Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Division Street

A row of new Buick's lined up on Division st. This view facing north shows factory #01 at left with factory #06 trailing off in the distance. These appear to be 1909 model 10 Runabout Buick's. The model 10 series was built from 1908-1910. During the 1909 model year 8100 were built in various body styles. A breakdown of the total number of Buick's built in Flint that year are: Model F Touring 3,856, Model G Runabout 144, Model 6A Roadster 6, Model 10 Runabout 8,100, Model 16 Roadster 497, Model 17 Touring 2,003. Total for the entire year was 14,606. This information is from "THE BUICK A COMPLETE HISTORY" by Terry Dunham and Lawrence Gustin.

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Division Street 1934

Getting The Picture

Buick 1908 & 1909

Factory #06 Assembly

Buick factory #1 & #6

Buick Track Postcard

Buick Factories 1908

Buick Factory #1 1910

Division street During 100 Years.

Factory #01

Buick Factory #1 Hamilton st. Flint Michigan (view south west)

Ghost Of The Past

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