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Topic starter
20/02/2024 10:27 am
'59 Buick Electra 225 6 Window Riviera Model 4829 or
'59 Buick Electra 225 4 Window Hardtop Model 4839?
Be sure to make your selection.
Of course, please “Reply” to share your comments.
If selection is greater than 2 rank them.
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John Bono
North Jersey
20/02/2024 10:30 am
Six window with that cool bubble roof! The Four window model has the flat roof that looks like the Jolly Green Giant squatted on it! 
20/02/2024 10:46 am
I have to agree with Tony on this one.
20/02/2024 10:49 am
The roof on the 6 window seems more proportionate to me.
20/02/2024 11:40 am
The Riviera model not the flat top. 👍
Frank Reed
Chesapeake, VA
20/02/2024 12:03 pm
No interest in either one.
20/02/2024 12:44 pm
I like the open, wraparound glass look of the flat-top
Barry Levittan
Long Island, NY
20/02/2024 1:11 pm
I also am going with the flat top for its visibility and style. It looks windswept.
Retired in Dunedin, Florida.
20/02/2024 1:24 pm
Two ugly monsters with a low roof. I got a severe concussion in 1959 climbing into one of these. Left a lasting negative impression.
20/02/2024 2:09 pm
I choose the SIX-WINDOW hardtop. Though I know from a historical perspective the "Flat Tops" have a cult following, I've never been a fan of them.
As for the '59 Buick in general, I think it is one of the most beautifully designed cars of the 1950's. Of the GM ladder line-up that year, it was (to my eyes) the best looking.
George Schire
Oakdale, Minnesota
Topic starter
20/02/2024 2:36 pm
Two ugly monsters with a low roof. I got a severe concussion in 1959 climbing into one of these. Left a lasting negative impression.
David, sorry to hear of your bad encounter with a '59 Buick. BTW how tall were you?
John Bono
North Jersey
20/02/2024 2:48 pm
Topic starter
20/02/2024 3:17 pm
Five 10 back then. Shrunk a little now.
I thought you would have been taller but you're the same height as me. I rode in a few '59 GM cars back them, not sure if a Buick would have been one of them. I do recall riding in '59 Chevys, Pontiacs and Oldsmobiles, never had an issue with entering or exiting. Sorry again to hear of your bad experience.
John Bono
North Jersey
20/02/2024 8:05 pm
Flat top for me but I like both.
Topic starter
22/02/2024 10:19 am
Going with the 6 window but I love the flat top too.
John Bono
North Jersey
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