Monday, March 9, 2009

1959 Buick Electra 225




If a car ever personified an era, this luxurious, delta-wing traveling palace was the one to do it.


Luxury at every turn, with the pillow tufted seat cushions, the grab handles in back, automatic transmission, power everything--seats, brakes, steering, entenna, windows, and, certainly, the nail head engine gave it the power to cruise effortlessly.
this is truly a car for the man who had made it, who had reached the top of the professional heap, and didn't care who knew it, but yet a little less ostentatious than the Cadillac.
And, in a real sign of the times, the luxury extended not only to an ash tray on each side of the car, but also a cigarette lighter on each side of the rear, with one mounted on each door pillar.
Truly the lap of luxury, all 225 inches of it--hence the designation, Electra 225.

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