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The Historical Buick Little known facts and a chat with leading Buick dealership King O’Rourke LONG ISLAND’S LARGEST BUICK & GMC DEALER. OVER 700 VEHICLES IN STOCK!
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JOINING LONG ISLAND’S BEST 756 Route 347, Smithtown, NY 11787 631-724-4700 • WWW.KINGOROURKE.COM
Rob Schappert & Rocky Dentici are now part of the team at King O’Rourke. We are happy to have them among King O’Rourke’s award winning Buick/GMC Rob sales professionals. Schappert
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The Great American Road Still Belongs To Buick BY ANTON MEDIA STAFF
Buick-branded vehicles are also known for reliability. specialsections@antonmediagroup.com In 1916, Walter P. Chrysler was Buick’s Buick is an upscale automobile brand president. During the next two years, of the American manufacturer General Buick built Liberty aircraft engines, Motors (GM). It has the distinction of be- mortar shells, ambulances and expering the oldest active American marque imental trucks for the World War I. In of automobile and was the 1920, Chrysler resigned as company that established Buick’s president and later General Motors in 1908. formed his own, Chrysler Before the establishment Corporation. of GM, its founder William In 2015, Buick sold C. Durant had served as 1,231,941 vehicles, a Buick’s general manager record for the brand. The and major investor. main market is in China, Buick also has the where 80 percent of Buickdistinction of being the first branded automobiles William are sold. It first opened production automobile Durant it’s Buick sales offices in maker in the world to equip its cars with overhead valve Shanghai in 1929, but the engines in 1904, Buick’s Model B. The first Chinese-produced Buick did not roll company only produced 37 cars during off the production line until 2009. Buicks its first year of production. are also presently sold in the United For much of its existence in the North States, Canada and Mexico. American market, Buick has been marIn February 1942, Buick returned to its keted as a premium automobile brand, focus on producing aircraft, ammunition selling luxury vehicles positioned above and the M18 tank destroyer, the Hellcat. GM’s mainstream brands, while below In the late 1940s and early ’50s, Buick the flagship luxury Cadillac division. see BUICK on page 24A
1903 Model B
1949 Buick Roadmaster
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LONG ISLAND’S LARGEST BUICK & GMC DEALER. OVER 700 VEHICLES IN STOCK!
JOINING LONG ISLAND’S BEST
Rob Schappert & Rocky Dentici are now part of the team at King O’Rourke. We are happy to have them among King O’Rourke’s award winning Buick/GMC Rob sales professionals. Schappert
Rocky Dentici
THE NEW STANDARD OF BUICK LUXURY THE 2018 ENCLAVE AVENIR
2018 BUICK ENCLAVE AVENIR AWD Demo Vehicle with 3,120 Miles, Stk #B82799, MSRP $56,795, Includes Acadia Targeted In Market Lease Cash Offer & GM Financial Supported Lease Program Rebates
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*Payments subject to Tier 1 credit approval. For Qualified Buyers. Due at signing $0 down, 1st payment, & $650 bank fee. All rebates & incentives applies. Taxes & fees extra. May require targeted offers. Sale prices include factory/King O’Rourke discounts and rebates. Total lease payments: 2018 Enclave Avenir AWD - $19,461. 10K miles/year, mileage charge of $0.25/mile over. GM Financial must approve lease. Lessee pays for excess wear and tear charges (brakes, tires, wipers, blades, etc.). Demo/loaner leases start at current mileage. Not available with other offers. See dealer for full details. No prior sales applicable. Prices subject to change. Not responsible for typographical or photo errors. Offers end 7/2/18. †See dealer for details.
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The Great American Road Still Belongs To Buick from page 22A became synonymous with “the doctor’s car” because of its reliability and quality. It became the car that many people aspired to own. The 1975 Buick Electra was the longest car that Buick ever produced, measuring 233.7 inches, bumper to bumper. While, also in the same year, it produced its most compact car, the
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Skyhawk. And many movie-goers will recall the prominently featured 1949 Buick Roadmaster convertible in the 1988 Academy Award-winning film Rain Main with Tom Cruise and Dustin Hoffman. Visit www.buick.com for more information about the brand and its history.
Walter Chrysler
The 1949 Buick Roadmaster in the movie Rain Man
The Buick Electra
M18 Hellcat tank
2012 Buick Regal GS
Buick Specialist Talks Brand Quality BY CHRISTY HINKO
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Quiet tuning, luxury, performance, power, style and quality are a few of the words used to describe the classic Buick brand. Anton Media Group spoke with Rob Schappert, a Buick specialist at King O’Rourke Auto Group in Smithtown, about what the brand means to him and how he perceives the impression that the brand makes on first-time, as well as brand-loyal, customers. “A Buick is a quality car,” said Schappert, who has been selling Buicks for more than 10 years. “Their quality is unique and they’re luxurious and that’s what makes
‘‘ ’’ A Buick is a quality car
many people remain so loyal to the brand.” Schappert said that it’s surprising to see that Buick’s stereotype as an “older person’s” car just isn’t true anymore.
He said Buick is capturing a younger generation and giving the older crowd a reason to continue returning to the car they love. “It’s hard to pin-point Buick’s demographics anymore,” he said.
“And people are surprised when they test drive the new Buicks, always asking me if the car is even running; the Buick is super quiet thanks to the design, its sound-deadening material and double-insulated glass.” He shared a story about his most favorite Buick. It was a 1987 Buick Grand National. “It’s a super-charged 3.8 liter, V6 engine,” said Schappert. “It was one of the most popular muscle cars in the ’80s.” But that’s not the oldest Buick he’s ever driven. “How about a 1954 Buick Supra Convertible,” said Schappert. “It was a big yellow boat, owned by someone I used to work for.” King O’Rourke, one of the leading Buick dealership on Long Island, is located at 756 Smithtown Bypass in Smithtown. Visit www.kingorourke. com or call 631-982-4447 for more information.
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We at Westbury Toyota understand that loyalty is earned, so we created “The Best Way” Rewards Program just for you. Every time you service with us or direct a friend, family member or coworker to us who buys a car, you are rewarded with down payment points toward your next vehicle purchase at Westbury Toyota, local merchant savings and much more!
Prices include all costs to consumer except tax, title, $75 doc fee and dmv fee. (1)Leases are closed end with purchase option avail on credit. Lessee resp. for excess wear & tear. 12K mi per yr, 15¢ each add’l mi. Ttl Pymts/Residual: ’18 Corolla $5,708.88/$10,395; ’18 Camry $7,199.64/$14,212; ’18 RAV4 $7,090.56/$15,500; ’18 Highlander $10,072.44/$23,256; ’18 C-HR $6,472.44/$12,880; ’18 Prius Prime $9,708.84/$14,083. All leases incl TFS lease bonus cash, subvention cash, rebates to dlr. Due at sign = Down Pymnt+ tax, titles, $650 acq fee & reg fees, $0 sec dep (waived by TFS). ’18 Corolla: $1000, ’18 C-HR: $1500, ’18 Camry: $750, ’18 RAV4: $1750, ’18 Prius Prime $4500 Lease Bonus Cash thru Toyota Financial Services. *Prius Prime Plus incl $1,100 NYSERDA Rebate for qualified buyers. Must take immediate delivery from dealer stock. Not responsible for typos/equip errors. Must take retail delivery by 7/5/18. Offers expire 7/5/18.
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