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1951 Buick XP300 Concept Car. August 2, 2003 More than 21 years ago. In 1951, legendary General Motors design chief Harley Earl dazzled the public with his LeSabre concept car.

Like the Y-job, the Buick LeSabre concept would later become Earl’s personal mode of transportation, and was powered by a supercharged 3.5L V8 engine.

The most popular version of the Buick LeSabre for 1962 was the four-door post, with nearly 57,000 units produced, all powered by a trio of 401-CID Wildcat V8s ...

The LeSabre of 1961 featured a sleek, low, nearly flat sideline with very discrete sheet metal warping and simple geometry. General Motors aimed high by staying low, and Buick conformed to the dictum.

Concept vehicles have long been a good idea for both car companies and consumers. They let carmakers show off new engineering tricks and technologies, as well as potential style and color trends ...

Check out this fully loaded 1960 Buick LeSabre! It features a '62 vintage 412ci motor, Weber 48 IDA carburetors, ... Brennan McCalloway at Roger's shot it in PPG's concept base/clear system.

1959 Buick LaSabre - The LaSabre. Different, But Not Weird. Taylor Vlahos Writer Wes Allison Photographer Dec 01, 2002. See 1 Photo.