Guest Posted November 22, 2002 Share Posted November 22, 2002 Does anyone know if the article listed below is accurate. It mentions thatBuick was once spelled Beuck and then changed after World War 1.http://www.mclellansautomotive.com/didyouknow/index-sep.shtml#nullThanksDave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene Brink Posted November 23, 2002 Share Posted November 23, 2002 Seems unlikely, Dave. Especially since Buick was the marque founders name. The link you provided seems pretty clear the Buick was used for a post office name because of the owners German name Beuck possibly not being a popular choice after WWI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketraider Posted November 23, 2002 Share Posted November 23, 2002 Buick- a fine and proud Scots surname, variantly spelled Buie. The first Buicks were built in America by David Dunbar Buick, expatriate Scotsman.RocketraiderNot only into Oldsmobiles, but also Celtic Rage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rawja Posted November 23, 2002 Share Posted November 23, 2002 What the article said was that August Beuck started using the surname of Buick in order appear less germanic.People have been doing this sort of thing for as long as there have been people who discriminate based upon perceived ethnicity.Buick automobiles were always Buicks, The gentleman in question perceived Buick to be an "American" name due to the popularity of the automobile.If you met someone with the last name of Chrysler, you probably wouldn't give much thought to it being a German surname, but due to the fame of Walter Chrysler and his car company it seems to be and American, rather than a German....Hey, wait a minute here...Damn! it IS a German name now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 23, 2002 Share Posted November 23, 2002 Buick came from Scotland at about three years of age,where the name was origionaly spelled Buik. Norb B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
our51super Posted November 26, 2002 Share Posted November 26, 2002 I just finished the book "Buick: A Complete History" by Larry Gustin, (we had a chance to meet him at the Buick Heritage Tour here in St. Louis), and the original spelling was David Dunbar Buik (who by the way died pennyless - what a shame, but then again so did the founder of General Motors, William C. Durant). Durant added the "c" to form Buick as the marque's name because he was worried that people would pronounce it Booik. I love that book. It's very interesting.Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 26, 2002 Share Posted November 26, 2002 Interesting. I always thought that David Dunbar's last name was spelled with a c. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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