Last run of the year - '71 deuce and a quarter

Discussion in 'A boatload of fun' started by Land Yacht, Dec 8, 2012.

  1. Land Yacht

    Land Yacht Well-Known Member

    Land Yacht, Dec 8, 2012
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  2. 1967GS340

    1967GS340 Well-Known Member

    I never got the deuce and a quarter thing.

    Here's a deuce and a half though.
     

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  3. GSX 554

    GSX 554 Gold Level Contributor

    ELECTRA 225. I remember a customer saying he was having a problem with his 69 SWORD . I asked him "what kind of car" and he said 69 SWORD about 3 more times. I finally went out to look at it and it was a 69 Le SABRE. Sabre = Sword . 225 = deuce and a quarter. Go figure.
     
    GSX 554, Dec 9, 2012
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  4. austingta

    austingta Well-Known Member

    They were 225 inches long in 1959,60,68 and 69 only. Using standard number rounding. 59 was the first year and the nickname stuck. Particularly in urban vernacular.
     
    austingta, Dec 9, 2012
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  5. tufbuick

    tufbuick RIP

    When people young and old check out BiggestRed, most of them say...."Nice DUECE" !!!
    That name has been around forever.

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    tufbuick, Dec 9, 2012
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  6. Land Yacht

    Land Yacht Well-Known Member

    Same here.
     
    Land Yacht, Dec 9, 2012
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  7. 1967GS340

    1967GS340 Well-Known Member

    I know it comes from the 225, but it just seems like an odd name for it to me.

    Now Sword!!!! That one had me laughing.
     
    1967GS340, Dec 10, 2012
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  8. Bad Boattail

    Bad Boattail Guest

    And Dale owns a "Buick Narrow coastal region between the Alps and the Mediterranean Sea extending from southeast France to northwest Italy" :Smarty:

    Welcome message at the Nice airport:

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    Bad Boattail, Dec 10, 2012
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