Bill Stoneberg Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 (edited) When were radiator shrouds introduced on Buick’s ? I know my 60 Electra has a finger guard while my old 64 Riviera had a real shroud. Edited May 27, 2020 by Bill Stoneberg (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smartin Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 All of my 57's an d 58's had shrouds...don't know of earlier ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1956322 Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 My 56 has a shroud 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmfconsult Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 In the 60's, cars with A/C got a full shroud while ones without got just the finger guard. I would presume your 60 Electra doesn't have A/C while the 64 Riv does? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buick5563 Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 (edited) 1955 had shrouds with auto transmissions, otherwise they got the finger guard. Your Electra always confused me since it had AC but no shroud. Edited May 28, 2020 by buick5563 (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBP Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 (edited) Think that 1953 may have been the first year for them, Bill, with the intro of the nailhead. My Roadmaster has one, but my Special, with the last 263 straight eight, does not. Edited May 28, 2020 by JBP (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machine Gun Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 My non-A/C '64 Skylark has a shroud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avgwarhawk Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 My 54 has a metal shroud. 264 block. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Stoneberg Posted May 28, 2020 Author Share Posted May 28, 2020 My 60 has a finger guard that is different then the non AC cars. And my 60 has AC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billbuickgs Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 1953 Super Roadmaster & Skylark had a V8 with shroud . 53 Special 263 Straight 8 didn't . Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mp65riv Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 My 61 Electra 225 has a shroud and has AC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Stoneberg Posted June 3, 2020 Author Share Posted June 3, 2020 Interesting, looking at chevy Impalas and they have shrouds in 1960.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBP Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 I’ve seen a few later model straight eights that have aftermarket shrouds on them. Anyone know if they make a significant difference in cooling or performance for the Fireball Eight? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuickBob49 Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 I have a radiator shroud on my 1939 Roadmaster. I suspect the previous owner, the late David Corbin, added it to improve engine cooling. Nice metalwork! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glassesguy Posted June 10, 2020 Share Posted June 10, 2020 On 6/5/2020 at 5:22 PM, BuickBob49 said: I have a radiator shroud on my 1939 Roadmaster. I suspect the previous owner, the late David Corbin, added it to improve engine cooling. Nice metalwork! 1940 Service Bulletins show the factory made a small shroud available and other procedures to do to improve the cooling on all 1939s. Miss Dave and his Buick knowledge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBP Posted June 10, 2020 Share Posted June 10, 2020 (edited) I’ve looked at a few aftermarket shroud options, but my Special stays with the needle right on the “N” even after some spirited driving over distance, and only takes about 5 minutes of cruising around 30 to get her back below the “N” on the gauge. I reasoned the Buick engineers must have figured the operating temperatures reached by the straight eight were where they needed to be for good performance, and so I never bothered with a shroud. I keep my eye open for the larger Harrison radiator, as my car has the smaller model with the adaptor plate on one side of the mount. Figured that would make that an easy upgrade. Edited June 10, 2020 by JBP (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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