Buick Y-Job concept car
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The Buick Y-Job concept car is widely regarded as the auto industry's first concept car, showcasing advanced styling and design innovations that influenced future Buick and General Motors vehicles.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | concept car ⓘ |
| basedOn | Buick production chassis ⓘ |
| bodyStyle |
roadster
ⓘ
two-door convertible ⓘ |
| category |
one-off vehicle
ⓘ
pre-war concept car ⓘ |
| color | dark metallic finish ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designDepartment | General Motors Art and Colour Section NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designer | Harley Earl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designPhilosophy | “car of the future” styling study ⓘ |
| displayedAt | Flint, Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engineConfiguration | inline eight-cylinder ⓘ |
| engineType | Buick straight-eight engine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 1930s ⓘ |
| heritage | milestone in American automotive design ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | preserved show car ⓘ |
| inCollectionOf | Sloan Museum of Discovery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
future Buick production models
ⓘ
future General Motors design language ⓘ |
| inspiredFeatureIn |
grille themes on postwar Buicks
ⓘ
hidden headlamps on later Buick models ⓘ |
| interiorFeature |
aircraft-inspired instrument panel
ⓘ
luxury upholstery ⓘ |
| layout | front-engine, rear-wheel-drive ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Buick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUse | chrome exterior trim ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
flush door handles
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integrated fenders ⓘ low, streamlined body ⓘ power-operated convertible top ⓘ power-operated hidden headlamps ⓘ vertical-bar grille design ⓘ wraparound bumpers ⓘ |
| parentCompanyOfManufacturer | General Motors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
experimental design study
ⓘ
styling and technology showcase ⓘ |
| significance | widely regarded as the auto industry’s first concept car ⓘ |
| successor | 1951 General Motors Le Sabre concept car NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transmissionType | manual transmission ⓘ |
| usedBy | Harley Earl as personal car ⓘ |
| usedUntil | early 1950s ⓘ |
| wheelbase | approximately 126 inches ⓘ |
| yearIntroduced | 1938 ⓘ |
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