BUICK ELECTRA 225: BUYER'S GUIDE
Median Price: £18,540 • Highest Price: £208,270 • Lowest Price: £1,663 •  Sell-Through Rate: 74%
Source: Mecum
How much is a Electra 225 worth?
In our experience, we've seen plenty of Electra 225's go under the hammer and based on analysing every sale you can expect to pay £18,540 for one in average condition - that places it amongst the most expensive 60% of collector cars across our database.
As Buick's go, a Electra 225 is on the lower end relative to other Buick models. In fact this model is £5,812 below the median Buick price of £24,351.
What is the maximum to pay for a Electra 225?
Across the 119 Electra 225's we've seen sell, the highest price ever recorded for this model is £208,270. It was sold by Barrett Jackson in the US on 18 Jan 2020.
What is the lowest to pay for a Electra 225?
Well, that depends on where you draw the threshold.
The lowest sale of all time for this vehicle is £1,663. RM Sotheby's sold the car at auction in Canada on 04 Apr 2004.
When looking at more recent sales the lowest recorded price is, as you would expect, higher. Analysing every sale since 2020 shows that the lowest price between 2020 and today is £5,706, Bring A Trailer sold this car in the US on 10 Nov 2020.
What is the background of the make / model?
Buick produced this model between 1959 and 1982.
Buick is one of the oldest car brands in America, established in 1899. It was named after its founder David Dunbar Buick. In 1903, the company was acquired by William Durant and later became a cornerstone of General Motors. Buick has produced many popular models over the years, including the Riviera and the Electra. Today, Buick continues to be a popular luxury brand, especially in China.
How common is a Electra 225?
We've seen plenty of these go under the hammer at auctions around the world, 160 to be precise. It's among the 6% most common collector cars to sell at auction.
Of those, 160 times the model has gone to auction 119 have sold. In other words, this model sells on 74% of times it goes to auction - that's below the average sell-through rate we traditionally see.
How does the Electra 225 compare to other cars?
We know from reviews of this model by our 42,000+ strong community how this car performs across multiple variables. Those variables stack up to give a TCVScore which is a relative score of how good a car is across 5 variables in comparison to all other cars.
For the Electra 225, it scores a 50 out of 100 - that places it in the bottom 10 - 20% of all cars in our database.
How the car scores across all variables is below:
Styling: 5/10
Cool Factor: 6/10
Practicality:Â 4/10
Handling:Â 6/10
Speed: 4/10
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Why this article was created
Well, we've got one of the largest databases of sold classic car prices in the world so we thought we ought to help and put that data to good use. To be clear though, this article is not intended to be a full tour of every nook and sill of the Electra 225, rather it's meant to act as an introductory guide and overview of the market for this model.
It is here to provide you guidance on how much you should and shouldn't be paying for one based on the 160 we've seen previously.
If you're after more detail, we've got you covered. Click the button below to be taken to a the price guide for this model so you can see every single sale, price trend over time and lots more.
How this article was created
This article was created by looking back at sales of Electra 225 since the beginning of our database in 1992. We've scanned over 30 auction houses and results from over £15 billion of sold cars around the world to understand the where the market is at for this car.
The Classic Valuer takes that data and analytics which enables it to generate these articles at scale, for further information regarding the Electra 225 please visit the price guide linked below.
About The Author
Giles Gunning
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Giles is CEO of The Classic Valuer - one of the world's largest databases of sold classic cars in the world going back over 30 years covering over 11,000 models. Giles and The Classic Valuer are regularly referenced in key classic car publications including Classic & Sports Car.
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Giles grew up around the iconic historic motorsport venue at Goodwood and enjoys his 1972 Alfa Romeo 1600 GT Junior around the Sussex roads. His primary car goal is to purchase back a selection of his grandfather's car's including his 1931 Riley Brooklands.
