The Buick Y-Job was the auto industry's first concept car, produced by Buick (a division of General Motors), in 1938.[1] Designed by Harley J. Earl, the car had power-operated hidden headlamps, a "gunsight" hood ornament, wraparound bumpers, flush door handles, and prefigured styling cues used by Buick until the 1950s.
The "Y" in the name has several explanations:
* All experimental cars were called "X", so Earl simply went to the…