb-ft torque at 4200 rpm.
Retractable convertible with styling from the 30s.The Blackhawk is basically a 2-plus-2-cabriolet with a retractable top, and a body that looks like it from the late 1930s oder'40s - because he has done. His face is a classic 1939 Buick grille, a pattern of fine vertical bars, and his big sheet combines the sleek bodies of 1941 and 1948 Buick Road Master.
All of this except the grille has been changed, and the final appearance - with black cherry paint, doors without handles and hidden headlamps - is of a streamlined yet retro head-Turner, looks like it was created specifically for the Woodward Dream Cruise.In a sense it was. Doble was with the creation Buick show and concept cars as well as some specialty production in the last 15 years. Mostly, his Buick concepts have been heading to major auto shows in Detroit, Los Angeles, Chicago and New York. But the Blackhawk was created to a different need - he perceived when he customs and hot rod shows and caught the enthusiasm of the masses.
"The people involved in the shows are very excited and knowledge about cars," he said. "We felt we needed a custom Buick that for the spectators, but not a Hot Rod. Hot rods tend to have simple bodies, exposed engines, large rear wheels and a lot of chrome. But if you build a custom, it is so, how to redesign a car."The Blackhawk is a highly modified car, pick-up signals Buick design heritage. It is a great figurehead for a variety of events, as we head toward Buick in 2003." To Buick General Manager Roger W. Adams, the Blackhawk creates "a very interesting statement for Buick to make as our Centennial. Buick has always been a strong element of power and distinctive style - and this is a good time to the people that remember that. "
He said that Buick and government leaders have long promoted the brand in the high-end picture and the Buick key attributes such as comfort, convenience and safety. But in the last few years there has been a new emphasis on more expressive Buick.One example is the 1999 Cielo concept, a "no compromise" convertible with roof rails and retractable top. Another approach is the 2000 LaCrosse, described as "drop-dead gorgeous" flagship sedan, the packages Buick styling hints from the past (eg, vertical-bar grille, portholes and side sculpture from the'50s) in a refreshing manner. LaCrosse, incidentally, also on a pickup-type rear cargo area on a single voice command. Still another example is Rendezvous, a production Buick SUV model for the 2002 year, Adams says is more versatile than any other vehicle in its class.
The Blackhawk, while not intended for major auto shows, adds that the new trend with an aggressive take on styling heritage and power. And Doble, said the Blackhawk is "no trailer queen." It is intended to be driven, maybe even custom show custom show across the country. Blackhawk Power: 463 hp V-8, 0-60 in under 5 seconds
The Blackhawk goal is the performance of 0-60 miles per hour in under 5 seconds. The powertrain is a 1970-vintage-455-cubic-inch Buick GS Stage III V-8 engine, detailed and highly appreciates the latest electronically controlled four-speed automatic. The naturally aspirated, overhead valve, fuel-injected engine produces 463 hp at 4600 rpm and 510 lb-ft torque at 4200 rpm.
