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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.
The Buick Park Avenue is a full-size car built by Buick. The nameplate was first used in 1975 for an appearance option package on the Electra 225 Limited . It became an Electra trim level in 1978 and its own model starting in the 1991 model year after the Electra was discontinued.
1990 2012 C-body (1991–96) G-body (1997–2005) GM Zeta platform (2007-12) 3 Full-size luxury sedan succeeding Electra. Discontinued in North America in 2005. GM Zeta platform version sold in China 2007–2012. Roadmaster (revival) 1991: 1996: B-body: 1: Rendezvous: 2001 2007 U-body: 1 Midsize crossover: Rainier: 2003 2007 GMT360: 1 Midsize ...
1949 Buick Roadmaster Riviera (one of the first hardtops) 1959 Buick Electra 225 Riviera. The name Riviera, Italian for coastline, was chosen to evoke the allure and affluence of the French Riviera. It first entered the Buick line in 1949, as the designation for the new two-door pillarless hardtop, described in advertising as "stunningly smart".
The 1970s saw a number of new models added to the Buick lineup including the Estate Wagon as its own model in 1970, Centurion in 1971, Apollo in 1973, and Skyhawk in 1975. 1975 also saw the first appearance of the "Park Avenue" nameplate for Buick as a trim/option package on the Electra 225 Limited. A Buick Century paced the Indianapolis 500 ...
Buick Electra (1977-1984) Buick Estate (1977-1990) Buick LeSabre (1977-1985) Buick Riviera (1977-1978) Cadillac Coupe de Ville (1977-1984) Cadillac Sedan de Ville (1977-1984) Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham (1977-1986) Cadillac Fleetwood Limousine (1977-1984) Chevrolet Bison (1977–1988) Chevrolet Monte Carlo (1977-1980) Chevy Van Nomad (1977-1981)
The Limited name was used again in 1967 as a trim option on the Electra 225 Custom model and other models. Between 1971 and 1979, Buick added the "Limited" name to its top trim Electra 225, which was previously known as the Electra 225 Custom. The cars were not badged as Electra 225s, but instead wore "Limited" scripts.
Although the Electra and LeSabre coupes and sedans had both switched to new front wheel drive platforms by 1986, the model names also continued to be used on the rear-wheel-drive wagons through 1989 making the Estate the largest rear wheel drive Buick offered. [18] For 1990, which would be the Estate's final year, the Electra and LeSabre model ...