Previously, the lightest engine for the amount of piston displacement was the Cadillac, which weighed in at about 650 pounds without the transmission. The Buick, with close to same displacement ...

The V8 engine has ... start using the 322 Nailhead until model year 1956. In 1953, Specials were using Buick's 263.3 cubic inch Fireball L8 with 130 hp and the Dynaflow transmission.