Automobile
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- OBJECT TYPE
- 4dr/sedan/hardtop/gas
- DATE
- 1962
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1978.0962.001
- MANUFACTURER
- General Motors of Canada Ltd.
- MODEL
- Buick/Le Sabre Special
- LOCATION
- Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 244-690-6437
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- STEEL/ ALUMINUM/ VINYL/ RUBBER
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 467.0 cm
- Width
- 167.0 cm
- Height
- 183.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- 1970.0
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Motorized Ground Transportation
- Category
- Automotive vehicles
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- General Motors
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- City
- Oshawa
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- New Brunswick
- Period
- 1962 TO 1978
- Canada
-
Automobile manufactured in Canada in the Oshawa GM plant and bought by a Canadian. - Function
-
Owner driven passenger vehicle for general transportation. - Technical
-
Same body as the 1961 edition which presented then a new design but with refreshed new lines for 1962, new grille and tailllights. The engine too was changed to the more powerful V-8 401 c.i. With turbine drive automatic transmission (Dynaflow) as standard for 1962, padded dashboard. Le Sabre namplate was introduced in 1959 in a production car and replaced the Special nameplate as the entry level to the Buick line up. It was always Buick's best selling full-size car and lasted until 2005. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- N/A
- Missing
- From CA of 08/27/1997 by Serge Ouellette: No - The car appears complete.
- Finish
- BLUE
- Decoration
- N/A
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