Until then, the Buick's bread-and-butter V8 line from the early 1950s and on was the so-called "Nailhead" V8, which was produced in 401- and 425-cubic ... also produced 360 horsepower at 5,000 ...

In later iterations, the 322 Nailhead went up to 255 hp, and was certainly Buick's go-to engine. Let's take a look at some of the models that used it. [Featured image by Mr.choppers via Wikimedia ...