1965 Buick Electra 225 Custom Convertible

1965 Buick Electra 225 in That Thing You Do!, Movie, 1996

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car nerd ◊ 2007-02-14 21:59	1956 Electra 225 ragtop.
DynaMike ◊ 2007-02-14 22:14	I think you mean 1965 instead of 1956?
car nerd ◊ 2007-02-14 23:43	Oops!...Thanks DynaMike
Richard of C ◊ 2007-02-15 02:28	I think its a 66 Buick, very similar to 65, large cornering light on front fender on 66.
car nerd ◊ 2007-02-15 03:44	The 65 and 66 were very similar. I do recall that the 66 had a forward slant to the grill and the 65 also had the cornering lights (they were optional both years).
philr ◊ 2007-02-15 05:45	It's 1965 Electra 225 Custom convertible. The 1966 model is similar but this one is a 1965. I have a 1965 Electra 225 Custom hardtop coupe and it does have cornering lights. These were an option both years but the shape of the 1965 lights and front bumper are different. The 1965 cornering lights are larger than the 1966 cornering lights. The hubcaps are different too. Here's a picture of my 1965 Electra 225 parts car. Note that the portholes are also different from the ones on the 1966 model as they are individual. Here's a 1966 cornering light and bumper.
car nerd ◊ 2007-02-15 06:02	Thanks for the information philr.