60-Years-Family Owned 1960 Buick LeSabre Sedan

Description

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The 1960 Buick LeSabre marked a significant evolution in Buick’s full-size lineup, introducing sleeker styling and advanced engineering for the new decade. As the entry-level model in Buick’s hierarchy, the LeSabre replaced the earlier Special series and featured a more modern, lower-slung body with pronounced tailfins and a wide grille, reflecting the jet-age design trends of the era. It was built on GM’s B-body platform and offered a range of body styles including sedans, hardtops, and convertibles.  

The LeSabre came standard with a 364 cubic-inch V8 engine, paired with Buick’s Turbine Drive automatic transmission, and featured a unique, driver-adjustable mirror-based speedometer that allowed for customizable viewing angles. 

This 1960 LeSabre Four-Door Sedan has reportedly been owned within the same family for 60 years. It wears factory-correct Lucerne Green paint with a Tahiti Beige roof and Green/White vinyl upholstery with Green/Black cloth inserts.

Highlights 

• Owned within the same family for 60 years

• 364 cubic-inch V8 engine with Wildcat Air Intake system 

• Turbine Drive two-speed automatic transmission 

• Pedal start 

• Mirromatic Speedometer 

• Original generator was changed to an alternator 

• The data plate decodes as: 

  • Style: 60-4419 – 1960 LeSabre 4-Door Sedan 

  • Body: FB – Flint Fisher Body 

  • Trim: 401 KJ1 – Green/Black cloth with Green/White vinyl 

  • Paint: KR1 – Lucerne Green with Tahiti Beige roof 

  • Acc. B – Heater and defroster 

  • Acc. 16 – Easy-Eye tinted glass (all windows) 

  • Acc. P2 – Custom bright exterior drip and door moldings 

• The chassis number (4G1029487) decodes as: 

  • 4 – LeSabre 

  • G – 1960 model year 

  • 1 – Flint (Michigan) assembly plant 

  • 029487 – Sequential production number 

Features 

• Some metal repair and lower portion of the doors was repainted 

• Seat upholstery and door panels replaced 

• Power front bench seat 

• Two-spoke steering wheel with horn bars 

• Padded dashboard 

• Sonomatic AM radio with pushbuttons that spell B-U-I-C-K 

• Chrome and brushed aluminum accents

• 7.60-13 wide whitewall tires 

• Upholstered trunk 

Known Imperfections 

• Paint chips 

• Touched-up scuff on hood

• Chrome trim on passenger front door is rippled 

• BUICK letters on trunk are detached 

• Radio is inoperable, buttons are damaged 

• Clock is inoperable 

• Some rust in the engine compartment 

• Brakes reportedly pull when braking hard

Included 

• Spare tire 

• Jack base 

• Four of five trunk letters (no C) 

• Leftover trunk upholstery 

• Wiper blade 

Ownership History

This 1960 Buick LeSabre Four-Door Sedan has been in the same Illinois family for more than six decades. The seller says, “This was my great grandfather's car and then my mother's car (beginning in April 1999)—between my mom and great grandfather, it has been in the family for 60 years. I have limited knowledge of the car, but I do know the lower part of the doors (below the molding) has been repainted, some metal repair was made, and the interior seats and door panels were replaced. This was all done with OEM-style materials to keep the car as original as possible. This car is very unique with a pedal start, and the dash gauges are reverse and use a mirror to reflect the gauges to you. Car runs and performs great, just needs to be driven — a cool cruiser that unfortunately I do not have room for.”