1969 Buick Electra 225 Sport Coupe

The Buick Electra is a full-size luxury car that was manufactured and marketed by Buick from 1959 to 1990. Introduced as the replacement for the Roadmaster lines, the Electra served as the flagship Buick sedan line through its entire production. While offered primarily as a four-door sedan, at various times, the Electra was also marketed as a two-door sedan, two-door convertible, and as a five-door station wagon.

The Electra 225 was the king of full-size Buicks in the mid- to late 1960s. Measuring in at 18 feet, 8 inches long, the Electra was the largest vehicle in Buick’s 1965 lineup. This particular model year brought redesign changes across GM’s entire fleet, with more coke bottle-inspired styling cues of the muscle car era. Buick’s trademark ventiport holes in the fenders are also easily recognizable in cars from this time.

The 1969 Buick Electra has a 430ci big block V8 but it’s naturally aspirated, so no blower is helping to force air into those cylinders. Will that be enough to embarrass the pony car, or is this another case of a powerful yet heavy ride getting smoked by something lighter?

The Buick Electra 225 had rear fender skirts, four ventiports on each front fender, and the lower bodyside had bright metal trim that extended from the front bumper to the rear, with a kick-up over the front wheelhouse lip. In the back were horizontal taillamps behind bright grids and Electra 225 emblems were on the deck lid and rear fenders. In the front was a unique grille with dual round headlights enclosed in square trim rings. Standard features included power brakes, power steering, an electric clock, custom padded seat cushions, side coat hooks, and carpeted floors and lower doors.

For 1967, the Electra’s rear wheel hump was exaggerated and joined by a sweeping creaseline, a design that was carried over for 1968.