A look at 1940s cars from Jeep, Ford, Chrysler, Cadillac, and Volkswagen that helped shape the automotive industry.

The innovation was the overhead valve (OHV) engine. Started back in 1899 by David Dunbar Buick, Buick was one of the first American car brands and is credited with the establishment of General ...

BMW has a long history of producing powerful, reliable engines, which have powered countless models, from sports cars to SUVs ...

GM’s third production overhead-valve V-8 engine in five years, the Buick “nailhead” was the warmup act for the small-block Chevy, and a classic in its own right.

Buick has employed the OHV engine configuration in virtually every car it's manufactured since its 1904 debut until the early 1980s when it switched to OHC engines in most products. While Buick ...