Buick Y-Job - Wikipedia
The Buick Y-Job was the first concept car in the auto industry, designed by Harley J. Earl in 1938. It featured innovative features such as hidden headlamps, electric windows, and a vertical waterfall grille.
Harley Earl’s Buick Y-Job signaled the dawn of a new ... - Hagerty
2018年3月5日 · The Buick Y-Job was one of the first modern concept cars created by Harley Earl and his team at GM in 1937. It featured revolutionary styling and mechanical innovations that influenced the future of automotive design.
The day I drove the 1938 Buick Y-Job - Hagerty Media
2022年9月16日 · The Buick Y-Job is the first true concept car, designed by Harley Earl and GM in 1938. Read about the author's experience of driving this historic and influential car at a concours event in Florida.
1938 Buick Y-Job - Audrain Auto Museum
2020年4月6日 · The 1938 Buick Y-Job was designed by Harley Earl, who used it as his daily driver and experimented with futuristic features. It had electronically controlled windows and top, hidden headlights, and a low and long body that influenced the cars of the late 1940s.
Buick Y-Job Concept Car (1938) - Old Concept Cars
2013年9月29日 · Universally regarded as the first of the concept cars, the Y-Job marked a recognition by the mighty General Motors corporation of the increasing importance of styling in the evolution of its stable of makes. A 1937 Buick chassis was prepared and extended to nearly 6096mm (20ft) in length by the division's chief engineer, Charles Chayne,
1938 Buick Y-Job Concept - Supercars.net
1938 Buick Y-Job Concept. The Y-Job was GM’s first concept car and an icon in the automotive industry. Constructed in 1938 under the direction of Harley J. Earl, GM’s first design chief, the Y-Job made the rounds of the auto show circuit.
Buick’s Y-Job, the First Dream Car - The New York Times Web …
2008年3月19日 · A sleek black two-seater with prominent “speed lines” running down the fenders, the Y-Job pioneered many styling features that are still seen today, tricks like hidden headlights and a metal...
1938 Buick Y-Job - Top Speed
2006年6月28日 · The 1938 Buick Y-Job is generally considered the industry's first concept car. Created by General Motors Styling and Buick Engineering, it was designed by Harley J. Earl, GM's first design...
1938 Buick Y-Job Concept - Audrain Auto Museum
Coined the “Dream Car”, he used this vision when he created the 1938 Buick Y-Job, which was considered to be the world’s first concept car. It was called the “Y-Job”, due to the letter, “Y”, being used for experimental aircraft at the time. The Y-Job was GM’s first trial run experimenting with different designs on cars.
Why the 'Y-Job' -- Harley Earl and the Buick Dream Car
The Y-job's streamlined shape echoed elements seen in Chrylser's Airflow design, in its integrated forms and flush seams of the sheet metal. Displaying Buick's first Buick's "bombsight" hood ornament, the car featured electric doors and windows and …