Introduced in 1959, the Buick Electra 225 took its number designation from the fact that the car’s overall length was 225 inches. In 1960, the Electra underwent largely cosmetic upgrades, and our feature car hails from this second year of Electra production. You will find this 1960 Buick Electra 225 Convertible listed for sale here on eBay. it is located in Scottsdale, Arizona, and is being offered for sale with a clear title. The owner has set a BIN price of $18,500 for this luxurious giant.
The owner states that this Buick had been sitting in a barn for several decades until the previous owner brought it out into the daylight. It is believed to have a genuine 63,000 miles on the clock, but the owner does state that this cannot be verified. Overall, the car is tidy, and it could be driven as it sits today. There are some minor rust issues in the front and rear of both rockers, and a couple of spots in the floor, but these are only minor. The paint is thought to be the original Arctic White paint, but it has deteriorated over time and could benefit from a refresh. All of the trim is present, although some of it could also stand restoration.
The interior presents fairly well, but there are a few items to be addressed. The carpet has definitely seen better days and should be replaced. The trim in the passenger side foot-well has fallen loose, and it also looks to be bent or warped. The rest of the interior looks good, and all of the comfort features like the power windows, power seat, and the power top, are said to work perfectly.
The rear seat and trim also look good, but there is a “however” attached to that. For those people who are concerned about originality, you should be aware that the covers on the seat, while they have the correct finish and look, are not original. The Electra 225 Convertible was finished with leather upholstery, and the owner is very open about the fact that these are vinyl.
Under the hood is the original 401ci Wildcat V8 engine. This is fitted with power steering and power brakes and is backed by an automatic transmission. When the car emerged from its shed, the previous owner went through it and did all of the work necessary to return it to the road. He changed all of the fluids, the fuel system has been gone through, as have the brakes, new battery and new tires were fitted to make it a running and driving car. The owner says that it drives well, and the only issues are a small leak from the power steering if the car is left to sit for a few days, and the exhaust is pretty old and should be replaced.
This Electra 225 Convertible is a nice car that could be driven and enjoyed exactly as it currently stands. There are a couple of small mechanical issues that should be attended to in the near future, but any other work could be attended to at the new owner’s leisure. There really isn’t a lot of work left to make this car sparkle, and with nice examples selling for prices in excess of $30,000, this one is definitely worth the time and effort.
Well presented add I’d say it’s a nice car. But with the amount of rust repair it needs $18500.00 is high I think no more than $10000.00 even doing the work yourself is going to take you years and a big hockey sock full of money.
And what you see is 10% of what there is.
I love these cars. I think the price is fair for what you get.
Deuce and a quarter, what a beautiful behemoth. Drop the top, hit the 401, and head for the beach in your Buick. Someone is going to have a nice cruiser, they just have to measure the length of their garage before buying. Good luck to the new owner.
This is one NICE cruiser and like Karguy said, I think the price is pretty fair considering what you’re getting.The seller did a good job in presenting it.
IMHO, Gm hit it out of the park in `1960, chevy, Poncho and this beauty. Sure looks like a great cruiser, good luck to the new owner!
Cheers
GPC
Did any of you guys watch the video and see how much rust is in this car. There is structural rust around the body to frame front mounts that you can put your hand through and all down the back side of the rocker panal. If there is that rust there will be more. If you don’t address this know your $18500.00 investment won’t be worth that for long. If your a good welder/fabricator you can fix this yourself. Your still going to have to pull out the interior you can’t weld around fabrics with out setting them on fire. And your possibly going to have to remove the front fenders to get at those body mounts. This all takes time and money. There’s no way this is worth more than $10k. What I’m seeing is structural rust if this car is in a wreck in this state that body will break free of the frame and fold up like an accordion with you in it. You’ll be squashed up like a meatball behind that steering wheel. Buyer beware.
Flippahs flip…….Scottsdale……All you have to say about the price. So lets speculate.
Is the color original. Hmmm….The prep rusting on the hood and trunk says no as does the white over spray on the drivers door rubber. If what Mr. Flippah says about the trim tag is correct….that’s a color change. Why? Who knows.
If its not leather but vinyl,another clue that the interior was redone. But it looks good.
Some raunchy rust about to eat the metal on the door undersides and in the windshield where it meets the door I’d hit that with a wheel chop chop , por 15 it, and rattle can it before it goes through if it hasnt already. There’s plenty of problems lurking I suspect. One would have to buy it knowing that it’s going to be a money pit but one that will be attractive to any sentient being. So you’d probably get your money out of it. Maybe.
To my eyes its a beautiful car reminiscent of a time of optimism grounded in accomplishment in post WWII America.
Absolutely beautiful lines. makes me smile and proud to be ‘Merican.
Beautiful from every angle.
Wish I was a buying.
This is a natural for a parade car!
After what our Canadian friend said I looked at the video more closely. lol. To the Flippahs credit he showed the undersides which as Canada said, is waaay gnarly. Someone used screw on the outside! to reattach the beautiful chrome rocker covers! As the video went on, the price kept dropping. You’ll need another twenty grand Americanski to pull this apart and do it right . Worth it in the end but painful in the beginning Well there goes that idea.
PNDLR
canadainmarkseh has an accurate assessment. There is rust in areas which compromise the structural integrity of the body/frame connections. Interesting that the seller mentions the barn-finder’s frustration at getting a pro restoration estimate of $150K. A full frame-off is extraordinarily time consuming and labor intensive.
So yes, it would be a major upside-down financial hit to redo the car right, unless done by a skilled owner as a hobby endeavor. Every time the video guy says : “A little bit of rust” or “A little bit of repair” I laughed.
I hate to be the one to disagree, but in ‘60, I thought the ‘59-‘60 Buick’s were butt ugly behemoths. They’re still over the top, but nearly 60 years has made them pretty good looking. Certainly representative of their era.
I was going to point out the extensive rust too, best displayed in the video, but others have already hit on that. A seller could easily slap some new carpet in it, spray paint underneath to hide the easy-to-see rust, tidy up the engine bay, and swindle some poor naive sucker for even more than the asking price. Glad the seller is at least showing some of the hidden damage and not glossing over it. I agree with the folks that this is more of a $10k car (or less), given the structural damage and cost to make it right.
Maybe, if it was a factory A/C car but not for the price Flippa wants.
Love the first photo. It makes me wonder what the distance was between the door handles and the taillights. Maybe it’s just the angle of the shot, but looks long enough that they could have made a hardtop six door version with that much length. LOL!
The longer, lower, wider school of design describes this Buick to a “t”. Beautiful car.
If that were a ’62 Electra, I’d be all over it. I had one, and it was an incredible car that never let me down. My wife would love this one. She’s always wanted a Cruising Vessel. Brad’s LeSabre was a “beautiful blue, four-door luxury sedan,” but it would matter not to her. Hardtop, ragtop, sedan, whatever, as long as it’s a ’60. This one’s just too damned rusty tho.
225 inches huh. Wow, I never knew that. I always thought it meant 2+2=5.
Man, I would pay $20,000. for it. But, no room. Doin 8 cars now. Had a 59. Gorgeous when new, and still gorgeous. LOVE Fins, any angle. Cars today all look alike except for the GLUED on embles. No classy cars today. Generic body styles, if todays are even styles. Love rust. Gets more off the road so mine go up in value.
Original paint?
There’s overspray all over it!
Looks like it used to be blue
Needs full resto otherwise you’ll watch it rust to the ground!
Cool car though, just way,way overpriced
For all you rust comments….
When I have car like this and someone asks me how bad the rust is, I say “if you are from southern California or Arizona the rust is terrible. If you are from Michigan or New Jersey, it is almost rust free.”
I’ve fixed muich worse for far less.
Your right James if your fixing it for yourself and your good at it you can do it for less. If your fixing it for someone else than it won’t be less, unless your ok with working for free.
Seeing that face in your rear view mirror would probably make a lot of young folks pretty nervous.
In case someone reads this, I am looking for a trunk lid for my 1960 Electra. If any one has a lead on one I will pay a finders fee.
Gary 623-205-6178