https://hotrodhotline.com/forsale/vehicles/buick/electra/1963 1963 Buick Electra for sale on Hotrodhotline https://hotrodhotline.com/forsale/vehicles/buick/electra/1963/listing/245893 1963 Buick Electra 225 - 2 Door (RARE) All original, numbers matching, CA car built in South Gate 401 Nailhead w/Dynaflow trans. This land yacht can move! This is the most complete all original car you'll find. Had this car for 10 years and it's been the best running and most reliable car I've owned!!! Original factory two-tone paint. Has every single piece of chrome and stainless steel on it in immaculate condition. 120k original miles! Has 22inch glaspak dual exhaust that sounds amazing. There is a slight exhaust leak on the headers but ticking goes away once car is warmed up. The Bad: Will need new tires soon as these are over 5 years old and showing cracking. Seats need to be completely redone (I know where you can find the original fabric). Trunk has alot of surface rust but has not eaten through. Paint also has surface rust (if you like patina look just clear coat it). Master cylinder has a small leak but this behemoth still stops! Transmission seals will probably need to be looked at (common for dynaflows). Car was purchased originally in Idaho where the owners after a short few months moved to Santa Monica and the car has since been in the area since 1963. I have extra parts including a grille, hubcaps, new in packaging weather stripping and vinyl trunk liner. Includes original manual from dealership. Also have extra stickers for the engine bay and air filter cover. Please Note The Following **Vehicle Location is at our clients home and Not In Cadillac, Michigan. **We do have a showroom with about 25 cars that is by appointment only **Please Call First and talk to one of our reps at 231-468-2809 EXT 1 ** FREE Consignment Visit Our Site Today Easy To List Your Vehicle and Get it Sold in Record Time. 1963 Buick Electra https://hotrodhotline.com/forsale/vehicles/buick/electra/1963/listing/211722 1963 Buick Electra 225 Convertible Enter this 1963 frame off restored Buick Electra 225 convertible for consignment in soul soothing Willow Green, a top that goes down with the flick of a switch and a powerful V8 under the hood, it's hard to pass this one by. This car begs for a felt Stetson with a tweed band and some side feathers, and a thin necktie. A beautiful complimenting ivory interior gives this 2-door convertible plenty of class, whether it's the commute and from work, or out for a Sunday drive...remember those?''. "Sadie", as the car has become known for the last 15+ years, has served our consignors well, faithfully transporting them to shows and their daughters and nieces to proms and weddings and has even been leased to movie sets. Exterior Straight steel all bathed in a respray of the original Willow Green paint which presents very nicely. Overall, the paint is well applied with only minor inclusions and cracking of the finish but we do note some color difference on a few of the panels, particularly the driver's door along with some surface rust on the sides. Dramatic crisply peaked fenders and quarter panels are dominant features on this body, strikingly unique among the GM brands, but aiding owners with regards to outermost body locations while driving. Atop the rear quarter panel fins we see a bright stainless trim spear which flows rearward and ends just above the rear bumper and encircles the reverse lights. This thin trim spear also runs forward down the sides at the mid beltline and wraps around the clean and clear glass. Chrome for the bumpers shows some tarnishing and has some patina and rusting on the rear bumpers. Just above in the front is the grille, which is made up of horizontal chrome bar and is flanked by dual headlights on either side. More chrome trim highlights the ample windshield glass and passenger compartment. A tight dark green convertible top is on with no tearing and only minor staining. This top is power actuated and has a plastic rear window which has a light fogging to it. 15-inch turbine style chrome wire wheel covers with Buick badged center hubs are wrapped with thin whitewall 235/75R15's on all 4 corners. Interior Near perfect faux leather pattern Sandalwood vinyl is interplaying with chrome trimming, smooth vinyl and vertically stitched vinyl wrapping around the door panels. A padded Sandalwood armrest runs the full gamut of the center on the doors holding the toggles for the power windows and mirror joystick, and green carpeting covers the lowers. Inside we are met with a sprawling split bench front seat in more clean Sandalwood vinyl. Smooth bolsters with white piping separate them from the wide section tuck and roll inserts. A rear bench is in back in the same pattern with a central chrome dressed speaker and looks nearly unused. In front of the driver and the original steering wheel is a symmetrical dash with a central Buick tri-shield badge, and dark greenish brown for the padded dash top and Sandalwood for the metal painted dash front. A few brushed and ribbed aluminum panels are also here housing the pulls and knobs. The original AM/FM radio resides here as well as the heat/defrost slides just above that appear to have been also used in fighter jets of the era. Like new dark green carpeting floods the floors and compliments the Sandalwood vinyl splendidly. Drivetrain Under the hood is an engine aficionado's dreamland where the Buick engineers have placed a 401ci Nailhead V8. This turquoise painted mill is topped with a 4bbl carburetor, turquoise painted coverings, and a black air cleaner assembly. A 2-speed Dynaflow automatic transmission is on the back, and the rear axle weighs in with a 3.23 ratio. Some age dust and patina grace the engine bay, but things remain corrosion free overall and appear very nicely restored. Undercarriage Clean with an ample application of rustproofing texture coating is seen throughout and even surface rust hasn't dared to rear its head save for the untreated components. All strong and black for the frame, flooring, rockers and suspension with only a light dusting of surface rust where the paint was thinly applied. Independent coil spring suspension up front and a 3 link with coil springs in the rear provides the ride, and the power drum braking brings you back to earth safely. Also, a stock style dual exhaust system is seen snaking its way rearward from the Nailhead under the hood. Drive-Ability Thanks to a stretch of mild late summer weather we dropped the top, donned our shades and off to the test track we went. All was performing just nicely with snappy acceleration, good solid handling, and bias free braking. All seemed to be working during our drive save for the clock not keeping time, and even though it wasn't necessary we took a second lap just to enjoy the smooth Buick ride and soak up some sunshine. In the middle ground, nestled between Oldsmobile and Cadillac, and often overlooked in favor of a Pontiac. But though often neglected, Buick can be an affordable point of entry into the full-size field of early Sixties cars carrying the Electra badge for several years as the company steered its sculptured creations towards America's growing families. Undeniably stylish and surprisingly sporty, they sold quite well, but have since been overshadowed by the DeVille and Bonneville offerings. This bodes well for collectors on a budget who want to get into a rarely seen GM-built Sixties car, will that collector be you? 8J3006479 8-Electra 225 J-1963 3-Linden, NJ Assy Plant 006479-Sequential Unit Number TRIM TAG 10C-3rd Week October STYLE 63 4867-1963 Electra 225 Convertible BODY BL267-Linden Body # TRIM 830 2-Sandalwood Vinyl, Black Roof PAINT JJ-Willow Green https://www.classicautomall.com/vehicles/5321/1963-buick-electra-225-convertible 1963 Buick Electra