| FACTS & FIGURES |
| Darren Hoffman |
| Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada |
| 1961 Buick LeSabre |
| CHASSIS |
| Frame / Manufacturer |
Buick |
| Chassis plumbing |
steel |
| Rear suspension |
Buick four-link and cut stock coils with Monroe Sensa Trac dampers |
| Front suspension |
Buick unequal-length control arms and cut stock coils with Monroe Sensa-Trac dampers |
| Brakes |
11" GM rotors and calipers by Direct Fit Brakes (Glendale, AZ) |
| Master cylinder |
GM dual-circuit with 8" booster |
| Wheel make, size |
Foose Impression, 20x8 and 22x9.5 |
| Front tire make, size |
Kumho Ecsta SPT KU31, 255/35R20 |
| Rear tire make, size |
Kumho Ecsta SPT KU31, 265/30R22 |
| BODY |
| Body style |
LeSabre |
| Body mods |
all Buick badges shaved by Derek Ronkainen, Shady Mile Restorations, (Nanaimo, BC, Canada) |
| Bodywork |
Derek Ronkainen |
| Paint type / Color |
DuPont ChromaBase / custom metallic, aka Black Sapphire |
| Painter |
Derek Ronkainen |
| Other body items |
all chrome work done by Victoria Electroplating (Victoria, BC, Canada) |
| ENGINE |
| Make |
Buick Nailhead |
| Displacement |
401 |
| Assembly |
owner |
| Induction |
Buick 4GC four-barrel carburetor |
| Ignition / Wires |
stock, tuned by Nolan Hoffman (Nanaimo, BC) |
| Exhaust / Mufflers |
stock manifolds with 2-1/2" pipes by Greg Wilson (Nanaimo, BC) / Hushpower by Flowmaster (Santa Rosa, CA) |
| Transmission |
Buick Triple Turbine Dynaflow |
| INTERIOR |
| Dashboard |
stock, covered by Geoff Horsfall Upholstery (Duncan, BC, Canada) |
| Gauges |
Mirromagic cluster restored/detailed by owner |
| Wiring |
stock GM from four-door donor |
| Steering wheel |
Stiletto by Billet Specialties (LaGrange, IL) |
| Seats 2 |
stock benches modified by Geoff Horsfall |
| Upholsterer |
Geoff Horsfall Upholstery |
| Material / Color |
smooth and perforated leather / ivory and taupe |
| Carpet |
Bentley Auto Carpets Lexus Beige nylon |
| Seatbelts |
AutoLoc (Portland, OR) |