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Buick Electra 225 1959 - Badge on front wing. 'Electra 225' the name given to the replaced 'Limited'. The Electra 225 was 225-inches long, and it shared its GM C-body with the Oldsmobile 98 and Cadillac on a 126.3 inch wheelbase.
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Buick Electra 225 1959 hardtop. Introduced in 1959 to top the Buick range, and to replace the Buick Roadmaster models, the Electra 225 was GM's largest car of 1959. Under the bonnet was the 6.6-litre 'Nailhead' V8 engine.
Buick Electra 225 1959 front
Buick Electra 225 1959 hardtop. GM produced a new C-body for its larger cars in 1959 with a wheelbase of 126.3inches and given to the Electra, Electra 225, Oldsmobile 98, and all Cadillacs. The 'Electra 225' was so named because the car was 225 inches long, even longer than a Cadillac. Styling was shared with B-body models.
Buick Electra 225 1959 hardtop rear
Buick Electra 225 1959 hardtop. With 4-door, 4-window hardtop body, the 'Electra 225' replaced the 'Limited' in 1959. The Electra 225 was 225-inches long, and it shared its GM C-body with the Oldsmobile 98 and Cadillac on a 126.3 inch wheelbase. A 6-window hardtop was marketed as the Electra 225 Riviera hardtop, but the 'Riviera' tag was not given to the 4-window hardtop.
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Buick Electra 225 1959. Sharing its GM C-body with Cadillac and Oldsmobile, the 1959 Electra 225 was given very simple rear lamps in comparison to its C-body siblings.
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Buick Electra 225 1959. With 4-door, 4-window sedan body. This GM B-body was shared across the 5 brands of GM in 1959 as a panic response to projected new designs from Chrysler. Even the supposed GM C-bodies for Cadillac and this Buick Electra 225 shared roof, window glass and front doors
Buick Invicta 1959 4-door hardtop front
Buick Invicta 1959 4-door hardtop. The Invicta name was first used in 1959 and was offered on 123-inch 4-door sedan, 2 and 4-door hardtop, Convertible and Station Wagon.
Cadillac Sedan Deville 1960 rear
Cadillac Sedan Deville 1960. The sedan Deville was a pillarless 4-door hardtop, and this design with large wraparound rear windows shared with other GM brands
Cadillac Sedan Deville 1960 side
Cadillac Sedan Deville 1960. The Series 6300 Sedan DeVille was built on a 130-inch wheelbase, and was a 4-door hardtop
Chevrolet Impala 1959 Sport Sedan rear
Chevrolet Impala 1959 Sport Sedan, a 4-door hardtop,built on a 119-inch wheelbase.
Chevrolet Impala 1959 Sport Sedan side
Chevrolet Impala 1959 Sport Sedan. The Sport Sedan was almost a 4-dooor hardtop, and the large wraparound rear window made the Impala very light and roomy in the rear. The Cadillac Sedan DeVille shared this design on a larger body. The Cadillac Series 62 and 'deVille' models sat on a 130 inch wheelbase and measured 225 inches, whereas the Chevrolet Impala was 119 inches between the wheels and 211 inches overall.
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