Although rumors of a new small Buick were published in 1909, it wasn’t until late in 1910 that the Model 14 Buggyabout first appeared. It was a small roadster, built on a 79-inch wheelbase and was about the size of a horse-drawn buggy (sans horse). The Model 14 was powered by a new 127-cubic inch OHV two-cylinder engine producing 14.2hp. (Historically, the Model 14 remains the smallest Buick ever made, and its engine is still of the smallest displacement ever used in any Buick automobile.)
The Model 14 engine was mounted under the front hood, with its crank at the front. The hood side panels had special bulges, to accommodate the width of the horizontally opposed OHV engine’s cylinders. A 2-speed selective sliding gear transmission with disc clutch was utilized, with dual chains driving the rear wheels.
Weighing just 1,425 lbs., the Buggyabout originally listed for a bargain $550. Despite its late introduction, production of the 1910 Model 14 reached 2,048. During 1911, the Model 14B appeared. The only major change was that the fuel tank was now mounted at the rear, instead of under the seat. An additional 1,252 Model 14Bs were built in 1911, the final year for the model.
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