As a body designation, modern rear drive B-body production began in 1959, when General Motors restyled and redesigned all of its standard-sized and luxury cars - the first time in GM's history that such had been accomplished in the same year. From at least 1939 until 1958, GM used three different designations for various bodyshells/platforms including the A-body for Chevrolets, most Pontiacs, and the Oldsmobile 60s, B-body for Pontiac Streamliners, Oldsmobile 70s and 80s, Buick Specials and Centurys, and the Cadillac Series 60 and 61, and the C-body for Oldsmobile 90s, Buick Supers, Roadmasters and Limiteds and all remaining Cadillacs except for the Series 75. For the 1959 model year, the previous A and B bodies were bult on the new B Body that lasted until 1996. The A-body designation would be resurrected by GM in 1964 for a new series of intermediate-sized cars including the Chevrolet Chevelle, Pontiac Tempest, Oldsmobile Cutlass and Buick Skylark.
File:1996-1999 Buick LeSabre.
The GM B-body had at least 5 major re-engineering and restyling efforts, in 1961, 1965, 1971, 1977, and 1991; along with interim styling changes in 1969 and 1980 that included new sheetmetal and revised rooflines. The platform was downsized in length by approximately 10 inches in 1977 and reduced in weight by an average of 800 pounds. In 1991, the platform received its last major redesign, regaining several inches in length, numerous frame improvements and reinforcements, while the shorter wheelbase remained unchanged. The last B-cars rolled off the line in 1996, leaving only Ford producing domestic large rear wheel drive sedans, with Chrysler reentering the market with their LX platform in 2005.
Bestand:96-99 Buick LeSabre.
Known for being durable and reliable, most B-body cars used suspensions utilizing coil springs both front and rear, exceptions include the 1959-60 Oldsmobile 88 and 98, and the 1971-76 station wagons from all four GM divisions, both of which used coil springs in front and multi-leaf springs in the rear. All B-body cars since 1965 have used perimeter frames with side rails, along with the 1961-64 B-body Pontiacs and Oldsmobiles. The 1958-60 Buicks used a ladder-type frame while an X-frame without side rails was used on 1958-60 Pontiacs and 1959-60 Oldsmobiles, 1958-64 Chevrolets and 1961-64 Buicks.
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File:1996-1999 Buick LeSabre.
The GM B-body had at least 5 major re-engineering and restyling efforts, in 1961, 1965, 1971, 1977, and 1991; along with interim styling changes in 1969 and 1980 that included new sheetmetal and revised rooflines. The platform was downsized in length by approximately 10 inches in 1977 and reduced in weight by an average of 800 pounds. In 1991, the platform received its last major redesign, regaining several inches in length, numerous frame improvements and reinforcements, while the shorter wheelbase remained unchanged. The last B-cars rolled off the line in 1996, leaving only Ford producing domestic large rear wheel drive sedans, with Chrysler reentering the market with their LX platform in 2005.
Bestand:96-99 Buick LeSabre.
Known for being durable and reliable, most B-body cars used suspensions utilizing coil springs both front and rear, exceptions include the 1959-60 Oldsmobile 88 and 98, and the 1971-76 station wagons from all four GM divisions, both of which used coil springs in front and multi-leaf springs in the rear. All B-body cars since 1965 have used perimeter frames with side rails, along with the 1961-64 B-body Pontiacs and Oldsmobiles. The 1958-60 Buicks used a ladder-type frame while an X-frame without side rails was used on 1958-60 Pontiacs and 1959-60 Oldsmobiles, 1958-64 Chevrolets and 1961-64 Buicks.
1995 Buick Lesabre 300x225
Looking for 1996 Buick LeSabre
This Buick LeSabre was
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