1907 Buick Model D
Explore the 1907 Buick Model D: sourced history, rarity, specifications, six FAQs and authentic photographs with visible credits.
1907 Buick Model D brings a defining early chapter of Buick engineering and manufacture. This profile explains its history, specification, production scope and collector significance with named sources and credited photographs.
Record: BUI-003 · Buick · 1907 · Archive.
1907 Buick Model D: history and background
The 1907 Model D belongs to Buick’s transition from its earliest two-cylinder cars to larger four-cylinder automobiles. It should not be confused with the later D-series model names used in the 1910s. A familiar letter can refer to a completely different generation of Buick, so the year is an essential part of this car’s identity.
Specifications and production scope
| Item | Documented reference |
|---|---|
| Production scope | 523 Model D touring cars reported for 1907; the 1908 Model D is outside this annual count. |
| Reference year | 1907 |
| Factory/model identity | Model D |
| Body | Five-passenger touring car |
| Engine | Four-cylinder valve-in-head engine |
| Manufacturer / origin | Buick / United States |
| Inventory reference | BUI-003 — Verified |
| Source basis | Manufacturer, museum, period literature or named historical reference; production qualifications retained below |
Design and engineering
A period illustration published in The Motor Way shows the Model D during the 1907–1908 period. The long bonnet and touring accommodation make the car’s larger format clear without requiring a modern reconstruction. The image is useful design evidence for the model family. Its two-year publication description does not establish the model year of an individually surviving chassis.
Model identity and rarity
The reference guide reports 523 Model D touring cars for 1907. Keep that number tied to this year and body rather than combining it with the following year. On a surviving early Buick, the serial history, engine type and period body specifications should agree. A later registration date or a replacement identification plate is not, by itself, enough to settle an early production year.
Collector significance
The Model D adds a different chapter to an early Buick collection: increased size, a four-cylinder layout and the manufacturer’s developing touring-car ambitions. Read beside the Model C and Model 10, it shows how quickly Buick’s range was changing. Its significance is industrial and mechanical, not a claim that every surviving four-cylinder brass Buick is the same scarce model.
Compare related verified Buick profiles
Read this 1907 Model D beside the 1905 Buick Model C and 1908 Buick Model 10 to place its five-passenger touring car in context. The related entries retain their own years, model identities and production scopes, so their figures are not added to this record.
Frequently asked questions
What production figure is reported for 1907?
The reference guide lists 523 Model D touring cars for 1907. The count excludes the separately listed 1908 model year.
Is this the later Buick D-45?
No. The 1907 Model D and the later D-series six-cylinder touring cars have different dates and identities.
Does the picture show a verified 1907 survivor?
It is a period Model D illustration described as 1907–1908. It documents the model design, not an authenticated survivor chassis.
Why is the Model D included as a rare Buick?
523 Model D touring cars reported for 1907; the 1908 Model D is outside this annual count. The scope is tied to this specific year, body or original project. It does not confer the same rarity on every car carrying the broader Early Buick name, and it does not describe how many survive today.
What records help identify an individual Model D?
Begin with the documented year and five-passenger touring car. Read the original model/body identification and surviving factory or collection records together. Record replacement components and restoration work separately. For a concept or racing car, its physical-car provenance is especially important; for an optioned production model, retain the equipment paperwork.
What photographs and credits accompany this profile?
The bundled photograph is retrieved from named Wikimedia Commons file records. Each image has a visible photographer or archive credit, its own licence link and an accurate subject caption. The pictures illustrate the documented model; they do not establish ownership, present condition or every component’s originality.
Sources and photo credits
Production figures retain the scope and qualifications of the named references. Manufacturer and museum records establish project identity; auction and historical model references supply additional body-specific context.
- Classic Automobile Appraisal and Resource Guide — 1903–1907 Buick model table
- The Motor Way period Model D illustration, via Wikimedia Commons
Photo: The Motor way v.16-18 1907-1908 / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain. No local cropping, retouching or content removal. A source-supplied size variant is used where available.
Why this machine matters
The Model D adds a different chapter to an early Buick collection: increased size, a four-cylinder layout and the manufacturer’s developing touring-car ambitions. Read beside the Model C and Model 10, it shows how quickly Buick’s range was changing. Its significance is industrial and mechanical, not a claim that every surviving four-cylinder brass Buick is the same scarce model.
Built in limited numbers
523 Model D touring cars reported for 1907; the 1908 Model D is outside this annual count.
Gallery
Specifications
Factory specifications may vary by model year, market and configuration.
Identity & production
- Official model
- Model D
- Base model
- Early Buick
Powertrain & performance
- Engine
- Four-cylinder valve-in-head engine
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