Buick Y job
The Buick Y-Job is the first concept vehicle in history.
It was designed by Harley Earl . The car had pneumatically operated pop-up headlamps , a radiator figure , reminiscent of iron sights of a gun, guided wraparound bumpers , special door handles and styling details that Buick used up until the 1950s. It was the first vehicle with electric windows.
There are various explanations for the designation "Y":
- All of the test vehicles were named "X", so Earl just used the next letter in the alphabet.
- Earl chose the designation "Y" because it was often used in the aircraft industry and there denoted the most advanced prototypes .
Web links
Commons : Buick Y-Job - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
- http://www.carofthecentury.com/the_star_buster.htm
- Edmund's, The World's First Concept Car: 1938 Buick Y-Job (English)
- Why the 'Y-Job' - Harley Earl and the Buick Dream Car
- The world's first concept vehicle
Individual evidence
- ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from July 18, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from July 11, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Concept Cars by Larry Edsall, page 19, Edizione White Star, ISBN 9788880959564