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@timhenderson5284 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the memories 😅💯💯
@davidwright6403 жыл бұрын
My father had this car in metallic green. Like driving around in your living room.
@darylharvey28653 жыл бұрын
Same with my grandpa, same color, but a '73. He had no fear driving hammer down through the narrow roads where he lived. I should have been scared to death when I rode with him, but I had a ball!
@reekz15683 жыл бұрын
My dad had the light blue one. I used to jump around the back seat.
@BJStarr793 жыл бұрын
Facts my dad had one as well
@luvitluvitbaby2 жыл бұрын
My grandpa had this car in the same color. ❤ RIP
@jasonrobinsonjr68462 жыл бұрын
I had that metallic green one. I loved the embroidery.
@johnnyohness66103 жыл бұрын
I sold these cars when they were brand new. Boy does that bring back memories. I was only 22 then. Those were the days when dealerships gave you a brand new one to drive for 7,000 miles then sell as a demo. I had a Centurion coupe 455 in Bamboo cream. Those were the days when Buicks and Caddies looked like they should look.
@georgemattern5972 Жыл бұрын
How right you are! If I had the money, THIS car would be in my driveway right now! But it's nice to dream...
@michaeljordan98793 жыл бұрын
The Duece and a Quarter, the Bonneville, the Ninety-Eight. These were the prestige cars of my childhood. Two living room sofas on wheels.
@celiamitchell49692 жыл бұрын
Hi . I didn't know that you also had that living room experience in a car before I wrote my comment.
@celiamitchell49692 жыл бұрын
I had a Deuce & a quarter. It was Jet black and was like a black beautiful stallion. Incredible speed, smooth acceleration. My baby. The back seat was so spacious. It was like sitting in a living room.
@ENDTIMEsVideoLibrary3 жыл бұрын
Great Aunt and Uncle had a Black one.. Loved that car whenever we stayed over as kids and got to ride in it!!
@jamessawyer44933 жыл бұрын
OMG, now that’s what I call a car, that’s what you saw in the showroom when you went to your Buick dealer, not today you walk in and it’s SUVS, this is what needs to be built, a 6 passenger car with ride, room, power, and most of all, STYLE!!!!
@rockerdriver3 жыл бұрын
You hit the nail right on the head my friend. I mourn the passing of these luxury cruisers. I don’t get this SUV/crossover craze at all!
@edprall56483 жыл бұрын
The style of these old cars is probably a direct result of the fact that the materials used were at the time undervalued. Today, I think we are hopefully starting to understand that all the crud that went into these beasts doesn't fall from the skies. I appreciate that the relics are being loved and cared for, but the idea that we should strive for a return to that kind of styling is not realistic.
@martinliehs25133 жыл бұрын
@@edprall5648 it's not much bigger than the crew cab pick-ups that many now use as a family "car", and probably smaller and lighter than today's Suburban. A modern V8 engine and 6 speed transmission under this body would probably get you at least 25 mpg.
@Mcfreddo3 жыл бұрын
@@rockerdriver It all started with evil Reagan. He allowed these vehicles -4 wheel drives, the truck passenger vehicles to bypass the pollution controls that cars had, so this reduced costs to the manufacturers and so it all took off. Seeing how foreign makers want to sell in your country, they too started to make them. Hence we have the situation today. More resources used on the planet. You have to tax them higher to weed them out.
@paulparoma2 жыл бұрын
@@edprall5648 Yes and no. Many modern vehicles use a lot of materials you deem previously undervalued. Just look at those bloated, ridiculous trucks/SUVs such as the Escalade or the Tundra. The only reason they exist in such form is because, as "trucks", they are exempt from CAFE. The style of the old cars reflects the style of the times more than anything else. Beauty and elegance, along with a smooth, quiet ride, was something nearly everyone appreciated and looked for in an automobile. The whole world knew and envied "The American car". Today, it's all about being aggressive, and the most popular car in America (and the world) is the stupid Corolla.
@inquiringmind41382 жыл бұрын
My uncle bought a new Buick (always electra 225) every 2yrs, they were always beautiful and what a ride, he always said when they build a better it'll be a Buick
@rongreen42313 жыл бұрын
I had a 75 two door. Sweet ride. Everyone called it the Grey Ghost.
@clintonm18683 жыл бұрын
I love my 2004 park avenue. Nothing like an old style buick with a soft ride and pillow like seats. Just like grannies living room... LOVE IT
@josmotherman591 Жыл бұрын
I had one of those baby's. Only mine was a 73. A lot of highway miles and a lot of hours sleeping in that huge back seat. More comfortable than a Holiday Inn. LOL! A really great American automobile.
@ratj47153 жыл бұрын
Parents had one when I was a 12 years old it was gold. Back than the car was only a couple yrs old.
@TheGravygun2 жыл бұрын
My buddy's dad had one of these back in the early '80s and we used the cruise it into New York City I grew up in New Jersey right across the bridge What a nice car
@liam93073 жыл бұрын
When i was a kid, a friend's family had the 2 door coupe version of the 225 in all white. It was a stunner.
@aarongranda78253 жыл бұрын
I am afficianado of these. Dad had a 71 very similar. Finest cars ever. This guy is smooth and a pro. Wish i had the dough.
@johnnyace19543 жыл бұрын
top of the line Buick in 72. Fully loaded pimp mobile. love it!
@stymemcquarn8933 жыл бұрын
Grandpa had a doodoo brown one. Use to hit gas have me stuck to the seat.
@Tfontaine2093 жыл бұрын
My Dad was driving an Imperial when this was out but we had a Park Avenue on 82, loved those big boats.
@ryanfgrantjr30093 жыл бұрын
I LOVE that shade of beautiful blue....so rare......i always seen cars like this in green, cream color or...black perhaps...I love this blue......awesome
@onealheard76223 жыл бұрын
USMC I have a 1966 225 vehicles are so amazing it was my Dads car he passed it to me love it
@tonycox78023 жыл бұрын
That's great! Hold on to your dad's car as long as you can. What a memory!!
@chrisjeffries23223 жыл бұрын
Jayne was riding in a 1966 225 back June 29 1967, it was her last ride alive!
@bdt57883 жыл бұрын
That was my cruiser back in the 80s. Had the 2 door. Now that was a great car back then. This 4 door is beautiful
@harryblackburn95563 жыл бұрын
I called mine the rolling bedroom(back seat), had a green 72 limited in the late 70's. Bought it in upstate Maine and got my one and only speeding ticket with it in N.C. in 77 doing 62 in a 55 zone. Trooper was coming at me. Drove it to my next assignment to Hill AFB in Utah. What a land yacht but drove like a dream.
@rsd_mtnbiker64222 жыл бұрын
A “little bit of a rumble”….My uncle had a 225 and it was super quiet. Loved that car.
@steves99053 жыл бұрын
gorgeous. really like the brocade upholstery in this era more than the velour pillows that followed. '71-'72 is peak style years for GM, especially the full size cars...really all the big 3 were exceptional for these years before the big bumpers came in.
@tomfrazier11032 жыл бұрын
My friend's Mom had a '72 Coupe de Ville with dark blue metallic & brocade into. Stayed in garage and rarely driven after '77 when she got a tan Datsun 510 wagon Damian took to college. Damian wanted something stylish & ditched it for a Dodge/Mitsubishi eclipse type thing. Mrs. Nieman got $800 or so on the CdV trading it in on a c1988 Cutlass sedan from Standard Motors.
@martinwagner96103 жыл бұрын
What a beauty. I've never seen one in that blue before. My aunt had one in the gold/beige combo, and it looked (and rode) so good!
@keiththomas31412 жыл бұрын
The Buick Electra was a nice car. Powerful and luxurious. My Dad sold Real Estate out of one back in the 1970's.
@JT-SE-OHIO3 жыл бұрын
Awesome to be original. It takes a lot of care to keep one this nice for 50 years. I had it's sister, a 72 Olds 98. Literally a couch on wheels. That under hood light is detachable and has enough wire to reach to the back of the car. There were no phones with a flashlight at the time so it was a very handy accessory. I had one in a Pontiac but it was mounted in the trunk.
@paulgrimm68503 жыл бұрын
Same as a Caddy. I graduated from HS in 72
@roln7s4633 жыл бұрын
Back when it was all about style… love it!
@terrykrall Жыл бұрын
Dad had one of these in 72 or 73 new.... white with green interior... nicest care he ever had... nicer than a continental or 98 .. I cleaned and polished it so he would let me drive it occasionally. A boat by today’s standards... you could have a party in the trunk.
@truckerkevthepaidtourist3 жыл бұрын
Buick road wheels were some of the sexiest around
@patsfan80573 жыл бұрын
Had a brown one I bought in the early 80s from my roommate for $500. Almost perfect condition should have held onto it.
@MH-fb5kr Жыл бұрын
Perfect road trip car… arrive relaxed and ready for an adult beverage… a true beauty.
@stevengriffin78732 жыл бұрын
Sensational combination of style and colour.
@anthonyballard90513 жыл бұрын
👍I love this beautiful classic, and it's very nicely loaded including the full bottom chrome trim!... 🙂
@tonybailey16373 жыл бұрын
Great color. Love the wheels and Buick port holes on the hood.
@patrickflohe74273 жыл бұрын
My sister had a midnight blue Electra, and I believe it was a 225. I think hers was a ‘73. 455 4 BBL
@musiclover50233 жыл бұрын
Absolutely gorgeous and I am a Cadillac fan. So that's saying something.
@johanbrand86013 жыл бұрын
Flawless! IMMACULATE IMMACULATE! Super clean! Amazing original condition!
@ENEN543 ай бұрын
I had 78” deuce quarter floated when drove absolutely 💯 loved it classic never go out style 😼
@torque30223 жыл бұрын
I bought a 1967 Buick Electra 225 (named for wife of a GM Division Chief and 225" or 18' 9" long -- Deuce and a Quarter) for $75.00, in the mid 1970s. She was a magnificent car, though a beater with some body damage from fender benders. I did my own tune ups, brake jobs, shocks. I could get 19.5 mpg at a steady 70 mph. There was a 430 cid big block with a 750 cfm Rochester 4 bbl carburetor. This is one of the best cars ever made. A '73 Buick 225 would easily cruise all day long at 115 mph. Compare these and other Big Three luxury cars with same year European luxury cars -- no contest -- Made In USA wins.
@oscarprendergast7295 Жыл бұрын
Torque 302 THEIS CAR WAS NOT NAMED AFTER THE GM CHIEFS WIFE- Stop spreading erroneous info- if you don’t know the facts please be. Quiet - it’s named after the SISTER IN LAW OF GM CHIEF- her Name was Electra Waggoner Biggs- she was a Sculptor and RICH SOCIALITE
@AlexanderCrump3 жыл бұрын
This really would have been a premium family car. Rarity to have passenger side mirror in this era. Love the fender lamp monitors and cornering lamps.
@gearshifterg97563 жыл бұрын
The right mirror was not rare, they were standard issue on the big cars.
@gearshifterg97562 жыл бұрын
@@paulparoma That was a mistake or somebody stole it off.
@paulparoma2 жыл бұрын
@@gearshifterg9756 How do you know? Did you ever see my car?
@gearshifterg97562 жыл бұрын
@@paulparoma I was working at an Oldsmobile dealership in those years. I've seen it happen.
@paulparoma2 жыл бұрын
@@gearshifterg9756 Then you don't remember very well how the 98 was equipped for '77.
@derekintrovert56193 жыл бұрын
Thank you for Sharing! Dont know why the thumbs downs???? Nice Classic American Car
@rockerdriver3 жыл бұрын
The thumbs down people are the ignoramuses who think Buicks are old people’s cars. All I can say is “That’s a Buick?!”😉
@greggordon1207492 жыл бұрын
That speed warning buzzer was very useful back in the days of the 55mph speed limit. My cousin had a Buick Electra and the buzzer was on all the time!
@amethyst37623 жыл бұрын
Pretty car, love the color.❤
@RobertFalconer19673 жыл бұрын
Takes me back to our '72 Centurion. Great cars!
@michaelfleming40 Жыл бұрын
My father owned a 1972 Buick Centurion 4 door hard top. White exterior with a black vinyl top and interior. I LOVED that car.
@honestpainter3 жыл бұрын
Perfect for the Woodward dream cruise here in Detroit Michigan coming up in August.
@HoosierGreek Жыл бұрын
Now that is one beautiful car! I love that color of blue!
@TyyeahBStoo3 жыл бұрын
Sweet Duce like the corner light's👍💯
@johnshields6852 Жыл бұрын
I had a 1973 Electra limited park Ave, blue/blue, pillowed valor, the best ride and comfort I'd ever driven.
@soldatolacrimosa18682 жыл бұрын
I love these old cars
@anthonycorrado45743 жыл бұрын
We had one in nutmeg brown. Car was a beast
@tonyslice72792 жыл бұрын
Seventy two, Duece and a QUARTER 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
@danfitzpatrick89122 жыл бұрын
Beautiful car one of my friends head cars like that back in the day just a beautiful automobile
@jugghead463 жыл бұрын
That is beautiful!
@Kendell0623 жыл бұрын
In the neighborhood I grew up in ,if someone said they had a deuce and a quarter you that was shorthand for a Buick Electra 225.
@ThePrissy113 жыл бұрын
We had a beige 74’ coupe. Huge! My uncle had a stripped maroon ‘73. Much faster then the ‘74.
@randallfrank56823 жыл бұрын
WOW! I would love to take a cross country trip with 3 good friends in this car. I would have to get the AC fixed first though.
@johanbrand86013 жыл бұрын
WOW, NOW THAT'S A BUICK.
@AJ679013 жыл бұрын
The model was just an Electra Limited, not a custom Limited. Had a new one in 1972. The digital clock was a later model year addition. A very well optioned car for sure. MSRP would have been over $7000.
@uniqueclassiccars3 жыл бұрын
Take a look at the vin. The second digit "V" tells you it's an Electra 225 Custom. If it was "U" it would just be an Electra 225. The Electra 225 Custom Limited would have been the flagship Electra in 72
@sammolloy13 жыл бұрын
Base 225 Custom was $5300 with no options. A Corvette was similar.
@dontellgucci11173 жыл бұрын
Can you imagine this car with a blue vinyl top. Would increase the beauty tremendously
@porksandwich56933 жыл бұрын
Love those old deuce and a quarters.
@kanob6440 Жыл бұрын
Just bought one as a project. Wish I could show pictures but I'm restoring it and going to freak out the 455
@jeffreyfelder79812 жыл бұрын
My Grandmother gave me her 72 coupe 225, I had to take her shopping in that car..... sweet ride....
@larryboyle5903 жыл бұрын
That’s a beauty.
@moulds71 Жыл бұрын
Such a beautiful ride!!
@Doobie19753 жыл бұрын
Nice car, always liked the C-body Buick's and Oldsmobile's more than the Cadillac's, of the 1971-76 C-body cars GM built I consider 1972 to be the best year for them.
@enerrivers4392 Жыл бұрын
My dad ordered his in l8 '71. He got it in 1/72. Everything the same except the HEADLIGHTS dimmer. Lampmoniters, cornering lamps, dual exhaust, trailer tow package. He loved that deuce. His was a 2dr. Dark blue, with white vinyl top. He would drive down to Fla, from NY st8. He kept it in tip top shape. A bit thirsty, but, well worth it. He kept it til '76. Bought a new 2dr Limited, but, Pewter exterior & maroon interior. Again, fully equipped with now, an Astroroof. What disappointed him was the lazy limited axle, & the detuned 455-4bbl. Even then it was more thirstier. It was beautiful MASTERPIECE. In '66 he got his 1st new deuce. He would turn in his grave knowing how Buick is NOW.
@collhandluke94912 жыл бұрын
Beauty car. Greetings from Poland, Luke.
@georgemattern5972 Жыл бұрын
The greatest passenger car in history--my all-time favorite! The 1972 Buick Electra featured a correction for previous air ventilation problems, but the 1973 model year was the first that had the mandated "EGR" valve (an idea that could ONLY have been devised by the government--recirculate DIRTY exhaust BACK into the system!). Plus, I think the '72 Elektra was the finest looking of all of them. And that 455 Moon Rocket V-8 might only get you 7-10 MPG, but what a way to leave a carbon footprint! If I had $17,000 to spend, she would be mine!!!
@craiglarge5925 Жыл бұрын
That car cost no more than $6,000.00 brand new back in 1972.
@georgemattern5972 Жыл бұрын
@@craiglarge5925 Yeah--I wish I could go back in time and get one!
@myrudram Жыл бұрын
An absolute beauty !!
@socksumi3 жыл бұрын
Now I can finally play my 8 track tape collection in the car. In living stereo.
@luismedina19172 жыл бұрын
My first car was my father's he took it completely apart ,he told me if I wanted we would rebuild it together . I was working saved up my money my father and I completely rebuild it ,one of the greatest time in my life.
@jeffthornton69983 жыл бұрын
My first car.. My uncle gave it to me when I got my license in ‘86. Mine was yellow with a white vinyl top.
@samodio5863 жыл бұрын
It does 80 mph standing still. Wow great car
@TheBORG5803 жыл бұрын
My daddy had one and it was gold and back in the day they did call it a deuce and a quarter.
@JohnGruber-di3cw7 ай бұрын
BUICKS were always solid,reliable,great looking cars. I had a 64 WILDCAT with 401 NAILHEAD.GREAT CAR. 68 WILDCAT with 430. GREAT CAR. 70 WILDCAT with 455. My best WILDCAT. 70 RIViERA GS 455,D.E AWESOME ENGINE. 73 RIVIERA GS 455 BOAT TAIL.GREAT CAR. Ultra smooth riding. 72 ELECTRA 225 LIMITED 455 GREAT CAR. 73 ELECTRA 225 LIMITED. 455 with MAXX TRAXX. GREAT CAR. I had too much to drink once and burned the tire completely off the rim LOL. 75 ELECTRA 225 CUSTOM Had alot of options for just a CUSTOM.A GREAT CAR but didn't have the
@tallie7490 Жыл бұрын
One of the best 70s vehicle produced , and imma just say , for this car to be so big and heavy, once you open it up and allow that 4 barrel to fully open up , this car gone need good brakes cause it goes ,and don't put it on the highway and punch it , because you gone past everything on the highway it's gone just keep getting up to speeds , so don't pay attention to that speed gage cause it's going beyond that , better have a full tank , cause this tank is coming through...
@alexmalaspino44503 жыл бұрын
What a beautiful auto
@kingnillvwell3812 жыл бұрын
very nice Buick 72 - real car .
@becbusman77217 ай бұрын
Beautiful ride
@tedpendagast5793 жыл бұрын
My dad had two of these A brown one and a maroon one I drove the maroon one for a bit when I was new to driving as a kid in 1990
@timpriddy3493 жыл бұрын
It doesnt have 22 inch stoopid wheels on it......nice
@aladinsarsipeus3 жыл бұрын
In 1987 I had a 71 with a bad water pump Over heated everywhere I went Used to carry milk jugs of water around in it to drive it drove it a few weeks then parked it Got like 4 miles/gallon I swear It never had more than a 1/4 of a tank of fuel in it Had no money or the brains to fix it So the junkyard came to pick it up Now I’m just a little smarter and Not broke🙂
@lesbergersdarcadie6343 жыл бұрын
this car is very beautiful .... i'm french and i like american cars from that time ....I love the United States of America, this great country
@johnnyace19543 жыл бұрын
beautiful!
@chevken18313 жыл бұрын
Seriously, this car is beautiful!
@scottzimmerman42862 жыл бұрын
Beautiful car owned won same model when I was 18 what a ride brings back memories
@benarmand9838Ай бұрын
gorgeous!!!!!!
@scarbourgeoisie3 жыл бұрын
That's one cool whip.
@dereugler18483 жыл бұрын
I need one of those navigation devices for my 1969 electra 225 Custom hardtop..
@primeminister663 жыл бұрын
Clean as the Board of Health
@Jpee1233 жыл бұрын
Beautiful! Cars today will have to stop and pretend they are at a railroad crossing when they see that rolling down the road! Lol that’s a freight train compared to cars today!!
@dennisleporte23272 жыл бұрын
That is mad beautiful
@Padoinky3 жыл бұрын
Yup - plush and comfort, like your LR sofa
@KevinSmith-uw6dp10 ай бұрын
Point A to Point B-Mobile of the highest order. Drive it 500 miles and feel better than when you left town.
@freakindawgen3 жыл бұрын
Had the same car Dad bought new only ours was dark green inside and out with white top.
@doncnunez62313 жыл бұрын
Do you have to be Carnival Cruiseship Certified to drive this Boat??