page_title: Buick Special
section_title: Series 40 (1930–1935)
hierarchical_section_title: Buick Special / Series 40 (1930–1935)
caption_attribution_description: Buick Series 40 Cabriolet Gläser 1930
context_page_description: The Buick Special was an automobile produced by Buick. It was usually Buick's lowest-priced model, starting out as a full-size car in 1936 and returning in 1938 as a mid-size.
  By 1970, Special was no longer offered as a standalone model but the name would later be used for the entry trim on 1975 to 1979 and 1991 to 1996 Century models.
  The entry level Buick can trace its heritage to the Buick Model 10, a companion to Buick's first car, the Buick Model B. The Model 10 started out as one of the independent brands merged into Buick, called the Janney.
context_section_description: When the Series 40 was introduced, it had a 257.5 cu in (4,220 cc) six cylinder engine that produced 80.5 bhp of power at 2,800 rpm, and 74,257 examples were made, being the highest number of Buicks for 1930. For the year 1934, the Series 40 was temporarily discontinued, with the Series 50 being the entry level product.  The 1935 version was introduced with a 233.0 cu in (3,818 cc) straight-eight engine and 93 bhp. In 1936 the name changed to "Special".
caption: 1930 Series 40 convertible
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