What I noticed was the very rich script writing on the dashboard. G.M. would pay attention to the smallest of details. It made the owner feel very special.
Yes, well said. And this beautiful Buick just shows what a Buick was, - when GM meant something ! Today, GM means : GIANT MISTAKES starting with its aimless” leadership !” And Buicks.. now just SUV’s .. no more sedans ? They resemble something like a forced marriage of a Chevrolet & a Hyundai ; no definable style at all . And GM’s unforgivable shame is their heavy handed shutdown of Oldsmobile & Pontiac ! The loyal and proud customers of these two iconic divisions will never forgive GM for that ! And did GM think those customers would simply become Chevrolet owners ? NOT ! I’ll bet they’ve mostly gone to Asian products . So long as Detroit chases the dollar ( or yen) and Not the American Customer, the automotive industry will continue to slip away to Germany, and Asia .
I’m 75, and these behemoth automobiles never interested me; until you started this channel exclusively featuring them. I’ve always favored smaller European automobiles, but you have a unique perspective on our large American offering. I’m beginning to appreciate their features and style. Top notch channel.
Chrysler was guilty at times in the 1970s, of taking styling cues from General Motors, and applying them to their cars. If you check out the modular dashboard & steering wheel design of the 1976 - 1980 Plymouth Volare / Dodge Aspen, it looks very similar in layout and design, to this Electra Limited. Including the instrument cluster design and layout.
Buick Electras,Wildcats,Rivieras,and Skylark GS s All awesome vehicles with that spectacular 455 torque monster engine. In my opinion, one of Buicks best years.
@@jamesmisener3006 Times change to keep the greedy rich rich 🤑. INNOVATION AND CAPITALISM will be the death of us. Beautiful Car. Trunk Space, 6 bodies 😂.
This car is stunning. You're 100% right about it being the pinnacle of GM full sized cars. The interior quality, detail, and styling is so much better than the following year. It's hard to express how desirable that car is.
@@totallysmooth1203 No problem,..send them all to me!...I've had the same 70' Buick 455 engine in 4 different cars throughout the years, and never had a problem with the distributor location...just plenty of tire shredding good times!
@@totallysmooth1203 I had a 225 made in September of '69. It had the '69 body but the '70 455 engine. Living in a flash flood prone area, I made a shield from soft aluminum and zip tied it in front of the distributor. I never had another problem on rainy days for the rest of the time I drove it.
Truly a magnificent automobile, but Buick was one step up from a Chevy, the Oldsmobile was better and the Cadillac was the MACDADDY. I owned or drove them all, they are simply not practical today with the good stretching into the horizon and 12 mpg, the valves would burn up at 60k but you could pull the heads in a day and take em to the local machine shop around the corner, todays cars are much better in my opinion. It was a fun time back then. What I like best about this car is it's a HARDTOP, no puller between front and back door, they don't build em like that anymore.
The molding along the side of the car paid homage to the Buick “Sweep Spears” of the 1950’s. Those curved down almost to the rocker panel in front of the rear wheel, then curved up and around the rear wheel, then horizontally to the back of the car.
These Buick Electra’s are some of the best vehicles ever made. Amazing condition. The dash wood and the chrome around the gauges are in perfect shape, very rare. The interior is the best part. You can drive this car all day without any aches or pains. What a score. My favorite years for Electra’s 1968-1970. Your collection keeps getting better.
@UCvDL0QRpxBzpZwWoYRZHsrQ The Cadillac was a a few dollars more but the Electra Limited was close in price. Both engines 455Buick and the 472 Cadillac were bulletproof. Funny thing is I think they got around 7 mpg around town. In 1970 the Buick Brocade interior was actually nicer than the Cadillac and came with the seat back pockets. There was a saying back then “ People with old money bought Cadillacs and People with New money bought Buicks”. Don’t forget the Oldsmobile 98 L/S ( Luxury Sedan) was just as nice.
@@scottking4931I think it's the other way around, old money in a Buick and new in a Caddy, old money wants to be under the radar and new money wants to show off. That was also why Buick was a doctor's car, to his how much money they made and not upset people on house calls pulling up in a Caddy.
Gorgeous Electra. My grandmother had a 1969 Electra 225, which was very similar to this car, same wheels too, but her's was a 2 door, gold with a black vinyl top. My mother's parents only drove Buicks. I remember riding in this car as a teen, rode like a Cadillac, quiet and ultra smooth. Wish I had that car today.
My fathers 69' Olds Ninety Eight was similar. Had the same interior seat material in a dark green to match the green paint. His 65' Nighty Eight also had similar material. These were very nice cars. The 65' had real wood trim, the rear seat had retractable hand handles like a Limo. It was very luxurious.
The 98's were nicer than the Electras. we had tissue despencers,a clock and map pockets in all our rear seats and opera lamps on the later ones.. and fender skirts on our last one. It was am 84 98 Regency brougham
The 1971 models were much more open and used a lot more glass. Unfortunately, they also grew heavier, and bean counters demanded cheapening. I had a 1971 Buick Electra 225 Limited and it seemed looser than my 1970 Cadillac, which felt much more solid.
My pops had a 66 Ninety eight in the dark green inside & out. AM/FM stereo with reverberation and power everything. A cool car that we towed a trailer at 85 mph all day long!
Hi from Sydney, Australia, i own a 1972 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham in cotillion white with "green ice " interior , plus , a 1974 Cadillac Fleetwood (brougham) Talisman in sable black with "gold" interior (pale mustard color), these 1970's long wheelbase Caddy's have a heavier reinforced chassis , plus the reinforced body with the massive central B pillar. With the car jacked up at an extreme angle the doors close smoothly with zero body distortion . I have owned the black '74 for 38 years, bought when 9yrs old with 102,700kilometres on it , now in late 2021 it has 706,000k's on it the car has been maintained regardless to cost , looks , drives like new. To me GM's best ever cars , ever , as a Talisman , it has near all options bar a sunroof, exterior mirror thermometre & opera lights in rear roof pillar. Plus it's first owner asked for it to be delete all exterior badging , so it looks very discrete. Mine has the rare ABS brake system , plus the early airbag system ACRS, air cushion restraint system. As export spec cars , both have ZERO anti pollution devices save a charcoal cannister. As export cars both are 500ci powered NOT 472's & are full power engines , so powerful they will see off near any car, regardless of the other cars age. Their drivability is fantastic these are massive heavy solid cars , with their self levelling air shocks , their ride is flawlessly smooth. Plus as Fleetwoods , they have the ergonomically correct front seats designed for Cadillac division by Seally bedding corporation , making them very comfortable for my 6foot 3 inch frame. I have owned the white '72 for 32 years built just before Australia went metric in Jan'74 , so its a miles cat , when bought years ago it had a mere 17,000miles on it , I've doubled that in 32 years & it's now almost 34,000miles , so almost like new .
What a magnificent car! I've always liked the old Buicks. But the Electra and the Wildcat have been my favorites for as long as I can remember. Beautiful beautiful car.
OMG!!!! This was the first car I remember, of my parents. We drove from the Seattle metro area clear down to Disney Land: two adults, two tweens, and two small kids. And, we did it comfortably. Ours was like a copper green color. My Dad loved that car.
What a fully loaded beauty!!! The brown color was very popular & very attractive. These Buicks were very comfortable luxurious cars!! Thanks for sharing this fun video!! 👍👍🙂
Not quite fully loaded. I owned a 1970 Limited Coupe. It was ordered with the rally spoke wheels and dual mirrors. You could also order the spoke wire wheel covers.
Love the no post look of this huge 4 door. This is the car you took to the drive-in on nights when you paid buy the car. You could get about 8 people in this thing.
Over 1000 miles, one way with two adults, two tweens, and two small kids (6 and 7), all rode in comfort with minimal threats of "turning the car around," the entire trip!!!
Looking at this video really takes me back to my early 20's. My first Buick was a 1970 LeSabre Custom 2-dr hardtop. It had the 350 4bbl. It had a good engine. My first car with a reliable drivetrain. Been a Buick fan ever since.
My family had a 1970 Olds 98. While you could easily get 7 people into it for short trips, it was really only comfortable for 4 people. The driveshaft tunnel made things unpleasant for anyone sitting in the middle.
@@yumpinyiminy963 I don't believe he claims to own all of them but he owns quite a few of them based on the description and it appears that he has a warehouse that he stores several of those in.
@@jasonst.martin645 I'm hip. My first was a 1956 Ford 2 door Customline Ranch Wagon, 312 Y block (poor man's Nomad) , followed by a 1953 Olds Rocket 88. Both were great for drive ins.
@@jasonst.martin645 My next car was a 1968 Buick 2dr loaded in 1976 with a 4v 350 and a 2 speed automatic. it was very fast, raced a Corvette and won. Sold it to a friend (stupid me) He messed with the fuel line and the next day a fire started and it burned to the ground. So Sad, being young with no hind site. I so wish I had the all today. :-)
@@Ka9radio_Mobile9 the two speed power glide transmission. It was the best. I have a similar story, i lent it to a friend and he put too much oil in it and blew the seals. It leaked like a sieve after that.
Our family had the '70 Estate Wagon version of this platform. Bamboo Cream with wood trim. PS, power drum brakes, A/C. Amazing car! My dad would put 87 in it and would run but it had to be driven gently. When I drove it in the early '90's I put Sunoco 94 in it and it ran fine. Eventually my dad had the motor rebuilt and de-tuned to handle 87 unleaded. After the rebuild - no power, but no more ping. The car was wrecked in 1994 and the motor lives on in a jet boat! Tank of a car. Thanks for the memories!
Love watching your videos. For us car guys, looking back at these classics helps explain why we love the cars we do. The videos also help us understand why we dislike certain options of yesteryear. All in all knowing our past helps us understand our passions of today... Thank you for the history lesson..👍👍🇺🇲🇺🇲
I found your UA-cam channel a year or so ago when I was looking for videos about the 1970 Elektra because I wanted to see the dual function reverse lights again. A neighbor of ours always had the latest top-of-the-line Buick and had a 1970 Elektra Limited when I was 13 years old, a car I always greatly admired (frankly, I'd rather have one of these than a 1970 Cadillac). Since first watching this video over a year ago I have watched a large number of your other videos which are all fascinating and fantastic, thanks!
wow...just spectacular...love the colors...somebody really treated himself when buying this dreamboat new. The brocaded upholstery of this era is so much nicer than the bordello velour pillows that started showing up a few more years after. lol, speedminder set to 100!
Love this Buick. Best interiors back then . My very first car when I turned 16 was a 1970 Buick Skylark coupe; have loved old people's Buicks ever since. Currently driving a 1994 Buick Regal coupe; another survivor with a time capsule interior.keep em coming; I like your choice of cars on here.
After I commented on a Pontiac, I realized whatever else I think, this is a great channel and the elements of the tutorial parts about the various vehicles flow well and are accurate and possibly bring new people into this hobby (hopefully) 👏🏻
Such a stunning example of this beautiful Buick!! I’m in love all over again ... I totally agree with you about the quivering bodies on so many GM vehicles of yore. Kudos to Buick for beefing it up amply to give you that nice SOLID feeling!! 🙌🏻
I appreciate your excellent narration. You are well spoken and have a great command of providing a narrative that greatly enhances the videography. Thank you.
My dad bought a brand new 66 Electra 225 limited 2dr. I was hoping he would have bought the Wildcat GS coupe , but he didn’t like bucket seats . I can still see them in the showroom . Yeah well . It was his money !
My uncle had a 64 Wildcat coupe with the 4 speed and the big 425. That car would haul ass. It was Maroon with White Int. Remember he bought it brand new a couple of days before he brought it over.
I’m so glad to find this channel … as a man in my early 50’s I grew up watching all of these cars floating down the road. I feel that the 50’s cars are neat , but the cars ( all American makes) built from ‘59 through the early ‘70s were the absolute best ever made .They had the mechanical engineering and performance to be good enough to easily cross the county , but still be connected to the older days of metal and chrome. Your collection is incredible!!!
My buddy's parents each had Electra's. Great car for cruising down the highway. AND great car for sleeping in when it starts raining during camping trips. So comfy.
So glad all these cars are finally getting the respect they always deserved. Nothing at all wrong with a 4 door...especially a hardtop. Gorgeous. My best friend's mom always drove these. She was a classy lady.
There was an optional wheel cover. It was a wire wheel cover. Dad's 1970 Limited was ordered/equipped thusly. Dad ordered them, along with everything that could be checked off, including a passenger side exterior mirror. Also, there was a little rubber pad that encapsulated the floor mounted dimmer switch available - ordered on Dad's car. [BTW, they are ventiports, not portholes.] It was quite a beautiful car. The reason the trip odometer reset was beneath the dashboard is it used a cable, not dissimilar to the speedometer cable, to manually reset the trip odometer. To reset the meter. one turned the knob until the numbers lined up to zero. Newer cars use a ratcheting gear, connected to the trip odometer, so the reset is in line with the numbers, more or less. One simply presses the reset and the numbers ratchet back to zero. Dad bought our 1970 Limited new, then drove it for 15 years when he bought a new 1985 Park Avenue. I bought the Limited from him Most comfortable road car I've ever owned. Drove it until 1996, when It was t-boned. It had over 200 K miles. Bent the frame badly. I let it go. Sniff...
Thanks for noting the extra options. I noticed too. The wire wheel hub caps were beautiful and were about a $300 option. The five spoke Riviera sport chrome wheel was also an option, but it was only $175. As far as comfort, I too agree the Buick Electra Limited was better than the 1969-70 Cadillac DeVille
@@geraldo9965 I can only speak for the car I got from my father. It got about 12 around town. If I set the cruise at around 65, I remember 16-17 MPG. Not too shabby for the comfort of a living room.
Known as a pillarless sedan. I have Dad's 58 cadillac, which my parents never sold or traded. It is also pillarless. They bought it in 1960,from a Dr. Friend of theirs. Lifelong Southern California car, I was 1 . I'm still driving it to this day. They gave it to me in 1982. It was well known to them I wanted it....badly! Lol
That is an absolutely BEAUTIFUL old Buick. I always wanted one of those but never found one that was in good enough condition. They were some of the finest American cars of all time. Thank you for sharing it. You have no idea how much I enjoy this vid. It is just spectacular
This was a perfect example to show the contrast between the last year(1970) of stellar build quality at GM versus their lesser approach in 1971. Nice to also see a truly "loaded" car instead of most that are advertised as much.
Stunning! My dad had a '69 then '73 225 2 doors. He drove the cars a regional sales manager in OR, WA and Idaho. Lots of road miles. He washed them in our driveway after each trip and did his own maintenance. I appreciate seeing the Limited in detail here. Good memories of Buicks in our family.
The reason it stayed in the garage all these years was because it was junk. Fatal flaw: front mount distributor. Every water puddle meant walking to a payphone to call a tow truck.
@@totallysmooth1203 Rubbish!! I drove mine until it was totaled [t-boned] with over 200K miles. Dad bought it new, so I can account for all the miles. I can't think of a single instance where rain or the resultant puddles ever got the distributor innards wet. I did, a few times, when washing under the hood. That was my doing, not the car's design.
I laughed when you mentioned the seat belt buckle. The first luxury car my dad bought was a '66 Oldsmobile 98 LS which he bought in about 1970. As a kid, I remember wearing shorts and climbing into that car on a hot day and sitting on that giant buckle. OUCH! I would love to find one of those cars...they had the prettiest tail lights.
I know what you mean, only we burned our fingers as dad made us buckle our seat belts. In the 70 Electra, I always thought it was odd for the lap belt to have the small buckle and the shoulder belt to have the gigantic buckle. Thankfully, we never had an accident because that shoulder belt buckle would have probably cracked a couple of ribs.
Wow! Takes me back! My Dad bought one of these brand new, light metallic green, with a tan interior and tan vinyl top. I was 11. We loved that car, and so did Dad. He kept it longer than usual, and finally sold it private party in 1979, it was always very well kept, always garaged, Southern California car, and looked almost like new, inside and out. Purchased a new 79 Buick Rivera. I enjoyed driving the car very much once I got my license in 75. Thx for the memories.
My grandfather had a 70’s Buick Skylark and a LeSabre. His brother was a Buick salesman at Hayes Brothers in SLC. He had the speed warning buzzer set at 55 MPH, which as a ten years old drove me nuts. Thanks for reminding me of those memories of him.
Thanks for the wonderful Moments you give to us with your you Tube Channel ! I love the 60s and early 70s original Limousines with white walls and the biggest V8 ! Wish you the best ! Rudi from Germany
There's one of these near me that hits a local show from time to time. Sedan with pillar, but still a Limited. Odd thing is that it has crank windows - it's always interesting to see a high trim car with low spec options.
Yeah... That's always baffled me, too. I've heard Oldsters say that sometimes when someone went to buy a luxury car, they'd opt to not buy power windows, for fear of driving into a body of water and not being able to put the windows down to get out... Kind of silly when the doors weigh 300 pounds and a 2 or 4 door hardtop didn't really seal up like a bank vault, but people do get notions that they never let go of... I'm pretty sure those doors would just about fly open if you just touched the interior handle... Had the car been driven into a lake or something. I've also heard that some "depression era" types would delete a radio or opt for the cheapest AM set, or not get the leather interior, or whatever... To SAVE five bucks on the monthly payment. Of course nowadays, we're pretty much at the mercy of the manufacturer and HAVE TO buy something that's "loaded". Cheers!
Only one thing I might disagree with slightly…the older folks don’t generally worry about $5 on a payment. They pay CASH and want to save the extra $200 or so up front.😀😀
@bobcat baldfat drunkbeater It was a big deal when we got power windows in our brand new 1974 Olds Delta 88 Royal 2 dr. They were an expensive option too!
I keep coming back to this presentation of the Electra. I just purchased a 70 Electra 225 convertible and i'm getting myself educated on these models There are quiet a few differences between the 225 and the limited though, not to mention between the 4 door hardtop and the convertible. Still, this helps a lot. Great channel (I'm repeating myself)
I would so love to own one of these. The first car I ever drove( living in farming country I did drive a pu first) was my dad's gorgeous metallic blue 70 Limited one equipped just like this one. In the mis 70's It was what a family of six such as we had used. We took many road trips and despite its great ability to power out of any situation, my dad could get 20 mpg out of it back when the limit was 55. Dad swore it ran like a race car and have been a GM mechanic, he kept it tuned beautifully. I have looked for these but they have become so rare. Thank you for sharing it with me, you have no idea how special it is to me.
Now that’s a real car! Four door hardtop is always my favorite. You must be a millionaire to own all these classic cars as they’re all “one of a kind” 😎
Beautiful car. Thanks for sharing it with us. I learned to drive on a similar 1970 Oldsmobile 98. We called it "The Tank". That car is the only reason I am able to parallel park to this day. My mom, a somewhat short woman of 5'4" was a master parallel parker and one of her requirements for driving was parallel parking. Had to master it, in that car, before she would take me for my driving test to get my license. Then my first care was a VW Beetle. BIG difference.
How about a drive in this one! Parents of a friend of mine had one of these in all green, like your Marquis. I grew up in a small MO town, when they bought the car it was the most expensive car the local Buick dealer had ever sold, and it made the local paper! I rode in it a couple of times, it was amazingly smooth and quiet!
My mom had a 1971 Mustang coupe, black with a black vinyl top. I had that same steering wheel rim horn. Brought back memories when you made a reference to it. This car is beautiful. My dad had a 1972 Coupe DeVille 2-door. The color was that very light green color. These cars were amazing back in their day.
I've been watching your videos and they are quite nice. Your collection is awesome, reminds me of Mike Stanton's videos elsewhere on UA-cam. He's the guy who features a lot of Eldorados. I turned 50 not long ago. The cars you feature were the ones I literally grew up with. My aunt had a '71 Catalina Brougham in the late 70s, deep metallic green.
What a flashback...I learned to drive in my dad's 68 LeSabre...at first it felt like a barge until I got to appreciate the ride and comfort. Great vid by the way!
My father, Walter Earl Phoenix, had a 1970 Buick Electra Limited, just like the one pictured, except it had the thick padded leather interior instead of cloth. The exquisite road automobile was the same color combination as yours pictured. My family enjoyed riding in the automobile. The 1970 Electra sedan, was and still is the pinnacle, of Buick luxury automobiles. My father owned and drove Buicks since 1954 to 1983. Buick division's logo was, "When better cars are built !!! Buick will build them" !!! And they certainly did !!! Kevin Phoenix
The people down the street had one of these in the same color but it was a convertible it was always in the garage back when I was growing up in the early 70s
It brings back great memories. I had a friend a few years older than myself in 1970, and she used to take her mother’s Electra and go cruising around. This car had an FM stereo. Compared to the size of today’s car, these cars could easily seat 6 people. The trunk could hide 4 people, which came in handy at the drive in movies.
When I was a little boy, we had a family vacation to Disney Land, driving from the Seattle metro area. My Dad's friend was in a Mercury or Lincoln.... I can't remember only that it was a high end Ford. And, yes, when we hit that stretch of I-5 South of Sacramento, he buried the speedo and that Ford couldn't keep up. LOL! It was a different time. It's amazing any of us lived.
@@chuckhaugan4970 YES! Our dads got away with a lot back then! I remember my dad running his Riviera GS flat-out one time... Must have had us going about 130 for about 5 miles... It was on FM 249 from Spring Texas to Tomball, Texas. A State Trooper ran up behind us with his gumball machine on, siren wailing. The old man pulled over, the Trooper walked up and said "do you have any idea of how fast you were going?" The old man says "yeah, about 130 or so... I just needed to blow the carbon off the tops of the pistons". Damn if that Cop didn't say "oh... Yeah, I guess we all need to do that once in a while... Be careful and have a good day". And got back in his Cruiser and did a U turn! That was that.😂 Certainly different times... And I miss them. Hey... Another funny one that just came to mind... Do you remember the 'Mom Seatbelt'? Hell... It always worked. At least, I never went flying through a windshield.
@@slicksnewonenow LOL!!! We didn't start wearing seatbelts until I was out of high school.... Early 80's. As kids, the back seat of our Buicks were a jungle gym. Sad thing is, the last Buick our parents bought was a 79 La Sabre Coupe, will all the options but the sun roof. My parents were Buick owners from the mid 50's till that day. I'm talking two Buicks in the garage, alternating a new car between them, so a new car every year, unless my Dad's commuter was special like his 67 Riviera. He kept that one around for 5 or 6 years. Once a Chevy engine was under the hood, my Dad didn't see the point of paying for a rebranded car. GM really screwed the pooch, not understanding their customer base of loyalty. Get this, Buick doesn't even make a sedan or any cars!!! All SUV's! Buick will be gone in the next ten years. It's damn sad.
@@chuckhaugan4970 yep... For some reason, these manufacturers REALLY know how to shoot themselves in the foot, lately. Cadillacs ain't Cadillacs, anymore. Buick is now a truck dealership. Chevrolet sells overpriced junk... And what's an Oldsmobile? I sure do miss the pre-72 cars. Nearly every make had STYLE and most were quality builds.
Humm, Olds 98 was the same as Buick Electra: engine, equipment, suspension....the same applied to Olds 88 and Buick Lesabre. Olds and Buick competed as 2 differents companies but at the end, they offered the same products. If you needed a Buick part but the dealership but ran out of stock, just go to Olds. You can say the same between Chev and Pontiac or Dodge and Plymouth. It was a marketing trick that GM (or Chrysler in case of Dodge-Plymouth) used to make customers feeled they were differents products, but at the end, whatever customer choose, the money goes at same place, Ha Ha, nice trick! It was a redundance of products envelopped in differents trimmings where you could switch parts between those differents models. But you couldn't between a Caddy and Electra/98 or a Chrysler and a Dodge/Plymouth. They were differents. As a matter of fact, GM had been sued for that practice and they lost. That marketing trick doesn't exist today with the disappearance of Pontiac, Olds and Plymouth.
WOW! My dad had a car just like this one. Same color combination and all. Same big pillowed seats and all. Dad really loved that car and so did my mother. We would all jump into that thing and off to Florida we'd go. Dad would cruise that big girl around 90 mph almost all the way to Florida and she never missed a beat. I'd love to come see it and just put my hand on her. Watching this video brings back a lot of very good memories. Thanks for posting.
@@frankcolumbo9615 yea? you mean the electric tinker toys that explode when they get hit and when they go up in flames the burn for hours? not to mention incinerating the occupants nice and crispy like? releasing more toxic fumes into the air than 100 gas powered cars at least, then there's the toxic chemicals leeching from those 1200lb batteries naturally, that can't be stopped by any means, where to store the used batteries I wonder hmmm how great is that for the environment hmmm?.... OIL IS an ORGANIC MEDIUM! gas does not harm the environment you fools, it is provided BY THE EARTH from billions of years of organic decay, so it CANNOT HARM the EARTH more toxins released from volcanic eruptions than all the cars in the world if they were running 24/7 for a 1000yrs! so what is your problem exactly... you favor the more toxic tinker toys which people once they buy they won't again...ain't that something, gee I can't wait for the 'electric 767 LOL'
@@BlacKnightRising Nobody is talking about electric motors. With turbo chargers, now you get the same horse power and torque from a 3.0 liter V6, compared to the 7 liter V8 engines from 50 years ago. I agree, It's not as fun and it's not as good sounding like the old cars, but the guy is right.
Wow! I haven't seen one of these in years. Our next door neighbors had a brand new '69 Electra 225 four door hardtop back in the day, and that thing barely fit in their garage. It was in a light metallic green that was very popular back then, with a little darker green vinyl top, and light green interior. It was quite a beautiful car with that long, low, graceful styling! Thanks for sharing this with us!
@@RareClassicCars I bet you remember that shade of green I'm talking about. I would call it celery green for the lack of a better term...It just always looked very clean to me.
Hi from australia love the cars of the time when they were still built with style an class you can see the end of the era as the bean counters an safety bumpers an aerodynamics took over to what we have now junk cheap plastic rubbish that falls apart from the littlest bump
My dad had the very similar 1970 Buick LeSabre 4 door hardtop. It was a light green with a dark green vinyl top and it was the first car of his that he let me drive. I passed my driver's license exam in that car. I loved it.
Nice car, always loved the 1965-70 Buick Electra's, 1970 is my top favorite year of the 1965-76 Buick Electra's, I don't get why Oldsmobile 455 was offered in 1968 and Pontiac and Buick didn't get their's until 1970
@@kendallsmith1458 I've totally forgotten all about that, at least Pontiac and Buick got the 455 during the last year of the high compression big blocks.
I have been watching on the television so haven't commented. Videos are great, well done, excellent enthusiasm and information void of clowning around. This is stuff you do not see anymore on the road and the items you bring to video are really nice. I have a 2000 Buick Park Avenue which the Electra became and it is the best automobile I have ever owned. Keep them coming, you're doing great work.
I wish some manufacturers would reintroduce an uplevel cloth option. I guess all of today's consumers see leather=luxury and cloth=cheap. But these shimmering brocade fabrics.... they're just stunning.
@@JCWiley2300 you’re starting to see that on some production cars and concept cars. The Cadillac Escala concept had a cloth interior. Think some Mercedes have an up level cloth. But I agree. I’m not a leather fan.
@@JCWiley2300 Could not agree with this more! I miss really high-end cloth seats like the Prima velour common in upscale GMs in the '80s. Now it's either leather, leatherette, or crappy cloth that looks like something a backpack is made out of.
We had a 71 and then a 72 limited. They had that speed alert. That bar would move, so it would be pushed by the needle as you went over the speed, and then when you decelerated, it would stay at the higher speed. Kind of lame.
@@wagonmaster1974 I’ve wondered about that for a long time, because when I was a kid I don’t ever remember cars sounding like that unless they were sports cars. Thanks for the heads up!
@@wagonmaster1974 Duel exhaust was a factory option on Electra and all V8 equipped Buicks of this era. You couldn't get duels on the 6 cylinder Special Deluxe, and all the V8's had a somewhat raw note at idle. Not loud, but you could hear them.
@@customkey Duals accounted for less than 5% of the senior car orders, then mainly on the Wildcats. I am going by statistics. Regardless of single or dual, the senior cars were quiet systems, with huge mufflers and resonators. A little different on the Special/GS platform. The car featured in this video is loud. Exhaust is not factory.
@@wagonmaster1974 I presently own a 1969 Electra 225 convertible that I bought in 1978 with 9,000 miles on the clock, equipped with factory duel exhaust. The car was mint and untouched when I bought it and it remains in mint condition to this day. I was questioning your statement that these cars didn't come from the factory with duels, mine did, listed on the factory to dealer invoice. But I will agree with you, this one does sound like aftermarket exhaust.
What I noticed was the very rich script writing on the dashboard. G.M. would pay attention to the smallest of details. It made the owner feel very special.
This is the General Motors quality I miss and really appreciate. Such a beautiful Buick. Thank you for sharing!
Yes, well said. And this beautiful Buick just shows what a Buick was, - when GM meant something !
Today, GM means : GIANT MISTAKES starting with its aimless” leadership !”
And Buicks.. now just SUV’s .. no more sedans ?
They resemble something like a forced marriage of a Chevrolet & a Hyundai ; no definable style at all .
And GM’s unforgivable shame is their heavy handed shutdown of Oldsmobile & Pontiac !
The loyal and proud customers of these two iconic divisions will never forgive GM for that !
And did GM think those customers would simply become Chevrolet owners ? NOT !
I’ll bet they’ve mostly gone to Asian products .
So long as Detroit chases the dollar ( or yen) and Not the American Customer, the automotive industry will continue to slip away to Germany, and Asia .
I’m 75, and these behemoth automobiles never interested me; until you started this channel exclusively featuring them. I’ve always favored smaller European automobiles, but you have a unique perspective on our large American offering. I’m beginning to appreciate their features and style.
Top notch channel.
They’re great cars. Enjoy!
What a beautiful car! That's the era when cars really had a great Style.
Definitely had presence. And definitely the last step before crossing to a Cadillac for the ultimate American status car.
Chrysler was guilty at times in the 1970s, of taking styling cues from General Motors, and applying them to their cars.
If you check out the modular dashboard & steering wheel design of the 1976 - 1980 Plymouth Volare / Dodge Aspen, it looks very similar in layout and design, to this Electra Limited. Including the instrument cluster design and layout.
Buick Electras,Wildcats,Rivieras,and Skylark GS s All awesome vehicles with that spectacular 455 torque monster engine. In my opinion, one of Buicks best years.
If only GM made anything with this much quality nowadays.
I hear you
I wish this was still produced today
This is a Real Car
obvs you have not saunt the new GM t-shirts on teespring ?
If only. But not so ever again unless you buy one one of these. Times change.
Yeah ! A G M R R 😎
@@jamesmisener3006 Times change to keep the greedy rich rich 🤑. INNOVATION AND CAPITALISM will be the death of us. Beautiful Car. Trunk Space, 6 bodies 😂.
This car is stunning. You're 100% right about it being the pinnacle of GM full sized cars. The interior quality, detail, and styling is so much better than the following year. It's hard to express how desirable that car is.
Wouldn't touch it with a 10 foot pole. Front mount distributor means a tow truck call for every water puddle you hit. Stay away!.
@@totallysmooth1203 No problem,..send them all to me!...I've had the same 70' Buick 455 engine in 4 different cars throughout the years, and never had a problem with the distributor location...just plenty of tire shredding good times!
@@totallysmooth1203 I had a 225 made in September of '69. It had the '69 body but the '70 455 engine. Living in a flash flood prone area, I made a shield from soft aluminum and zip tied it in front of the distributor. I never had another problem on rainy days for the rest of the time I drove it.
Truly a magnificent automobile, but Buick was one step up from a Chevy, the Oldsmobile was better and the Cadillac was the MACDADDY. I owned or drove them all, they are simply not practical today with the good stretching into the horizon and 12 mpg, the valves would burn up at 60k but you could pull the heads in a day and take em to the local machine shop around the corner, todays cars are much better in my opinion. It was a fun time back then. What I like best about this car is it's a HARDTOP, no puller between front and back door, they don't build em like that anymore.
The molding along the side of the car paid homage to the Buick “Sweep Spears” of the 1950’s. Those curved down almost to the rocker panel in front of the rear wheel, then curved up and around the rear wheel, then horizontally to the back of the car.
These Buick Electra’s are some of the best vehicles ever made. Amazing condition. The dash wood and the chrome around the gauges are in perfect shape, very rare. The interior is the best part. You can drive this car all day without any aches or pains.
What a score. My favorite years for Electra’s 1968-1970. Your collection keeps getting better.
@UCvDL0QRpxBzpZwWoYRZHsrQ The Cadillac was a a few dollars more but the Electra Limited was close in price. Both engines 455Buick and the 472 Cadillac were bulletproof. Funny thing is I think they got around 7 mpg around town. In 1970 the Buick Brocade interior was actually nicer than the Cadillac and came with the seat back pockets.
There was a saying back then “ People with old money bought Cadillacs and People with New money bought Buicks”.
Don’t forget the Oldsmobile 98 L/S ( Luxury Sedan) was just as nice.
I totally agree!
The high compression 455 is pretty good too. I'd rather have a 430 than a low compression 455.
@@scottking4931I think it's the other way around, old money in a Buick and new in a Caddy, old money wants to be under the radar and new money wants to show off. That was also why Buick was a doctor's car, to his how much money they made and not upset people on house calls pulling up in a Caddy.
In Irisceden Gold this Buick is amazing!
Gorgeous Electra. My grandmother had a 1969 Electra 225, which was very similar to this car, same wheels too, but her's was a 2 door, gold with a black vinyl top. My mother's parents only drove Buicks. I remember riding in this car as a teen, rode like a Cadillac, quiet and ultra smooth. Wish I had that car today.
Gorgeous, yes.
Buy a Rambler. You'll be much happier.
@@totallysmooth1203 I wish AMC was still around too.
My fathers 69' Olds Ninety Eight was similar. Had the same interior seat material in a dark green to match the green paint. His 65' Nighty Eight also had similar material. These were very nice cars. The 65' had real wood trim, the rear seat had retractable hand handles like a Limo. It was very luxurious.
The 98's were nicer than the Electras. we had tissue despencers,a clock and map pockets in all our rear seats and opera lamps on the later ones.. and fender skirts on our last one. It was am 84 98 Regency brougham
The 1971 models were much more open and used a lot more glass. Unfortunately, they also grew heavier, and bean counters demanded cheapening. I had a 1971 Buick Electra 225 Limited and it seemed looser than my 1970 Cadillac, which felt much more solid.
@@japanjack62 Yeh I remember the Tissue dispenser in the back seat.
My pops had a 66 Ninety eight in the dark green inside & out. AM/FM stereo with reverberation and power everything. A cool car that we towed a trailer at 85 mph all day long!
@@MarinCipollina The heavier the smoother the ride.
Hi from Sydney, Australia, i own a 1972 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham in cotillion white with "green ice " interior , plus , a 1974 Cadillac Fleetwood (brougham) Talisman in sable black with "gold" interior (pale mustard color), these 1970's long wheelbase Caddy's have a heavier reinforced chassis , plus the reinforced body with the massive central B pillar. With the car jacked up at an extreme angle the doors close smoothly with zero body distortion . I have owned the black '74 for 38 years, bought when 9yrs old with 102,700kilometres on it , now in late 2021 it has 706,000k's on it the car has been maintained regardless to cost , looks , drives like new. To me GM's best ever cars , ever , as a Talisman , it has near all options bar a sunroof, exterior mirror thermometre & opera lights in rear roof pillar. Plus it's first owner asked for it to be delete all exterior badging , so it looks very discrete. Mine has the rare ABS brake system , plus the early airbag system ACRS, air cushion restraint system. As export spec cars , both have ZERO anti pollution devices save a charcoal cannister. As export cars both are 500ci powered NOT 472's & are full power engines , so powerful they will see off near any car, regardless of the other cars age. Their drivability is fantastic these are massive heavy solid cars , with their self levelling air shocks , their ride is flawlessly smooth. Plus as Fleetwoods , they have the ergonomically correct front seats designed for Cadillac division by Seally bedding corporation , making them very comfortable for my 6foot 3 inch frame. I have owned the white '72 for 32 years built just before Australia went metric in Jan'74 , so its a miles cat , when bought years ago it had a mere 17,000miles on it , I've doubled that in 32 years & it's now almost 34,000miles , so almost like new .
What a great style cruise machine; thank you for being the digital museum for these beautiful sculptures!
What a magnificent car! I've always liked the old Buicks. But the Electra and the Wildcat have been my favorites for as long as I can remember. Beautiful beautiful car.
OMG!!!! This was the first car I remember, of my parents. We drove from the Seattle metro area clear down to Disney Land: two adults, two tweens, and two small kids. And, we did it comfortably. Ours was like a copper green color. My Dad loved that car.
I like to thank you for saving these land yachts and showing them to us gear heads which we can enjoy.
What a fully loaded beauty!!! The brown color was very popular & very attractive. These Buicks were very comfortable luxurious cars!! Thanks for sharing this fun video!! 👍👍🙂
Not quite fully loaded. I owned a 1970 Limited Coupe. It was ordered with the rally spoke wheels and dual mirrors.
You could also order the spoke wire wheel covers.
Love the no post look of this huge 4 door. This is the car you took to the drive-in on nights when you paid buy the car. You could get about 8 people in this thing.
Over 1000 miles, one way with two adults, two tweens, and two small kids (6 and 7), all rode in comfort with minimal threats of "turning the car around," the entire trip!!!
Looking at this video really takes me back to my early 20's. My first Buick was a 1970 LeSabre Custom 2-dr hardtop. It had the 350 4bbl. It had a good engine. My first car with a reliable drivetrain. Been a Buick fan ever since.
Yeah. These big sedans are comfy and roomy. And they look good.
Not to mention two more in the trunk. Ask me how I know... hahaha!
My family had a 1970 Olds 98. While you could easily get 7 people into it for short trips, it was really only comfortable for 4 people. The driveshaft tunnel made things unpleasant for anyone sitting in the middle.
Beautiful car. You do a great job of narrating and really do your homework on these cars! Really enjoy your videos.
Thx!
My Grandparents bought a new one, metallic mint green, black vinyl top and dark green interior. 17 years on the road and it was babied.
Your collection is AMAZING. This was my grandpa's dream car. He only drove Buicks
I really doubt he actually owns most of these cars. Look at his house and neighborhood. Were does he store these 30 to 40 cars? Not in his driveway.
He sure swore by the right brand...even during those halcyon days!
I remember one of my maternal grandmother's sisters only drove Buicks. Always fine cars.
@@yumpinyiminy963 I don't believe he claims to own all of them but he owns quite a few of them based on the description and it appears that he has a warehouse that he stores several of those in.
I owned a 1970 La saber, my Mother owned a 1972 225, my Grand Mother owned a 1973 225. What a time to own a car for sure.
Dad had a '70 Le Sabre.
My first car was a blue two door 1970 LeSabre. I could seat 10 and put a few more in the trunk.
@@jasonst.martin645 I'm hip.
My first was a 1956 Ford 2 door Customline Ranch Wagon, 312 Y block (poor man's Nomad) , followed by a 1953 Olds Rocket 88.
Both were great for drive ins.
@@jasonst.martin645 My next car was a 1968 Buick 2dr loaded in 1976 with a 4v 350 and a 2 speed automatic. it was very fast, raced a Corvette and won. Sold it to a friend (stupid me) He messed with the fuel line and the next day a fire started and it burned to the ground. So Sad, being young with no hind site. I so wish I had the all today. :-)
@@Ka9radio_Mobile9 the two speed power glide transmission. It was the best. I have a similar story, i lent it to a friend and he put too much oil in it and blew the seals. It leaked like a sieve after that.
Our family had the '70 Estate Wagon version of this platform. Bamboo Cream with wood trim. PS, power drum brakes, A/C. Amazing car! My dad would put 87 in it and would run but it had to be driven gently. When I drove it in the early '90's I put Sunoco 94 in it and it ran fine. Eventually my dad had the motor rebuilt and de-tuned to handle 87 unleaded. After the rebuild - no power, but no more ping. The car was wrecked in 1994 and the motor lives on in a jet boat! Tank of a car. Thanks for the memories!
Love watching your videos. For us car guys, looking back at these classics helps explain why we love the cars we do. The videos also help us understand why we dislike certain options of yesteryear. All in all knowing our past helps us understand our passions of today... Thank you for the history lesson..👍👍🇺🇲🇺🇲
Thanks!
Quality of this car and Adam’s presentation make this episode a real pleasure to view!
Unreal the pure Beauty of these cars even after 50yrs That would be one Nice Ride !!
I found your UA-cam channel a year or so ago when I was looking for videos about the 1970 Elektra because I wanted to see the dual function reverse lights again. A neighbor of ours always had the latest top-of-the-line Buick and had a 1970 Elektra Limited when I was 13 years old, a car I always greatly admired (frankly, I'd rather have one of these than a 1970 Cadillac). Since first watching this video over a year ago I have watched a large number of your other videos which are all fascinating and fantastic, thanks!
wow...just spectacular...love the colors...somebody really treated himself when buying this dreamboat new. The brocaded upholstery of this era is so much nicer than the bordello velour pillows that started showing up a few more years after. lol, speedminder set to 100!
Love this Buick. Best interiors back then . My very first car when I turned 16 was a 1970 Buick Skylark coupe; have loved old people's Buicks ever since. Currently driving a 1994 Buick Regal coupe; another survivor with a time capsule interior.keep em coming; I like your choice of cars on here.
Beautiful car, Adam. I've loved these since I was a kid. Thanks for the review!
After I commented on a Pontiac, I realized whatever else I think, this is a great channel and the elements of the tutorial parts about the various vehicles flow well and are accurate and possibly bring new people into this hobby (hopefully) 👏🏻
Such a stunning example of this beautiful Buick!! I’m in love all over again ...
I totally agree with you about the quivering bodies on so many GM vehicles of yore. Kudos to Buick for beefing it up amply to give you that nice SOLID feeling!! 🙌🏻
I appreciate your excellent narration. You are well spoken and have a great command of providing a narrative that greatly enhances the videography. Thank you.
My dad bought a brand new 66 Electra 225 limited 2dr. I was hoping he would have bought the Wildcat GS coupe , but he didn’t like bucket seats . I can still see them in the showroom . Yeah well . It was his money !
My uncle had a 64 Wildcat coupe with the 4 speed and the big 425. That car would haul ass. It was Maroon with White Int. Remember he bought it brand new a couple of days before he brought it over.
Jane Mansfield was killed in a '65 Electra 225
@@tracy4good No . It was a LeSabre 1966 model .
I’m so glad to find this channel … as a man in my early 50’s I grew up watching all of these cars floating down the road. I feel that the 50’s cars are neat , but the cars ( all American makes) built from ‘59 through the early ‘70s were the absolute best ever made .They had the mechanical engineering and performance to be good enough to easily cross the county , but still be connected to the older days of metal and chrome.
Your collection is incredible!!!
Yep, 1970 Limited, best of the best. I would rather have this than a Cadillac Sedan DeVille any day.
My buddy's parents each had Electra's. Great car for cruising down the highway. AND great car for sleeping in when it starts raining during camping trips. So comfy.
So glad all these cars are finally getting the respect they always deserved. Nothing at all wrong with a 4 door...especially a hardtop. Gorgeous.
My best friend's mom always drove these. She was a classy lady.
Can't believe I'm seeing this, really awesome, and good job with your discription👍this was my second car and in the same color! So crazy seeing this
There was an optional wheel cover. It was a wire wheel cover. Dad's 1970 Limited was ordered/equipped thusly. Dad ordered them, along with everything that could be checked off, including a passenger side exterior mirror. Also, there was a little rubber pad that encapsulated the floor mounted dimmer switch available - ordered on Dad's car. [BTW, they are ventiports, not portholes.] It was quite a beautiful car.
The reason the trip odometer reset was beneath the dashboard is it used a cable, not dissimilar to the speedometer cable, to manually reset the trip odometer. To reset the meter. one turned the knob until the numbers lined up to zero. Newer cars use a ratcheting gear, connected to the trip odometer, so the reset is in line with the numbers, more or less. One simply presses the reset and the numbers ratchet back to zero.
Dad bought our 1970 Limited new, then drove it for 15 years when he bought a new 1985 Park Avenue. I bought the Limited from him Most comfortable road car I've ever owned.
Drove it until 1996, when It was t-boned. It had over 200 K miles. Bent the frame badly. I let it go. Sniff...
Thanks for noting the extra options. I noticed too. The wire wheel hub caps were beautiful and were about a $300 option. The five spoke Riviera sport chrome wheel was also an option, but it was only $175. As far as comfort, I too agree the Buick Electra Limited was better than the 1969-70 Cadillac DeVille
How was the fuel economy? Truchlike😩.
@@geraldo9965 I can only speak for the car I got from my father. It got about 12 around town. If I set the cruise at around 65, I remember 16-17 MPG. Not too shabby for the comfort of a living room.
Absolutely stunning Adam. Thank you for sharing it with us.
I remember these well, I had a uncle that only purchased the top of the line Buicks, he remained faithful until his last car a Lexus
Thank you, I’m a Buick guy, 73 Electra, I love your car collection, keep on shooting your videos.
Amazing car. The Electra, Buick’s Cadillac Sedan de Ville, was always so unique, graceful and beautiful from mid 60’s to ‘76.
My two favorite Buicks of all time are still the 1960 Electra/Invicta/LaSabre and the 1965 Riviera. Thanks for sharing this gem! 👍
Should have mentioned the lack of center door pillar that provides an expanse of open windows.
Known as a pillarless sedan. I have Dad's 58 cadillac, which my parents never sold or traded. It is also pillarless. They bought it in 1960,from a Dr. Friend of theirs. Lifelong Southern California car, I was 1 . I'm still driving it to this day. They gave it to me in 1982. It was well known to them I wanted it....badly! Lol
That is a “hardtop” when there is no B pillar. If it had a B pillar, it was a “Sedan”. That nonsense about “pillarless” is a British term.....
@@marksmith6091 Other makes of G.M. cars they were known as Sport Sedans.
@@johnfranklin5277 Casa De Cadillac or Bob Spreen?
@@-oiiio-3993 Palm Springs car. PLAZA MOTORS.
That is an absolutely BEAUTIFUL old Buick. I always wanted one of those but never found one that was in good enough condition. They were some of the finest American cars of all time. Thank you for sharing it. You have no idea how much I enjoy this vid. It is just spectacular
This was a perfect example to show the contrast between the last year(1970) of stellar build quality at GM versus their lesser approach in 1971. Nice to also see a truly "loaded" car instead of most that are advertised as much.
Stunning! My dad had a '69 then '73 225 2 doors. He drove the cars a regional sales manager in OR, WA and Idaho. Lots of road miles. He washed them in our driveway after each trip and did his own maintenance. I appreciate seeing the Limited in detail here. Good memories of Buicks in our family.
This beauty is in amazing condition. The gorgeous cream interior is enhanced by the brown exterior. This is a major score!
The reason it stayed in the garage all these years was because it was junk. Fatal flaw: front mount distributor. Every water puddle meant walking to a payphone to call a tow truck.
^^ Who invited the d-bag?
@@totallysmooth1203 Rubbish!! I drove mine until it was totaled [t-boned] with over 200K miles. Dad bought it new, so I can account for all the miles. I can't think of a single instance where rain or the resultant puddles ever got the distributor innards wet. I did, a few times, when washing under the hood. That was my doing, not the car's design.
1970 was the last year for top horsepower. In 1971 horsepower start declining tremendously. Beautiful car, great video, thankyou.
I laughed when you mentioned the seat belt buckle. The first luxury car my dad bought was a '66 Oldsmobile 98 LS which he bought in about 1970. As a kid, I remember wearing shorts and climbing into that car on a hot day and sitting on that giant buckle. OUCH! I would love to find one of those cars...they had the prettiest tail lights.
I know what you mean, only we burned our fingers as dad made us buckle our seat belts. In the 70 Electra, I always thought it was odd for the lap belt to have the small buckle and the shoulder belt to have the gigantic buckle. Thankfully, we never had an accident because that shoulder belt buckle would have probably cracked a couple of ribs.
Wow! Takes me back! My Dad bought one of these brand new, light metallic green, with a tan interior and tan vinyl top. I was 11. We loved that car, and so did Dad. He kept it longer than usual, and finally sold it private party in 1979, it was always very well kept, always garaged, Southern California car, and looked almost like new, inside and out. Purchased a new 79 Buick Rivera. I enjoyed driving the car very much once I got my license in 75. Thx for the memories.
Sea foam green.
Looking forward to hearing the car when you step down in 2nd👍🏻
QUADRAJET MUSIC!
My grandfather had a 70’s Buick Skylark and a LeSabre. His brother was a Buick salesman at Hayes Brothers in SLC. He had the speed warning buzzer set at 55 MPH, which as a ten years old drove me nuts. Thanks for reminding me of those memories of him.
I love this car ! What a beauty !
Thanks for the wonderful Moments you give to us with your you Tube Channel ! I love the 60s and early 70s original Limousines with white walls and the biggest V8 ! Wish you the best ! Rudi from Germany
There's one of these near me that hits a local show from time to time. Sedan with pillar, but still a Limited. Odd thing is that it has crank windows - it's always interesting to see a high trim car with low spec options.
Yeah... That's always baffled me, too.
I've heard Oldsters say that sometimes when someone went to buy a luxury car, they'd opt to not buy power windows, for fear of driving into a body of water and not being able to put the windows down to get out... Kind of silly when the doors weigh 300 pounds and a 2 or 4 door hardtop didn't really seal up like a bank vault, but people do get notions that they never let go of...
I'm pretty sure those doors would just about fly open if you just touched the interior handle... Had the car been driven into a lake or something.
I've also heard that some "depression era" types would delete a radio or opt for the cheapest AM set, or not get the leather interior, or whatever... To SAVE five bucks on the monthly payment.
Of course nowadays, we're pretty much at the mercy of the manufacturer and HAVE TO buy something that's "loaded".
Cheers!
Only one thing I might disagree with slightly…the older folks don’t generally worry about $5 on a payment. They pay CASH and want to save the extra $200 or so up front.😀😀
@@slicksnewonenow Bingo, no REAL choice of options today, especially major options.
@bobcat baldfat drunkbeater It was a big deal when we got power windows in our brand new 1974 Olds Delta 88 Royal 2 dr. They were an expensive option too!
@bobcat baldfat drunkbeater Yes on the vinyl, no on the cranks (save the Cimarron). Caddy standardized PW even on the Calais in 1968.
This is just absolutely spectacular. Thank you for pointing out the wonderful details like the Buick trishield on the mirrors.
A real Buick
I keep coming back to this presentation of the Electra. I just purchased a 70 Electra 225 convertible and i'm getting myself educated on these models There are quiet a few differences between the 225 and the limited though, not to mention between the 4 door hardtop and the convertible. Still, this helps a lot. Great channel (I'm repeating myself)
Beautiful car ! A real Buick.
I would so love to own one of these. The first car I ever drove( living in farming country I did drive a pu first) was my dad's gorgeous metallic blue 70 Limited one equipped just like this one. In the mis 70's It was what a family of six such as we had used. We took many road trips and despite its great ability to power out of any situation, my dad could get 20 mpg out of it back when the limit was 55. Dad swore it ran like a race car and have been a GM mechanic, he kept it tuned beautifully. I have looked for these but they have become so rare. Thank you for sharing it with me, you have no idea how special it is to me.
Now that’s a real car! Four door hardtop is always my favorite. You must be a millionaire to own all these classic cars as they’re all “one of a kind” 😎
Beautiful car. Thanks for sharing it with us. I learned to drive on a similar 1970 Oldsmobile 98. We called it "The Tank". That car is the only reason I am able to parallel park to this day. My mom, a somewhat short woman of 5'4" was a master parallel parker and one of her requirements for driving was parallel parking. Had to master it, in that car, before she would take me for my driving test to get my license. Then my first care was a VW Beetle. BIG difference.
How about a drive in this one! Parents of a friend of mine had one of these in all green, like your Marquis. I grew up in a small MO town, when they bought the car it was the most expensive car the local Buick dealer had ever sold, and it made the local paper! I rode in it a couple of times, it was amazingly smooth and quiet!
My mom had a 1971 Mustang coupe, black with a black vinyl top. I had that same steering wheel rim horn. Brought back memories when you made a reference to it. This car is beautiful. My dad had a 1972 Coupe DeVille 2-door. The color was that very light green color. These cars were amazing back in their day.
I've been watching your videos and they are quite nice. Your collection is awesome, reminds me of Mike Stanton's videos elsewhere on UA-cam. He's the guy who features a lot of Eldorados.
I turned 50 not long ago. The cars you feature were the ones I literally grew up with. My aunt had a '71 Catalina Brougham in the late 70s, deep metallic green.
those are good memories, same here i grew up on these cars
What a beauty! Such a nice collection and you provide unique insights into each car. Thank you
My parents had a 70 Wildcat, same color. Great cars.
What a flashback...I learned to drive in my dad's 68 LeSabre...at first it felt like a barge until I got to appreciate the ride and comfort. Great vid by the way!
The land cruiser as my friends and i called them. Our neighbour had one talk about a smooth ride and with power. Those were the days :)
If it ain't a Studebaker, it ain't a Land Cruiser.
My father, Walter Earl Phoenix, had a 1970 Buick Electra Limited, just like the one pictured, except it had the thick padded leather interior instead of cloth. The exquisite road automobile was the same color combination as yours pictured. My family enjoyed riding in the automobile. The 1970 Electra sedan, was and still is the pinnacle, of Buick luxury automobiles. My father owned and drove Buicks since 1954 to 1983. Buick division's logo was, "When better cars are built !!! Buick will build them" !!! And they certainly did !!! Kevin Phoenix
Most GM cars of this era, beginning in 1962, had the front of the hood shaped to direct bugs over instead of at the windshield.
There is nothing better than a "Wonderfull dying swan sound" to keep your speed at bay. Classic original quote!!
The people down the street had one of these in the same color but it was a convertible it was always in the garage back when I was growing up in the early 70s
It brings back great memories. I had a friend a few years older than myself in 1970, and she used to take her mother’s Electra and go cruising around. This car had an FM stereo. Compared to the size of today’s car, these cars could easily seat 6 people. The trunk could hide 4 people, which came in handy at the drive in movies.
2.56 gears with a 370 bhp 455, should top out around 140 mph.
When I was a little boy, we had a family vacation to Disney Land, driving from the Seattle metro area. My Dad's friend was in a Mercury or Lincoln.... I can't remember only that it was a high end Ford. And, yes, when we hit that stretch of I-5 South of Sacramento, he buried the speedo and that Ford couldn't keep up. LOL! It was a different time. It's amazing any of us lived.
@@chuckhaugan4970 YES! Our dads got away with a lot back then!
I remember my dad running his Riviera GS flat-out one time... Must have had us going about 130 for about 5 miles... It was on FM 249 from Spring Texas to Tomball, Texas.
A State Trooper ran up behind us with his gumball machine on, siren wailing.
The old man pulled over, the Trooper walked up and said "do you have any idea of how fast you were going?"
The old man says "yeah, about 130 or so... I just needed to blow the carbon off the tops of the pistons".
Damn if that Cop didn't say "oh... Yeah, I guess we all need to do that once in a while... Be careful and have a good day".
And got back in his Cruiser and did a U turn!
That was that.😂
Certainly different times... And I miss them.
Hey... Another funny one that just came to mind... Do you remember the 'Mom Seatbelt'?
Hell... It always worked. At least, I never went flying through a windshield.
@@slicksnewonenow LOL!!! We didn't start wearing seatbelts until I was out of high school.... Early 80's. As kids, the back seat of our Buicks were a jungle gym.
Sad thing is, the last Buick our parents bought was a 79 La Sabre Coupe, will all the options but the sun roof. My parents were Buick owners from the mid 50's till that day. I'm talking two Buicks in the garage, alternating a new car between them, so a new car every year, unless my Dad's commuter was special like his 67 Riviera. He kept that one around for 5 or 6 years. Once a Chevy engine was under the hood, my Dad didn't see the point of paying for a rebranded car.
GM really screwed the pooch, not understanding their customer base of loyalty. Get this, Buick doesn't even make a sedan or any cars!!! All SUV's! Buick will be gone in the next ten years. It's damn sad.
@@chuckhaugan4970 yep... For some reason, these manufacturers REALLY know how to shoot themselves in the foot, lately.
Cadillacs ain't Cadillacs, anymore.
Buick is now a truck dealership.
Chevrolet sells overpriced junk...
And what's an Oldsmobile?
I sure do miss the pre-72 cars.
Nearly every make had STYLE and most were quality builds.
@@chuckhaugan4970 he must've had a 351 then cause the 460 would blow the doors off ANYTHING GM had at highway speeds.
Absolutely beautiful. From every angle! And when so clean, all the details come to life.
When it was obvious that this was a Buick and not an Oldsmobile 🤔👌
Humm, Olds 98 was the same as Buick Electra: engine, equipment, suspension....the same applied to Olds 88 and Buick Lesabre. Olds and Buick competed as 2 differents companies but at the end, they offered the same products. If you needed a Buick part but the dealership but ran out of stock, just go to Olds. You can say the same between Chev and Pontiac or Dodge and Plymouth. It was a marketing trick that GM (or Chrysler in case of Dodge-Plymouth) used to make customers feeled they were differents products, but at the end, whatever customer choose, the money goes at same place, Ha Ha, nice trick! It was a redundance of products envelopped in differents trimmings where you could switch parts between those differents models. But you couldn't between a Caddy and Electra/98 or a Chrysler and a Dodge/Plymouth. They were differents. As a matter of fact, GM had been sued for that practice and they lost. That marketing trick doesn't exist today with the disappearance of Pontiac, Olds and Plymouth.
WOW! My dad had a car just like this one. Same color combination and all. Same big pillowed seats and all. Dad really loved that car and so did my mother. We would all jump into that thing and off to Florida we'd go. Dad would cruise that big girl around 90 mph almost all the way to Florida and she never missed a beat. I'd love to come see it and just put my hand on her. Watching this video brings back a lot of very good memories. Thanks for posting.
Thanks!
The new cars don't compare.
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And that’s the good news for the environment 🇺🇸👍
YOU GOT THAT RIGHT.
@@frankcolumbo9615 yea? you mean the electric tinker toys that explode when they get hit and when they go up in flames the burn for hours? not to mention incinerating the occupants nice and crispy like? releasing more toxic fumes into the air than 100 gas powered cars at least, then there's the toxic chemicals leeching from those 1200lb batteries naturally, that can't be stopped by any means, where to store the used batteries I wonder hmmm how great is that for the environment hmmm?....
OIL IS an ORGANIC MEDIUM! gas does not harm the environment you fools, it is provided BY THE EARTH from billions of years of organic decay, so it CANNOT HARM the EARTH
more toxins released from volcanic eruptions than all the cars in the world if they were running 24/7 for a 1000yrs! so what is your problem exactly...
you favor the more toxic tinker toys which people once they buy they won't again...ain't that something, gee I can't wait for the 'electric 767 LOL'
@@BlacKnightRising Nobody is talking about electric motors. With turbo chargers, now you get the same horse power and torque from a 3.0 liter V6, compared to the 7 liter V8 engines from 50 years ago. I agree, It's not as fun and it's not as good sounding like the old cars, but the guy is right.
@@Мирич-з4е there's a garage in my neighborhood that's up for rent and it says NO TESLAS' on the sign LOL
gee wonder 'why' that is!
The front of this car brings back memories. I had a 1970 Wildcat 2-door with the 455 cu in the same color.
My aunt had one. It had lighters in the passenger door and we used to drive her nuts playing with it. It had curb feelers too
Curb feelers are available from Amazon 😂🤣
Wow! I haven't seen one of these in years. Our next door neighbors had a brand new '69 Electra 225 four door hardtop back in the day, and that thing barely fit in their garage. It was in a light metallic green that was very popular back then, with a little darker green vinyl top, and light green interior. It was quite a beautiful car with that long, low, graceful styling! Thanks for sharing this with us!
I love the 69!
@@RareClassicCars I bet you remember that shade of green I'm talking about. I would call it celery green for the lack of a better term...It just always looked very clean to me.
Hi from australia love the cars of the time when they were still built with style an class you can see the end of the era as the bean counters an safety bumpers an aerodynamics took over to what we have now junk cheap plastic rubbish that falls apart from the littlest bump
My dad had the very similar 1970 Buick LeSabre 4 door hardtop. It was a light green with a dark green vinyl top and it was the first car of his that he let me drive. I passed my driver's license exam in that car. I loved it.
Nice car, always loved the 1965-70 Buick Electra's, 1970 is my top favorite year of the 1965-76 Buick Electra's, I don't get why Oldsmobile 455 was offered in 1968 and Pontiac and Buick didn't get their's until 1970
In the sixties each division developed and built their own engines.
@@kendallsmith1458 I've totally forgotten all about that, at least Pontiac and Buick got the 455 during the last year of the high compression big blocks.
I have been watching on the television so haven't commented. Videos are great, well done, excellent enthusiasm and information void of clowning around. This is stuff you do not see anymore on the road and the items you bring to video are really nice. I have a 2000 Buick Park Avenue which the Electra became and it is the best automobile I have ever owned. Keep them coming, you're doing great work.
Thank you!
I miss Rich fabric Interiors in cars. Now everything is just mousefur cloth.
Chinese mousefur at that!
Lol sadly yes!
I wish some manufacturers would reintroduce an uplevel cloth option. I guess all of today's consumers see leather=luxury and cloth=cheap. But these shimmering brocade fabrics.... they're just stunning.
@@JCWiley2300 you’re starting to see that on some production cars and concept cars. The Cadillac Escala concept had a cloth interior. Think some Mercedes have an up level cloth. But I agree. I’m not a leather fan.
@@JCWiley2300 Could not agree with this more! I miss really high-end cloth seats like the Prima velour common in upscale GMs in the '80s. Now it's either leather, leatherette, or crappy cloth that looks like something a backpack is made out of.
Totally enjoy the trip down memory lane. Owned a 68 430 wildcat and a 78 455 duece and quarter. Great review.
We had a 71 and then a 72 limited. They had that speed alert. That bar would move, so it would be pushed by the needle as you went over the speed, and then when you decelerated, it would stay at the higher speed. Kind of lame.
Another great posting, Adam. Miss my '75 Century with the 350; great looking car, and fantastic drivetrain.
This is more like it. 👍👍👍
Something for everyone here. But this is definitely a fine car!
MAN! I could look at your collection of classic cars ALL DAY LONG!! Keep em coming!
Jacks Auto Ranch in Wisconsin has cars back to 1903. There are a whole bunch of junk yards in that area but I can't remember any of the other names
My aunt and uncle in NYC had one of these! It was soooooo comfortable.
more accurately, near NYC. Rye, NY.
My dad would have lost it and gone off on the salesman just mentioning the space saver spare tire
Out of every big car you've reviewed, this is the one I would love to own and drive across country.
14:25, all American cars back then had that mean, gurgling noise. And that wasn’t something of a sports car.
Aftermarket exhaust. Factory was single, and quiet.
@@wagonmaster1974 I’ve wondered about that for a long time, because when I was a kid I don’t ever remember cars sounding like that unless they were sports cars. Thanks for the heads up!
@@wagonmaster1974 Duel exhaust was a factory option on Electra and all V8 equipped Buicks of this era. You couldn't get duels on the 6 cylinder Special Deluxe, and all the V8's had a somewhat raw note at idle. Not loud, but you could hear them.
@@customkey Duals accounted for less than 5% of the senior car orders, then mainly on the Wildcats. I am going by statistics. Regardless of single or dual, the senior cars were quiet systems, with huge mufflers and resonators. A little different on the Special/GS platform. The car featured in this video is loud. Exhaust is not factory.
@@wagonmaster1974 I presently own a 1969 Electra 225 convertible that I bought in 1978 with 9,000 miles on the clock, equipped with factory duel exhaust. The car was mint and untouched when I bought it and it remains in mint condition to this day. I was questioning your statement that these cars didn't come from the factory with duels, mine did, listed on the factory to dealer invoice. But I will agree with you, this one does sound like aftermarket exhaust.
Thanks for the trip down memory lane! The one I had as a teenager was almost exactly the same as yours.