U225, the 18 Foot Long Sub
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- Опубликовано: 11 июн 2023
- Detroit was still sailing along blissfully in pre-OPEC times when this massive 1970 Buick Electra 225 convertible was built. Watch as Steve examines its first-year 455 V8, final-year aluminum drum brakes and die cast aluminum rocker arms. Plus, what do your Smartphone and this Buick’s back window have in common? Watch and see.
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My friend in HS in the late 1970's had a 225. We referred to it as a "Deuce and a Quarter" that had a "Six Dead Body" trunk. Lots of great memories cruising around Philly and South Jersey in her. Thanks for yet another great automotive history lesson.
The hunt for Rust October lol
“Cancelled ? What do you mean we’re cancelled “ that never gets old.
As a little kid in the early 1970s, I loved these cars - they looked so long and low and elegant, as they cruised down the street.
“Light my fire?”
A guy in my nieghborhood put a '70 455 in a shortbed, 1/2 ton '68 C10 stepside in about 1979. It didn't take long for it to get wrapped around a pole. He and his best friend survived but it was a long time 'til either of them were out walkin' around again. I remember him having his jaw wired shut for most of the year.
Actually the rollover standards never came which was why convertibles came back in 1982 starting with the LeBaron.
Ok Steve, you have whipped that horse to death already. In 72, my Dad drove me to school in his 67 GTO. He picked me up from school, which was something he never did. Because he was at his transmission shop until 7:30 PM. But today he picked me up in a brand new 72 Buick Electra Limited. He said, what do you think? I said, where's the GTO? He said I traded it in for this. I said, oh wonderful. I didn't speak to him for a week. Finally he said, oooooooohhhhhhhh, Pontiac made hundreds of thousands of GTO's, you can get your own. He was right, in 1979 I got my own GTO. And we all lived happily ever after. Until Steve got screwed by Motor Trend.
Back in the 80's a friend of mine had a 1970 convertible duece and a quarter (Electra 225), it was that bronze color also. Once I was driving it back from the drag races on us41 in south Florida. We came across a slow poke and my buddy told me to pass. I was more than happy to comply. I was just dying to open up that 455, see what it'd do! After obtaining 4 bbl velocity at, let's just say, many mph's, blow out, right rear tire! The rear did a slide to the right, and then the land yacht went into an ever increasing fishtail. Fortunately I got it slowed down enough before it spun out. We changed the tire and I drove the speed limit the rest of the way cause I almost messed my drawers on that one! Anyway, I just went through my old Petersons motor manual and saw where the Riviera's 455 had 370 hp with 570 ft lb of torque. After delving a little deeper I found it had quite different camshaft specifications.
So many memories. In 1980 or so a neighbor liberated one of those 455's and dropped it in a 68' f150 for the torqe that engine made. He was a good mechanic and ahead of his time. Modern pickup torqe wars
Car of my childhood! Mom had a 4 door. Baby Blue, white interior. I used to ‘camp’ in it, meaning sleep outside in the back seat. An amazing car, and a daily driver in the mid 1980’s.
Love the king cobra on the cover
My dad had a 225 Electra 455 bored out to 500 cc with nitrous, headers, dual exhaust, racing cam, solid lifters, B&M shifter on the floor. Yes, my dad was a hp freak. It’s now owned by Tony Angelo which can be seen on his RUclips channel. I once had a 73 Electra Limited 4 door
“Now when I first got out of high school, I drove an old farm truck.
My paternal grandparents once had a 1973 Buick Electra 225.
My parents had a 1970 225 hardtop two door. Gave it to me as a graduation gift in 1979. That land yacht was styling and a cruiser. Got it off the ground once going 115 mph up a hill- cleared the top- heads hit the headliner and slammed back onto the road and just kept going. It was a beast!
1970 was an exciting year for the domestic automakers. So many cool new cars. I had a paper route in the fall of 1969 and inside one Saturday edition of the Cleveland Press was a full color guide to all the new cars. I used that insert to cover all my school books that year - we didn't have money to buy book covers so we always used newspapers. One the cover of my English book was the 70 Dodge Coronet, my History book had the Challenger. Too bad it all was about to come to an end in a few short years.
Another car I wouldn't touch with a ten foot pole in my youth, but would love to have today. Don't know if I'm just getting older, or just getting smarter. Speaking of "CANCELLED!", I'm watching you on 'Junkyard Gold' on the Motortrend channel as we speak. I miss seeing new episodes, but at least they have the common sense to put you back on in reruns!
Steve thank you very much for this. It is just what I needed to take my mind off stuff. I have a 1952 Buick Roadmaster here in the UK 🇬🇧 so I am a Buick fan
We're all pulling for you Steve. Hope to see you soon