Buick · 1959
Electra 225
Automatic · RWD · United States
AutoIndex value · good UK car
£45,000
Researched from UK sold prices and auction results. How we value cars
Estimated price by condition
Project
£27,000
Restoration candidate
Driver
£45,000
Good usable example
Concours
£67,500
Show standard
Indicative condition bands · not a valuation of a particular car
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Buyer’s notes
About the Buick Electra 225
The Electra 225 replaced the Roadmaster as Buick’s top car for 1959. The number was its length, more than 225 inches. It shared GM’s C-body with Oldsmobile’s 98 and the Cadillacs and used a 401 cu in V8 of 325 hp.
What moves the price
- Body style: sedan, hardtop or convertible, confirmed by the data plate.
- Original options and equipment, confirmed by the car’s records.
- The quality and correctness of any restoration.
Before you buy, check
- The car’s identity and options against its data plate.
- Corrosion in the floors, sills and lower body.
- The power equipment and, on convertibles, the top.
Facts checked against: Wikipedia · rmsothebys.com
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Buick Electra 225: value questions answered
- How much is a Buick Electra 225 worth?
- A good, usable UK example of the Buick Electra 225 is worth around £45,000 on the AutoIndex index. A project car that needs restoration is nearer £27,000, and a concours-quality example around £67,500. Condition moves the price more than anything else.
- What makes one Electra 225 worth more than another?
- Service history and paperwork — complete, stamped, explained
- Mileage against the norm for the model
- Originality — matching numbers, original paint and trim
- Specification — gearbox, colour, factory options
- UK-supplied versus imported
- Is the Electra 225 I'm looking at fairly priced?
- Enter its asking price and condition in the price check above. It compares the price with the index for that condition and tells you what to ask the seller about.
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