My years of car fanaticism have equipped me with a well-stocked library with which to research any number of classic cars. But sometimes it’s easier to just do a quick web search; after all, it takes a few minutes… more»
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Somewhere East of Laramie: 1959 Buick Electra Hardtop
Give it to Ned Jordan; with his famous “Somewhere West of Laramie” ad for the sporty Jordan Playboy, he put the mythical romance of the American West on wheels and we car fanatics were the better for it. Another… more»
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Inherited From Parents: 1985 Buick Park Avenue
This is an Electra, but you wouldn’t know it. Badging is as low-key as it gets, with the only hint found inside, where color-keyed stitching on the seat surface declares “Park Avenue”. So what gives? From 1975 through 1990,… more»
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76K Mile Luxury Wagon: 1987 Buick Electra Estate Wagon
Once again, the Hot Rod Power Tour is close at hand. If you are like me, you always promise that you will attend only to perennially let lack of proper planning and the financially destructive tag team of food… more»
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15k Miles? 1971 Buick Electra 225
Long before the word downsizing entered the vocabularies of Buick’s design team, in 1971 the Electra 225 got a total revamp and actually picked up a couple of inches over the previous model plus gained over 300 pounds, and… more»
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Luxury Survivor: 1984 Buick Electra Limited
In the second half of the 20th Century, when buyers were looking for big, luxurious automobiles, the Buick Electra had to be at the top of the shopping list. Over multiple generations from 1959 to 1990, the Electra (aka… more»
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Stephen King Movie Car: 1973 Buick Electra 225
When people plunk down the money to purchase a collectible car, they usually do so for one of two reasons: as an investment or for enjoyment. Throwing money down the drain is never a good idea, but sometimes cars… more»
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Final Land Yacht Model: 1976 Buick Electra 225
Even though the following year’s Electra shed more than 11 inches and over 800 pounds of fat, things were still operating on the bigger-is-better mindset for ’76, with the car having attained the prize for the longest Buick ever… more»
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Saffron Survivor: 1978 Buick Electra Limited
The Electra enjoyed a production run spanning four decades, over nine generations. This fifth-generation 1978 model comes at the height of the American “malaise” era of cars; a genre of now-classics spanning the 1970s, ’80s, and even creeping into… more»
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Estate Sale Find: 1968 Buick Electra 225
As the owner of a 1969 Lincoln Continental, it should come as no surprise that I like classic luxury cars. I do, however, wish the Lincoln were a bit simpler. I’ve long thought the Buick Electra could be that… more»
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Clean Survivor: 1979 Buick Electra Park Avenue
Different people have different views and tastes when it comes to what constitutes a classic car. Some people have a strong leaning towards muscle cars, for some, it will be sports cars, while some will gravitate towards more luxurious… more»
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Muscle Wagon: 1989 Buick Electra Estate
If you are on the hunt for a classic station wagon but fear that you are going to find yourself lumbered with some non-descript vehicle with an asthmatic lump of cast iron under the hood, then maybe you need… more»
