Adam, I salute the 120,000 people who had the good taste and judgment to buy an Electra in 1976! 🤩 In regard to the plush interior, the word that immediately comes to mind is Velouriffic!!!

Beautiful Buick design and luxury

I️ drove my 73 Olds 98 from Chicago to Florida in the mid 90’s, back when the speed limit had just allowed for 65. Most folks were still a little leery to go much faster. I️ got 20mpg at ~65mph.

I had an '81 Regal with velour. Most comfortable seats I ever owned.

Great Uncle Joe from Ocala Florida (owned a Dutch boy paint store and painting company) used to come home to the Syracuse New York area to thier summer house on Oneida lake and every two years he’d go to Detroit (where aunt Betty with one arm was raised) and he would drive his new Oldsmobile 98 Regency Brougham. In the summer 1975 he showed up with his new baby blue with white vinyl top and crushed velvet pillow top type interior and I CANT REMEMBER A CAR THAT I EVER LOVED MORE. NOTHING has ever come close to the luxury I was able to experience that summer. Beautiful memories and NOW YOUVE BROUGHT ME RIGHT BACK TO MY YOUNG DAYS IN SUMMER 1975. Thank you

Love that car! Who couldn't love a floating plush couch? Thanks again Adam.

Not a '75, but my Park Avenue story. I was a mechanic at Tip Top Chevrolet / Buick in Fairbanks, Alaska. A customer had just purchased a brand-new Park Ave and, because it was like 20 degrees below zero out, they delivered it in the Service Lane of the shop. After the salesman showed the new owner all the bells & whistles, the overhead door went up and the proud owner drove off. About 5 minutes later, the customer returned, on foot, stating that the car died about 8 blocks down the street. The sales rep looked the guy square in the face and said, "You can't expect them to last forever!" We all just fell out laughing and the guy, after a few moments, joined in. I got the lucky task of figuring out the problem - a defective ignition module - and we had the guy motoring off within an hour.

Good job Adam thank you

My parents had a Buick Electra when I was in college. I remember riding home in at, and occasionally driving it around town. It was a land yacht! It excelled at freeway speed on straightaways. Around town and parking lots it was a beast. All that seat cushioning still didn’t make for comfort as it just wasn’t supportive. Plenty of interior room, though! 😁

My first new car was a 1975 Buick Electra Park Avenue in white, white top and red velour interior. Car was majestic.

My 1st brand new car was the '76 Buick Electra Landau coupe 225. I carefully equipped it, no cruise control, but, a Speed buzzer, no auto A/C but a manual. Astroroof, auto power door lock, trunk,windows antenna, variable 3spd wipers,60/40 power driver seat, tilt steering wheel, cornering lamps, lamp monitors,brushed aluminum molding, chrome wheels, LR70-15 VOGUE tyres, passenger lit mirror Trailer pack,2.93:1 limited slip. Silver exterior, maroon 3stripe matching vinyl interior. I loved traveling up/down east coast. Gr8 long distance traveler. I miss it ,had to get rid of it for major repairs were due from all the miles I piled up. Got me a 78 Mark V, non designer. Moonroof, etc... days of the AWESOME MASTERPIECES.🇺🇸

as a 6 year old kid my best friend lived about a block away. his dad was an up and coming banker and I still remember when he came home with his new 75 Electra. theirs wasn't a park avenue but even still the luxury was amazing, especially compared to the 72 Ford galaxie 500 my family had. I just remember how quiet and incredibly isolated the buick was. you could look out the window and see the scenery go by but almost in total silence. you could make out the low rumble of the 455 but that's it. when I look back and think of peak luxury, the 75 Buick is what I think of. good video!

My dad and I would drool over these Electra's ('75 & '76 model years) every time we saw one. It was his dream car that he never got around to buying.

FUN FACT: The name "Park Avenue" was used by Buick's brother (Cadillac) in the early 1960's for a short trunk version of the DeVille. (For parking in tight urban areas OR to fit old house garages) So... it WAS possible that someone could have had a CADILLAC Park Avenue AND a BUICK Park Avenue at different times during their (highly successful!) career! To be fair the 1971 "C" body GMs are not only the last of the 1970s era, But Really, they were the last of the 1950s era. A 1976 Buick Electra or Oldsmobile 98 are closer to their 1956 models than the 1977s are. It was an end of the '50's 60's,and 70's. The downsized GM "B/C" and the Ford "Panthers" would be the "future" until the 21st Century.

I loved these interiors. I owned a 1979 Lincoln Town Car with a crushed velour pillow-top interior, and also a 1977 Chrysler New Yorker Brougham with a pillow-top, button-tufted, leather interior. The advantage of the Lincoln and Chrysler cars was no center console, front or back. Each front seat had its own center folding armrest, when they were folded up you had a full-width bench seat which was very roomy and comfy, and also allowed the front passengers to ... fool around.

I'm 47 now until December. In fall 1990 just before I turned 16 in December, I got my first car, a 1976 Buick Electra 4 door hardtop with red carpet, interior, headliner, paint and a white vinyl top. My dad had a 1961 and a 1969 Buick Electra 4 door hardtops, both were blue with all blue interiors from floor to ceiling and no vinyl top on the 1969. 401 nail head and 430 respectively. He also had a 1976 Buick LeSabre 4 door sedan with blue paint and interior everywhere and a white vinyl top with the Buick 350 4 bbl. Later on I got a black 1972 Buick Electra 4 door hard top, no vinyl roof, but cream or beige-ish front bench seat with a green carpet, headliner and green dash. I still have the 1972! I bought from a junkyard a 1974 Buick Electra 225 4 door hardtop that somebody complete cut the roof off of at just above the windshield and at the top of the doors and below the rear window as a parts car. It was a done at home paint job or blue with red racing stripes and the factory dash color was green, identical to my 1974 Buick Riviera. I don't remember the exact colors of the interior of the 1974 Buick Electra 225 other than the dash. My 1974 Buick Riviera was a light green with a dark green dash (identical color to the 1974 Electra 225 4 door hardtop's), green carpet, interior and headliner, but white vinyl seats and a full white vinyl top. All 3 of the 1974, 1976 Electra's and the 1974 Riviera had 60/40 split bench (bucket?) seats with the center armrest. All of the cars (1961, 1969, 1972, 1974 Riviera, 1974 Electra, 1976 LeSabre 4 door sedan, and lastly the 1976 Electra 225's literally had the most comfortable seats I have ever sat in. The 1974 Riviera was a fast car after I had a modified TH200-4R installed and made 20 mpg going from Albuquerque to Phoenix a couple of times, normally 13 mpg in the city limits of Albuquerque from 2006-2008. I kept right up with a 300ZX from the 1990's and was a lot faster than a brand new Chevy Z71 Silverado 4X4 from 2006! They're all gone now except for the 1972 black Electra 225 4 door hardtop which I should get going again along with my 1984 Toyota regular cab short box 4X4 pick up truck.

Neighbors of ours in the mid-seventies had a beige '75 Electra Limited Park Avenue sedan with that exact same plush velour interior. The Park Avenue upholstery looked even lusher than the Cadillac Fleetwood Talisman upholstery, I thought, because its densely tufted lower seat cushioning didn't stop at the front edge of the seat the way the Talisman's did but extended all the way down to meet that deep-pile carpet. And interiors like this were not considered "funky" or tasteless in the seventies but were actually considered luxurious and tasteful, even quite refined. I had always wondered about those mid-seventies Buick Century Regal taillights. Good to know.

Loved those cars, absolute luxury we will never see such luxury again.

Electras were very popular in the mid 1970's. The company that built my subdivision issued them as company cars to their executives, and I saw them daily in 1974 and 1975 and was amazed at how large and luxurious they were.

I had two friends who had '76 Electra 225s. I drove both of them and it was fun wheeling them around a downtown laid out for horses and carriages.

Back when cars looked good.

These Electras were the pinnacle of luxury and style for Buick. Very classy cars.

The 1974 Buick Limited was available with the Stage1 455 option over the standard 455. A Stage1 had the larger exhaust valves, higher lift cam, main jets, etc. There was an oiling issue to the earlier 455, but finally by 1974 that issue to the main bearings was corrected.

My mother drove a 1976 Park Avenue with this interior in a medium shade of tan with the brown metallic exterior. It was over the top, over the top! I got to drive it to my high school prom. It was, in todays terms, Dope!

My very first brand new car when I was 19 y.o was a 1975 Electra 225 coupe. I bought it myself too, no inheritance, no money from the folks. I paid for it, well took out a car loan actually, and worked two jobs, because I saw it at the dealership up on a ramp facing the road and thought it was beautiful. It was the dark blue with the white landau top, white vinyl interior, blue dash and carpeting. I loved that car and currently looking for a replacement 75/76 now that I'm retired..

5:47 Working at my dad's garage as a teen, I remember those HUGE upper radiator hoses. Somehow, those really amazed me.

I have always loved that style of Buick Electras. I still want one. 😏

Had a ‘75 Electra 225, one of the best riding and most reliable cars I’ve ever had. Miss it to this day.

Love those deuce and changes!!

Beautiful car, so as the Talisman.

In 1982 my Dad bought at 77 Buick 2 door with just 42000 miles at the local Buick car lot. I don't recall it saying it was an Electra but it said Limited on the rear quarter. It had the 403 Olds? engine and ran strong and smooth. It had black velour interior, auto temp control and all power accessories. My Mom was the main driver and they owned it for close to twenty years. The old man would change the oil and grease it every six months. 90% of the mileage was short in town trips to work grocery store, etc. I changed the starter motor once for him but I don't recall anything else going bad on the car. They finally got a newer car and sold the 77 to a neighbor for $2000. That's a loss of 3500 dollars spread out over 20 years. It was a well built tough old Buick.

Thanks, Adam! These 1975 Buick Park Avenues were very rare if memory serves, as they were a mid-year addition and didn't reach large scale production. They were also a very costly option. I remember showing a German friend of mine my new 1978 Buick Regal turbo couple which also had the Limited interior with yards of red crushed velour trim. "It looks like a casket!" he laughed. He was right!

My step father had a 74 Buick Limited, colored in that blue paint with blue velour interior. It was the largest car I have ever seen. I got to drive it once when I was 17. It felt like captaining an ocean liner.

Wow... That blue velour Electra interior brings back memories. My family had one of these and it remains to be one of my favorite cars of all time for many reasons. It was super reliable which alone makes it special in that era but it was hugely roomy and very comfortable especially in the back seats with a high seatback. On trips to the beach or long road trips this car had basically as much room or more as modern day mini vans only it wasn't tall. It had a feeling of being a safe secure cocoon. The engine was so perfect for this car as well with lots of low end torque. It never felt like the engine had to work hard. It didn't need to rev to get power, you just touch your toe on the pedal and you would go. And it would happily lay a scratch even with all that massive weight. Of course it rode smoothly and was very quiet. One thing that I especially remember was the fuel gauge which would stay at the full mark for a long time and then slowly make its way to the halfway mark and after that it would drop like a rock. Basically when it was half full on the gauge you might as well stop by a gas station.

Adam, I can very clearly recall seeing a ‘75 or ‘76 4 door HT white Park Avenue with a red velour cushion Interior parked near my school bus stop when I was 15 years old. It was always parked there and I’d always peer into the windows and drool over the lush, luxurious, over the top interior. I absolutely loved it and thought it was the best interior ever. Better than a Cadillac (I wasn’t aware of the Talisman Edition at that time). It was the first Park Avenue I had ever seen and I recall thinking this must be a new model as I wasn’t aware of it previously. It obviously made quite an impact on me as that was 45 years ago and I remember like it was yesterday. Thanks for sharing this and bringing back such a fond memory! Take care.

I always liked the comfort of the 70’s luxury car interiors. The velour, (although a bit tacky) was extremely comfortable. Like floating down the road on your living room couch. Even the downsized versions were very comfortable.

Like having a living room in your vehicle. Great for road trips.

I'm so glad you mentioned the rear design of the '76 '77 Regal. I always thought that was a beautiful car. Not just the Eldo look for the horizontal reflectors, but the actual working lights which had the original 63 to 65 look. This was a wonderful video. I destroyed a sports car in 1977, and Dad only approved a 78 Regal, which had that same blue velour interior. Memories. You touch some amazing memories. Thank you!

My mother had a 74 Buick Electra limited it was burgundy red with the black top with black interior and I kind of prefer the look of the 74 with the round headlights a little better than the 75 is my grandfather had a 75 it was silver with the white top with the gray interior but the 74 just looked better ours was a two-door non landau top so the back windows roll down the ones with the landau had to fix back window but that was a very comfortable car I always loved it I always liked the back how the backup lights would change colors from red to White when you put it in reverse I always thought that was cool.

Adam, Thank you for showing the 1975 Electra. I think that this is one of the best looking and driving land yachts ever made. I had taken my road test in my Dads 75 Electra. He had a 4 door in Glacier Blue with a dark blue vinyl top and blue cloth interior, It was like sitting in your living room. The car had plenty of power and with the $20.00 firm ride and handling package option along with the radial tires, it was a blast to drive! The Glacier blue car in your video brings back allot of great memories.

I love the look of these 70s cars how I miss them today especially the Buick Electra the Buick lesabre of the 70s they were great cars back then in my opinion

My first car was a 1974 Olds 98 Regency Brougham. I was 6 foot 2. Could lay down in the back seat head and feet did not touch the doors. That was Luxury. Miss that car so much. I’m now 70 years old

My friends parents ordered a 75 park Ave. They trade in was in demand so they gave them a 1970 olds delta to drive while waiting. Being a loaner my friends parents didn't object to us using the olds. I loved it. The park Ave was ok to drive. His parents traded in a 1970 Buick wildcat. With buckets and a console. All they said was they ordered the car and really wished they had driven one before doing so. My friends mom vocally hated the new Buick and she fought to get her old wildcat back with no luck

Purchased my first Buick in 1985; a 1978 Electra 225 sedan. Royal(ish) blue with a powder blue vinyl top and matching velour interior. The car was fully optioned with a full power bench seat, and a speedometer alarm (which was stuck at 52mph) and a factory anti theft alarm which the used car dealer neglected to mention at purchase but I learned about quickly one tipsy morning at 3am... Over assisted power steering, decent brakes, ice cold AC and enough power to get out of its own way. I thought the Buick's fit and finish and brightwork was much better than my friends 1984 Fleetwood. My Buick was a true boulevard cruiser.

My second car was a '73 225 Limited 4-dr hardtop. It was mossy green with white vinyl top and white interior. No velour, but I liked that better. What a fun car. I really like 4-dr hardtops.

Hi Adam, just watching this video I started to get sleepy---that interior looks softer that my bed......

I'm surprised the car didn't have the early ACRS airbag system. Seems like the well optioned Buick, Olds, and Cadillacs were equipped with that option. Having lived through the 70s and the styles in interior décor, fashion and everything else....those interiors are rather tasteful.

I have a lot of affection for the 90's and 00's Park Avenue.

Adam, that was a great beginning in talks about the Electra Park Avenue! I really enjoyed it!!! My 1990 Electra Park Avenue will be delivered tomorrow I’m so excited even though she’s going to need some work here and there… hope you can follow up more of the Park Avenue line and show us your 85-90 C-Body Electra Park Avenue!!! I think you mentioned you had one still? I’m such a big fan of them!! And a big fan of yours, Adam! Thanks again for an informative segment!!! And for reigniting my love of these great old cars!!! Jeff 😊

Huge road cars from when Buick was still Buick.

Owned a mint 1983 Buick Electra Park Ave and a decent 1984 Buick Electra Park Ave. 1984 was the last year of the big rear wheel drive Electra Park Ave. So comfortable you'd fall asleep in them. Loved my big Park Aves.

I had 74 electra 2 Dr in early 90s for couple of years nice car

I had a 79 electra 225 limited and that was a LazyBoy on wheels… in blood red color. Loved that car man

I had a 1975 Electra 225 not a Park Avenue. It was baby blue with black leather interior and black vinyl top. Great car, the only problem I had was a blown fusible link at the starter. It was my daily driver for a few years.

I would like to add this is a great video, it brought back some good memories

My Dad wanted “the last of the big ones” Cadillac in fall of 1976. There were 4 new ones left in all of Toronto. He chose a brown Sedan de Ville D’Elegance. The D’Elegance package was the loose pillow, corduroy like velour. The greenhouse and probably 90% of the mechanicals were identical to the Electra with the main exception being the Caddy 500 cubic inch motor vs the Buick 455. It was awesomely over the top! Build quality was garbage, but everything always worked for over 200K miles. Rust was a big factor on salty Canadian roads. I learned to drive and parallel park in that car and never really considered it a big car relative to what was on the road at the time. As a dutiful 16 year old I researched exactly how fast it was or wasn’t, how underwhelming the brakes were, how many friends fit in it, how big the back seat was and how well it could do brake-stands and burn-outs (not bad actually, as long as you let the torque really build some wheel speed). Loved that car and would love to find a good one now.

My father had a light blue 75 Electra Limited with blue corduroy velour seats. It was a beautiful car.

Olds Cutlass orange and brown striped interior is another wild one.

Years ago my next-door neighbor had a 76 electric 225 it was white with a maroonish red interior who is a beautiful car I used to clean it up and watch it for a couple two or three times a year having a lot of car wax believe me I have a 2000 Buick LeSabre and I love that car I bought it for 2400 bucks with 94,000 miles on it a couple of years ago and I’m not afraid to go nowhere in the car I went home to West Virginia last weekend it and you talking about a nice ride

Excellent video, thank you

I admit I have never been a fan of those big boats, but damn I love those velour interiors!

Love the 1970s luxury saloon interiors.

I drove the 75 coupe that was 2 years old, and a 76 limited that was 2 years old both were very nice.

In Canada I remember the first drive I had in one and after seeing many others through the years I have never seen a Park with the center console. I prefer the Park Avenue to the Electra Limited because I cannot stand the diamond tuck style of the interior. These cars & many others through to the late 70's (Parisienne Brougham) in particular had this design & they were superb. Yes, the Quality of the overall vehicle was not as good as the mid 60's to 1970 cars for all GM's, (my favorites are still the 65 Chevrolet, Pontiac full size) they were a joy to drive & Had many more options than the predecessor's had to offer. Many Fords & Chryslers would have most options but lacked the important ones for me. They typically came with air conditioning & cruise control but would miss out on tilt steering & power seats. Still love all these cars & the ones you have acquired. Don't know how you find them, but they are awesome & I enjoy the opportunity to enjoy them again.

The perfect car - I have always wanted one.

I owned a 76 Talisman. I found the Park Avenue seats to be more comfortable and supportive. Fun fact: Steelcase designed and built the Park Avenue seats.

Hey Adam, We have chatted before. Funny all your engine photos show the cowl to fender support bars that were no longer used on Electra in 75 or 76. Anyways, was wondering if you ever thought about showcasing the clamshell wagon version of these cars. I recently purchased a like new 1976 Buick Estate Wagon. It is a all original freak of nature good condition car. Keep up the good work!

THANK YOU for using metrics in engine size. I always had to pause the video to google how much litres is exactly X cubic inches. Much appreciated!

My absolute favorite car!

For the very reason that this car is so similar to the talisman, it is almost interchangeable with the talisman on my dream car list. Those seats look SO comfortable. I certainly joke I have to opportunity to snag one of these in good shape some day. That center console is pretty neat too, looks like a nice place to rest my right knee while cruise control is engaged.

Beautiful.

I remember they had the most luxurious interiors of any car back then even to this day nothing compares with the 70's cars.

Thank You Adam they are beautiful

I owned a 1976 Buick Electra 225 Limited (not Park Avenue) from new for several years. I have really fond memories of that car, although by the end, it was a maintenance nightmare ($$$). It was the 4 door hardtop. I don’t especially recall the “jiggles” as being that much of a problem. I think the 455-4V made for a decent driving experience, but you wouldn’t win any races with it. Thanks for your great reviews of all these old beauties.

Have ALWAYS loved these Beautiful Big Buicks, consider having one off and on but torn between the 75 Park Avenue and the 75 98 Regency sedans! Currently have a 76 Bonneville sedan triple black and cant stress enough how impressed I am with it. The General did a great job with the 71-76 B-Body cars! Thanks for posting👍👍

I knew someone who had an Oldsmobile with the velour interior treatment (though not as, um, over-the-top as your examples) ... and I remember thinking "oooohhhhh, this is so sooooffffftttt." I was young, what can I say.

I am proud to say I have owned 2 1974 Buick Electra's. They were by far the best, most comfortable most beautiful cars I have ever owned. The '74 had a much better look and layout then the revamped '75.

Nice work 😊

I really love the coupes, made the sporty well played in the '70s

Yupp I had a 1996 Park Ave Ultra until totaled Dec 2007, was a terrific car with supercharged V6.The 70s interiors were garish mostly.

Buick’s are good cars, I drove Oldsmobile 98 Regency with that same interior and it was absolute comfort on a trip..

our family car was a 1976 Electra 225 / black , white leather inside. power windows only. no cruise , no nothing. a beast to drive

The Gold on Cream 76 is gorgeous!

Loved this video!

Thank you for this video.

I liked how you went into the details Adam. This was interesting to see with these images. I liked the information you shared. Now we know the history of the Park Avenue. It is kind like what Lincoln did with the Continental Town Car naming scheme. I remember the Fleetwood you spoke about and I this model which started out as a trim level then became its own model. The last big Buick sedan was the Roadmaster. It was not as long as this Buick, but it was big as well. Thank you for sharing as always Adam.

With the advent of super efficient battery electric drives… Don’t be surprised to see giant boats to once again arise in the future. Next time around…it’ll be called the Buick “Electric-Tra”

I remember seeing plenty of these. The Park Avenue and the Electra in general, were a good alternative to the Cadillac and the Lincoln Town Car. Thanks for another honest and rational review.

1975 was the peak of outrageous interiors of Buick. My lesabre also from 75 has a interior with baroc style upholstery. In 76 that option was gone.

I had a 78 Regal with the pillow velour interior. Oneof my favorite cars I ever owned.

ALL that red and blue velour kinda takes your breath away ... Zsa Zsa Gabor would have loved it.

That was actually tasteful compared to the loose potato sack seats in the 1980 Park Avenue.

They were nice roomy cars. I found that over time, and about 100,000 miles of Canadian roads (poor as they are) these bodies really started to flounder to the point of feeling like the bodies wallowed over the bumps and washboard instead of riding over it. They were still reliable but felt very old rather quickly comparatively speaking. But they were comfortable cars that carried the badge well when gently used.

I do like the rectangular lights on these. That dark green 4 door was particularly nice.

I miss those velour seats

My Sunday school teacher had a '75 or '76 Electra in an unusual blue color, although the interior looks the same. I too love the luxury cars. 1976 being my favorite year of all. It seems all the auto makers hit the mark in design in 1976 (except the Lincoln Town Car I prefer '77). My boss had a '76 Olds 98 and I inherited grandma's '76 Caprice Classic in 1986. I bought a '76 Mark IV in 2001 on a gold on gold/cream.

i owned two olds 98 cars '75 and '76 with comfortable velour pillow seats. the puffiness of the cadillac talisman seats blows away the park avenue seats. i dont know why they wont put seats like those in todays cadillacs, they are the ultimate seats.

Beautiful cars❤

This is a car that only bold individuals can enjoy, not bothered by size or it's pretty looks.

My father always suprised us when got a new car as was a cpa and he'd visit his Buick client in one car and came home from work in another. At the time dad had the ugliest 75 lesabre coupe ever being orange metallic with white vinyl half roof and white vinyl interior, only saving grace was out first car with power windows. So probably late in 78 he came home from work in a 79 2 door park avenue in firemans mist with blk landau top. The light grey velour interior was really like velvet and the pillow top and back seats were so cushiony it was like sitting on air. Was a great car with its 350 engine that we kept it as a 3rd car for many years. The replacement came with an 84 electra coupe that had an anemic 305 and though had a velour interior it was not of the same quality fabric and without pillow top seats so you sat much lower. That car was replaced in 88 with the new park avenue 4 door again in a firemans mist type color. Unfortunately it had a dealer installed faux convertible top making car look ridiculous. It had a leather interior and some sections of leather were not good quality whatsoever. Reminds me back to 75 lesabre the car came with extra screws on floor behind front seats as i was a little kid back then playing on floor and wondering wtf. To young to remeber what really happened but story f Goes dad was driving home one day and transmission fell out on the freeway. Idk really what happened but something must have actually fallen off car. Almost ugliest buick we ever had but I'll go with our 73 lesabre 4 dr in a dark turquoise with blk vinyl top. 2 ugly lesabre's in a row until that beautiful 79 park ave!