Just got my Aunt's '61 Electra 4 door with a 401 running after it had been sitting garaged for 18 years without moving! It is in good mechanical condition having been the classic "3 miles to work and back" car for her for over 30 years. Lots of worn-out interior, though. And as I begin basic restoration, I'd like to know if any interior stuff is common to later year models. I know the '61 was a major design change from the '60 inside and out and there were obvious exterior changes in '62 and '63 and then another big design change in '64, but I would appreciate any knowledge any of you all have about how much interior trim on the '61, '62 and '63 is the same. I've found headliner and carpet kits on-line, but not much else. As I head for junk yards and ebay to try to replace the following damaged original equipment it'd be nice to know if any of it from a '62 or '63 would also fit my '61: front and rear bench seats - tears, splits, crushed and foam padding decomposing to yellow dust front leg-area kick panels - pretty thrashed padded dash top - 4 front-to-back curling-up cracks sun visors - thrashed but functional mounts and arms front door arm rests - quite worn turn signal mechanism - lever missing and whole assembly is kind-of floating around inside the steering shaft ring behind the steering wheel brake pedal cover - in pieces held on with duct tape Any help or links much appreciated!
You will probably have more luck looking for parts for a '61 LeSabre or Invicta than another model year Electra. Many of the components you listed are common between those models but not common between '61 and a '62. You can also try Cars Inc., they have kick panels for a '61 and may have visors and other odds and ends. http://www.oldbuickparts.com/cart/kick-panels-1961-62-buick-lesabre-p-26131.html You also may want to introduce yourself in the introduction forum and put your first name in your signature so people know who you are. Good luck parts hunting.
