Couch on Wheels | 1969 Buick Electra 225 | Land Yacht | 35,000 Miles!

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  • Drive the living room in this '69 Buick Land Yacht! We also found this crazy restomod Dodge Dart GT HEMI 5.7L vinyl wrapped beast! And the famous "Venetian" custom built by John D'Agostino with a 50 caliber bullet grill and fade pearl paint job. Then the holy grail of Chevy Vega's - the Cosworth TWIN CAM! The Old Orchard Beach Car Show in Maine is a great location for a car party!
    0:00 - Intro
    2:28 - 1963 Dodge Dart GT
    5:17 - 1964 Oldsmobile Dynamic 88 "Venetian" John D'Agostino Custom
    7:51 - 1968 Chrysler 300 Hardtop and Convertible
    10:16 - 1975 Chevrolet Vega Cosworth Twin Cam
    12:43 - 1969 Buick Electra 225
    #OldOrchardBeach #Maine #Buick #LandYacht #DodgeDart #Oldsmobile #Chevrolet #Chrysler
    S23E23
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  • @chitown1098
    @chitown1098 Před 3 lety +21

    Love that 69 Electra 225. The Buick Electras were always so beautiful with incredible lines.

    • @robmastro8620
      @robmastro8620 Před 3 lety

      Notice that this Electra 225 doesnt have a/c as evident by the lack of a compressor in the engine bay

    • @jerrytaylor4078
      @jerrytaylor4078 Před 3 lety +1

      My dad had a ‘62 and a ‘66 LeSabre, but he would drool over a Deuce and a Quarter. He would drive his buddy’s car and just have this content look on his face afterwards. By gone era, these are.

    • @lesbergersdarcadie634
      @lesbergersdarcadie634 Před 3 lety

      10,1 mns , this car is great

    • @patcurrie9888
      @patcurrie9888 Před 2 lety

      @@robmastro8620 In Canada, no problem.

  • @RaymondHaley-bi8lx
    @RaymondHaley-bi8lx Před rokem +2

    One of the nicest Buicks I've ever seen.

  • @joemartucci4786
    @joemartucci4786 Před 3 lety +8

    My dad bought brand new 225 every 3 years. Loved those cars dearly miss my dad.

    • @rogerdjs
      @rogerdjs Před 6 měsíci +1

      I am with you my friend my Dad was a Big Buick fan. He owned the 1969 Buick Electra 225, 1970 Buick Wild Cat, 1973 Buick Electra 225 and a 1973 Buick Skylark! May he rest in peace...

  • @Success2gether
    @Success2gether Před 3 lety +2

    My parents bought this exact Antique Gold 225 in 69, but had a black top and black interior. I was a year old. So many memories riding in that car.

    • @anniewilkes6011
      @anniewilkes6011 Před 3 lety +1

      My mother had a green/ green with a dark green vinyl. Mine is white on blue with no vinyl but with the top trim

  • @superboats2
    @superboats2 Před rokem +1

    I remember MY 1969 Buick Electra 225, that I had back in 1985. I bought it off the Legal Officer on my 1st ship when I was in the Navy. I wasn't a Petty Officer yet. I wish I still had it.

  • @57Banjoman
    @57Banjoman Před 3 lety +8

    I had a beautiful '72 225, in saddle and copper-very similar to this one-what a car! I also owned a '68 300 convertible-a beautiful car, but plagued with electrical gremlins. Thanks for the great video!

    • @cindylawrence1515
      @cindylawrence1515 Před 3 lety

      Yeah, well with certain cars its no good chasing elec problems around the car. You just have to rip out the whole harness and all the components. But THEN you have to replace them with stuff engineered for situations where things Can't go wrong. Like mil spec or severe use Export or off road racing parts etc. Stuff designed where failure is unacceptable or will result in legal action. THEN you get stuff which is SO over specified that the probability of problems is on the "forget about it" level. GM sub systems are pretty solid. Fords and Mopars have years where there are Far more headaches...

  • @NA-mu8ek
    @NA-mu8ek Před 3 lety +3

    Love the 225 had one back in the early 70s. The smoothest ride iv ever owned. Miss that car.

  • @markwilliams5606
    @markwilliams5606 Před 2 lety +1

    Had a 68 225.- 430. Took the Quadrajet carb off. Put a Elderbrock 750. With dual exhaust. Great Car! So smooth 🇺🇸👍

  • @dave5833
    @dave5833 Před 3 lety +1

    OOB is one of the best car show certainly in Maine. The have a small burn out on Saturday night going home. Just down the street from us.

  • @iswc27
    @iswc27 Před 3 lety +6

    Back in the day, a Buick Electra 225, especially in the Limited trim, was like the next best thing to a Cadillac.

    • @donlove3741
      @donlove3741 Před 3 lety

      Old 98 deluxe coupe

    • @jamesalford877
      @jamesalford877 Před 3 lety

      It was actually equal to the Cadillac, as many who could afford a Caddy or a Lincoln but didn't want to drive such a pretentious, prestigious and pricey car electric 225 was the perfect substitute.

    • @donlove3741
      @donlove3741 Před 3 lety +1

      @@jamesalford877 hahahaha.. Land Yacht!

    • @thismodernmonkiedelection1647
      @thismodernmonkiedelection1647 Před 2 lety

      Rear fender-skirts. Station wagons had them only on the Cadillacs and Oldsmobiles.

    • @anthonybarnett6828
      @anthonybarnett6828 Před 2 lety

      There is a song" A duece and a quarter ain't no Cadillac " but it was damn close. It was said a Buick was a doctors car a Cadillac was the bankers car.

  • @wotrulke5868
    @wotrulke5868 Před 5 lety +20

    As a Brit born in 50's I love those big American cars! Just beautiful 😍 A era never to be seen again 😢

    • @SKA343
      @SKA343 Před 3 lety +1

      A lot better than the ev cars yuck !!

    • @animestarlord9021
      @animestarlord9021 Před 3 lety

      Kids today can't drive a smart car. No way would they ever be able to drive big boats like the Buick.

    • @bosmerfromcanada3878
      @bosmerfromcanada3878 Před 3 lety +1

      I'm sure it will be seen again for sure...once we get rid of enviroMENTAL-ism and Political Correctness.

  • @christhompson3750
    @christhompson3750 Před 3 lety +3

    My mother had a '67 225. What a beast.

  • @nelsona779
    @nelsona779 Před 5 lety +17

    The Buick was beautiful so were the Chrysler 300 his and hers.

  • @serdaroktay6354
    @serdaroktay6354 Před 3 lety +2

    Retro American designs are great...I always admire...( a youtube watcher from Istanbul )

  • @nelsona779
    @nelsona779 Před 5 lety +6

    Yes! great way to start a Saturday😎 it's 9 in the morning I just finished watching this episode and I am ready to go wash my truck and head to a car show that starts at 2 p.m. . This is going to be one of the best Saturdays this year.

    • @Tmrfe0962
      @Tmrfe0962 Před 5 lety +1

      703 CRUIZ'N ....we missed it? Ahhhggggg. Have been vacationing there for 20 years, always go in August, never knew about this. So nice to OOB with all the cars....hope it was great....

  • @jamesmainers9126
    @jamesmainers9126 Před 3 lety +1

    My girlfriends family owned a new 225, 1969. we were both in high school ,, she would pick me up Saturday morning, after the Friday night football game , I played. She was cheerleader,, we would ride around and listen to the game replay on radio,,, ,,, great times,,, CHS PANTHERS!!!

  • @wmadamzzz
    @wmadamzzz Před 5 lety +5

    As always, an amazing bunch of cars. Big, heavy, powerful cars from the 60's all done up so cool. They makes my Saturday morning.

  • @iDONTdoFacebook
    @iDONTdoFacebook Před 2 lety +2

    That’s the car I learned to drive in when I was 14 years of age back in 1973. My dad had one of these back then (ours was green) and I remember the first time I ever drove a car with me by myself in the driver’s seat (dad in the passenger seat). It was a little-travelled Arkansas highway, a pristine ‘69 Buick Electra 225, and a beautiful Arkansas evening just after supper when dad took me out in the country near our home as the sun was getting low in the sky. I was the solo pilot of that beautiful classic land yacht for 5 or 6 miles! What a memory-what a car!
    Thanks for sharing this with us Dennis!

    • @superboats2
      @superboats2 Před rokem +1

      I taught my younger brother how to drive in my 69 Buick Electra.

  • @anthonygrau2506
    @anthonygrau2506 Před 3 lety +2

    Buick 225 is always been a beautiful car, an with some power when needed

  • @bwolf859
    @bwolf859 Před 2 lety +1

    I own Johns 66 olds dynamic 88 the Venturian. John makes great Kustoms

  • @BlueHopi144
    @BlueHopi144 Před 5 lety +2

    That Olds with the 60's unique fins running form the front end to the back ....Amazing design !!

  • @onlyoneamong300
    @onlyoneamong300 Před rokem +1

    My favorite of them all: the 1969 Buick Electra! To me the late 60's and early 70's is when American car design reached maturity. I'm not too much into sporty cars because I prefer comfort and elegance. So, I love the hard top land yachts and fuselage styles because they are large, as a quintessential American automobile should be! Thanks for sharing!

  • @BlueHopi144
    @BlueHopi144 Před 5 lety +2

    That Chrysel roof design & back end !!! and loaded with a TNT 440 😜Oh MYYYYY God , stunning

  • @BlueHopi144
    @BlueHopi144 Před 5 lety +5

    That electra 225 back end is just phenomenal !!! U dont see many of those on the roads ....

  • @MrTurboRotary
    @MrTurboRotary Před 5 lety +1

    This show is such a great education for the young generations that do not know about these cars, their history and what they are all about. Thanks Dennis 👍

  • @BorisW150
    @BorisW150 Před 5 lety +3

    Beautiful cars. Thank you.

    • @chefgiovanni
      @chefgiovanni Před 5 lety

      Short, sweet and to the point. The way he likes it.

  • @KBAZ100
    @KBAZ100 Před 5 lety +4

    Excellent episode, thanks so much for posting it made my day!

  • @phillipwilkerson614
    @phillipwilkerson614 Před 3 lety +1

    I love those Chryslers, they were beautiful with the white lettering tires simply beautiful

  • @animestarlord9021
    @animestarlord9021 Před 3 lety +2

    Love those old boats.

  • @brianstrawser5695
    @brianstrawser5695 Před 5 lety +4

    What an incredible Olds. Luv it.

    • @danielcarter5973
      @danielcarter5973 Před 3 lety

      I lived during this era,and I love these cars as much today as ever, if w er I'm blessed with big money I'd like a 70 Duece,or Lesabre 455.

  • @chadhutton1745
    @chadhutton1745 Před 3 lety +1

    Wow, that Dynamic 88 looks clean.

  • @lisaarmstrong5461
    @lisaarmstrong5461 Před 5 lety +3

    Wow the Electra a car you hope to never wreck. Beautiful car but good luck with finding replacement parts for that one.

  • @Dezzieagle
    @Dezzieagle Před 2 lety +1

    I love the 225 same year as mine

  • @christopherkraft1327
    @christopherkraft1327 Před 3 lety +1

    What a fantastic car show!!! So many classics!!! 👍

  • @panasonicchrome7915
    @panasonicchrome7915 Před 3 lety +1

    I like Paul Burns car realy nice color to ❤️ I missing that time when people are whit people and whit the cars ❤️ I hope that time coming soon again 🤗 Good Video 👍

  • @robedmund9948
    @robedmund9948 Před 3 lety +1

    Dang! That engine bay has enough room for a spare engine!! What a friggin BOAT!! Must ride like a cloud.

  • @Cstoreri
    @Cstoreri Před 2 lety +1

    The Trunchbulls car! Matilda

  • @auvomesilampi6325
    @auvomesilampi6325 Před 3 lety +1

    Those cars were so awesome.

  • @johnoksys7713
    @johnoksys7713 Před 5 lety +3

    Love your show keep up the good work

  • @gordythecreator
    @gordythecreator Před 5 lety +2

    Hey VEGA dude. Awesome ride! My favorite. Unique and very rare

  • @bizzleb3002
    @bizzleb3002 Před 5 lety +1

    Man I'm in love with that 64 Oldsmobile lol

  • @johnsortore4470
    @johnsortore4470 Před 3 lety +1

    And a coupe, to boot!! What's not to love??

  • @Red-rl1xx
    @Red-rl1xx Před 5 lety +4

    I like those Chryslers! You don't see very many of those!

    • @paulcost6446
      @paulcost6446 Před 4 lety

      Yes i could not believe i saw one today outside in the car park of a small car show in Victoria Australia.

  • @clevlandblock
    @clevlandblock Před 3 lety +3

    Back in 69 I drag raced dad's 65 Electra against a friend's 69 Electra. 401 versus 430. It was a dead heat every time.

  • @anniewilkes6011
    @anniewilkes6011 Před 3 lety +1

    That Deuce & a Quarter rated at 8mpg street/ 10mpg highway. I get 8mpg street but somehow muster in 19mpg highway in mine. Definitely a dream to drive but nooo aftermarket it all❤️ I love that car

  • @quincee3376
    @quincee3376 Před 5 lety +1

    Awesome show!

  • @robertpapps5383
    @robertpapps5383 Před 5 lety +3

    Nice show! Owned one in the day and it was a real piece of junk but I loved the Vega.

  • @cbumpus
    @cbumpus Před 5 lety +1

    D'agostino cars with a Winfield fade paint job are the best! 👍

  • @JohnSmith-bx1mp
    @JohnSmith-bx1mp Před 5 lety

    Used to love cruising for races,and checking out the out of town talent at OOB,as a younger man.

  • @JohnGruber-di3cw
    @JohnGruber-di3cw Před 5 měsíci +1

    That's a very fine looking Deuce+1/4 but it can never be the King of Deuce+1/4s because the 70 is with the best 455 engine!!!

  • @davidallen5776
    @davidallen5776 Před 3 lety +1

    I rode in one of these for the first time as a kid!

  • @williambeck3029
    @williambeck3029 Před 5 lety +1

    That's a sweet dart

  • @lrg3834
    @lrg3834 Před 3 lety +5

    That Buick Electra 225 would've been fairly rare back-in-the-day in Québec.

    • @onlyoneamong300
      @onlyoneamong300 Před rokem

      Why so?

    • @lrg3834
      @lrg3834 Před rokem +1

      @@onlyoneamong300 , because most Québecers didn't earn enough money to afford a car like that. Also, winters are quite harsh, and cars didn't last as long in those days due to heavy salting of roads and poor corrosion protection.

    • @onlyoneamong300
      @onlyoneamong300 Před rokem

      @@lrg3834 Thanks for the quick reply!

  • @vicTorey
    @vicTorey Před 5 lety +5

    I live about 30 minutes away from that show, wish I had known about it.

  • @tillivanilli6481
    @tillivanilli6481 Před 3 lety +1

    The ´64 Oldsmobile Dynamic 88 is a so beautyful car, Jhonny D has a great taste! ;) Especially the Wheels on this great car fits PERFECT. I think THAT´s TASTE! Not these modern wheels with tiny height of rubber on big rims.. That´s something for present cars and then also not too extreme. And on 50-70s cars i think a classic custom wheel option is even the so much better choice than modern low profile tires on big rims. At this Olds you can see how nice a classic custom wheel setup WORKS!

  • @bruce92106
    @bruce92106 Před 3 lety +1

    Omg. Someday I might tellya my high speed chase story with my very same colored 69 Electra 225 2 door back in 1978, 19yo, bent it into a full 'V' @ 111 mph. More later, maybe.

  • @missingremote4388
    @missingremote4388 Před 5 lety +1

    Pretty sweet hot rods 🛸

  • @p47thunderbolt68
    @p47thunderbolt68 Před 3 lety +3

    Back in the day when you could get your car in a 2 door or 4 door hardtop, sedan or wagon . My father bought a new 1966 Ford Fairlane 2 door sedan for $2400 . No power ,no air .
    289 ci 2 barrel. Those days are gone . He bought the cheapest the dealer had.

  • @susanjspaulding
    @susanjspaulding Před 3 lety +2

    *All of the cars are FAB* !! *Prefer the 1969 Buick Electra 225* !! #MyClassicCarTV

  • @AJ67901
    @AJ67901 Před 3 lety +1

    the last year for the nail head was 1966. Buick went to the 430 in 1967 and then to a 455 in 1970. Great looking Deuce Coupe!

    • @mathieumorin600
      @mathieumorin600 Před 2 lety

      Hi! The Electra is my car, and yes you are right. I was a bit nervous to be interviewd by the one and only Dennis Gage and completly forgot about that 😅

    • @AJ67901
      @AJ67901 Před rokem +1

      @@mathieumorin600 Thanks for the reply. I saw this episode long ago and really like your coupe. I had a '69 Limited coupe back in about 2000. This was always my favorite year for the big Buicks. Such a graceful, elegant design! Hope you still have it and still enjoy it!

  • @tedcarter8074
    @tedcarter8074 Před 3 lety +1

    Deuce and Quarter Dream Car

  • @trainroomgary
    @trainroomgary Před 5 lety +2

    Like • Cheers from The Detroit & Mackinac Railway 🚂

  • @allanjechorek4381
    @allanjechorek4381 Před 3 lety +2

    Yes,225 inches of driving comfort.

  • @mikebtrfld1705
    @mikebtrfld1705 Před 5 lety +1

    Dodge had it with that Dart

  • @forestlawrencegrading9154

    The Hemi Dart in my opinion was best of the show. That color and the face on that thing reminded me of a song. Jeremiah was a bullfrog. He should name that car Kermit.

  • @brahimbouhaddi9683
    @brahimbouhaddi9683 Před 5 lety +1

    Waaawwww😎😎👍👍👍👍

  • @mark196076
    @mark196076 Před 3 lety +4

    Was known as “the doctor’s car”

  • @stevenmurray8504
    @stevenmurray8504 Před 5 lety +1

    Rumble young man rumble.

  • @logicisntthatcomplicated3583

    When dude showed his Vega, I expected to hear "Let me show you it's features!"

  • @Grumpycat95
    @Grumpycat95 Před 5 lety +1

    Amazing Hemi !Ypu can see some imperfections maybe cos I'm a critic and a perfectionist but the car is amazing .

  • @JoeyLovesTrains
    @JoeyLovesTrains Před 5 lety +2

    Me: Clicks video of Dodge Dart with hemi
    *My Classic Car music starts playing*
    Me: ... wut

  • @mattskustomkreations
    @mattskustomkreations Před 3 lety +1

    I may have missed him say it, but I’m guessing the 225 was. M. Morin’s grandfather’s, and grandpere owned the dealership.

    • @mathieumorin600
      @mathieumorin600 Před 2 lety +1

      Hi! I'm the owner of the buick, and the previous owner, wich I new well, had accidentally died, and I bough it from his widow...

    • @mattskustomkreations
      @mattskustomkreations Před 2 lety

      @@mathieumorin600 Thanks Mathieu! So, the Morin dealership badging is a total coincidence to you also having the name Morin?!?! No relation? If so, that car was just meant to be yours!

    • @mathieumorin600
      @mathieumorin600 Před 2 lety

      @@mattskustomkreations yes! J.W. Morin Pontiac, Buick and GMC was one of the GM dealership in our county. Our family bough several cars there.

    • @mattskustomkreations
      @mattskustomkreations Před 2 lety

      @@mathieumorin600 Wow. That’s pretty wild. Totally blew my theory out of the water. But I bet you get asked if your grandpa owned the dealership and this was his personal car a lot. Did Dennis notice and ask about it? She’s a beauty!

    • @mathieumorin600
      @mathieumorin600 Před 2 lety

      @@mattskustomkreations people up here do not appreciate these car as much as US people... me and my friend always have a great time going south with our antiques! So, no, I don't get ask a lot here... It was a great time meeting Dennis and I do not remenber everything we talk about, I was way to much excited 😅

  • @radioguy1620
    @radioguy1620 Před 3 lety +2

    Be sacrilige but cool and worth some bucks but could do some serious advertising on the sides of those blue Chryslers. People would have to look !

  • @b.p.m.5136
    @b.p.m.5136 Před 3 lety +2

    "DUce AND A QUATAR"

  • @Airforce1Gunny
    @Airforce1Gunny Před 5 lety

    6:04 I want to know more about the El Camino!

  • @DEEPCYCLEGARAGE
    @DEEPCYCLEGARAGE Před 3 lety

    Who else watched just to get glimpses of the vans?

  • @ageofsagittarius
    @ageofsagittarius Před 5 lety +1

    I'm surprised the Vega is rusted away.

  • @brianb8830
    @brianb8830 Před 3 lety

    Buick Electra 225 lead sled, called it "The Deuce and a Quarter."

  • @jeffreyrigged
    @jeffreyrigged Před 3 lety

    66 was last year of the nailhead in case anyone wondering

  • @AxnerSaab
    @AxnerSaab Před 5 lety

    0:38 i see that Camaro

  • @davids6533
    @davids6533 Před 3 lety

    I love the Buick Electra 225, but why would he rebuild the engine with only 30,000 miles? That's still almost new isn't it?

    • @mathieumorin600
      @mathieumorin600 Před 2 lety

      Hi, the buick is mine and one of the engine head was cracked... Had to find a new set of heads.

  • @johnmiller9024
    @johnmiller9024 Před 3 lety

    The 430 replaced the 425 Nailhead in 1967. The 455 rrplaced the 430 in 1970

  • @wajidiqbal84
    @wajidiqbal84 Před 3 lety

    Is he the guy from Dixie trailer park?

  • @WilliamJackson68
    @WilliamJackson68 Před 15 dny

    Hemi dart 63

  • @hawkdsl
    @hawkdsl Před 3 lety

    Why would an engine with 35k on it need a rebuild?

  • @marvinresper775
    @marvinresper775 Před 3 lety +1

    That's a Deuce and a quarter

  • @douglassopa2544
    @douglassopa2544 Před 3 lety +2

    all this and i can put the wifes honda civic in da trunk,,

  • @davidjenkins1958
    @davidjenkins1958 Před rokem

    That is not a 69 steering wheel, that is a 71 & up steering wheel.

  • @glenng7085
    @glenng7085 Před 3 lety

    I wanted to see you take the Electra 225 for a ride Dennis, and it was your shortest segment , why was the featured car on this video handled like this...disappointed Dennis!!

  • @tillivanilli6481
    @tillivanilli6481 Před 3 lety

    IF THE bUICK eLECTRA WAS A $ dOOR hARTOP IT WAS PERFECT!