1957 Buick Option Codes

1957 BUICK OPTION CODES

TO SIMPLIFY ORDERING, PLEASE NOTE THAT THE OPTIONS AND ACCESSORIIES SHOWN, BY CODE LETTER, IN THE BASIC GROUPS BELOW CAN BE ORDERED SIMPLY BY SPECIFYING THE BASIC GROUP CODE NUMBER. IF ANY OPTION IN EITHER BASIC GROUP IS NOT REQUIRED DO NOT SPECIFY A BASIC GROUP NUMBER, INSTEAD, SPECIFY, BY INDIVIDUAL CODE LETTER, EACH OPTION REQUIRED. ANY OPTION REQUIRED WHICH IS NOT INCLUDED IN EITHER BASIC GROUP, SUCH AS ONE OF THE FOUR RADIO ANTENNA COMBINATIONS AVAILABLE, MUST BE SPECIFIED, INDIVIDUALLY, BUY CODE LETTER. THE UPPER HALVES OF TWO SAMPLE WHOLESALE CAR ORDERS ARE SHOWN AT THE BOTTOM OF THEIS SHEET TO ILLUSTRATE THE USE OF THE INSTRUCTIONS ABOVE
	40 SERIES	60 SERIES	50 SERIES	70 SERIES
BASIC GROUP 1	ABCFGHIKLMQRW	BCFGILQW	BFGILQW	BILQS
BASIC GROUP 2	ABFGHKMR	BVGIQ	BFGILQ	BILQ

CODE LETTER	NAME	STANDARD (DO NOT SPECIFY ON ORDER)	OPTIOINAL (EXTRA COST)
D	SONOMATIC RADIO-MANUAL ANTENNA	---	ALL MODELS
E	WONDERBAR RADIO-MANUAL ANTENNA	---	ALL MODELS
O	SONOMATIC RADIO-ELECTIC ANTENNA	---	ALL MODELS
P	WONDERBAR RADIO-ELECTRIC ANTENNA	---	ALL MODELS
A	DYNAFLOW TRANSMISSION	60-50-70 SERIES	40 SERIES
B	HEATER AND DEFROSTER	---	ALL MODELS
C	POWER STEERING	50-70 SERIES	40-60 SERIES
F	(1)SAFETY GROUP	70 SERIES	40-60-50 SERIES
G	WINDSHIEL WASHER-WIDE ANGLE WIPER	70 SERIES	40-60-50 SERIES
H	(2) DELUXE STEERING WHEEL	60-50-70 SERIES	40 SERIES
I	EASY EYE GLASS	---	ALL MODELS
K	FOAMTEX CUSHIONS	60-50-70 SERIES	40 SERIES
L	(4)POWER BRAKES	---	ALL MODELS
M	(5)ACCESSORY GROUP	60-50-70 SERIES	40 SERIES
N	(6) AIR CONDITIONER	---	ALL MODELS
S	(7) AIR CONDITION RADIATOR	---	ALL MODELS
Q	WHITEWALL TIRES	---	ALL MODELS
R	OVERSIZE TIRES (15X7.60)	---	40 SERIES ONLY
S	(5)POWER SEAT ADJUSTER (6 WAY)	---	ALL BUT MODEL 48
T	PERMANENT ANTI-FREEZE	---	ALL MODELS
U	POWER WINDOW LIFTS	MODELS 66C-56C- 73-73A-76C-76R-76A	MODELS 41-43-46C-46R-49- 49D-61-63-66R-69-53-56R
V	DIVIDED REAR SEAT - ESTATE WAGON	---	MODELS 49-49D-69
W	DUAL EXHAUST	70 SERIES	40-60-50 SERIES
X	JUNIOR SEAT - ESTATE WAGON	---	MODELS 49-49D-69
3	CUSTOM BRIGHT EXTERIOR WINDOW MLDGS.	---	MODELS 41-48 ONLY

NOTES:

SAFETY GROUP CONSISTS OF BACK-UP LIGHTS-GLARE PROOF MIRROR-PARKING BRAKE SIGNAL LIGHT-INSTRUMENT PANEL SAFETY PAD, LOWER-SAFETY MINDER SPEEDOMETER.
DELUXE STEERING WHEEL (CODE H) MUST BE SPECIFIED WHEN 40 SERIES CUSTOM TRIM IS ORDERED.
INSTRUMENT PANEL SAFETY PAD - UPPER (CODE J) IS:STANDARD EQUIPMENT ON 40 SERIES WITH CUSTOM TRIM AND ON 60-50-70- SERIES AND SHOULD NOT BE SPECIFIED ON ORDER. EXTRA COST EQUIPMENT ON 40 SERIES WITH STANDARD TRIM INCLUDING MODELS 46C-49-49D AND CODE J MUST BE SPECIFIED IF OPTION REQUIRED.
POWER BRAKES ARE AVAILABLE ONLY ON DYNAFLOW-EQUIPPED CARS.
ACCESSORY GROUP CONSISTS OF WHEEL COVERS - ELECTRIC CLOCK - TRUNK LIGHT - LICENSE PLATE FRAME.
AIR CONDITIONER (CODE N) ORDERS MUST ALSO SPECIFY: CODE B - HEATER AND DEFROSTER. CODE J - INSTRUMENT PANEL SAFETY PAD-UPPER ON ORDERS FOR 40 SERIES SPECIFYING STANDARD TRIM
AIR CONDITION RADIATOR (CODE S) IS AVAILABLE ON ON DYNAFLOW - EQUIPPED CARS. TO ORDER SPECIFY THE DIGIT "5" IN THE CODE N COLUMN
2-WAY HORIZONTAL POWER SEAT ADJUSTER IS STANDARD ON MODELS 66C-56C-73-73A-76C-76R-76A AND IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR ANY OTHER MODEL.