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The Buick Electra is a full-size luxury car manufactured and marketed by Buick from 1959 to 1990, over six generations. Introduced as the replacement for the Roadmaster lines, the Electra served as the flagship Buick sedan line through its entire production and was offered as a two-door sedan, two-door convertible, four-door sedan, and five-door station wagon.
Buick Electra 225 In celebration of GM 's Fiftieth Anniversary, the Buick Limited name was revived as a single-year halo car for the Division in model year 1958. In comparison to the chrome-laden junior models in the Buick lineup, the GM C platform -based Limited was slightly more restrained than the Special , Century , Super and Roadmaster .
Buick Century is the model name that was used by Buick for a line of upscale full-size cars from 1936 to 1942 and 1954 to 1958, as well as from 1973 to 2005 for mid-size cars.
The bore was increased to 3.75 in (95.25 mm), and stroke increased to 3.4 in (86.4 mm), increasing displacement to 225.3 cu in (3.7 L; 3,692 cc). Since the engine was similar to the popular small-block Buick V8—now with a cast-iron block and displacement of 300 cu in (4.9 L), the engine was made cheaply at the same factory with much of the ...
1975–1976. Park Avenue first appeared as an appearance package on the 1975 Buick Electra Limited.It included similar seats to the Cadillac Sixty Special, optional full center console, Buick 455ci V8, posi-traction, 15-inch rallye sport wheels, rear automatic leveling, optional leather, optional Air Cushion Restraint System, remote mirror with thermometer, and automatic climate control.
English: A 1968 Buick Electra 225 Custom four-door (pillared) sedan in Wantagh, Long Island, NY. Assembled in Flint, MI. Date: 26 May 2019: Source: Own work: Author:
English: 1967 Buick Electra 225 Custom 4-door hardtop photographed in New Castle, Pennsylvania. Finished in Arctic White. Date: 14 June 2024, 10:36:05: Source: Own work:
Additionally, the DS was expensive, with a 115 hp (86 kW) vehicle costing $4,170 in 1969, [65] when $4,500 would buy a 360 hp (268 kW) Buick Electra 225 Custom. [66] The Electra was available with an automatic transmission, power windows, and came with a much larger engine (a 7,040 cc V8), and it was hardly the only competitor to the DS to have ...