One of the most beautiful concept cars ever made, a true representative of the space-age design was shown to public in january 1951. It was the Le Sabre - presented as the future car of the 60s.
This dramatic looking car was the creation of Harley J. Earl. The car has a supercharged V-8 alcohol injection engine that develops 300 hp and may drive it at 150 mph. Styled after the F-86 jet fighter Sabre, the car is only 50 inch high with the top up due to its stationary drive shaft and its torque converter transmition that it's in the rear. As it's made from light materials the car is only about 3000 pounds. At the touch of one of the 34 controls and gauges from the dashboard, the front grille, which resembles a jet's air intake, swivels over and headlights emerge. In winter another control turns on an electric device that warms the interior leather. The top is stored under the rear deck which opens automatically for it to raise, then closes. When a button on the door is pushed, a front section o the top flips back to make getting in and out easier. If the car is parked with the top down and it begins to rain, an electronic mechanism set between seats raises the top automatically. The high-flung rear fenders are actually fuel tanks, the left one containing gasoline, the right methyl alcohol. The dash instruments have red flashers that warn when fuels are low or the hand break is set. Hydraulic jacks are built in, making wheel changing easy.
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