The Le Sabre concept car is one of the GM (General Motors) entries the open record knows by name, and by little else. That is not nothing: a name in the catalogue is where a car's story starts to be recoverable.
The background
The General Motors Le Sabre is a 1951 concept car, and possibly the most important show car of the 1950s. The brainchild of General Motors Art Department head Harley Earl, it introduced aircraft-inspired design elements such as the wrap-around windshield and tail fins, which became common on automotive designs during the second half of the decade.
The Le Sabre is owned by the GM Heritage Center, and still occasionally appears at car shows. This was GM's first use of the Le Sabre name, which would be later adopted by Buick for the 1959 Buick LeSabre.
Where it sits
Its GM (General Motors) stablemates include the 1955 Chevrolet and the 1957 Chevrolet.