wildcat70 Posted December 15, 2010 Author Share Posted December 15, 2010 Here is a pic of the body, she neeeds a good coat of wax !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildcat70 Posted December 16, 2010 Author Share Posted December 16, 2010 Here is a pic of the Super Wildcat.....Hope these pics give you guys a better idea of what I found....everything looks original to me, but I never owned an Electra before so I really don't know what I am looking at....Thanks !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smartin Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 That car is HOT!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest my3buicks Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 It looks disgusting, I will give you $500 to take the pile off your hands !!Envious, it really is beautiful!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TG57Roadmaster Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 Thanks for the pics; we've been anxiously awaiting them. If the rest of the car looks as nice, (the pic makes the white look a bit bright), I'd ask my agent to insure it for somewhere in the range of $25-30K. Doubt that you could replace it for that, mainly just in finding a comparably-equipped 225 in equally-original condition.There are some good images of dual-quad 425's right here in our gallery, including "4-Speed's" daily-driver '64 Wildcat.Show us more, please, when you can.TG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thriller Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 Drool.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Centurion Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 One of the aspects of your car that I most like is the very beautiful 1964 cornering lamp option!A car like this is the stuff of dreams for a Buick guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobravii Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 THAT is sweet!!!!!You don't need to answer this but I wonder what you paid for it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buick5563 Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 Wow. Must have been a nice barn! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JZRIV Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 Wow. Must have been a nice barn!I was think'in the exact same thing!Thats a really nice car! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reatta Man Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 After seeing those pics, I can only think of two words over and over again:Holy crap!Holy Crap!HOLY CRAP!If I saw THAT car with a For Sale sign on it with anything approaching a reasonable price, I would be reaching for my checkbook faster than my wife could say "You don't have room for another car!"As for a name, I think a guy should give his car a feminine name (after all, it IS his new girlfriend). Here are a few:1. Jewel (as in rare jewel.....)2. Pearl (for the exterior)3. Su-weeeet!! (for the whole car)4. Ruby (for the interior)5. Baby (spoiled, gets what she wants...cue up the Barry White music--"oh baby, sweet baby")6. Rocket (as in fast as a.....)And, if you have to have a masculine name.....Zeus (Greek mythology god of thunder, lightning)And if you DO sell it, sell it on the BCA forum; that way the car will be preserved, appreciated and enjoyed. Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reatta Man Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 ....and one more comment...HEY, BUICK, IF YOU ARE LISTENING, BUILD A RETRO TWO-DOOR REAR-WHEEL DRIVE CAR WITH CHROME THAT LOOKS THIS GOOD AND CALL IT AN ELECTRA!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redrob Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 What an incredible car, any Buick fan would love to find such a barn find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildcat70 Posted December 16, 2010 Author Share Posted December 16, 2010 Here is a pic of the rear of the car Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildcat70 Posted December 16, 2010 Author Share Posted December 16, 2010 Here is a pic of the back seat and the door jams. There is no rust in the jams or on the body. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildcat70 Posted December 16, 2010 Author Share Posted December 16, 2010 She cleaned up nice !!The biggest thing I can see wrong is the rear trunk lock tri-shield is gone. Anyone have an extra? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildcat70 Posted December 16, 2010 Author Share Posted December 16, 2010 Reatta Man,Thanks for the comments !! Rest assured I have no intentions of selling her !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildcat70 Posted December 16, 2010 Author Share Posted December 16, 2010 Here is a pic from the front. Sorry for the delay in getting pics put up, I am in the Army and my time is not always my time......Thanks for the help all !!!I seem to stumble upon rare cars quite often for some reason....Karma maybe..... my 1942 came out of a barn in Columbus Ohio and my 70 Wildcat came out of a garage in Grand Rapids Michigan.I learn as I go as far as options, rarity etc.....I am excited to finally be a member of the club also !!I also have a bunch of Mustangs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thriller Posted December 17, 2010 Share Posted December 17, 2010 I am excited to finally be a member of the club also !!I also have a bunch of Mustangs.Wouldn't that be a herd of Mustangs? Congrats on joining the club and welcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NTX5467 Posted December 18, 2010 Share Posted December 18, 2010 THAT IS ONE INCREDIBLY GREAT FIND! Sometimes, the "barn find" cars are in pretty good condition, all things considered, after they get really cleaned up.IF it's as good in person as it looks in the pictures, just get it looking as nice as you can WITHOUT anything other than possibly some spot touch-up paint work, leaving the car as original as possible--period. That older acrylic lacquer paint has a certain texture and look that just can't (usually) be reproduced today, which (to me, at least) would make it worth more money than one that's been repainted. Same with other aspects of the vehicle, keep things as original as possible.There might be some things which might need replacing, like plug wires, due to age issues, but at this point in time you can probably find somebody to do a set for you and put the original date codes on them to match what's already there (if they are originals). Similar with getting rubber hoses which are GM part-numbered and date coded from the restoration industry . . . might need to aim for Skylark vendors rather than "big Buick" vendors, though, but you should be able to find what you need to keep that "All GM", "all orginal" look.Now, you just need to license that "radar" of yours to sell to others!Congrats and welcome aboard!NTX5467 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Fred_S Posted December 20, 2010 Share Posted December 20, 2010 Now for a name, Electra was a bit of a bad gal... so this Super Wildcat Sport Coupe deserves a name that evokes something a touch "wild". Perhaps Kit as in the catwoman character from Batman, something in that genre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stealthbob Posted December 20, 2010 Share Posted December 20, 2010 FGS!!!I can almost smell the "New Car Smell" from here..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thriller Posted December 20, 2010 Share Posted December 20, 2010 Now for a name, Electra was a bit of a bad gal... so this Super Wildcat Sport Coupe deserves a name that evokes something a touch "wild". Perhaps Kit as in the catwoman character from Batman, something in that genre.That suggestion may evoke another image from the younger crowd though - the Knight Industries Two Thousand, or KITT, a fancy Firebird piloted by David Hasselhoff. Some of us may try to forget, but unfortunately can't. As a bit of a pun, I tend to call my Electra Carmen, after another noted gal with a bit of a bad gal reputation, although as Paul says, the headlights on the '75 are a bit small.... Suzanne doesn't much care for the name because carmine is red. She has come to grudgingly accept it though, possibly because we haven't come up with anything better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stealthbob Posted December 20, 2010 Share Posted December 20, 2010 Suzanne doesn't much care for the name because carmine is red. She has come to grudgingly accept it though, possibly because we haven't come up with anything better.Just try and name an old Buick "Shelby"...see what grief you get :eek:Yes there is a back story and it has nothing to do with Carl Shelby and his amazing cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redrob Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 I haven't come up with a good name for my Centurion yet either. I suspect it will just come to me one day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thriller Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 Caesar? Tiberius? I think you can see where I'm going with this.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redrob Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 I was thinking of picking up a 'Marvin the Martian' doll to put in the corner of the dashboard-you know, just for his Centurion helmet. No, I don't think Marvin is a good name, and those gladiator names don't quite do it. It's come to me, just come to me one day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_Maine Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 Beautiful car! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim65Riv Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 Nero? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NTX5467 Posted December 22, 2010 Share Posted December 22, 2010 Didn't "Nero" burn something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thriller Posted December 22, 2010 Share Posted December 22, 2010 Didn't "Nero" burn something?Rubber? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stealthbob Posted December 22, 2010 Share Posted December 22, 2010 Didn't "Nero" burn something?CD's? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhclark Posted December 22, 2010 Share Posted December 22, 2010 I was reading this thread and was really starting to doubt the car existed until the pictures finally showed up!DROOL!!!!!What a FANTASTIC find.congratulations on a rare, unique and beautiful classy Buick!Keep those pictures coming! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrspeedyt Posted December 22, 2010 Share Posted December 22, 2010 don't even think of restoring that beauty... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buick5563 Posted December 22, 2010 Share Posted December 22, 2010 don't even think of restoring that beauty...+1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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