The Buick Le Sabre is a full-size automobile produced in the years 1959 – 2005 in the USA. Throughout its production run, it was sold as a 2-door convertible, sedan or hardtop and 4-door sedan, hardtop or station wagon. Replaced the Special model. The name of the car comes from French, where it means shooting. Le Sabre was a mid-range car, it was better than the Special but worse than the Electra.
The first generation of Le Sabre was produced at from 1959 to 1960. It was powered by a 6.0-litre V8 engine with 250 hp (190 kW) at the base, which was mated to a 3-speed manual or 2-speed automatic transmission. A modified version was also available, which had a power output of 300 hp (220 kW).
