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Awesome, those are very wise advice. There's a shop in my town that is specialized in old engines/rebuild, LS swaps, dyno tuning and all that stuff. He inspected the car before I put it in storage for the winter. We have to lift the engine since there's a freeze plug that leaks and that needs to be changed. We're going to start there and see what we are going to change.

I will probably keep them yeah. They are Corvette vintage wheels. The car had redline tires back in the days and it really looked awesome.

Hello Thriller, You are totally right, in 1975 the 455 produced around 205 hp in 1975. However, the engine I currently have in the car is a 430, probably a 68' or a 69'. It is probably making around 360 hp at the moment, maybe a tad more considering the 3 inches straight pipe exhaust system. I am not willing to build a super beefy engine, I was planning on getting a new camshafts + springs and maybe upgrade the cooling system.

Awesome, will have a look !

Hello @BUICK RACER ! I am located in Quebec, the one and only country of maple syrup ! I will most definitely have a good look on V8Buick to learn as much stuff as I can ! I am really looking forward to create something unique with this car since this base is pretty unsual/uncommon and we don't see them very often.

Awesome John, thanks for all that info. I will do my best to make the car visible, that's a part I did not think about. I will keep you guys updated on how's going the project so far. On another subject, any thought on what could be good upgrades for the engine ? At the moment it is bone stock and I am willing to maybe put a few mods on it but I am still unsure on where I shall begin. Camshafts and springs ? Intake ? Headers ? Carburetor ? I am not looking for a monster HP machine but if I could overall help it to run better that'd be great.

@JohnD1956 I don't think I'll put it all original since alot of mods have been done to the car (very huge exhaust system, suspension has been lowered 2-3 inches, no vinyl top anymore, the markers on both rear fenders have been shaved and so on). I'm guessing my best bet will be to give it a Buick GNX look, basically everything chrome trim and even the bumpers are black. It'll give it a mint look in my opinion. Here's a blacked out Caddy, that's pretty much the look I'm aiming for. You had a very great deal sir ! Even in a rough shape they still have a decent look in my opinion. It's very unique

Hello John, Thank you very much for your answer. That makes alot of sense and that's pretty much what I had in mind for the steps to follow. I'm going to do my best to make it looks mint again ! Best regards

Hi there, I am a 22 years old marketing student from Canada. I just bough a 75' Buick Electra Landeau last autumn. It is a bit rough but it runs very good. It has 3 inches exhaust system with cherry bombs and 4 inches exhaust tips at the end - needless to say it roars !! It doesn't have the 455, it has a 67' or 68' 430. I am looking forward to make it even nicer over the next summer ! Thanks

Hi guys, I am new here. I am a 22 years old marketing student from Canada and I just bough a land yacht last autumn, a Buick Electra 1975 2 doors. It's in a fairly great shape except the paint that's a bit rough and the interior that needs some love. The paint was completely redone about 10 years ago but it seems like the previous owner didn't really take care of it. I'm planning on repainting it soon enough. Basically the vinyl top has been removed. I don't know how it was when the paint was redone but the previous owner told me that after a while the quarter windows were leaking so his idea what to put caulk sillicone around both quarter windows. It doesn't look horrendous but it doesn't look good either. You'll find an attached picture of how it looks at the moment. I am looking to buy the chrome trim that's placed around the quarter windows just like on the blue Electra on the other image attached. Also attached a picture of what my car used to look - everything was all black except the bumpers and the exhausts (I am looking for bringing that look back !!) Thank you very much,