Two years ago, the Shelby Daytona became the first inductee in the National Historic Vehicle Register. The 14th car to get the same treatment is the Buick Y-Job, the first-ever concept car. Before ...

The Buick Y-Job was the first of a steady stream of dream cars from General Motors and others. BILL VANCE The new LaSalle marque introduced by Cadillac was more than a “companion car” for General ...

Chances are you have never seen it, or even heard of it, but there's a little piece of the 1938 Buick Y-Job in every one of today's automobiles. That's because this 20-foot-long dream machine just ...

The 1938 Buick Y-Job aimed to redefine what was possible with automobiles decades ago, but General Motors still aims to embody that spirit with each new concept vehicle design sketched today. The ...

The story behind the Buick Y-Job starts with Harley Earl, an American automotive designer that cut his teeth building custom automotive bodies for Hollywood movie stars like Tom Mix and Fatty Arbuckle ...

General Motors Canada is celebrating its 100th anniversary by bringing one of the most valuable cars in the automaker’s history, the 1938 Buick Y-Job concept car, to the Cobble Beach Concours ...

When the Buick Y-Job was conceived by design legend Harley Earl in1938, its purpose wasn't to go into production but rather to highlight items and features that would be seen on future General Motors ...

Concept cars are a hugely important part of the design and development of automobiles, and a very useful tool for automotive designers, allowing them to communicate their ideas to the public without ...

Buick was responsible for what many consider to be the automotive industry's first-ever concept car. During its storied history, the GM brand developed several other concepts that never ceased to ...

GM's head of design Harley Earl drove the "Y-job" to and from work for 11 years. Wikicommons Harley Earl, the head of design at General Motors, one-upped the entire industry in 1939 when he unveiled a ...

What makes a great concept car? Most concept cars are pretty dreamy, but the truly great ones generate excitement and give us a glimpse of our motoring future. And if they look good, well, that's an ...