1966 Buick Electra 225

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  • schwarcw
    schwarcw Posts: 7,358
    edited February 2010
    Here is some interesting trivia about the 225:

    World's Most Infamous Vehicles1966 Buick Electra 225
    Event: Near decapitation of Jayne Mansfield
    Year: 1967
    Jayne Mansfield's prodigious bosom defined her career as a Hollywood bombshell, but her head was her undoing. After an engagement at a Biloxi, Miss., nightclub, Mansfield, her then-lover Sam Brody, a driver and three of her children set out for New Orleans along U.S. 90. Early in the morning, the Buick they were riding in crashed into the back of a tractor-trailer, which sheared most of the top off the Buick. Mansfield and the other adults riding in the front seat were killed instantly; the children riding in the back survived. After the incident, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration started to require an underride guard on the backs of tractor-trailers, which is often referred to as a "Mansfield bar."

    For more about this event, look Here
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,891
    edited February 2010
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 33,068
    edited February 2010
    Neale13 wrote: »
    AHHHH A Deuce and a Quater. My great Grandfather had on and it was white as well. thanks for the memory.....

    Your great grandfather ? How old are you ? Three?
    Hell, I had one,it was old but ran like a champ,and I'm only 50.
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  • BAD ASP
    BAD ASP Posts: 361
    edited February 2010
    tonyb wrote: »
    Your great grandfather ? How old are you ? Three?
    Hell, I had one,it was old but ran like a champ,and I'm only 50.

    I don't have a deuce but I do have it's racier brother....

    if you like to float down the road and do the full lean in turns than these are your babies.. I got this when my kids were small and used it to take them to all of their games and such, we also did some cruise nights with it as well as some old fashioned drive ins. Right now they all want me to hang on to it because they want it for their kids. Hopefully there will still be gasoline for them to put in it when I do give it to them.

    Nice ride THEJERMON good luck with the sale.
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  • THEJERMON
    THEJERMON Posts: 96
    edited February 2010
    BAD ASP wrote: »
    I don't have a deuce but I do have it's racier brother....

    if you like to float down the road and do the full lean in turns than these are your babies.. I got this when my kids were small and used it to take them to all of their games and such, we also did some cruise nights with it as well as some old fashioned drive ins. Right now they all want me to hang on to it because they want it for their kids. Hopefully there will still be gasoline for them to put in it when I do give it to them.

    Nice ride THEJERMON good luck with the sale.

    Wow Bad Asp,
    I am not a big fan of some of the newer models but that car of yours in blue is Dynamite!!! Wow.
    It is just a fantastic color on that car. Really nice. Is it a 67? 430 ci?
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 33,068
    edited February 2010
    Also had a Riviera GS,455/4 bbl, turbo 400 tranny, that sucker flew, rode like a caddy too. Always loved those Buick rims. God,I miss that car.
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  • BAD ASP
    BAD ASP Posts: 361
    edited February 2010
    THEJERMON wrote: »
    Wow Bad Asp,
    I am not a big fan of some of the newer models but that car of yours in blue is Dynamite!!! Wow.
    It is just a fantastic color on that car. Really nice. Is it a 67? 430 ci?

    Thanks Thejermon, it is a 68 with the 430. I'll try and post an interior shot later.
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  • BAD ASP
    BAD ASP Posts: 361
    edited February 2010
    tonyb wrote: »
    Also had a Riviera GS,455/4 bbl, turbo 400 tranny, that sucker flew, rode like a caddy too. Always loved those Buick rims. God,I miss that car.

    Tonyb that Riv GS was a great ride.
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  • THEJERMON
    THEJERMON Posts: 96
    edited February 2010
    tonyb wrote: »
    Also had a Riviera GS,455/4 bbl, turbo 400 tranny, that sucker flew, rode like a caddy too. Always loved those Buick rims. God,I miss that car.

    As far as Buicks go, that Rivera was hard to beat, no matter what year it was. They just had a look all their own.
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  • THEJERMON
    THEJERMON Posts: 96
    edited February 2010
    Alright schwarcw, another piece of trivia, Mariska Hargitay from the TV show CSI, SVU is the daughter who survived the car accident.
    schwarcw wrote: »
    Here is some interesting trivia about the 225:

    World's Most Infamous Vehicles1966 Buick Electra 225
    Event: Near decapitation of Jayne Mansfield
    Year: 1967
    Jayne Mansfield's prodigious bosom defined her career as a Hollywood bombshell, but her head was her undoing. After an engagement at a Biloxi, Miss., nightclub, Mansfield, her then-lover Sam Brody, a driver and three of her children set out for New Orleans along U.S. 90. Early in the morning, the Buick they were riding in crashed into the back of a tractor-trailer, which sheared most of the top off the Buick. Mansfield and the other adults riding in the front seat were killed instantly; the children riding in the back survived. After the incident, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration started to require an underride guard on the backs of tractor-trailers, which is often referred to as a "Mansfield bar."
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,576
    edited February 2010
    She wasn't beheaded.
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  • THEJERMON
    THEJERMON Posts: 96
    edited March 2010
    Bump.
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  • THEJERMON
    THEJERMON Posts: 96
    edited April 2010
    PRICE DROPPED TO $12,500.00
    $300 DOLLAR COMMISSION DISCONTINUED.
    Make me an offer will ya?
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  • THEJERMON
    THEJERMON Posts: 96
    edited April 2010
    dorokusai wrote: »
    She wasn't beheaded.

    I didn't see where someone wrote beheaded in here but maybe I am missing it. It says near decapitation.
    Bump. :)
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  • schwarcw
    schwarcw Posts: 7,358
    edited May 2010
    THEJERMON wrote: »
    Alright schwarcw, another piece of trivia, Mariska Hargitay from the TV show CSI, SVU is the daughter who survived the car accident.

    Didn't know she was Janes daughter! Pretty cool! What about the other sisters?

    Mark, I'm losing my head looking at some of her pinup photos!:eek::D
    Carl

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  • THEJERMON
    THEJERMON Posts: 96
    edited May 2010
    Hello Everyone,
    I have decided to enter my 66 Buick into a car auction Saturday, June 5h here in St. Louis, MO. Here's the link. It will be auctioned off Saturday prime-time.

    http://motoexotica.com/auction.htm

    I appreciate the nice comments from everyone here in the forum.
    The car is still for sale right here if anyone is interested in making me an offer before the auction. You can also bid on it at the auction or online, but remember, at the auction, you pay a buyers commission fee of 6%. I have set the reserve quite low because I want it to go to a new home. It will be at the Auction Thursday evening June 3rd and stored indoors until it rolls across the block to it's new owner Saturday June 5th. Wish me luck! Thanks. Jerry

    BTW, I appreciate this forum very much. That being said, the 100 post minimum sucks for new posts IMHO. Especially for someone who has been a member of this forum for a couple years. Make it 50 or something.... Just my .02 worth.
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  • punk-roc
    punk-roc Posts: 1,150
    edited September 2010
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  • geppy1
    geppy1 Posts: 3,076
    edited September 2010
    Why???
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  • miner
    miner Posts: 1,305
    edited September 2010
    THEJERMON
    http://blog.driversource.com/sell

    Gives these guys a call - they are heavy into US early model cars. I havebeent here many times looking and tire kicking.
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