Rob Gray

Here is my Electra in motion:

Below is a link to somone selling parts for a 1929 Buick, although I'm not certain if the model is the same or not: http://salem.craigslist.org/pts/1022442313.html

Very Cool!

Very sharp car there. Congrats!

Check out this panoramic photo from 1913. Note the sign on the plant noting that Buick was the world's largest manufacturer of autos. All of the Buick workers are posing in front of their plant for the photo. There must be thousands of them in the picture. Very cool pic from the past:

Similar to what happened to Olds, GM is considering retiring the Buick line. Sad to hear and hopefully it does not come to pass. AP

Mine is in good shape, but I found a page with the same model and year that really looks sharp. I'd like to get mine to look this good. Check it out for those who are interested in the '67 Electras. This page is from a company that sells US cars in Denmark. Apparently Buicks are becoming somewhat popular over there. http://www.carnut.dk/cc/1967electra/

Thanks for the suggestion brh! I'm going to look at it tomorrow. I'm relatively certain it is not the battery because the first thing I tried when it first would not start was jumping the car, but that did not help. I also ran a few tests on the battery like the electric windows and headlights and they seemed fine.

Thanks for the input Simplyconnected. I'll dig into it and see what happens.

I tried jiggling the shift, but have not tried neutral yet. I'll give that a try.

Ok, my lack of mechanical experience is showing. Got the starter off, took it to Pep Boys and it tested fine. I figured the solenoid had been stuck, so I put it back in and tried to start it. It turned over twice, and then nothing, not a click from the solenoid or anything. Tonight I took it off again, put the new solenoid on the starter and reinstalled the starter. It turned over twice, and then dead again. Any ideas? It just seems odd that it will turn over fine a few times after reinstalling the starter, but then it is dead. I'm perplexed.

I got it off with a box end ratchet wrench with an articulating elbow. Had to buy a special wrench to get it out! lol... Anyway, got that job done finally.

I heard from a guy who said that having the third bolt in is a likely indication that the starter has never been removed. He said he worked on the cars from that era for years and people never put that back bolt back in when putting the starter back on. That is likely why many folks only see the two bolts when removing their starter. I got the wrench noted above from Pep Boys, so I'm gonna go at it again this weekend!

There definitely are three bolts with the third one in the position mentioned by a few folks in this thread. As far as I know this is the original 430 in the car. Maybe this is specific to the '67 model year. I had removed the flywheel protection pan and that helped allow the starter to swing more and freed it up somewhat. What makes this tough is that it is tight to get at and there is no visual or room to put my other hand in the space to guide the wrench to the right spot. This one is fun!! Thanks for all of the responses! They are very much appreciated. I'll try the ratchet end box wrench suggestion.

Thanks for the response! I don't have a manual for this car yet (it is in the mail), but by the feel of the back side of the starter (I'm working blind on this) there is a third mounting bolt. With the first two bolts removed, I can pivot the starter back and forth, but it is still secured. I already removed the wires from the solenoid. Your response makes it sound as though there are only two mounting bolts on the starter, so I'm not sure what is up. I'll try it again next weekend. Thanks again for the response! Rob