The History of the Buick Electra 225

The Buick Electra has been in the market for almost a half century. It lasted from 1959 to 1990 providing the needs of its clientele in a full-size premium luxury vehicle which General Motors was able to find the niche for.

It consists of several models in the Electra line such as the Riviera and Electra 225. This car was designed during the times when there was a decline in the automotive sales industry. While some automobile companies would gear towards producing a more compact and energy saving car, the President of General Motors then, Harlow Curtice thought of creating and manufacturing a premium luxury car and decided to produce the street rod called the Electra. Eventually it was replaced in the year 1991 by the new Park Avenue model.

During this time, the street rod Buick Electra's were manufactured as a full-sized premium automobile which was built by the Buick division of General Motors. They abandoned a more traditional design which Buick was known for and started to introduce a sleeker more modern vehicle.

The Electra line shares the same similarities with the Cadillac, it came in a four door sedan, a two door coupe and a two door convertible. Prior to 1959, the top of the line Buick lines were Roadmaster and Limited but when the year 1959 came along, they were renamed the Electra and Electra 225. The 225 resonates the overall length of this street rod which is 225 inches or 5,715 mm thus the term "deuce and a quarter".

The interior of the Electra 225 was something to crave for during those times. As the premium luxury line, they make it a point to be sleeker and up to date with a leather interior which was something a lot of people wanted in their cars. It also had power windows and a power operated top which was ultra modern at the time it came out.

It also had super deluxe wheel covers as well as an outside rear view mirror which added to the modern and sleek new look of convertibles. It had the standard requirement for Buicks such as a padded dashboard, a good power steering system and power brakes among other options.

In the year 1965, all the Buick lines alongside of the Electra featured new styles such as a more slanted headlight look with a chrome square grille and back fins with round tail lights.

The introduction of these new additions and revision in their cars was geared to increase their sales during those times and be more competitive since their competition was gearing towards a more compact concept car. They began to introduce a "contoured style" which provided a more sleek and modern look to their line. During this time, the Buick added new additions to the Electra series to make it more appreciable to its clientele as well as allowing them to competitively catch up with their competition. As the year progressed the sale on the Buick Electra began to sink due to the oil embargo in the 70's. More compact and energy saving street rods started being introduced to the market. As a result they began to downsize the lines in 1985 which is also when they introduced the Park Avenue design, a trimmer version of the Electra series which combined both the sporty yet luxurious feel to it of which the Buick was known for.

Chevrolet Vega History With Production Numbers

Chevrolet cars have been one of the most well-recognized and well-admired cars for some time now. One of the most well-known lines for Chevrolet is the Chevrolet Vega, a subcompact car which could carry at least four passengers. This was produced by Chevrolet division of General Motors which became their flagship model from 1971 through 1977.

This car was introduced as a Vega 2300 in September of 1970 which resonated the star named Vega with a cubic centimeter engine size. It has been said that the Chevrolet, especially the Vega line, is considered to be one of the top selling cars in its earlier years. This is because it has a very sleek and modern design that had a hatchback wagon notch back as well as panel delivery design in its two-door styles.

During the time of the oil embargo, most of the car manufactures geared into manufacturing a more compact concept street rod which served the need to save and minimize the use of fuel / gas. At this time, the General Motors President James Roche announced that they too are producing a new mini or compact car in which case the then Chief engineer Ed Cole alongside with his team conceptualized and developed a compact all-aluminum die cast engine block technology which they called Chevy Vega.

The introduction of the Chevy Vega created a sleeker and technologically driven system to their lines with its notch back style sedan. As the year progressed, there were changes made in the Vega design for more and more additions and upgrades which were being introduced in order to provide for the needs of their clientele as well as to provide a better and smoother driving experience.

However, because of the rush for this street rod introduction and despite the many changes and improvements made, the result was not accepted as warmly as they expected.

Throughout the 70's, the Chevy Vega had undergone quite a few changes and upgrades in order to come up with the very best compact car in the market. These street rods had undergone not only interior changes, engine and power upgrading but at the same time refining the noise and vibration levels which most of the cars during those times were having troubles with.

In the year 1973, the car underwent at least 300 minor and major changes which included changes in the exterior and interior colors and trims to the bumper, power steering, vinyl interiors or door panels among others. As such every year new changes had been made to make the Chevy Vega adopt to the changes and evolution of how people were living. In the year 1977, the notch back was renamed into a coupe and the changes in the engine which provided for a pulse air system was installed to meet the requirement of the federal government in the standards sets for emission control.

The difference in the Chevy Vega among other street rods out there is that its hatchback coupe had a lower roof line as well as a fold-down rear seat which most of its clientele were excited and happy about. However on the other hand, their sedan line had an enclosed trunk and more rear seat room than the former. While its wagon had a swing-up lift gate with a lower lift cargo height the panel delivery was a one-passenger wagon with an enclosed storage area so that their buyers could have a lot of choices when they decide to drive a Chevrolet.