Buick Y job

Buick Y-Job (1938)

Buick Super Series 50 Model 56C Cabriolet (1950) that showed the styling of the Buick Y-Job in the series

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

1. ↑ 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.  
2. ↑ 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.  
3. ^ Concept Cars by Larry Edsall, page 19, Edizione White Star, ISBN 9788880959564