Whoa Nelley, 225 and not to soon be alive. This is a "C" body, not a "B" body. Your Pontiac Executive is a "B" body, and this is a "C" body. Similar, but different. The columns might interchange, and this is where a Hollander interchange manual is invaluable. You say "454" in your title description. That's a Chevrolet V8, this would be a 455 Buick V8 that was swapped in. I helped a friend today and it felt good to do so. He's been a friend for 35 years and we used to do a lot of car and house projects together, but he's no longer healthy enough to do them. He couldn't get his 2015 Subaru WRX started and after some investigating and research, the "spare" fuse that he pulled for another circuit was actually the starter relay fuse and stopped the car dead in its tracks. He was vacuuming the inside with a cordless vac and accidentally blew the fuse. We worked together over the phone and he called me back two minutes later saying, "Hear this SOB? It's running now. I owe you lunch". I said, "If you're going to buy lunch for me helping you, nope. If we're going to have lunch just to get together and shoot the breeze, sure (we talk on the phone all the time)." So, as the old 1971 Lynyrd Skynyrd song goes, "Lend a Helpin' Hand......" We (barely) got the VIN, we win: 4 for Buick, possible 82 for Electra 225 or 84 for Electra 225 Custom, 69 for four door sedan, 9 for 1969 model year, H for Flint, MI assembly and the rest is the production sequence. The Flint, MI plant for Buick operated from 1904 through 1999 and was known as Buick City for a time. It was located on Leith Street. No tag, can't brag, but some can be figured out, no doubt: ST69 for 1969 model year, 48269 for Electra 225 or 48469 for Electra 225 Custom, FL1 for Flint, MI assembly, possible 614 for Parchment interior trim, possible 59 59 for Lime Green lower and upper exterior paint, among other codes. My uncle had one, and I believe it was a 1970. It got stuck one time down by the amusement park area of town and he and my dad got it running the next day with a new set of points. That's how simple things were back then. Whoa Nelley, division 4 soon to be out the door. In rust we do not trust. Lime Green is soon to leave the scene. That's it, time to quit. 455 and may not soon be alive. Big block is near the end of the clock. 225 and you can't save its hide. That's it, time to quit. Quadrajet used to be a sure bet. Going to be flat and that's that. Four doors and it don't go no more. Going to get squished and many here, the Buick faithful, Benny and you betcha the Google Man are going to be very, very, very, very, very pissed.
Mr. B. Here ! 👀😎👍☕️🍩 The Electric 225 was one GM’s Land Yacht all the big cars were some of finest road vehicles , Class & Comfortable for those long trip ! The owners were full of pride of these vehicles Olds , Pontic, Chevy full size cars ! Thanks Benny !
They did have front disc brakes as an option in '69 Benny. My friend has 2 pretty much identical 1969 Buick Electra 225 convertibles, both originally blue on blue but he repainted one white. His white car has the optional disc brakes, but they don't make parts for them. He is considering buying an after market disc brake kit which uses another GM caliper that will work with a bracket the kit supplies or just swapping them to the base drums as it appears the owner of this car has done. Keep on Benny, Cheers from Canada!
Thanks Benny! Grab those rear circular side marker lights and the front cornering lights too! I also like those rear resonators on the exhaust, my 73 Satellite Sebring Plus with a 318 had a rear resonator.. go figure.
A 1969 Buick had a 360 horsepower 430 V8. Starting in 1970 they had a 370 horsepower 455 V8. I put a disc brake pedal pad on my 1969 Riviera when I was a teenager. The aluminum drum front brakes on full sized Buicks were every bit the equal disc brakes.
I had a 70 Buick Electra 225 in 78 I wrecked a car put the right front tire against the passenger seat climbed out of the driver's window not wearing a seatbelt what a cut on my forehead and walked away
Man I love the lime green color! That & the white interior are a great combination! Too bad the roof is swiss cheese as well as the floors. It was a nice looking car. The front grille is low hanging fruit! How much did you pay for the fender skirts, windshield trim, and steering column? I hope they were able to work on your project! We'd love an update on your projects Benny!
As soon I saw that roof, I thought of turning it into a convertable. Its very much savable but my guess is someone will snatch that entire front end, trims and what not, untill only the chassis and that rusted roof remains.
Yo benny, you should totally grab those aluminum drums for my electra. Nice to have a spare set. Also small stuff like the electra lettering, side marker lights, chrome trim.
3:16 That black box on the A pillar is a 360 degree camera index for a tripod, from what imfo I am getting you mount a camera to the A pillar to take picture as you drive. And then again it could be can opener.🥰
Benny did you get the tilt outta her? Probably would work on your chevy. Wouldnt think GM would make 4 different mechanisms 1 for each division back then. .
I saw it before they sat it there. Was on all 4s right at front of that row. It was closing time when I saw it and it had brand new power steering in that box now on ground under car next to it. I wanted to grab it but had my hands full. Wanted it for my 455 in my 75 Grand Am. Went back when I could and was unfortunately gone just a empty box 😭
A nickname for the Electra 225 which referred to the car's overall length in inches. The "street" or "hood" nickname for it was "Deuce (200) and a quarter (25, equaling 225).
@@googleusergp that's exactly where IV heard the term but never knew. I have a 95 Fleetwood brougham..... Not a broham broham LoL 😂😂😂😂 I get that almost everyday... Rollin in a broham LoL
Hey Benny, "1969 Buick Electra limited, green with high mileage, original all the way inside and out, missing landau top, lots of rust on roof, asking $0 selling as is. "
Went for scrap too early. Cut the top off for a summertime ride. Shine 'er up, and she's probably a runner. Maybe splurge on a custom interior. Big displacement, but not big horsepower, but for a deuce and a quarter cruiser, who cares?
wont be long until these cars are all gone,, in reality this can be saved,, a new roof off a doner maybe $150, $1200 to get it fitted, Cut and welded, $12000 on paint and parts, a month of detail work, carpets, bits etc, $1000, but then again that 455 and auto would be great in a 70 to 72 skylark. the best 1969 225 electra in the world is only worth $35,000 to $40,000, is it worth it. From some of the garbage people are rebuilding these days, this electra is worth saving.
You can double that estimate. This car could have $25,000 put into it and still be upside down. The only way you would do a car like this a labor of love, not money.
Shame it went to the junk yard.. Floors looked good.. Even better if engine run. A front seat and you could have had a good beater..patched in the roof. Wierd beard fixed a roof the same. Not hard to water proof.
Whoa Nelley, 225 and not to soon be alive. This is a "C" body, not a "B" body. Your Pontiac Executive is a "B" body, and this is a "C" body. Similar, but different. The columns might interchange, and this is where a Hollander interchange manual is invaluable. You say "454" in your title description. That's a Chevrolet V8, this would be a 455 Buick V8 that was swapped in.
I helped a friend today and it felt good to do so. He's been a friend for 35 years and we used to do a lot of car and house projects together, but he's no longer healthy enough to do them. He couldn't get his 2015 Subaru WRX started and after some investigating and research, the "spare" fuse that he pulled for another circuit was actually the starter relay fuse and stopped the car dead in its tracks. He was vacuuming the inside with a cordless vac and accidentally blew the fuse. We worked together over the phone and he called me back two minutes later saying, "Hear this SOB? It's running now. I owe you lunch". I said, "If you're going to buy lunch for me helping you, nope. If we're going to have lunch just to get together and shoot the breeze, sure (we talk on the phone all the time)." So, as the old 1971 Lynyrd Skynyrd song goes, "Lend a Helpin' Hand......"
We (barely) got the VIN, we win: 4 for Buick, possible 82 for Electra 225 or 84 for Electra 225 Custom, 69 for four door sedan, 9 for 1969 model year, H for Flint, MI assembly and the rest is the production sequence. The Flint, MI plant for Buick operated from 1904 through 1999 and was known as Buick City for a time. It was located on Leith Street.
No tag, can't brag, but some can be figured out, no doubt: ST69 for 1969 model year, 48269 for Electra 225 or 48469 for Electra 225 Custom, FL1 for Flint, MI assembly, possible 614 for Parchment interior trim, possible 59 59 for Lime Green lower and upper exterior paint, among other codes. My uncle had one, and I believe it was a 1970. It got stuck one time down by the amusement park area of town and he and my dad got it running the next day with a new set of points. That's how simple things were back then.
Whoa Nelley, division 4 soon to be out the door. In rust we do not trust. Lime Green is soon to leave the scene. That's it, time to quit. 455 and may not soon be alive. Big block is near the end of the clock. 225 and you can't save its hide. That's it, time to quit. Quadrajet used to be a sure bet. Going to be flat and that's that. Four doors and it don't go no more. Going to get squished and many here, the Buick faithful, Benny and you betcha the Google Man are going to be very, very, very, very, very pissed.
Just a typo on that 454 😄. But why do I keep forgetting between the b and c bodys 😄
Hey there Mr. Google. Was the VIN on the window sticker? Hard to see the actual VIN tag
@@tomwesley7884 I didn't see the VIN anywhere but the VIN tag on the dash board and some of it was not readable.
@@ClassicRideSociety LOL. More importantly, "No tag, can't brag and the Google Man is sad".
The column should work. C body is an extended B body. Suspension, steering ect.. is the same
It is just amazing how deadly a vinyl top is to a car...
But they probably didn't know that back then ither
Mr. B. Here ! 👀😎👍☕️🍩 The Electric 225 was one GM’s Land Yacht all the big cars were some of finest road vehicles , Class & Comfortable for those long trip ! The owners were full of pride of these vehicles Olds , Pontic, Chevy full size cars ! Thanks Benny !
I have been looking at junk all day but when you make a post Benny l have to watch ⌚️
That engine looks clean inside the rocker cover.
That's a big beast; very luxurious in her day.
Benny and the jets not a bad looking car except for the roof and drivers floor another cool video thanks again.
Sir Mix-a-lot is missing his hooptie!!!! 🤣🤣
Was hoping someone would say it 😂
Ms Trenchbull from 'Matilda" didn't like hers much.
@@taur86466 I love when she "powerlifts" the ass-end of it and spins it around a puff of movie smoke comes off the rear tire! 🤣
@@taur86466 forgot about that. She got the sawdust special 😂
NICE car Benny, full size luxury.
Front end looked nice, bumper was great. Roof not so much, LOL! Thanks for the video, Benny.
The motor and transmission seem salvageable good parts car 😊
🚗A SIX-NINE BUICK: That is the car from the SIR MIX-A-LOT video MY HOOPTIE. It is even the same shade of green🚔
They did have front disc brakes as an option in '69 Benny. My friend has 2 pretty much identical 1969 Buick Electra 225 convertibles, both originally blue on blue but he repainted one white. His white car has the optional disc brakes, but they don't make parts for them. He is considering buying an after market disc brake kit which uses another GM caliper that will work with a bracket the kit supplies or just swapping them to the base drums as it appears the owner of this car has done. Keep on Benny, Cheers from Canada!
My 1st car was 69 LeSabre 4dr sedan, 350-2, dk brown w/ white vinyl top. Front clip & dash/cluster similar, if not, identical to this Electra..
A true land yacht Benny nice video!!🇺🇲🏁🏁🏁😎🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁
Dam Benny buford pussa would be proud ☝🏽😎
Thanks Benny! Grab those rear circular side marker lights and the front cornering lights too! I also like those rear resonators on the exhaust, my 73 Satellite Sebring Plus with a 318 had a rear resonator.. go figure.
A 1969 Buick had a 360 horsepower 430 V8. Starting in 1970 they had a 370 horsepower 455 V8. I put a disc brake pedal pad on my 1969 Riviera when I was a teenager. The aluminum drum front brakes on full sized Buicks were every bit the equal disc brakes.
Wow she's Fred Flintstone and holy.
I had a 70 Buick Electra 225 in 78 I wrecked a car put the right front tire against the passenger seat climbed out of the driver's window not wearing a seatbelt what a cut on my forehead and walked away
I would have yanked that 455 even though your 1970 455 is the best year for 455's, after all how often do you come across a 455 4bbl these day's!!!
Man I love the lime green color! That & the white interior are a great combination! Too bad the roof is swiss cheese as well as the floors. It was a nice looking car. The front grille is low hanging fruit! How much did you pay for the fender skirts, windshield trim, and steering column? I hope they were able to work on your project! We'd love an update on your projects Benny!
As soon I saw that roof, I thought of turning it into a convertable. Its very much savable but my guess is someone will snatch that entire front end, trims and what not, untill only the chassis and that rusted roof remains.
Thanks for the videos You make ! this thing was a tank eh..
Yo benny, you should totally grab those aluminum drums for my electra. Nice to have a spare set. Also small stuff like the electra lettering, side marker lights, chrome trim.
3:16 That black box on the A pillar is a 360 degree camera index for a tripod, from what imfo I am getting you mount a camera to the A pillar to take picture as you drive. And then again it could be can opener.🥰
Benny did you get the tilt outta her? Probably would work on your chevy. Wouldnt think GM would make 4 different mechanisms 1 for each division back then. .
He's got a Pontiac (not Chevy) of this vintage.
Now that’s a beast great classic
It’s a shame the gm is building crap they are now all divisions
I saw it before they sat it there. Was on all 4s right at front of that row. It was closing time when I saw it and it had brand new power steering in that box now on ground under car next to it. I wanted to grab it but had my hands full. Wanted it for my 455 in my 75 Grand Am. Went back when I could and was unfortunately gone just a empty box 😭
nice ride.
Good parts car their.
A Deuce In a Quarter Sir Mix A Lot My Hooptie (1988).
Body very nice other than the floor and roof. Friends had one back when these were new with the 455. Got stolen and wrecked.
Somebody call Sir Mix Alot! He needs his Hooptie!
😄 👍
That 455 would drop into that 79 Cutlass Salon of mine and with the 4spd she might scoot.
Ehat exactly is a duece and a quarter???
Two is a duece. A quarter is 25 . This a duece and a quarter.
A nickname for the Electra 225 which referred to the car's overall length in inches. The "street" or "hood" nickname for it was "Deuce (200) and a quarter (25, equaling 225).
@@googleusergp that's exactly where IV heard the term but never knew. I have a 95 Fleetwood brougham..... Not a broham broham LoL 😂😂😂😂 I get that almost everyday... Rollin in a broham LoL
@@gladememmott3001 Some people say "BRO-HAM'. It's pronounced more like "BROME" (rhymes with chrome).
Hey Benny, "1969 Buick Electra limited, green with high mileage, original all the way inside and out, missing landau top, lots of rust on roof, asking $0 selling as is. "
I had a '68 225...brown with a white interior and top. Worst decision of my life to sell her.
alguien lo cuidó muchísimo hasta que se cortó. 😔 🎥👍
That 455 is not lasting long in that car somebody going to snag that quick😂
Can you tell me what lot this car is in we need trim pieces
Vinyl tops are the devil's work.
I think the tilt will work on your 1970 Pontiac
I ended up selling it
Went for scrap too early. Cut the top off for a summertime ride. Shine 'er up, and she's probably a runner. Maybe splurge on a custom interior. Big displacement, but not big horsepower, but for a deuce and a quarter cruiser, who cares?
Yup, 70 most powerful motor
I miss the gas filler behind the license plate gimmick!
I don't, I still got two cars like that
It allows you to pull up on either side of the pump.
@@googleusergp exactly, and people these days can't pay attention enough to get into the right lane for gas!
Even though every car that has a filler on the side has had a little arrow to point as to which side the filler is on. lol.
@@googleusergp not everyone is as smart as you!
Had a 69 electrica 225 drop top years ago.
That was a keeper.
When are you gonna shows us an give us updates on your car's
Can you get me those 2 round rear side lights? What’s your price PLEASE
I doubt those parts are still there. That car has been there since October of last year
where is that located
i need that rear window trim
It was at BYOT AUTO SALVAGE in Elm Mott Texas but they crushed it already
wont be long until these cars are all gone,, in reality this can be saved,, a new roof off a doner maybe $150, $1200 to get it fitted, Cut and welded, $12000 on paint and parts, a month of detail work, carpets, bits etc, $1000, but then again that 455 and auto would be great in a 70 to 72 skylark. the best 1969 225 electra in the world is only worth $35,000 to $40,000, is it worth it. From some of the garbage people are rebuilding these days, this electra is worth saving.
Fvck all that work, cut the top off and ya got one helluva summertime ride. Just don't get caught in a rain storm
You can double that estimate. This car could have $25,000 put into it and still be upside down. The only way you would do a car like this a labor of love, not money.
dude, its Rileys car
Where is this car at ? You have a add
it was at BYOT in Elm Mott Texas. Not sure if they have crushed it yet as its been a few months since its been there
Most likely a transplant. Don't think Buick offered a 455 in '69😊.
Shame it went to the junk yard.. Floors looked good.. Even better if engine run. A front seat and you could have had a good beater..patched in the roof. Wierd beard fixed a roof the same. Not hard to water proof.
The floors had huge holes in them.
@@googleusergp I'll watch again..
@@DanDoge-wp7uj About 3:09 into the video you can see the holes in the floor pans.
@@googleusergp yep. Guess it was destine for the breakers. Shame..but for scrap price it could be worth a save. If engine running.
@@DanDoge-wp7uj There are plenty of good parts on this one that will keep one in better condition on the road for many years to come.
It's sad to see....
Agreed