Buick Limited

Buick Limited
Badging on a 1973 Buick Electra 225 Limited
Overview
Manufacturer	Buick (General Motors)
Model years	1931–1942 1958
Body and chassis
Class	Full-size car (1931–1942) Full-size car (1958)
Body style	4-door limousine (1931–1942) 4-door hardtop (1958) 2-door hardtop (1958) 2-door convertible (1958)
Layout	FR layout (1931–1958)
Chronology
Predecessor	Buick Master Six

The Buick Limited was Buick's flagship model line between 1936 and 1942, and, in celebration of GM's Fiftieth Anniversary, a single-year halo car for the Division in model year 1958. Since the 1960s Buick has intermittently used the term "Limited" as a designation denoting its highest level of trim and standard features in its various model ranges.

The original line given the Limited nameplate, topped by an extended-wheelbase limousine, was in direct competition with Cadillac senior sedans for clientele, which wanted a GM luxury car but regarded Cadillac as "ostentatious" or "flamboyant" in contrast to Buick's reputation for durable, reliable, and staid premium vehicles.