The 2 door Electra 225 is the most beautiful car I’ve ever seen.
@primitivethoughts2 жыл бұрын
I drove a 75 Electra 225 for 12 years. Beautiful car, and it never met a gas station it didn't like.
@rhall2500 Жыл бұрын
They dranked gas.
@jeromeatkins80362 жыл бұрын
That is a work of art. And it seems to drive like a dream. Back then my grandpa had one and the only time I saw it was when he was getting ready to drive it down south to Mississippi. He always kept it in and enclosed garage. That's all my grandpa drove were Buicks
@brettb88253 жыл бұрын
Gorgeous big Buick that brings back memories. Great color combo. Of all the GM rallye/sport wheels, I always liked the Buick road wheels the best.
@rhall2500 Жыл бұрын
Love them. Brings back good memories. ❤
@youtold77273 жыл бұрын
I started driving when these boats ruled the road I absolutely loved them. I drove a 73’ Grand Prix then a 79’ Riviera brand new. They could have kept a few models like this instead of every car a 4-door and bucket seats. Maybe someday
@t.b.g.5043 жыл бұрын
Agreed. Coupes need to make a comeback.
@robertortiz85403 жыл бұрын
I was 16 years old in 1976 nice car thanks for the memories.
@jamessawyer88893 жыл бұрын
Watching this makes me think of LMAD, when they played for these, & won them, God to back in time & have that sitting front & center in the showroom at the Buick dealer flanked with a Riviera, & a Regal as well, today, forget it!!!
@veronicahawthorne34522 ай бұрын
Wow, this makes me miss my 76 LaSabre I bought from my grandparents for $800 in 1985. Burgundy with burgundy leather interior and a white Landau top. Nothing cruises better than an 8 cylinder GM or Ford from the 70s and 80s. I’ve had many and loved them all. I loved all my Lincolns too. Nowadays, gas is just way too expensive to drive one of these everyday, but it’d be a great weekend car for sure.
@saleencrowell26003 жыл бұрын
I love my buicks.. I'm a buick man.. Had a 68 riviera 430big block in it freshly rebuild with some nice work done to it and OMG 😱 that thing will laid down and break the tires in second gear.. Then i had a 70 225 and a 72 225 and my 72 I had a stage 1 buick big block in it with work done to it.. I miss the good old days.. They all beautiful cars.. Buick number 1#.. Keep Buick alive.
@FoundationForLawandG3 жыл бұрын
We had a 4 door. Same color, but the limited Park Avenue trim. It was the most luxurious car my parents ever owned.
@steves99053 жыл бұрын
spectacular. if you want cold efficiency with perfect panel gaps, buy a high end German car. if you want luxury and style and ride and room, this Buick is your ride.
@johnmcaleese84593 жыл бұрын
So quiet and smooth. That is just one cool car !
@roba61873 жыл бұрын
You are so blessed to have that Buick! Such a gorgeous vehicle!
@michaelreyes76413 жыл бұрын
Absolute love velvet velour over leather. So comfy
@EbonyBunny13 жыл бұрын
I agree. I hate leather. I don't know why they don't make velour seats anymore. I don't mean the cheap cloth seats economy cars have, i mean the rich luxurious velours luxury cars used to have.
@michaelreyes76413 жыл бұрын
@@EbonyBunny1 yeah we really need to bring the nice comfy cozyness of velvet velour back in our interiors.
@EbonyBunny13 жыл бұрын
@@michaelreyes7641 Leather is easier to clean, I will give it that. But, in every other way, and there are many, velour is so much better.
@michaelreyes76413 жыл бұрын
Yeah I guess there are advantages and disadvantages
@bellalegosi78503 жыл бұрын
That car is stunning. Just gorgeous.
@scottleyva86563 жыл бұрын
Beautiful! For being so big, they are actually quite easy to drive as visibility is terrific.
@enerrivers43923 жыл бұрын
This was my 1st brand new Buick 225. Astroroof, lampmoniters,same brushed aluminum molding, chrome wheels with VOGUE tyres,but, from Jr78'15, they installed LR70-15. Some how, it improved an impressive ride. I tried to save my $$ anyway I could, you got the Cruise control, I got the speed alert. You got the auto A/C, I got the manual. Auto door locks, antenna, trunk release, trailer tow included additional cooling,,auto rear level, positive traction, & a thirsty ratio. Mine was Pewter grey,with maroon vinyl interior & triple pin stripe. A tick over $9k. I loved that car. My dad had a 76 Caddy Eldorado with FI. So, we were forever bragging to each other about our cars. Enjoy it, if you maintain it, it could last 4ever. In 79, I traded it in for a new Seville. Boy, did I regret both the ride & the lack of power my deuce & quarter ,can't compare an Olds 350 FI, to a Buick 455 Bbl. Wish they made a comeback with today's technology
@stymemcquarn8933 жыл бұрын
Buicks are my favorites. Off top
@doncnunez62313 жыл бұрын
The original SUV,the deuce and a quarter, load 6 people ,3 sheets of plywood in the trunk, plus luggage, drive thru snow storms, floods, in style and luxury!
@yabbasef4 жыл бұрын
I love the interior , like couches 👍🏻
@wbchloe71683 жыл бұрын
I remembered it as a 5 year old it would always put me to sleep in the back.
@vincentnichols4023 жыл бұрын
That's what put it over the Caddliac deville 👍
@vincentnichols4023 жыл бұрын
@@wbchloe7168 I no what you mean I was 10 when my mother had this car we called it THE CLOUD CAR
@artflorez15683 жыл бұрын
We had a 1973, which I loved, but the 1975 and 76 were my favorites. I have to say that I prefer the seats and dashboard of our 1973.
@douglasb.12032 жыл бұрын
How insanely thin the A pillar is. Beautiful Buick.
@americaneagle6486 Жыл бұрын
The last year of the big beautiful and comfortable GM cars. My aunt had a 73 Cadillac and I loved that car! I miss them.
@abguy44 жыл бұрын
omg, you made my day, thanks for the memories
@butler42034 жыл бұрын
How much is the dream ship selling for?
@omar559ee4 жыл бұрын
Glad I made ur day, thanks for viewing!
@omar559ee4 жыл бұрын
@@butler4203 its not for sale sorry.
@lesbergersdarcadie6343 жыл бұрын
@@omar559ee you made my day / from France . beautiful car !!!!!!! thank you for your video sharing
@richardbuick90294 жыл бұрын
Great Buick 🇺🇸👍
@RafaelSantos-vd6be3 жыл бұрын
Hello but there was A RICHARD BUICK DEARLERSHIP ON KINGSHIWAY IN BKLYN ,NEW YORK .IT WAS NEAR UTICA AVE WOW MY SUORRVISOR MADE SLL HIS BUICK BUICK PURCHASERES AND KNEW THE DEARLER ,RIGHT NEAR A PREMIER FORD DEALER.
@richardbuick90293 жыл бұрын
@@RafaelSantos-vd6be That’s very nice to hear! I should have known that when I was in Brooklyn New York in 2019. I would have gone to that place😎
@moulds71 Жыл бұрын
My first car that didn't catch fire. 76 white with red interior. Red Landau top, 455 under the hood. Loved that car, unfortunately was wrecked😢😢
@gclarkbloomfield88483 жыл бұрын
...this is a highly desired Limited Landau series...combined with the near showroom condition combine to make this lovely Electra in Musket Brown with it's upgraded and padded vinyl roof an exceptionally valuable example...🧐😯🥰😉😎
@wbchloe71683 жыл бұрын
My Grandpa had this car in the 80s! They were rare then but LeSabre was a little more common. Because we lived on the Texas Gulf Coast it started to rust really bad and had rust holes by the time we sold in 87'. The guy we sold it to drove it all over the country but a tree later fell on it. I was 5 when they sold it and I always remembered how roomy and soft it was. I joke to people that you could fit 5 ladies in the back seat! The car would not fit in the garage it was so big. I love 70s cars and this is my no. 1 car to own!
@johnnyohness66103 жыл бұрын
A great example of GM cars (Buick) from the 70's era when GM had cheapened their cars so much from just a few years before. Here you have an Electra Limited that didn't even have roll-down back windows. If you compared it to just 4-5 years before you see the interiors took a big hit. The moldings around the windows deteriorated within a few years if the car wasn't garaged and pampered. I know about these things because I sold these cars back in the day when they were brand new. It was a time of high inflation and GM was run by a bunch of bean counters. Here you had a 455 engine that produced only 205 HP. This particular example is truly a museum piece and is impressive to those who were not around back in the day, but to those of us who were, it was GM heading in a very disappointing direction. Thanks for sharing this with us though.
@errorsofmodernism97153 жыл бұрын
Agree 100%
@briansearles44733 жыл бұрын
Not just GM but Ford as well. However the Mercury Marquis two door had roll-down back windows until 1978. For myself, the last year for decent US made cars was 1974.
@strahilminchev78464 жыл бұрын
Beautiful car!!
@sweets68659 ай бұрын
Now thats a car unlike the plastic bubbles on wheels today.
@cbruno121803 жыл бұрын
What a beautiful car so relaxing and comfy too! Can u get anymore of these models ?
@76grandprix4 жыл бұрын
Awesome ride!
@oohgee30933 жыл бұрын
I had 1 ! White with white top and gold velour interior 😉 drove great!!
@AK-km3cq2 жыл бұрын
I saw this car 4 or 5 years ago. It's off route 37 towards Sunbury whereabouts.
@suspiciousminds17503 жыл бұрын
These cars weren't just 3 feet longer than today's full sized cars, they were 6 inches wider! I drove plenty of GM B & C bodied cars back then but can't imagine doing so today.
@terryallen7169 Жыл бұрын
Exact replica of my dad's car... Sadly, I crashed his when I was 14.... I'd love to buy him another one just like it one day!!
@L4sleeko3 жыл бұрын
Lovely ❤️
@serdaroktay63543 жыл бұрын
Hello from Istanbul with admire to American cars
@johnmatarazzo91783 жыл бұрын
They don't make them like they used to
@jameswillett71863 жыл бұрын
Very nice car. The only thing that kinda ruins it is that newer radio in the dashboard.
@bigblockelectra3 жыл бұрын
That's interesting. I haven't seen an Electra from 1976 with painted mirrors. Mine were chrome, but I replaced them with power mirrors from an 80s Park Avenue.
@billymcmanus96424 жыл бұрын
Why doesn't anyone talk & describe the car? I know what kind of car it is & it's beautiful but would love to hear the history about it where it came from & if anything has been done or changed?😳
@omar559ee4 жыл бұрын
Hi, its a one owner 1976 buick electra limited landau with only 16k original miles, mostly original paint/interior/drivetrain. First owner drove it for a couple of years and it was parked since late 80s. When I bought it it it was still wearing its original tires with a lot of tread which is a strong indicator of originality of the miles besides the overall condition. After the long hypernate sleep, 30 plus years didn't crank, we took off all the plugs and wires, cranked it, then put them back again and sprayed a bit of gas on the carb and it ran like it was parked yesterday.
@omar559ee4 жыл бұрын
Its been an Ohio car all its life, no rust thuo.
@younglion90394 жыл бұрын
@@omar559ee is the brown 1975 buick still for sale
@derrickwoods49833 жыл бұрын
@@omar559ee forsale?
@RafaelSantos-vd6be3 жыл бұрын
There isn't much for but to dream I've had owned a 1969,70,& A 1974 2dr Electras ,& 1 one 1974 Oldsmobile # 98 I Always loved these cars so very much,and da 1973 thru 1980 Mid sized Pontiac GP Grand Prix,Chev Montes ,all da Long nose Caddy Eldorados Wanabes to Sell more by GM & Fords T Birds ,And da 1975,76,77,78, Chrsylers Cordobas . I REALLY LIKE DA ELECTRAS & OKDS 98s in 2 Dr Landau Tops .
@lawrencewilliams18662 жыл бұрын
That thang clean
@impopn32 жыл бұрын
Had the same car, same color combo, loved to drive it anywhere, but that 455 was pigged out.
@davidallen57763 жыл бұрын
Never mind how much gas it drinks...it's still a good freeway cruiser!!
@wbchloe71683 жыл бұрын
My grandparents used to say it got like 9 to 10mpg!
@davids65333 жыл бұрын
@@wbchloe7168 Some things are worth the price. In my opinion, that would be one of them. : ) I can't think of anything that rides like one of these today.
@joecatetal38893 жыл бұрын
great dashboard for 76
@guillermojimenezcastelblan84563 жыл бұрын
Beautiful sample of luxury from de 70`s era. Sorry about it`s milage, but in the end what about?. The alternative to a buyers aspiring to a more expensive Caddy. Buick alwas was correct.
@geomonk75583 жыл бұрын
My first car… was EXACTLY like this!! Only difference was it was a forest green color. Otherwise same Landau roof and interior. And the drive… they certainly don’t make ‘em like this anymore:(
@derrickjackson67373 жыл бұрын
Fully loaded
@jamesleathers54882 жыл бұрын
These full size GM products are just great cars.
@deanwhite41903 жыл бұрын
Beautiful boat. Sorry, I meant car. Cars had become huge back and Americans who could afford a huge land that loved and we never thought about the cars because had become used to those big Buicks, Oldsmobiles, Cadillacs, Ford Thunderbirds, Mercury Marquis, Lincolns and Chryslers ( did I leave anyone out?) that we really paid no attention to how big the cars we drove. But they were big luxurious, comfortable cruisers that loved gasoline. My dad' s big 1975 Chevy Impala wth a 350 V8 engine could get no more than 15 mpg on the highway and I had a 1977 Olds Cutlass Supreme didn't do much better even with a 3.8 litre V6 engine. What would you expect? A heavy 3800 lb. car trying to propel itself along too small an emissions controlled chocked down engine much too small for the car but that's the only way he'd have it if wanted the car. A V8 motor was out of the question. A V8 car was Ok for him but not me. I've never understood that. I was not a fast driver who did burn outs or raced. I was a responsible driver and still am. Hot rodding has never been in my blood. I do miss the land yachts. I know that they were not economical but they were so beautiful. They had character, something cars of today totally lack. Don't get me wrong. I do like my Toyota Corolla which will run a month on a tank of gas and insanely reliable so it never breaks down. I'm a retired unmarried man so the car is perfect for me it's 1.8 Litre 4 cylinder runs great because of advancements in technology so I'm happy but I fail to see car, truck or SUV out there that will be tomorrows classics. Time moves on and waits for nothing. I love yesterday's classics but they can only show pieces stored inside to preserve their beauty and not meant to driven daily in 2021.
@martinneps93872 жыл бұрын
What motor is in this car please comment back thank you
@mrkongsimr2 жыл бұрын
Hi did you like this one or the 1979 you did more ?? Thanks !
@jamesfair67094 жыл бұрын
1976 Buick Electra, the prettiest Buick after 1970 , 73,and 74. Cadillac couldn't touch that!
@martinneps93872 жыл бұрын
Are you looking to sell this car or did it already sell please comment back and what would be the selling price of this car would love to know at this time those tires and wheels would be off and I would have steel rims with hubcaps because it's Winter where I am right now and it would be parked but dobut the rims I would have recromed Please comment back then
@phoenixinfinity5952 жыл бұрын
Who would if thought a Pick up truck would replace cars like this and SUVS times have changed
@djohnson24773 жыл бұрын
My grand daddy had this exact same car!
@727100bear Жыл бұрын
were Buick chrome Rallye wheels a factory option on Electra models?
@BlacKnightRising3 жыл бұрын
just a huuuuuuuuuuuuuuge ole-gal
@khunigan3 жыл бұрын
I've had 3 2dr.Presently still hv a 76 dbl white 2dr. But I've always wanted a triple gold one.
@bobleroy19243 жыл бұрын
Incredible low mileage. I had a black one with the dark red interior and a sun roof I still miss it
@jameswood6783 жыл бұрын
Exactly what are original miles? What are the kinds of miles are there? Unoriginal miles? What are those?
@jeffjones89553 жыл бұрын
Nice 76 225 is this car for sale ?
@markrobinson95313 жыл бұрын
Ease on down t'road m'man😎
@varietyyachtsvessels67693 жыл бұрын
This Car Is So Long That Even If You Stop For One Red Traffic Light, You Will Still Be Running The Red Traffic Light Behind You.
@Doobie19753 жыл бұрын
I never knew the Electra's came with sport mirrors, nice car although I wish they came out during the high compression years instead of the smog era years.
@johnricci294 Жыл бұрын
Whats price roughly on that gem ?
@josephmackarey25074 жыл бұрын
Is this vehicle for sale
@davef.28113 жыл бұрын
What's under the bonnet?
@chrisolsen76792 жыл бұрын
Does this have the 455? Or 350?
@kingnillvwell3813 жыл бұрын
You can’t Beat this one .
@itsnotme-jl9jt3 жыл бұрын
Now punch up 1976 Mercury Grand Marquis. Other than being a towing car for large RV trailers of the day with the 460 bb. Which is actually nicer?
@avastyeescurvydogs3 жыл бұрын
Who knows what the rectangular hole in the bumper is for? Better yet, who has used one?
@saucytony4609 Жыл бұрын
Still got her? How much
@buicklimited19763 жыл бұрын
I owned the 4 door twin to this and it was stolen in 2011. Been looking for one ever since. Contact me when you want to sell.
@alijama12493 жыл бұрын
What engine is it 455 or 430.4
@donaldwebb363 жыл бұрын
THAT'S WHY WE CALL IT FURNITURE...
@jamesashley53243 жыл бұрын
Is this for sale
@jamesgraves30982 жыл бұрын
Is that car for sale?
@jamesashley53243 жыл бұрын
Is this vehicle still available
@pelvicthrust1192 жыл бұрын
572 holley sniper = daily driver
@dinoteolis1913 жыл бұрын
is this car for sale ?
@johanbrand86013 жыл бұрын
I trust you mean 116k miles or the mileage has been tampered with.
@bws19713 жыл бұрын
It looks like an actual mileage car to me. Low mileage is possible. Perhaps they bought it with the intent to preserve it, driving fewer than 400 miles per year. Scams do happen, but this seems real
@jamesbass97973 жыл бұрын
Stunningly beautiful car you have. But you my friend have no idea how to clean windows in a car ... lol
@CrestwoodRocks3 жыл бұрын
I think this was in Kent Ohio
@williamnapolitano15502 жыл бұрын
largest usa car ever
@raymondhaley6185 Жыл бұрын
I'd would in a Tesla for that, Elon musk needs that car then he'll know what real luxurious cars camefrom Flint, not silicon valley.
@mckenzie0620064 жыл бұрын
Do you have a website or phone number. What are you asking
@jackkennedy53224 жыл бұрын
Can't watch it makes me sick
@omar559ee3 жыл бұрын
Why ?
@christopherwilkins7607 Жыл бұрын
This car was obviously not cared for proper, or isn't 16k original. I'm a assistant administrator for a private group who specializes in Buicks And also I've restored and taken em apart. Also worked at a Buick dealership in 76 as a body shop assistant. This car has many flaws, rust etc that a trained eye like mine sees. Can pick this car apart in seconds. 👎
@johnhoward30423 жыл бұрын
Me want!
@stevenrich8468 Жыл бұрын
Extremely wierd dash display.....prefer my 1972 Centurion's display better. Wanted to view that 455 V8 under the hood, unfortunately the last year with it's unfortunate anemic power output.
@andydanko7074 Жыл бұрын
And now every sedan is a bland jellybean shape with a choice of silver, white ,or black paint with less interior color choices🤮🤮
@SpockvsMcCoy3 жыл бұрын
Beautiful condition but the 1976 Mercury Grand Marquis was still better.