Some friends went to a presentation tour of this car dealer in a small South Island town at the weekend, I think it may have been a Rotary Club type activity .... and they saw this and decided to show me. It's very nice. Put your coffee down - price is equivalent to $US51,000. Certainly up there, but not outrageous Down Under these days. YMMV on the wheels. https://www.efmc.co.nz/Current-Stock/1965-Buick-Electra-225/
Looks nice. But it's not 225 inches long, only the 1959 and 1960 Electra 225 (there was also a "regular" shorter (220.6 inches and 221.2 inches) Electra model for those years) was 225.4 and 225.9 inches long. This 1965 Electra has an overall length of 224.1 inches. 1965 Buick Electra 225 $84,990 Key Detail Kilometres: 73,680km Engine: 6.45 Litre Body: Coupe Transmission: 3 Auto Transmission Seats 7 Import History: USA Fuel Type: Petrol Model Detail: Ratings Fuel Economy Rating Not available for this vehicle Safety Rating Not available for this vehicle Description Eyrewell Forest Motor Company are delighted to bring to market this fabulous 1965 Buick Electra 225. 225 denotes the inches from front to back - you will need a decent sized garage to house this behemoth measuring in at 5.7m long! With a bench seat up front and no seatbelts in the rear this is technically a six seater - but depending on the size of the rear seat occupants you may even legally fit 7 in there. All GM passenger vehicles received a major redesign in 1965 dominated by flowing Coke bottle lines and fastback roof profiles on its coupe models, and the 6 window-body style was eliminated. For 1965, Buick also changed its marketing strategy and offering the Electra 225 in two trim levels, base and Custom. Along with the new body came a new chassis with a full perimeter frame including side rails that replaced the previous X frame used since 1961. Engine offerings were unchanged from 1964 including the standard 325 hp (242 kW) 401 V8, and two versions of the larger 425 V8 that were rated at 340 hp (254 kW) with a four-barrel carburetor or 360 hp (268 kW) with two four barrels. The three-speed Super Turbine 400 automatic transmission was standard equipment. A new body style introduced for 1965 was the thin-pillar 4-door sedan, which featured frameless window glass with a thin, chrome fixed B pillar. Invest now in an appreciating classic. Whether used as a wedding car or for High School formal drop offs this super smooth cruiser is sure to please.
I don't think anyone but you cares about the exact length of these Electras, except you Erik. Nice car, just needs to lose those funky wheels and put on a set of Buick mags.
Nice looking car. It's even got the wheel on the right (correct) side of the car. I see a dash cover which tells me the dash is likely cracked. 51k? ooof, that's steep. But seems it's pretty universal for dealers to be way high on the list price.
