Buick 1993 Regal User manual

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Part No. 25603821 B First Edition
The 1993 Buick Regal
Owner's Manual
Wopyright General Motors Corporation 1992
All Rights Reserved

GENERAL MOTORS, GM and the GM Emblem,
BUICK, and the BUICK Emblem are registered
trademarks of General Motors Corporation.
This manual includes the latest information at
the time it
was printed. We reserve theright to make changes in the
product afterthat time without furthernotice.
For vehicles
first sold in Canada, substitute the name “General Motors
of CanadaLimited” forBuick Motor Divisionwhenever it
appears in this manual.
VOLUNTARY TECHNICIAN
WE SUPPORT
CLRIIFICATION THROUGH
Naraonal InsImle for
AUTOMOTIVE
SERVICE
EXCELLENCE
We support voluntary
technician certification.
For Canadian Owners Who Prefer a
French Language Manual:
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Walter Marr and Thomas Buick
Buick’s chief engineer, Walter L. Marr (left), and
Thomas D. Buick, son of founder David Dunbar Buick,
drove the first Flint Buick in asuccessful Flint-Detroit
round trip
in July 1904.
David Buick was building gasoline engines by 1899,
and Marr, his engineer, apparently built the first auto to
be called a Buick in 1900. However, Buick traditionally
dates its beginnings to 1903.That was the year the
company was reorganized, refinanced and moved from
Detroit to Flint. Buick has always been a product
innovator. Buick engineers developed the
“valve-in-head” engine, alight, powerful and reliable
engine which would eventually influence the entire
automotive industry.
William
C. Durant was instrumental in promoting
Buicks across the country using his Durant-Dort
Carriage
Co. outlets and salespeopleas the nucleus of a
giant distribution system. He
knew the Buick as a
“self-seller”.If automobilescould be this good, he
thought, maybe it was time to switch from thehorse and
buggy business.toautomobiles.
Willianz C. (Billy) Durant
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Durant also created a racing team thatwon 500 racing
trophies in 1909 and 1910, including successes at
Indianapolis two years before the Indy
500 began.
The successof Buick engines was visible not only on
the race track,but in endurance tests across the country
and around theworld. Buick was the only car to
complete a
1,000-mile 'Chicago-to-New York race in
1906.And a Buick was the first carto travel across
South America, driven from Buenos Aires, Argentina,
over the Andes
to Santiago, Chile in 19 14.
19II,Model21 Touring Car
Buick drew plenty of attention becauseit could climb
hills and run throughmud like no othercar. Buick's
endurance and reliability wereworld famous.
During World War
I, Buick built Liberty aircraft engines
as well as Red Cross ambulances
so successful that one
Buick ambulance was awarded the Croixde Guerre by
the French government.
As a builder
of premier automobiles,Buick was hard hit
by the Great Depression. However,new General
Manager Harlow
H. Curtice created popular new models
including the Special and theRoadmaster. Buick sales
soon flourished.
First Buick Factory
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In World War 11, Buick built aircraft engines, tanks and
other military hardware. This post-war period brought
great styling and engineering changes which resulted
in
increased sales. The torque converter automatic
transmission, Dynaflow, was introduced in the
1948
Roadmaster. Buick’s famous “portholes” came along in
1949.
A high-compression V-8 engine was introduced in 1953.
And Buick’sfamous vertical pillar “toothy” grille
(introduced in
1942), became more massive in the
post-war era.
I953 Skylark
I949 Roadmaster
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Motor Trend magazinenamed the 1962 Buick Special
“Car of the Year”. The first production V-6 engine was
used
in the Special.
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I962 Buick Special
Built inside thewalls of the old buildings in Buick’s
former Flint complex,which formed the cornerstoneof
General Motors,Buick City is
a state-of-the-art
assembly facilitywith more than
200 robots and other
high-tech equipment. It was completed in the fall
of
1985.
Buicks are, andwill continue tobe, premium American
motorcars with smooth power, high performance,rich
detail and comfortable accommodation.
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Ed Mertz,GeneralManager, Buick Motor Division
Our mission issimple:
“Buick will provide Premium American Motorcars
backed with services that exceed our customers’
expectations, throughout the purchase, ownership,
service and repurchase experience.”
Buicks areSUBSTANTIAL.
Buicks are DISTINCTIVE.
Buicks are POWERFUL.
Buicks areMATURE.
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