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Buick Electra

Car Sedan 🕰️ Classic

1 production run · 5 variants · 5 registers with powertrain counts

Years on record

The first and last year each official register has the Buick Electra on record.

Netherlands
1959–1985
Surviving fleet by first-registration year.
Finland
1979–2026
Surviving fleet by first-registration year.

Worldwide popularity

Top 30% worldwide

Measured from real registration and fleet counts, not clicks or hype.

Where it's been spotted

Australia Finland Netherlands New Zealand Norway Switzerland United Kingdom United States

Evidence of real vehicles in each country's official register. Grey imports count, because they're real vehicles on real roads.

Production history & variants

1 production run · 5 variants · 5 registers with powertrain counts

Powertrain counts straight from official registers, each with what that register counts.

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Registration history

1959: 7 vehicles 1960: 4 vehicles 1962: 2 vehicles 1963: 2 vehicles 1964: 2 vehicles 1965: 1 vehicle 1966: 3 vehicles 1967: 5 vehicles 1968: 12 vehicles 1969: 14 vehicles 14 1970: 13 vehicles 1971: 8 vehicles 1972: 9 vehicles 1973: 7 vehicles 1974: 4 vehicles 1975: 5 vehicles 1976: 5 vehicles 1977: 6 vehicles 1978: 14 vehicles 1979: 2 vehicles 1980: 4 vehicles 1981: 1 vehicle 1982: 2 vehicles 1983: 4 vehicles 1984: 2 vehicles 1985: 1 vehicle 1959 1985
Netherlands: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
1979: 1 vehicle 1980: 2 vehicles 1981: 4 vehicles 1982: 3 vehicles 1983: 5 vehicles 1984: 3 vehicles 1985: 1 vehicle 1989: 7 vehicles 1990: 2 vehicles 1991: 8 vehicles 8 1992: 3 vehicles 1994: 4 vehicles 1999: 1 vehicle 2002: 1 vehicle 2006: 1 vehicle 2008: 3 vehicles 2009: 5 vehicles 2010: 3 vehicles 2011: 5 vehicles 2012: 6 vehicles 2013: 4 vehicles 2014: 2 vehicles 2015: 8 vehicles 2016: 1 vehicle 2017: 3 vehicles 2018: 4 vehicles 2019: 4 vehicles 2020: 8 vehicles 2021: 3 vehicles 2022: 2 vehicles 2023: 2 vehicles 2024: 3 vehicles 2026: 3 vehicles 1979 2026
Finland: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
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Netherlands
1959 7
1960 4
1962 2
1963 2
1964 2
1965 1
1966 3
1967 5
1968 12
1969 14
1970 13
1971 8
1972 9
1973 7
1974 4
1975 5
1976 5
1977 6
1978 14
1979 2
1980 4
1981 1
1982 2
1983 4
1984 2
1985 1
Finland
1979 1
1980 2
1981 4
1982 3
1983 5
1984 3
1985 1
1989 7
1990 2
1991 8
1992 3
1994 4
1999 1
2002 1
2006 1
2008 3
2009 5
2010 3
2011 5
2012 6
2013 4
2014 2
2015 8
2016 1
2017 3
2018 4
2019 4
2020 8
2021 3
2022 2
2023 2
2024 3
2026 3

From official registers, as of 2026.10.3. Bases differ per country, so never compare across panels.

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{
  "id": "car/buick/electra",
  "name": "Electra",
  "make": {
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    "name": "Buick"
  },
  "kind": "car",
  "body_type": "sedan",
  "availability": [
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    "ch",
    "fi",
    "gb",
    "nl",
    "no",
    "nz",
    "us"
  ],
  "regions": [
    "eu",
    "na",
    "oc"
  ],
  "popularity": {
    "global_decile": 5,
    "mass_decile": 3,
    "rarity": "average"
  },
  "aliases": [],
  "former_ids": [
    "car/buick/electra-225",
    "car/buick/electra-225-custom",
    "car/buick/electra-custom-225",
    "car/buick/electra-limited",
    "car/buick/electra-park-avenue"
  ],
  "years": null,
  "era": "classic",
  "enrichment": null,
  "enrichment_gated": true,
  "dataset_version": "2026.10.3",
  "upgrade_url": "https://vehiclesdb.com/pricing",
  "attribution": {
    "source": "VehiclesDB",
    "url": "https://vehiclesdb.com",
    "license": "Identity layer: CC-BY-4.0; enrichment/resolution: proprietary. Display requires visible credit — see https://vehiclesdb.com/legal/attribution",
    "dataset_version": "2026.10.3"
  }
}

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