hey guys, would you all tell me about the buick 445. i have not heard much about it. why wasn't it in more cars? when i was a yougster my dad drove a 65 wildcat with a 445 and stated that it was a very good engine.i had a couple of uncles who tried the wildcat and found out how fast it was.i can remember my dad ribbing them about their ford and chevy.
The "445" on the air cleaner decal represented engine torque output, not displacement. Pretty popular for Buick to do this in the early to mid '60's, thus confusing a lot of people. The engine was the very popular and often discussed Nailhead, with 401 cubic inches and a four barrel carb. The other versions of the 401 were the "Wildcat 375" and "Wildcat 410", also referring to torque output. Devon
thanks yall, i had often wonder about this. i am glad you guys are on here. i love to learn about them there buicks.
Well,,, ''them there 445's'' had forged steel cranks, and forged steel rods,,, a good oiling system and a good cooling system.... they are narrow, as v8 engines go and put out bunches of torque, which is what actually moves a car on the street....:laugh: :laugh: :Brow: :Brow: imho the best engine that Buick built in the 50's and 60's.....
Wildcat 375 is a 340 CID , original architecturre based on the 215-300-340 style engines....not a nailhead but a worthy engine . :TU:
The aluminum 215's seem to range all over in price depending on condition. I have 2 Oldsmobile versions. I like the looks of the Olds better and it has 6 head bolts around each cylinder verses 5 on the Buick version. One is probably the most valuable. It's the turbocharged Jetfire version with a T10 Borg Warner 4 speed trans behind it. Never tried to sell it so really don't know what it's worth. The other is a 2 bbl equipped bread and butter version I paid $250 for at a swap meet.
