. ▁▁ 1 9 4 2 – 1 9 4 8 ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁Super ▁coup es ▁adopted ▁the ▁appe aling ▁Sed an et ▁fast back ▁style ▁that ▁had ▁been ▁the ▁sens ation ▁of ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁on ▁Century ▁and ▁Special . ▁New ▁wider ▁and ▁lower ▁bodies ▁were ▁offered ▁and ▁" A ir fo il " ▁front ▁f enders ▁that ▁flow ed ▁into ▁the ▁lines ▁of ▁the ▁rear ▁f enders ▁were ▁introduced ▁on ▁convert ibles ▁and ▁sedan et ▁models . ▁The ▁Super ▁had ▁new ▁front ▁f ender ▁trim ▁featuring ▁parallel ▁chrome ▁stri ps . ▁Also ▁featured ▁for ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁was ▁a ▁hand some ▁new ▁gr ille ▁with ▁a ▁lower ▁outline ▁and ▁thin ▁vertical ▁stri ps . ▁A ▁feature ▁shared ▁with ▁other ▁Bu icks ▁was ▁a ▁new ▁interior ▁air ▁int ake ▁position ed ▁near ▁the ▁front ▁center ▁gr ille ▁that ▁elimin ated ▁the ▁old ▁cow l - level ▁vent il ator . ▁The ▁number ▁of ▁body ▁styles ▁was ▁reduced ▁to ▁three ▁with ▁the ▁elim ination ▁of ▁the ▁one ▁year ▁only ▁Business ▁cou pe . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁government ▁prohib ited ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁chrome ▁on ▁January ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁body ▁styles ▁were ▁dropped ▁and ▁most ▁trim ▁was ▁now ▁painted . ▁Cast ▁iron ▁p ist ons ▁were ▁used ▁in ▁the ▁ ▁Fire ball ▁I 8 ▁engine . ▁The ▁last ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁Bu icks ▁were ▁completed ▁on ▁February ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 9