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October 24, 2011 by admin

Buick Le Sabre: Riding Through the Years

From the Buick division of General Motors, the Buick Le Sabre is a full size car. This vehicle has been considered as the entry level full size Buick for many years. It actually holds the lowest base price in the whole line up of vehicles from this vehicle brand. This vehicle was actually introduced in 1959 with three other names from the same brand which included the Invicta, the Electra, and the Electra 225. However, that was introduced so as to change and replace the line of models under the name of the Buick Special. The Buick Le Sabre was the only vehicle among its batch mates to last the longest. This vehicle has been made available with just the full body style previously however starting 1977, it has then been offered only as pillared coupe sedans and wagons. To add to the feather of its brand, the Buick Le Sabre has consistently been ranking among the world’s best selling full size cars

Buick Le Sabre

The Buick Le Sabre has certainly been living long enough in the automobile world so as to be considered one of the classics. In fact, this vehicle has still continuously held its exotic design and style that is very much unmatched at present. It still holds the motif that its designer, Harvey J. Earl, had bestowed upon it.

As per talk on its engine, the Buick Le Sabre holds a 215 cubic inch V8 engine that is ventilated by some 90 degrees. There are opposed valves in hemispherical chambers here that are quite one of the very best in the automobile and engine technology. Even if this set up is modern, it is still operated though by a dose of the old technology of pushrods from a single camshaft suspended under the intake manifold. Thus, it could be construed that the Buick Le Sabre is a living example of bringing the old and the new together working in harmony. Read the rest of this entry »

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October 17, 2011 by admin

Two Classic Aston Martins

Aston Martin is the most well known and perhaps greatest ever British luxury sports car manufacturer. The company is perhaps most well known for having several of their sports cars featured in many James Bond movies over the years, helping to raise the awareness and coolness factor of the company’s cars. The company is quite old and was actually founded in 1913, making it older even than Ferrari. Over the years the company has survived WWI, WWII, and a brief acquisition by the Ford Motor Company. We have take a look at a couple of the most classic cars this British automaker has produced.

The first car we included on our list is the Aston Martin DB5 model. We chose this model because it was the first ever car to be a James Bond car and has been featured featured in several other James Bond films since then. The DB5 was produced between 1963 and 1965 and reached a total production number of 983. There were three different body styles the car could be purchased in: 2 door 2+2 coupe, 2-door convertible, and 2-door shooting brake.

Aston Martin DB5 Aston Martin DB5

The next car on our list is the Aston Martin DB1, the very first car in the popular DB model series. The car wasn’t initially called the DB1, but was instead called the Aston Martin 2-Liter Sports, a slightly less attractive name. This is one of the rarest Aston Martin cars ever produced as there were only 15 units sold. The DB1 was only available as a 2-seat roadster and was produced between 1948 and 1950. The last three units sold were actually special ordered while the DB2 was being produced because the customer wanted a soft top car and the DB2 was only available with a hard top.

Aston Martin DB1Aston Martin DB1

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