Vehicle Description
1963 Buick LeSabre Hardtop
LeSabre, (the French work for Sword), and all other full-sized
Buicks were marketed as expensive cars at an affordable price. A
bit unusual as Buick was commonly known for being upscale, but GM
actually pulled it off despite only the Chrysler being more
expensive than all the other cars it went up against in its
class.
For consignment, this beautiful Arctic White and Teal Mist colored
fine automobile has been in hands of our loving consignor, the
second owner since he purchased it in 1993 at an estate sale. In
1995 a frame off nut and bolt restoration was performed with 90% of
that work being done by our consignor. It's been garagekept since
the restoration, presents in very nice condition and is the winner
of not only an AACA National Senior 1st award in 2003 but also an
AACA Grand National Senior 1st win in 2006. This 2 door hardtop is
a get in and turn key car that you and your friends can pile into
and cruise over to your hipster friends house and have a fondue or
continue on the show circuit capturing new awards...Groovy
Exterior
Arctic White covers the slightly finned metal slabs that are
adorned with an array of near perfect condition brite work. A few
inclusions are noted in the finish, but nothing remarkable overall.
Fins were in the diminishing phase at this point in automotive
design, but the fins make this car stand out from among its
brethren. From the 3 front quarter panel quintessential "vents" to
the horizontal tasteful V styled grille dressed with the Buick
tri-shield and AACA badged with flanking dual headlights, and a
rear quarter panel length trim spear that dresses the slab steel
sides it is in very nice shiny condition. Stainless window
trimmings, mirrors and wheel well surrounds add some more bling to
the Arctic White paint. The glass trimmings also do a spectacular
job of highlighting the formal hardtop roof design that is dipped
in Teal Mist. On the rear quarters, a small comeback is made in the
form of a light fin on top that frames the trunk lid on either side
and really adds to the groovy vibe. Vertical tail lighting, within
chrome pods that contour to the end of the quarter panels, melts
near seamlessly into the shiny bumper below to finish off the body.
Thin white wall rubber has turbine styled wheel coverings and this
car is now bleeding 60's cool, right down to the LeSabre badge just
above the back portion of the trim spear.
Interior
Clean and possibly original aqua vinyl mixes with some aluminum
trim in the center of the doors, and sports horizontal stitched
ribs with the Buick tri-shield hovering above the aqua and chrome
armrests. These panels are near spotlesslyclean and the brightwork
and chrome remains factory fresh. The 2 bench seats, split back in
the front, within the passenger compartment are covered with tuck
and roll charcoal black damask broadcloth inserts and have shiny
aqua smooth bolsters and piping on their edges. To keep the
tasteful going, the dash is also aqua with a center of ribbed
aluminum sandwiched between the padded topper and aqua steel lower
and has a geometric shape to house the black faced gauges which are
round and have a smaller round clock in their center. Various knobs
and pulls line up below and then the dash turns to black in the
center where the original AM radio is housed. Just above under the
dash top are the climate sliders, and then the dash turns back to
silver for the passenger glovebox and courtesy light. The dash top
is padded aqua vinyl with no cracks or errors. Aquacarpeting, very
clean and protected by black rubber Buick shiedmats on the floors
and an aqua broadcloth headliner is tight as a drum above. Due to
the color combo this car tickles my tasteful senses while giving an
overall feel of calmness to my person.
Drivetrain
Under the hood, in a well restored and nicely preserved engine bay
with very little dust and dirt, houses the factory numbers matching
401ci Nailhead V8 with a single 2 barrel carburetor on top. On the
back is a Dynaflow ST300 2-speed automatic transmission and a 2.87
rear axle designation. An overall A+ presentation in the engine bay
with the black inner fenders, Arctic White firewall, aqua block and
shiny black bolts ons.
Undercarriage
Thanks to a top notch frame off restoration there is very little to
no surface rust underneath, just miles of white flooring, black
suspension and black framing. An X frame holds it all together, and
for the suspension I see front independent coil springs and on the
back a 4 link with coil springs. Power drum braking is on all 4
corners, and a like new single piped stock exhaust is on the car.
Break out the mirrors...it's showtime!
Drive-Ability
No problems starting and running and on the test track it was a fun
drive with nice smooth acceleration, and bias free braking.
Steering was a breeze and all was working just great. I had the
benefit of having a friend along for my time behind the wheel and
he was as equally impressed with the overall performance and
attitude of this car.
We have in our presence a long term ownership car. Painstakingly
restored and since that time a well maintained example. Always
garaged and now up for the taking automobile that is decidedly
Buick styling, and upscale hip for today's individual that wants to
cruise and be just cool.
4J3015957
4-LeSabre
J-1963
3-Linden, NJ Assy Plant
015957-Sequential Unit Number
TRIM TAG
12C-3rd Week December
STYLE 63 4447-LeSabre 2 Door Hardtop
BODY BL1401-Linden Body #
TRIM 452-Aqua & Black Vinyl & Cloth
PAINT CP1-Arctic White, Teal Mist
Classic Auto Mall is a 336,000-square foot classic and special
interest automobile showroom, featuring over 850 vehicles for sale
with showroom space for up to 1,000 vehicles. Also, a 400 vehicle
barn find collection is on display. This vehicle is located in our
showroom in Morgantown, Pennsylvania, conveniently located just
1-hour west of Philadelphia on the I-76 Pennsylvania Turnpike. The
website is www.classicautomall.com and our phone number is (888)
227-0914. Please contact us anytime for more information or to come
see the vehicle in person.
