Guess I got too close to the turntable. I'm a sucker for these buicks.
我猜我和旋转台离得太近了。我太喜欢这些别克车了。
史蒂芬‧金谈写作
Dave didn't just want to pick up a stupid pile of metal flakes, though; Dave wanted to pick up Buicks, railroad boxcars, possibly Army transport planes.
别克最开始是个独立的汽车制造商。1903年5月19日,创办人苏格兰裔美国人大卫·邓巴·别克(David Dunbar Buick)他发明的顶置气门引擎(overhead valve engine)是公司成功的基础。1904年,詹姆斯·怀廷(James Whiting)接管了陷入低迷的公司,把公司搬到他老家密西根州Flint,并让当时美国最大的马车制造商老板威廉·C·杜兰特(William C. Durant)来管理。别克先生在离开的时候出售了他手中持有的股份换得少量资金,四十年后在极端困苦的境遇中去世。
英语百科
Buick 别克
(重定向自Buicks)
Buick, formally the Buick Motor Division, is an upscale automobile brand of the American manufacturer General Motors (GM). For much of its existence in the North American market, Buick has been marketed as a premium automobile brand, selling luxury vehicles positioned above GM's mainstream brands, e.g. Chevrolet, while below the flagship luxury Cadillac division.