A 1960 Buick Invicta logs over 10,000 miles in 5,000 minutes. Fireball Roberts, Marvin Panch, Tiny Lund, Ralph Moody, Larry Flynn, Bobby Johns, and Larry Frank drive this car and put it to the ultimate test. / @16mmeducationalfilms
The 60 Buicks had the most sculpted lines ever. I like the way the fins are created by removing from underneath rather than having them stick up and out from the body. They look great from ever angle.
It would be interesting to see - like a Honda 4 cyl, or a Nissan 3.5 V6...can they hack it? I would bet the 97 Police Interceptor I once had with 4.6 SOHC could take it. That was a very smooth and durable engine, with a extra cooling options on everything....
16mm Educational Films I'm sold! I want the Invicta 4 door sedan, any available color! Seriously though; I would think a new engine like that would've used a little oil during the first 500 to 1000 miles. Even if it didn't, just imagine 10000 miles on the motor oil. That would be a stretch even for today's synthetic oils, wouldn't you think?
I would also like to say that the 60 Invicta was the very first car I ever drove.Awesome car!! That's why I owned 7 Buicks. 3 Wildcats,2 Rivs, & 2 Deuce & 1/4s.They were all great cars!!!
this engineering really paid off. the Buicks my family had in the 70s, 80s, 90s and 2000s could usually go at least 86,000 miles before the engine went bad.
Doesn't prove how well the car would do in the real world. Real wear and tear came from starting the car in cold (25 degrees or less) with the choke on for several miles, dumping a rich mixture down the cylinder walls. The transmission doesn't run "through the gears" like it would in traffic. A real world test would be a NYC taxi.
I had a beautiful 1960 Le Sabre 2 door hard top. Buick was a ery special car. The car in this video, I believe has a401 nail head engine. Mine had a 364 nail head.
Nope. A few years I read that the Buick product of today is designed primarily for Asian markets. As I just posted, this isn't even a valid test for how the drive line would have performed in stop-start cycle of driving in 1960.
Yes. Mercedes did this with a 190E 2.5-16 and earned a world record for this in the 1980s. But that was the good old days when they made good cars. Not the crap they produce today.
Yes, Rambler AMC Nash tried it for their 1961 models at Daytona for a long distance test. One of the Rambler drivers supposedly had a fatal crash. Buick was the first for the Daytona 500 track endurance test, and averaged over 120 mph including the tire and driver stop breaks. The 10,000 miles is equivalent to 20 Daytona 500 runnings! I was lucky enough to "Pilot" a '60 4 door LeSabre with the smaller 364 c.i. motor for 7 years from mid 70's till 1980. Those fins really helped, as It could "fly"!
I'd own a Buick, (not a modern one) any day. Through about 1970 the quality was pretty good, with exception of metal protection which all cars lacked at that time(many imported cars of this era were rusting on arrival due to being shipped across salt water) A Buick is Cadillac luxury and IMO better build quality and more restrained materials (1969-70 Electra 225 Limiteds are fabulous cars. It conveys your wealth without being loud or flashy about it) Packard and Rolls in the 30s and the first/2nd gen Lexus LS400, Toyota Century also follow this philosophy. I wonder if this is why the Chinese like Buicks. The Chinese folks I know are very discrete and restrained about their money, but are very helpful to others and work very hard. It's a good philosophy to follow.
That refueling apparatus is unbelievable but the jacking system is just shocking. The average speed for the Daytona 500 that year was only 25 mph faster.
That's pretty impressive considering the era. The breaker point ignition would seem to be the weakest link. I wonder if they compensated for that in some way?
I expect they selected condensers to balance out metal transfer on the points. Also, I expect they had common repair parts such as distributors, carburetors and generators ready to go at a moment's notice. If you're all set, you can swap out a distributor quicker than fussing with points, condenser and a rotor.
No way , I had no idea Buick did this crazy test. Now, I’m wondering if this exact car was ever sold to the public. At 120 mph this engine must of been running close to full throttle for 83.3 hours or approx. 3 1/2 days. It’s a wonder that some part of the drivetrain didn’t overheat. I wonder if GM ever did another test like this. I can’t imagine they did. This was very extreme.
Well Thats because they were already old and worn out, and the later 300-340-350 and 400-430-455 motors had a completely different (and less robust) oiling system than the 401 or 425 used here.
@@twoeightythreez You're right, my 70 Electra had 110k miles and the previous owner had installed a Stage I cam - so she hauled pretty good. Drove it a year, it was very strong - Raced someone on the freeway and that was it....About same story on my 69 Electra Convert - over 100 k miles and was babied by the old man I bought from. It did not like being treated like a kids GS....lol, toasted that one in 3 days.
I owned a ‘60 Chevy for many years back in the day….283… three speed manual. Loved that car, but I have to say the ‘60 Buick is more beautiful. I wonder if my Honda with the four cyl K24 engine could do it…….
Gotta realize that engine is running at WOT. Can't imagine how much fuel is pouring into that engine!! I would imagine they turned up the fuel and adjusted timing to avoid detonation problems and overheating. That is some punishment!
A car babied from production thru a zillion aftermarket mods with a team of pro techs and pro drivers all over it. GM in charge of photography, editing and production. Gee, think it will work? How could it NOT work? LOL.
