1951 BUICK LESABRE concept CAR Friction TOY 10" MARX Description: This is a Very Rare and Exciting Find and the 100% Real Deal! Up for auction is an Amazing Concept Car toy from 1951 Louis Marx Company! The 1951 Buick Lesabre was like nothing anyone had ever seen before when it was first viewed by the public. It was so very different from everything else out t and way ahead of it's time. It was truly the model of things to come as so many different design paramaters and parts would be seen on other cars for a decade to come. It wasn't just GM that would borrow from this amazing car, but all the other other companies while finding it so unbelievable and space age, just couldn't resist taking from it. A Toy company like Marx, couldn't resist the design either, as it looked so Space Age/Jet Fighter and Out-of-this-World, yet was an actual concept vehicle. This was Head of GM Design, Harley Earl's personal car for many years. According to the Conceptcarz website: Having foreshadowed the style of General Motors' prewar cars with his 1938 Y-Job, Harley Earl was ready to set the tone for a new automotive era soon after World War II. The 1951 General Motors LeSabre not only showcased Earl's latest thinking about the look of cars, but it served as a symbol of his -- and GM's -- place in the auto industry. Of the three American concept cars