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Owners
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www.Electra225.com
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Brian
Laurance 59
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| I remember this car since my childhood in Baker City, Oregon.
Gershon Neuberger purchased the car new, then died in 1960. Other
members of the Neuberger family maintained the car over the following
decades, usually storing the vehicle in a back room at the local
Buick dealership, where the Neubergers had purchased new Buicks
for many years. During the 1960’s and 1970’s, I occasionally
stumbled across the beautiful old Buick in the dealership’s
storage area. As an adult, I often wondered whether the car still
existed. |
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In 1998, I visited the old hometown, and, while taking my mother
for a ride, saw the Buick sitting in the driveway of Mr. Neuberger’s
nephew, Gert. Gert, then 84-years old, had pulled the Buick from
the garage for the first time in six years. His intent was to take
photos of the car and place it up for sale. I had always dreamed
of owning the Buick, and I did not pass up the opportunity. |
| The ’59 Electra features the General Motors “Flying
Wing” roofline, which was the most significant styling innovation
of the 1959 design program. The car, an unmolested and rust free
original, also has the rare, extra-cost Triple Turbine (Flight Pitch)
automatic transmission, which was utilized for just two years due
to its cost and complexity. The car’s “Delta Wing”
style creates a sensation wherever it’s seen. |
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