Buick300XP

[Junior Samples]

Found this stashed away in old box in house,Autographed by Charles Chayne..wonder if its worth anything on evilbay


Harley Earl and Charlie Chayne had so many ideas they couldn't put them all in one car. So Earl had charge of
LeSabre and Chayne, by now head of GM Engineering, had
XP-300 (though he was in charge of mechanics for both).

Both cars were the result of a long-term cooperative
venture between GM Styling and Buick Engineering. Both
cars feature aluminum bodies, supercharged 335-hp V-8
engines using methanol/gasoline fuel, push-button seats
and windows (including convertible rear windows) and
power jacks operated from the driver's seat. Four-wheel
disc brakes are cooled by forced air. While XP-300 has
the clean styling of an American sports car, the more
dramatically sculptured LeSabre has a nose scoop
suggestive of the intake of a jet plane. No wonder -
its name was derived from an F86 Sabre jet fighter.
Emblems on XP-300 carry the initials C.A.C. - for

Charles A. Chayne.

Development of the 90-degree Buick V8 began in 1944
under Chief Engineer Charles A. Chayne; Engine Designer
Joe Turlay, and John F. Crouter.
Hiding the ongoing work in plain sight, the 1951 Buick
XP-300 Concept, with a 335 horsepower, 215 cubic-inch,
supercharged V8 motor under its dome, was said to have
managed 140mph in the hands of Buick general manager
Ivan Wiles.