▁the ▁following ▁year ▁went ▁out ▁of ▁production , ▁having ▁produced ▁ 1 2 7 , 4 1 6 ▁examples . ▁The ▁model ▁was ▁re int rodu ced ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁under ▁the ▁name ▁" Super ". ▁▁ 1 9 4 0 – 1 9 4 1 ▁ ▁When ▁introduced ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁the ▁new ▁Series ▁ 5 0 ▁Super ▁featured ▁the ▁cutting - edge ▁" tor ped o " ▁C - body . ▁The ▁new ▁C - body ▁that ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁Bu ick ▁Super ▁shared ▁with ▁the ▁Series ▁ 7 0 ▁Road master , ▁the ▁Cad illa c ▁Series ▁ 6 2 , ▁the ▁Old sm obile ▁Series ▁ 9 0 , ▁and ▁the ▁Pont iac ▁Tor ped o ▁featured ▁shoulder ▁and ▁hip ▁room ▁that ▁was ▁over ▁ 5 " ▁wider , ▁the ▁elim ination ▁of ▁running ▁bo ards ▁and ▁exterior ▁sty ling ▁that ▁was ▁stream lined ▁and ▁ 2 - 3 " ▁lower . ▁When ▁combined ▁with ▁a ▁column ▁mounted ▁shift ▁lever ▁the ▁cars ▁offered ▁true ▁six ▁passenger ▁comfort , ▁changes ▁that ▁had ▁clearly ▁been ▁influenced ▁by ▁the ▁Cad illa c ▁Si xty ▁Special . ▁ ▁The ▁basic ▁formula ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁Super ▁was ▁established ▁by ▁m ating ▁the ▁Road master ' s ▁longer ▁behind ▁the ▁engine ▁cow l ▁body ▁to ▁the ▁Series ▁ 4 0 ▁Special ' s ▁smaller ▁straight - e ight ▁engine ▁( and ▁consequ ently ▁shorter ▁engine ▁compart