The Buick LeSabre is a 2-door convertible / 2-door sedan / 4-door sedan / 2-door hardtop / 4-door hardtop / 4-door station wagon from Buick, built from 1959, at the height of the post-war boom. Under the bonnet: 364 cuin 250 hp V8.
The story
The Buick LeSabre is a full-size car made by the division Buick of General Motors from 1959 until 2005. Prior to 1959, this position had been retained by the full-size Buick Special model (1936–58). The "LeSabre", which is French for "the sabre", was Buick's entry-level full-size car throughout all eight of its generations. The LeSabre was available as a 2-door convertible, sedan or hardtop, a 4-door sedan or hardtop and station wagon throughout its production.
What is underneath
Power comes from 364 cuin 250 hp V8. It weighs 4255 -. It shifts through a 3-speed manual / 2-speed Dynaflow automatic. The wheelbase is 123.0 in. These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.
Its place in the line
Its family tree is legible: it took over from the Buick Special; its successor was the Buick Lucerne; assembly was at Flint, Michigan, USA. Its contemporaries in the catalogue — the Mini Mini, the Dodge Challenger, the Nissan Patrol — show what else the money bought that year. Nearby in the Buick catalogue sit the Buick First Call and the Buick Funeral Car.
What it costs now
MotorJury scores cars on the United States complaint and recall record, and the Buick LeSabre has none: too old, too rare, or never sold there. Its value today is a collector's question, decided by provenance and condition rather than by a class average.