Thursday, September 4, 2025

Buick Electra 225 ( 1961 )

 


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  1. We recently got one of it's descendants, a '95 Roadmaster, white with blue leather interior, less than 90,000 miles on it. Garaged it's entire life. The dash is ALL ANALOG! Also, it's all stock, never molested. It only gets 20mpg going to Nashville, you can't just put it on cruise control, you have to DRIVE it because of the mental/judgement, fallout from the Modified Covidiots and Street Shitter Truck drivers. So, there WILL be times of acceleration for getting out of "uncomfortable" traffic "situations".
    Powered by a healthy LT1, peppy, inadequately describes it's performance. I'm 74, was part of the Muscle Car era. This car might beat a fresh '68, 350, Camaro.
    The odd thing about it's styling, is that it looks a LOT like a Crown Vic, in profile.

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  2. In high school, 69-72, I had a friend that had that exact same ride cept in the Oldsmobile version and it was mint cond. First time I ever rode in a convert.

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  3. Can't beat those big V-8's with the progressive 4 barrel carb for raw knock you into the back seat acceleration even in a big heavy boat like that.

    Those were the days.

    Nemo

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  4. While I was still in elementary school, I remember my father coming home with Chevrolet station wagons for what seemed like forever. One day he drive into the driveway with a funny looking station wagon with these weird holes in the front fender. It was a Buick. I learned back then that there was more than just Chevys on the road.

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  5. Deuce and a quarter ... at least in Detroit

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