Celebrities and Their Cars - Page 3

Harold Lloyd and Wife Mildred Davis and Buick

Harold Clayton Lloyd Sr. was an American actor, comedian, director, producer, screenwriter, and stunt performer who is best known for his silent comedy films. Lloyd ranks alongside Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton as one of the most popular and influential film comedians of the silent film era. Lloyd made nearly 200 comedy films, both silent and "talkies," between 1914 and 1947. When the Buick Series 40 was introduced, it had a six cylinder engine that produced 80.5 bhp of power at 2,800 rpm, and 74,257 examples were made. For the year 1934, the Series 50 being the entry level product. The 1935 version was introduced with a straight-eight engine. In 1936 the name changed to "Special."