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Offline Chris At 65GS

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Longest Buick
« on: January 13, 2009, 11:06:53 PM »
Ok. I don't know the answer to this but I'm really curious.

What was the biggest Buick built in the 60's - 70's (length)?

What production car from the Big Three holds the title?

 ???

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Offline WkillGS

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Re: Longest Buick
« Reply #1 on: January 16, 2009, 10:07:25 AM »
Rumor has it the Electra 225 was so named because it was 225 inches long. I looked up the 66 specs....it's 223.4".  I wonder if bumper guards were optional?
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Re: Longest Buick
« Reply #2 on: August 28, 2009, 09:28:14 PM »
I had a 71 225 hardtop, Black with white vinyl top and tan interior.
Thankfully I was a quartermaster in the Navy. I had LOTS of experiance steering a 400 ft Destroyer, it really helped with the Electra.
And that black, by the time you waxed the hood ,the rear was ready to do again.
But what a ride! ;D ;D

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Re: Longest Buick
« Reply #3 on: August 28, 2009, 11:14:10 PM »
I think it may be my 76.

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Re: Longest Buick
« Reply #4 on: August 29, 2009, 10:00:39 AM »
I think it may be my 76.


Give that man a ceeeegar!!
http://wikicars.org/en/Buick_Electra
>>>>The 1975 Buick Electra 225 Limited was the longest 4-door hardtop car GM ever built. At 233.4 in long, it was even longer than the 1975 Cadillac Deville
>>>>The 1976 Electra is about the same size as the 1975 at 233.3 inches, so basically these are the biggest Buicks that have ever been built.

Walt K
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66 GS Astro Blue/blue 425 auto
66 GS Silver Mist/black 401 4 spd
66 GS Flame Red/black 401 5 spd
66 GS Saddle Mist/black 401 L76 auto
66 Special Flame Red/black 300 5 spd
65 GS vert Verde Green/ Saddle buckets 401 4 spd
79 Turbo Regal