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The General Motors Le Sabre is a 1951 concept car. Possibly the most important show car of the 1950s,[1] it introduced aircraft-inspired design elements such as the wrap-around windshield and tail fins, which became common on automotive designs during the second half of the decade.
The Le Sabre is owned by the GM Heritage Center, and still occasionally appears at car shows.
This was GM's first use of the Le Sabre name,[2] which would be later adopted by Buick for a new production model in 1959.
History
Front 3/4 view
The Le Sabre was the brainchild of General Motors Art Department head Harley Earl.[2]
Design and features
With a body made of aluminium, magnesium, and fiberglass,[citation needed] it was powered by a supercharged aluminum V8 able to run on gasoline (petrol) or methanol (like Indy roadsters of the period did), and was GM's first use of a rear-mounted transmission.
As to the fins, Harley Earl wrote, “People ask, ‘isn’t your exaggerated design just for effect?’ The answer is definitely no. Typically, the twin fins on Le Sabre serve the functional purpose of carrying aircraft-type 20-gallon rubberized fuel cells.”[3]
In addition to its jet-inspired design, the 1951 Le Sabre featured numerous other advanced features, including a 12-volt electrical system (all American cars of 1951 were 6-volt), heated seats, electric headlights concealed behind the center oval "jet intake", front bumper Dagmars[2] (made famous on 1951-8 Cadillacs), a water sensor to activate the power top,[2] and electric lifting jacks integral to the chassis[2] to aid tire changes. (This idea would be copied decades later by Formula One race teams.)
The rear-mounted automatic transmission was originally a Buick Dynaflow, but this was later changed to a GM Hydramatic.[2]
This early-development aluminum V8 was unique to the Le Sabre and the Buick XP300 concept cars. 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 introduced in the GM Y-body compact cars in 1961. They have virtually no interchangeability in parts or design....Wikipedia
The XP-300 was introduced to the public at the Chicago Auto Show in February 1951 and later featured in GM's 1953 Motorama tour. It was also displayed at various auto shows across the United States. It was powered by a 335-horsepower supercharged V8 engine that could run on either gasoline or methanol. Its performance was impressive, with a claimed top speed of 140 mph (230 km/h).
The XP-300 featured a wraparound windshield and push-button power windows and seats, which were quite advanced for the era. The car could be jacked up by the push of a button if it experienced a flat tire. It had dual box-shaped fuel tanks, one for gasoline and one for airplane fuel, lined with aircraft-inspired rubber bladder systems.
Despite its innovative design and powerful performance, the XP-300 was never put into production. The advanced features and materials used in the car made it too expensive to produce for the mass market. Also, the market wasn’t quite ready for the car’s radical departure from conventional vehicles in its design and technology.
The XP-300 remains an important piece of automotive history and is currently on display at the Alfred P. Sloan Museum in Flint, Michigan.
[Source: Wikipedia]
General Motors LeSabre, 1951
The LeSabre’s jet plane look dazzled crowds at auto shows around the world. This fully functional show car also made frequent appearances on the streets of suburban Detroit, driven by Harley J. Earl, the legendary head of car design at General Motors who shaped the practice of modern car design. Earl led the development of the LeSabre with important contribution from Edward Glowacke.
The LeSabre’s advanced features made the driving experience effortless. A water sensor raised the convertible roof at the first sign of rain, and the built-in lifts made it easy to change a tire.
The Le Sabre concept car used a supercharged aluminum 215" V8 that was unique to the Le Sabre and the Buick XP300 concept cars. It was not the same engine later introduced in the early 1960's General Motors compact cars. The 1951 concept car 215" V8 engine had a bore of 3.3" and a stroke of 3.3"; what is known as a square engine bore to stroke ratio. The 1960s Buick and Olds-head equipped 215" V8 had an over-square design with a bore of 3.5" and stroke of 2.8". There are virtually no interchangeability in parts or design between the 1951 concept engines and the 1960s Buick/Olds 215" V8 engines, other than a common displacement. The 1960s Buick V8 engine was based on a new engine architecture that was increased in 1964 to 300" and shared internals with the Buick 225" V6. This engine architecture was the basis for further Buick small block V8s like the 340" and 350", and scaled upward to the big block Buick 400"-430"-455" family that replaced the famous Nailhead Buicks that were the first Buick V8s in 1953.
It was the 1963 Buick aluminum 215 design and tooling that was purchased by British Leyland and used in a number of British cars, most notably the triumph TR-8 and the Land Rovers. A stock block 215 Buick ran and almost won the Indianapolis 500, and the Oldsmobile 215 engine blocks formed the basis of the Australian Formula One Repco V8 used by Brabham and won the Formula One Championship in 1966.
The 215" Buick V8 was also used in the very rare Italian-American Gran Turismo Apollo 3500GT in 1962-1963 as well as in the Asardo 3500 GM-S show car.
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Detroit Style is the exhibition organized by the Detroit Institute of Arts which brings the artistry and influence of Detroit car designers working between 1950 and the present day. It brings together 12 coupes and sedans designed across 70 years. Highlighting significant achievements in style and technology, the 12 cars include unique examples of experimental show cars created for display and iconic production models sold to the mass market. Design drawings enable you to imagine the creative and innovative processes that bring a vehicle from the drawing board to the street.
XV316 Suiox HT2 was written off in 1970 - XG454 Belvedere HC1 now on show in the Greater Manchester Museum of Science & Industry - XV719 Wessex HC2 crashed April 27th 1990 & XP300 Whirlwind HR10 crashed April 27th 1976
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March 4, 2011 visit to the Buick Automotive Gallery, part of the Sloan Museum in Flint, Michigan.
The XP-300 was the brainchild of Charles Chayne, GM's vice president of engineering. The name is derived from "experimental" (XP) and the fact that it is powered by a 300 hp supercharged V8 engine. Chayne reportedly reached a top speed of 140 mph in the car. Body panels are of heat -treated aluminum.
“Sleek as a Swallow, Buick’s XP-300 – an experimental laboratory on wheels – embodies many of industry’s most advanced ideas, including a supercharged 335-horsepower engine.” [Image caption]
The XP-300 was introduced to the public at the Chicago Auto Show in February 1951 and later featured in GM's 1953 Motorama tour. It was also displayed at various auto shows across the United States. It was powered by a 335-horsepower supercharged V8 engine that could run on either gasoline or methanol. Its performance was impressive, with a claimed top speed of 140 mph (230 km/h).
The XP-300 featured a wraparound windshield and push-button power windows and seats, which were quite advanced for the era. The car could be jacked up by the push of a button if it experienced a flat tire. It had dual box-shaped fuel tanks, one for gasoline and one for airplane fuel, lined with aircraft-inspired rubber bladder systems.
Despite its innovative design and powerful performance, the XP-300 was never put into production. The advanced features and materials used in the car made it too expensive to produce for the mass market. Also, the market wasn’t quite ready for the car’s radical departure from conventional vehicles in its design and technology.
The XP-300 remains an important piece of automotive history and is currently on display at the Alfred P. Sloan Museum in Flint, Michigan.
[Source: Wikipedia]
[Note: AC spark plugs and oil filters are manufactured by ACDelco, which is a brand owned by General Motors. ACDelco was formed by merging the AC Spark Plug division with United Delco, both of which were part of GM.]
The Le Sabre was a concept car created in 1951, envisioned by GM's head of design, Harley Earl. It was inspired by the jet age, particularly the North American F-86 Sabre jet fighter. The car featured a body made of aluminum, magnesium, and fiberglass, and it was powered by a supercharged aluminum V8 engine that could run on gasoline or methanol. It was also GM's first use of a rear-mounted transmission. The Le Sabre introduced design elements like the wrap-around windshield and tail fins, which became widespread in the latter half of the 1950s.
On the other hand, the Buick XP-300, also from 1951, was designed by Charles Chayne and Ned F. Nickles. It shared many mechanical components with the Le Sabre, including its supercharged V8 engine. The XP-300 was a representation of GM's "long and low" design philosophy, featuring push-button power windows and seats, hydraulic jacks, and de Dion axles. It was claimed to have reached a top speed of 140 mph during testing.
Both cars were displayed at auto shows across the United States and were significant in pioneering automotive design features that would become common in the years to follow. The Le Sabre, in particular, had a lasting impact on car design and is considered an all-time icon of automotive history.
These experimental cars were not just showcases of futuristic styling but also testbeds for new technologies and materials that would later influence production vehicles. It's quite remarkable how these concepts from the early '50s helped shape the future of the automotive industry.
[Sources: Bing Copilot, Wikipedia, Hagerty.com, ConceptCarz.com, Kustomrama.com]
[Note: After being rejected by other book publishers, the novel "Dune" by Frank Herbert was finally accepted and published in August 1965 by Chilton Books, a printing house better known for publishing auto repair manuals and "Motor Age" magazine. The novel won the Nebula and Hugo Awards and is the basis of a successful movie franchise. Before its publication as a book, "Dune" was serialized in "Analog Science Fiction" magazine.]
amplifer/ speaker combination (4 channel mixer). The XP200 contains dual power amplifiers and an active crossover. Operating in a biamped configuration, one power amp drives the lowfrequency section with 150 watts of power and the other drives the high frequency section with 50 watts of power.
he XP300 includes all the features of the XP200, and adds a flexible four-channel stereo mixer that provides two monophonic and one stereo mic/line channels with dual XLR and 1/4"connectors. In addition, separate dual phono connec- tors allow you to hook up an external cassette or CD player.Each mixer chan- nel includes two-band equalization and independent volume control,and there’s even built-in digital effects for the addition of six different reverb presets. Balanced left and right XLR outputs allow daisy-chaining ofmultiple Expedition speakers (with a mono/stereo switch that allows operation in either mode), and a VU meter enables you to continuously moni- tor output levels.
The XP300 includes the optional TD30 cassette recorder.
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