![]() ![]() Power windows and seat and leather interiors were standard on the Electra 225 convertible and optional on all other models. The standard and only available engine was the 401 cubic-inch Wildcat V8 with four-barrel carburetor, 10.25 to 1 compression ratio and 325 horsepower (242 kW) mated to a two-speed Dynaflow automatic transmission, which was also standard equipment along with power steering and power brakes using Buick's unique 12-inch (300 mm) finned aluminum brake drums. The two-door convertible was only available as an Electra 225, and the 2-door hardtop as an Electra.ġ959 Buick Electra 225 4-door 6-window Riviera hardtop Delta Fins on a 1959 Buick Electra 225 4-door 6-window Riviera hardtopįor 1959, the Electra and Electra 225 both used the General Motors C-body shared with the Oldsmobile 98 and all Cadillacs, riding on a longer 126.3-inch (3,210 mm) wheelbase than the B-body LeSabre and Invicta, both of which rode on 123 inches (3,100 mm). A standard 4-window four-door hardtop was also available, as was a 4-door 6-window pillared sedan, along with a stripped chassis of which 144 were built in 19. But 1959 was the first year that not all Buick hardtops were called Rivieras. Also, from 1950 through 1953, Buick made a premium trimmed, stretched wheelbase sedan, exclusively in the Roadmaster and Super lines, that was called Riviera. Buick first applied the "Riviera" name to a premium trimmed 2-door Roadmaster hardtop in the middle of the 1949 model year, and thereafter denoted all Buick hardtops Rivieras. The Electra 225 Riviera was the top-line model and it shared its six window hardtop roofline exclusively with Cadillac (which offered it on all of its models). The Electra 225 nameplate was a nod to the car's overall length of over 225 in (5,715 mm), earning it the street name "deuce and a quarter." ![]() The appearance was shared with two other Buick models, the mid-level Invicta and the entry level LeSabre. For 1958, Buick returned the Limited nameplate (dormant since 1942), slotted between the Roadmaster and the Cadillac Series 62.įor 1959, the Super was renamed the Invicta, the Roadmaster was renamed the Electra and Electra 225, and the unsuccessful Limited model was discontinued. ( Wilmington Assembly)įollowing World War II, the Roadmaster constituted the upper echelon of Buick's lineup. ( Arlington Assembly)ĭoraville, Georgia, U.S. United States: Flint, Michigan ( Buick City)Īrlington, Texas, U.S. In late 2022, Buick announced plans to revive the Electra nameplate for its forthcoming 2024 electric models. The Electra Estate was redesigned, becoming the Roadmaster Estate for 1991. ![]() The Electra initially used GM's rear-drive C Platform, undergoing a significant downsizing for 1977.įor its sixth generation, introduced for model year 1985, the Electra underwent another significant downsizing, and adopted unibody construction as well as GM's new front-drive C Platform - becoming along with its rebadged variants, the Oldsmobile 98 and Cadillac Deville and Fleetwood, the company's first full-size, unibody, transverse engine, front-drive cars.įor 1991, Buick retired the Electra nameplate, migrating its front-drive premium sedan to the Buick Park Avenue nameplate, previously used as an upper trim level of the Electra itself. 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 six-passenger four-door sedan with two-door sedan, two-door convertible, and five-door station wagon variants. The Buick Electra is a full-size luxury car manufactured and marketed by Buick from 1959 to 1990, over six generations. ![]()
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