Buick Lesabre Concept

The 51 le sabre concept is based upon the real le sabre concept car designed by harley j.

Buick lesabre concept. V 8 engine 3 5 l with a buick dynaflow automatic transmission. That car is often mistakenly attributed to the buick division but in fact it was presented as a gm vehicle without reference to a specific gm division. 1951 buick lesabre concept. And its advanced styling details would influence the industry for the next 10 years.

In 1951 the pair created two new dream cars lesabre and xp 300. The name originated with the 1951 gm le sabre show car designed by harley earl. The car was powered by a 215 c i. Buick closely related their 1956 1957 models to the gm lesabre by replicating the top section of the re.

The lesabre became a traveling ambassador for gm overseas and remains amongst the most famous motorama cars. It was featured in car shows around the world and sports the jet airplane look that was so prevalent in the 1950 s. The early 50 were times of recovery after the second world war so the car industry started to introduce new shapes and designs. It was a two passenger convertible featuring styling cues evocative of its namesake the f 86 lesabre fighter jet.

And when the 1951 lesabre concept car arrived it changed everything with its exquisite elegance and perfect stance. Prior to 1959 this position had been retained by the full size buick special model. R1 concepts is the leading manufacturer of braking systems for all vehicles. This car i believe is powered by a 215cid aluminum block v8.

Shop r1 concepts performance brake parts brake pads rotors kits and more. This is video i took at the 2007 buick club of america national meet hosted by the north cascades chapter in bellevue wa at the hilton. Design elements include a front intake nose cone wraparound cockpit windshield tall tail fins and a barrel shaped trunk with glowing afterburner brake light. The buick lesabre was a full size car made by general motors from 1959 to 2005.