Dad bought a new 1960 Buick Le Sabre, same Dawn color, but his was a two door sedan. Buick with a post if you please. 364 Wildcat and auto transmission. It was a very smooth and great car. You can get a shift from low to drive by selecting low, gain some rpm and shift to drive, but to just drop it in drive, it felt like a one speed.
In my youth I had the 1960 Buick Electra 225 version. Unique and gorgeous; I especially loved the flat-roof "space car" look of that model. It had factory air, too. Sadly it later needed a valve job and in those days, people were economizing, so I got a Volvo instead of restoring the Buick. Stupid me!
I was 4 years old in 1960. I remember these magnificent machines were on the road for a few years as I was growing up during the 60s. Absolutely gorgeous works of automotive art. 60s cool personified 😉👍
My dad had a 1960 dark blue Invicta (one step up the trim level) that was both gorgeous and a wonderful, comfortable cruiser. It boasted Buick's larger 401 cubic inch Fireball V8 engine. And it even HAD the clock! Great review. I’m jealous!
Mom and Dad had a red one. The very first car I remember as a child. And the last car to ever park in our barn door style garage. Pops actually bumped out the length of the garage to fit this car inside So damn beautiful!!! Thanks for sharing Charles JT: Orlando FLA
What a gorgeous work of art!! This is from when cars were designed with individuality & attention to detail!!! Thanks Charles for sharing this exciting video!!! 👍👍
The urge to suck on a rear brake light... That alone makes this car a keeper! Good job Charles! You have a way with words that is truly unique. Keep up the good work.
Thank you, Charles. Once again, your Joyride brought joy to my day. The '60 coupes were fabulous. My Pop had one when I was in high school. Yes, I remember driving it. It was so beautiful, and it glided elegantly. I was a prince.
I feel like I should be having a scone & espresso while watching this fine automotive trip down the lane. This is "when" BUICK pulled out ALL of the stops in detail! Love the embroidered door. Luscious, low, lovely, lines ALL Day! I dare say I'd kiss the tail lamps. I'm NOT ashamed. Thank You Mike & Charles. Michael T.
Loved the sound effects with the car! I also loved the 🎶 🎵!! Your corduroy orange jacket made me giggle, as it reminded me of Fred Flintstone (the colors).
BUICKS had some of the most beautiful lines! I found an abandoned INVICTA completely overgrown by bushes. First noticed at night when my headlights hit the taillights. From the distance, I thought it was an animal's eyes glowing red. Then saw the "eyes" again weeks later at night in the same place. A friend and I went back at daytime. After about an hour of clearing brush, we discovered a perfectly restorable convertable INVICTA the property owner did not even know was there. Property owner let us have it.
Be still my beating heart and behold this most glorious description of a glorious car! It is absolutely gorgeous! It's stunning! It's hugely magnificent! Charles, no one, but you, could possibly do it justice and give it the glory it is due! Well done!
You did it again Charles! What a beautiful example. I love the color combo. I was brought home from the hospital in one in 1967, but an Electra sedan. The '59 is wilder, but there's something special about the '60. The body sculpturing is so sexy. By the way, you cracked me up with the taillight remark. Naughty Charles! :)
This LeSabre is a KNOCKOUT! Always loved Buicks Charles. My dad had a 53 Special and a 57 Super. I've owned several over the past 50 years and currently have a 2019 LaCrosse Premium.
This is a great series for old car lovers like myself!..what makes it super special is all the cars seem to be 100% STOCK...the BEST way, the way they looked when they were mew from the factory...so much is lost from the character of an old car when it is "modded", especially when it is extensive and tries to incorporate all the current "fads"....
Had an uncle bought one of these the exact same colors, every two years he would trade his Buick in and get another new Buick in its place, did that all his life.
I remember visiting the Buick dealer showroom in the fall of 1959, and seeing this car, and thinking that cars could never get improved after this. Looking back, I was right!
Great video. I still have my father's 1960 Buick convertible and enjoy driving it every chance I get. Great style, head turner, and smooth as silk when you step on the gas. Go Dynaflow!
Beautiful car...and beautiful shirt! Both are striking and bold in their looks. The '59 and '60 Buicks were my first favorite cars. I remember buying a model kit of one when I was about 5 years old in '63. It cost a dollar, which my grandmother gave to me. I loved putting it together. The lines of the car are great, and this color is about the prettiest I've ever seen on one of these. THANKS!
Took many a trip in that car when I was kid. Those collections of service stickers were my Dad's. He and my Mother paid cash for it on their honeymoon at Bailey & Graham in Portland, OR., new off the showroom floor. They owned it for years, finally selling it in I suppose late 90's.
Someone asked about the paint colors... looks to me like they are Pearl Fawn and Cordovan. DuPont Lucite Magic-Mirror paint, they called it. The darker color is Cordovan, kind of a dark purple that reminds me of Kiwi Shoe Polish. This LeSabre is really beautiful and original. Thanks, Charles, for showing it.
If we were to attempt to rank all of Charles Phoenix's "Joyride" clips, this offering on the 1960 Buick LeSabre would take the "Best of Show" trophy, hands down.
Beautiful car! I hope to see this in person one day. And really just one gear? I never knew that, I thought only two at least, but wow, one? That's some good engineering.
Once it starts rolling, the torque converter takes over. First can be held to about 50, for faster acceleration and engine braking. There is a reverse gear, obviously. The cost of that smooth thrust is terrible gas mileage.
@@stephendavidbailey2743 Yes, absolutely! But remember when the 1960 Buicks were launched Regular Gas in the US was on average around 25 cents a gallon!!!😉😝😊
1960 Buick LeSabre hardtop coupe with production of 26,521 units (also offered as a 2-Door Sedan with a post). Highly collectible now but sales were way down from the 1954 to 1957 era. The speedometer is called "Mirromagic" and is basically a mirror rotated by a thumb wheel to reflect off of a hidden speedometer. The crest refers to the three series offered, which were LeSabre, Invicta, and Electra. The clock is not a factory delete because it was optional equipment on the LeSabre. The most interesting thing about this car are the rare original California license plates...black lettering on poppy orange background. In 1963 the colors were reversed so it was easier to read at nighttime.
My brother had a 60 convertible. He loves that year Buick and wants to get another someday. I'm more about 1959 Cadillacs, myself. GM cars of that era were all classics and make everyone dream of owning.
Charles you're truly unique. What other RUclips channel provides his viewers with the, soon to be famous, "crotch view". You are truly ahead of your time!
The hubcaps are 1960 Electra or Electra 225 upgrades. The clock that goes in the pod to the right of the speedometer is just as well- suited to the dash as you would expect it to be. A glorious car, and at the absolute pinnacle of what I want to drive.
Charles deary you outdid yourself on this review. Gorgeous car but you are getting better and better yourself. You make Aunt Barbara so proud. Sending love from The Long Island 😚
My brother had a 1961 LeSabre convertible. Same powertrain - nail-head 364 and the Dynaflow that Buick had renamed Turbine Drive to try to shed the old "Dyna-Slow" image. That was the only car he ever owned that delivered 10mpg city and 10mpg highway. With the slippage of the variable stator in the transmission, it went through gas like there was a hole in the tank. As I recall, the tank was rather small, too. It wouldn't go too far before you had to stop and fill it again.
Dynaflows are interesting and if you wonder why it can accelerate at different rates is because the veins of the fluid coupler can move to change the stall speed based on fluid pressure so no torque converter it has a fluid coupler. The geartrain only takes up like 1/3 of the transmission. The rest is the fluid coupler and the torque ball. The only planetary set in the geartrain is about as wide as the geartrain portion of the case and weights about 40 to 50lbs
Beautiful. As a kid in the late sixties, I had a neighbor who had a 1960 Buick Electra, pale green, same lines and sculpting as the Lesabre but a little bigger. Wish you could have found a neighborhood of mid-century-modern homes instead of all those mansions, but I guess that would be impossible these days.
wow that one is a true beauty...spectacular...the colors are so classy. how the first owner must have felt driving that off the lot? I doubt he wanted to suck on it tho. One of my early car memories is sitting in a '60 Buick flattop 4 door, prob a LeSabre, and being amazed by that little external monocle that highlights the transmission gear...super cool detail...and so foreign to me as a kid with parents who only bought the cheapest cars with 3 on the trees. Buicks were definitely a step apart from the pantheon that was GM...the dynaflow, the starter button, the torque tube, the full frame, that mirrored instrument panel...very much their own brand.
I used to see these when I was a kid and never knew what to make of them. Did I love them? Did I hate them? Well, thank goodness for maturity because I LOVE this machine. It’s not a car. It’s a warp-driven STARSHIP! C’mon: how did they stamp that metal with all those creases & lines? Don’t tell me there wasn’t a failure rate. But, but, but: that dashboard! Who uses a mirror? BUICK does! And w/ a Dyna-Flow trans & that unique startup, it’s a treasure. Oh, and Buick was known for its better braking systems. The Wildcat engine graduated eventually into a short-lived stand alone coupe...arguably a muscle car...I think that happened in ‘64. Dad had a LeSabre but it was a ‘67...not as luscious as this one but...still pretty cool. God that dash: that’s a control panel out of 1950s sci-fi. Love it.
Beautiful Buick! I have a 1960 LeSabre sedan and it is such a wonderful car. Looks like the video car has a replaced windshield, there should be a rounded bulge at the top and it appears too flat. I had a 1962 Olds Super 88 that I had to replace the windshield in, and it was not like the original but flatter at the top and it made the rear-view mirror arm support touch the inside of the glass. Was not thrilled about that but it had to be replaced.
This was my grandfathers car! He bought it brand new in 1960! I have a picture of me sitting in that car somewhere. Glad to see it’s still around!
Absolutely right one of the most beautiful Buicks 1960 and this car you are showing is absolutely stunning
My Dad and Uncle had 1960 LeSabres. One never forgets that dash with the mirror speedo!
I love the body styling of these Buicks. They look like they are in flight 😁
I agree David!! 👍🙂
1 year only. 59 did not have the same flare as the 60 cars.
@@LynxStarAutoThe ‘59s were the boisterous teenager, the ‘60 was the refined gentleman.
Dad bought a new 1960 Buick Le Sabre, same Dawn color, but his was a two door sedan. Buick with a post if you please. 364 Wildcat and auto transmission. It was a very smooth and great car. You can get a shift from low to drive by selecting low, gain some rpm and shift to drive, but to just drop it in drive, it felt like a one speed.
After every episode i say to myself " Now this...... is the best one yet!" . Thanks Charles for pulling me in .....yet again!
In my youth I had the 1960 Buick Electra 225 version. Unique and gorgeous; I especially loved the flat-roof "space car" look of that model. It had factory air, too. Sadly it later needed a valve job and in those days, people were economizing, so I got a Volvo instead of restoring the Buick. Stupid me!
Love the '59 and '60 flat tops.
your cinematography is as signature as your golden voice. never stop making these wonderful reviews.
"cinematography" ; )
Super nice 1960 Buick! Thank you, Charles.
Man that is a gorgeous car. Love it !!!
I was 4 years old in 1960. I remember these magnificent machines were on the road for a few years as I was growing up during the 60s. Absolutely gorgeous works of automotive art. 60s cool personified 😉👍
rare and gorgeous!
My dad had a 1960 dark blue Invicta (one step up the trim level) that was both gorgeous and a wonderful, comfortable cruiser. It boasted Buick's larger 401 cubic inch Fireball V8 engine. And it even HAD the clock! Great review. I’m jealous!
Mom and Dad had a red one. The very first car I remember as a child. And the last car to ever park in our barn door style garage. Pops actually bumped out the length of the garage to fit this car inside
So damn beautiful!!!
Thanks for sharing Charles
JT: Orlando FLA
What a gorgeous work of art!! This is from when cars were designed with individuality & attention to detail!!! Thanks Charles for sharing this exciting video!!! 👍👍
What an absolutely beautiful house in the background!
I think that has to be one of the most beautiful cars ever built. Just wow. Thanks Charles!
I'm looking for one of these today. I owned one many years ago. And wish I had kept it. They are beautiful cars.
1 of my all time Favorites for sure.
Fabulous.
The '59 had more menace to it with the diagonal headlights and larger rear fins, but this '60 is a real beauty. Love the elegant, yet simple dash.
"Angry Bird"
Very true! I had a '59 convertible years ago and it was more aggressive-looking. However, the one in this video is a gorgeous and elegant car.
I never cared for the 59's. These have much more flare. I did love the 59 chevys tho. Those looked mean. Especially in livery configuration.
1959 was the best of that era. But this is a beautiful car!
The urge to suck on a rear brake light... That alone makes this car a keeper! Good job Charles! You have a way with words that is truly unique. Keep up the good work.
Whoa, I'm getting all worked up just thinking about it
Nice car. Very space age
Stunning!! Twice.
Thank you, Charles. Once again, your Joyride brought joy to my day. The '60 coupes were fabulous. My Pop had one when I was in high school. Yes, I remember driving it. It was so beautiful, and it glided elegantly. I was a prince.
A gorgeous car and a mesmerizing presentation, as always. Thank you Charles to bring us in the realm of the good memories. Cheers from Italy
I feel like I should be having a scone & espresso while watching this fine automotive trip down the lane. This is "when" BUICK pulled out ALL of the stops in detail! Love the embroidered door. Luscious, low, lovely, lines ALL Day! I dare say I'd kiss the tail lamps. I'm NOT ashamed. Thank You Mike & Charles. Michael T.
Great car! Great neighborhood!
Loved the sound effects with the car! I also loved the 🎶 🎵!! Your corduroy orange jacket made me giggle, as it reminded me of Fred Flintstone (the colors).
BUICKS had some of the most beautiful lines! I found an abandoned INVICTA completely overgrown by bushes. First noticed at night when my headlights hit the taillights. From the distance, I thought it was an animal's eyes glowing red. Then saw the "eyes" again weeks later at night in the same place. A friend and I went back at daytime. After about an hour of clearing brush, we discovered a perfectly restorable convertable INVICTA the property owner did not even know was there. Property owner let us have it.
Be still my beating heart and behold this most glorious description of a glorious car! It is absolutely gorgeous! It's stunning! It's hugely magnificent! Charles, no one, but you, could possibly do it justice and give it the glory it is due! Well done!
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Can't help but smile every time i listen to you talk about a car, MR. Phoenix!~
Oh wow, that Buick is beautiful!!!! 👍👍👍
You did it again Charles! What a beautiful example. I love the color combo. I was brought home from the hospital in one in 1967, but an Electra sedan. The '59 is wilder, but there's something special about the '60. The body sculpturing is so sexy. By the way, you cracked me up with the taillight remark. Naughty Charles! :)
I love your reviews, they capture the excitement we all feel when seeing these automotive masterpieces ❤️
your description of how Dynaflow works is perfect. I now understand the difference between Dynaflow and other automatic transmissions!
This LeSabre is a KNOCKOUT! Always loved Buicks Charles. My dad had a 53 Special and a 57 Super. I've owned several over the past 50 years and currently have a 2019 LaCrosse Premium.
Take very good care of that 3.6 engine.
Gotta love a vintage Buick😍
That is a beautiful vehicle. They sure don't make them like they used to
I love the transition to the zoom out from the center of the tail light.
As one big ol' queen to another, all I can say is "delightful!"
P.S. My current Buick gets 250 horsepower out of 122 cubic inches!
This is a great series for old car lovers like myself!..what makes it super special is all the cars seem to be 100% STOCK...the BEST way, the way they looked when they were mew from the factory...so much is lost from the character of an old car when it is "modded", especially when it is extensive and tries to incorporate all the current "fads"....
Stunning Rolling art. Thank you for making my day watching this. Have a great day!
Had an uncle bought one of these the exact same colors, every two years he would trade his Buick in and get another new Buick in its place, did that all his life.
Our friend had a light green one! I loved riding in it!
I remember visiting the Buick dealer showroom in the fall of 1959, and seeing this car, and thinking that cars could never get improved after this. Looking back, I was right!
Spectacular Buick! Love your vids Charles, they're helping me hey thru chemo and radiation therapy 🥰😘❤
Great video. I still have my father's 1960 Buick convertible and enjoy driving it every chance I get. Great style, head turner, and smooth as silk when you step on the gas. Go Dynaflow!
Beautiful car...and beautiful shirt! Both are striking and bold in their looks. The '59 and '60 Buicks were my first favorite cars. I remember buying a model kit of one when I was about 5 years old in '63. It cost a dollar, which my grandmother gave to me. I loved putting it together. The lines of the car are great, and this color is about the prettiest I've ever seen on one of these. THANKS!
Took many a trip in that car when I was kid. Those collections of service stickers were my Dad's. He and my Mother paid cash for it on their honeymoon at Bailey & Graham in Portland, OR., new off the showroom floor. They owned it for years, finally selling it in I suppose late 90's.
This is sooo ooo over the top. I love it
So much delightful information in the dulcet tones of Charleroi Phoenix!
Someone asked about the paint colors... looks to me like they are Pearl Fawn and Cordovan. DuPont Lucite Magic-Mirror paint, they called it. The darker color is Cordovan, kind of a dark purple that reminds me of Kiwi Shoe Polish. This LeSabre is really beautiful and original. Thanks, Charles, for showing it.
Love your cool clips Charles.🤩👌
Another RediRad-Approved example of PROPER motoring. Thank you Charles and Mike!
Fabulous car Charles. One of my favorite years. Thanks Charles for another great presentation.
My older brother had a 1960 Buick back when I was a teen in the 1970’s. One big boat.
Wow !
There are no words for this man.😊
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but in today's world, this looks like some sort of space ship!!! And I'm old!!!
Great looking car.
If we were to attempt to rank all of Charles Phoenix's "Joyride" clips, this offering on the 1960 Buick LeSabre would take the "Best of Show" trophy, hands down.
Hard to say whether I enjoyed more the car itself or the narrative description of it - like Sophie’s choice
I enjoyed the car. No doubt about it.
Beautiful car! I hope to see this in person one day. And really just one gear? I never knew that, I thought only two at least, but wow, one? That's some good engineering.
Once it starts rolling, the torque converter takes over. First can be held to about 50, for faster acceleration and engine braking. There is a reverse gear, obviously. The cost of that smooth thrust is terrible gas mileage.
@@stephendavidbailey2743 Yes, absolutely! But remember when the 1960 Buicks were launched Regular Gas in the US was on average around 25 cents a gallon!!!😉😝😊
1960 Buick LeSabre hardtop coupe with production of 26,521 units (also offered as a 2-Door Sedan with a post). Highly collectible now but sales were way down from the 1954 to 1957 era. The speedometer is called "Mirromagic" and is basically a mirror rotated by a thumb wheel to reflect off of a hidden speedometer. The crest refers to the three series offered, which were LeSabre, Invicta, and Electra. The clock is not a factory delete because it was optional equipment on the LeSabre. The most interesting thing about this car are the rare original California license plates...black lettering on poppy orange background. In 1963 the colors were reversed so it was easier to read at nighttime.
Cool video and gave a thumbs up for the great car.
That is hands down the most stunning car to behold.
My brother had a 60 convertible. He loves that year Buick and wants to get another someday. I'm more about 1959 Cadillacs, myself. GM cars of that era were all classics and make everyone dream of owning.
The color of the two tone champagne oh my be still my heart. 😊
Just so Awesome !
Love this. Ever come across a 62 ? My parents had a 1962 Invicta. Beautiful car.
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Charles you're truly unique. What other RUclips channel provides his viewers with the, soon to be famous, "crotch view". You are truly ahead of your time!
Awesome Charles...59/60 Buicks are my JAM.
Neat car. Not my favorite model year, but I can really appreciate how nice this car appears to be.
More curves and protuberances than a Russ Meyer flick, this LeSabre is truly a Super Vixen of styling!
The hubcaps are 1960 Electra or Electra 225 upgrades. The clock that goes in the pod to the right of the speedometer is just as well- suited to the dash as you would expect it to be. A glorious car, and at the absolute pinnacle of what I want to drive.
Charles you are hilarious funny, just a compliment
This guy needs MORE COFFEE ! Love his enthusiasm! !
That car is proof that all the great auto designers have come and gone.
beautiful car
Charles deary you outdid yourself on this review. Gorgeous car but you are getting better and better yourself. You make Aunt Barbara so proud.
Sending love from The Long Island 😚
And to think i always thought a 67 vette was the most beautiful car ever. Now im older and got more sense
Your videos are so much fun to watch!!
Best review of a 1960 LeSabre ever!
My brother had a 1961 LeSabre convertible. Same powertrain - nail-head 364 and the Dynaflow that Buick had renamed Turbine Drive to try to shed the old "Dyna-Slow" image. That was the only car he ever owned that delivered 10mpg city and 10mpg highway. With the slippage of the variable stator in the transmission, it went through gas like there was a hole in the tank. As I recall, the tank was rather small, too. It wouldn't go too far before you had to stop and fill it again.
I was 14 in 1960 i guess back then we took all these beautiful cars for granted.
I love the car
I met the owner of this Buick at the west coast meet a few year back
He’s a great guy
Dennis Barrett
That's hilarious, l wasn't even thinking about sucking on the taillights but after you said it, l wanted to! Hahahaha! 👍
Dynaflows are interesting and if you wonder why it can accelerate at different rates is because the veins of the fluid coupler can move to change the stall speed based on fluid pressure so no torque converter it has a fluid coupler. The geartrain only takes up like 1/3 of the transmission. The rest is the fluid coupler and the torque ball. The only planetary set in the geartrain is about as wide as the geartrain portion of the case and weights about 40 to 50lbs
Charles Phoenix for president in 2024 you’ve got my vote !
“Such great brakes. They’re so at one with the realm of the physics of actually stopping the car.” Zen and the art of slowing down.
Beautiful. As a kid in the late sixties, I had a neighbor who had a 1960 Buick Electra, pale green, same lines and sculpting as the Lesabre but a little bigger. Wish you could have found a neighborhood of mid-century-modern homes instead of all those mansions, but I guess that would be impossible these days.
Just a beautiful car!
wow that one is a true beauty...spectacular...the colors are so classy. how the first owner must have felt driving that off the lot? I doubt he wanted to suck on it tho.
One of my early car memories is sitting in a '60 Buick flattop 4 door, prob a LeSabre, and being amazed by that little external monocle that highlights the transmission gear...super cool detail...and so foreign to me as a kid with parents who only bought the cheapest cars with 3 on the trees. Buicks were definitely a step apart from the pantheon that was GM...the dynaflow, the starter button, the torque tube, the full frame, that mirrored instrument panel...very much their own brand.
I used to see these when I was a kid and never knew what to make of them. Did I love them? Did I hate them? Well, thank goodness for maturity because I LOVE this machine. It’s not a car. It’s a warp-driven STARSHIP! C’mon: how did they stamp that metal with all those creases & lines? Don’t tell me there wasn’t a failure rate. But, but, but: that dashboard! Who uses a mirror? BUICK does! And w/ a Dyna-Flow trans & that unique startup, it’s a treasure. Oh, and Buick was known for its better braking systems. The Wildcat engine graduated eventually into a short-lived stand alone coupe...arguably a muscle car...I think that happened in ‘64.
Dad had a LeSabre but it was a ‘67...not as luscious as this one but...still pretty cool.
God that dash: that’s a control panel out of 1950s sci-fi. Love it.
Beautiful Buick! I have a 1960 LeSabre sedan and it is such a wonderful car. Looks like the video car has a replaced windshield, there should be a rounded bulge at the top and it appears too flat. I had a 1962 Olds Super 88 that I had to replace the windshield in, and it was not like the original but flatter at the top and it made the rear-view mirror arm support touch the inside of the glass. Was not thrilled about that but it had to be replaced.
wish i had room in my garage
I liked this, but my favorites are still the 58s and 59's.
That was the first " Crotch View" of an instrument panel that I've ever seen in a review... I feel kind of naughty 😯
He was in a naughty mood. Sucking on the tail lights. Lol