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The Buick Y-Job, produced by Buick in 1938, was the auto industry's first concept car [3] (a model intended to show new technology or designs but not be mass-produced for sale to consumers). [4]
Harley Earl and the Buick Y-Job 1951 General Motors Le Sabre. In 1939, the Styling Division, under Earl's instruction, styled and built the Buick Y-Job, the motor industry's first concept car. While many one-off custom automobiles had been made before, the Y-job was the first car built by a mass manufacturer for the sole purpose of determining ...
Full-size car, Buick's flagship car during 1946–1957: Special: 1936 1969 ... Y-Job (1938) Notes. References This page was last edited on 1 December 2024 ...
The 1938 Buick Y Job, a long, low convertible, is generally regarded as the auto industry’s first “concept car.” Production cars like the elegant, flat-sided 1963 Riviera helped move auto ...
Buick Y-Job: Designed in the late 1930s by the famous General Motors designer Harley Earl. Considered by most to be the first concept car. [7] Inspired many other Buick vehicles, including the Buick Blackhawk Concept. General Motors Le Sabre: Built by Harley Earl in 1951, it helped introduce 12-volt electrics and the aluminum 215 ci V8 to GM.
The XP-300, which was initially designated the XP-9, was designed by General Motors (GM) vice president of engineering Charles Chayne, along with Ned F. Nickles. Chayne had previously assisted Harley Earl in designing the 1938-39 Buick Y-Job, often regarded as the first concept car.
The concept 215ci V8 used a hemispherical combustion chamber design, similar to early Chrysler V8s of the 1950s era. It was a "Square" engine, with matching 3.3" bore and stroke dimensions. Although they shared a common displacement of 215 cu in (3.5 L), this concept engine is not the same as the production "Oversquare" aluminum Buick 215 ...
Buick has a long history of creating intriguing concept cars dating back to the Y-Job, the industry's first concept car, of 1938. Its recent concepts, all electric vehicles, are the Buick Enspire concept unveiled in April 2018, the Buick Electra concept unveiled in September 2020, and the Buick Wildcat concept which was unveiled in June 2022.