Buick 1993 LeSabre User manual

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LeSabre

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Part No. 25605118 B First Edition
The 1993 Buick LeSabre
Owner’s Manual
@CopyrightGeneral Motors Corporation 1992
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WalterMarr and ThomasBuick
Buick’s chief engineer, Walter L. Marr (left), and
Thomas
D. Buick, son of founder David Dunbar Buick,
drove the first Flint Buick in asuccessful Flint-Detroit
round trip in July 1904.
David Buick was buildinggasoline engines by 1899,
and Marr, his engineer,apparently built
the first auto to
be called a Buick in 1900. However, Buick traditionally
dates its beginnings to 1903.That was the year the
company was reorganized,refinanced and moved
from
Detroit to Flint. Buick hasalways been a product
innovator. Buick engineersdeveloped the
“valve-in-head” engine, a light, powerful andreliable
engine which wouldeventually influence the entire
automotive industry.
William
C. Durant was instrumental in promoting
Buicks across the country using his Durant-Dort
Carriage Co. outletsand salespeople asthe nucleus
of a
giant distribution system. Heknew the Buick as a
“self-seller”. If automobiles could be this good, he
thought, maybe it was time to switch from the horse and
buggy businessto automobiles.
At the 1905,New York
Auto Show, Duranttook
orders for
1,000 Buicks
before
the company had
built 40. On Buick’s
’ . success, Durantcreated a
holding company,
September 16, 1908.He
called it General Motors.
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William C. (Billy)Durant
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Durant also created a racingteam that won 500 racing
trophiesin 1909 and 19
10, including successes at
Indianapolis twoyears before theIndy
500 began.
The successof Buick engines was visible not only
on
the racetrack, but in endurancetests across thecountry
and around theworld. Buick was the only carto
complete a 1,000-mileChicago-to-New York race in
1906.And a Buick was the first car totravel across
SouthAmerica, driven
from Buenos Aires, Argentina,
over the Andes to Santiago, Chilein 1914.
I911 Model 21 Touring Car
Buick drew plenty of attention because it could climb
hills and run through mud like no other car. Buick’s
enduranceand reliability were worldfamous.
During World War
I, Buick built Liberty aircraft engines
as well as Red Cross ambulances
so successfulthat one
Buick ambulance was awarded theCroix de Guerreby
the French government.
As a builderof premier automobiles,Buick was hard hit
by the Great Depression. However, new General
Manager Harlow
H. Curticecreated popularnew models
including the Special and theRoadmaster. Buick sales
soon flourished.
First Buick Factory
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In World War 11, Buick built aircraft engines,tanks and
other military hardware. This post-war period brought
great styling and engineering changes which resulted in
increased sales. The torque converter automatic
transmission, Dynaflow, wasintroduced in the 1948
Roadmaster. Buick’sfamous “portholes”came alongin
1949.
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1949 Roadmaster
A high-compression V-8 engine was introduced in 1953.
And Buick’sfamous verticalpillar “toothy”grille
(introduced in 1942),became more massive in the
post-war era.
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1953 Skylark
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Motor Trend magazine named the 1962 BuickSpecial
“Car
of the Year”. The first production V-6 engine was
used
in the Special.
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1962 Buick Special
Built inside the walls of the old buildings in Buick’s
former
Flint complex, which formed thecornerstone of
General Motors, Buick City is a state-of-the-art
assembly facility with more than
200 robots and other
high-tech equipment. It was completed
in the fall
of 1985.
Buicks are, and
will continue to be, premium American
motorcars with smooth power, high performance, rich
detail and comfortable accommodation.
Ed Mertz, GeneralManager, Buick Motor Division
Our mission is simple:
“Buick
will provide Premium American Motorcars
backed
with services that exceedour customers’
expectations, throughout the purchase, ownership,
service and repurchase experience.”
Buicks are SUBSTANTIAL.
Buicks are DISTINCTIVE.
Buicks are POWERFUL.
Buicks are
MATURE.
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