1960 Buick Electra 225 Convertible
Buick’s flagship convertible for 1960 stretched approximately 225 inches from bumper to bumper (comparable to today’s GMC Yukon XL or Chevy Suburban), a dimension that gave the model its numerical designation and helped it earn the street nickname “Deuce and a Quarter.”
Only a few thousand ragtops left the factory that year wearing the Electra 225 badge, making the open Electra one of Buick’s rarer full-size offerings for 1960.
The second year of production brought styling refinements including a concave grille with horizontal headlights flanking Buick’s then-new Trishield emblem, a logo that would evolve into the symbol still in use today.
Four chrome VentiPorts returned to each front fender after a mid‑1950s hiatus, distinguishing Electras from lesser LeSabres and Invictas, which carried just three.
The Electra 225 rode a 126.3‑inch wheelbase on GM’s senior full-size platform and wore 15‑inch tires appropriate to its C-body size and weight. Standard equipment included power steering and power brakes with large finned aluminum drums that gave Buick a braking and fade-resistance advantage over many rivals of the era.
Inside, the Mirromatic instrument panel reflected speedometer readings and warning lights from an adjustable mirror mounted in the dashboard, allowing drivers to tailor the viewing angle without moving the cluster itself.
Power came from Buick’s 401 cubic inch “Wildcat” V8, rated at 325 horsepower at 4,400 rpm, mated exclusively to the smooth two-speed Dynaflow automatic transmission in Electra 225 convertibles.
Air conditioning, power windows, power seats, and the Wonder Bar signal-seeking radio appeared on the extensive options list, allowing buyers to load their Electra 225 with nearly every creature comfort available in an American luxury convertible at the dawn of the 1960s.
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