It continued Buick's tradition of almost exclusively using OHV engines since the Model B in 1904.
The engine was cast with three pairs of siamesed (3x2) cylinders, and combined its starter and generator in a single unit.
The 224 cu in (3.7 L) and 242 cu in (4.0 L) versions lacked a cylinder head, with the cylinders and valves combined in a single unit and pistons accessible via the bottom of the unit (colloquially called a "jughead" engine, since the jugs (cylinders) came off with the head).
The Buick Straight-8 engine introduced in 1931 replaced the straight 6 in all models upon its debut,[1] and was the basis of the Holden straight-six motor.
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