Big Block 1976 Buick Electra Is A Heaping Slab Of Awesome: Video
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If you like your four wheels connected to as much metal as possible, this custom 1976 Buick Electra might be just the ticket. Nicknamed “The Killer Blue Whale,” this machine is packing nearly 600 all-motor horsepower under the hood, transforming it into a bona fide street bruiser. Now, we’re climbing behind the wheel in the following sub-10-minute feature video.
Once again coming to us from the folks at AutotopiaLA, this 1976 Buick Electra El Deora was acquired from the godfather of the current owner’s children, who bought it brand new from Irv White Buick in 1976. The two-door was later parked, but now, it’s back on the road, and with heaping more power to boot.
As is evidenced by the photos, this is not a small car. However, beyond the extreme size, this Buick Electra actually looks somewhat understated. Look closely though, and you’ll find some pretty cool details, like a set of limo lights on the exterior just behind the side windows. The owner also installed dual antennas in the rear.
In fact, the only real indication this Buick Electra is packing heat are the plus-sized wheels and tires, measuring in at 20 inches in diameter, with a split-spoke design and custom center caps with the matching Buick logo.
And course, there’s also the exhaust note. Making the go is an all-motor Big Block V8, which was upgraded with components from TA Performance out of Arizona. Throwing on pieces like a new manifold, heads, headers, camshaft, and pistons, this Buick Electra is now making 580 horsepower and 575 pound-feet of torque.
Output is set rearwards through a three-speed Turbo 400 automatic transmission, which was also upgraded to handle the extra power.
Helping to slow this beast are four-wheel disc brakes. Meanwhile, the original suspension remains for that floaty, old-school boat feel.
Check out this behemoth Buick in the video below:
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AKA: A DUCE AND A QUARTER in it’s heyday. A step down from a Cadillac. Caddy’s back then were known as HOGS.
It was like driving your living room down the road. Lots of room in the huge rear bench seat and even the huge bench front seat for courtship activities. A++
Nice Buick, Would Look Better With Buick Mags, Instead of the big wheels & tires.
This is a very awesome Buick! Back in ’99 I picked up an almost mint ’77 Electra coupe for a song. It had a wiped cam in the 403 olds. A low buck Summit (Elgin) cam did the trick. Little later headers, true 2.5″ duals, Turbo 200-4r, 3.23 axle from a Roadmaster, few odds and ends… While I wouldn’t consider It fast-fast.. It was a damn strong runner! MOST Fox Mustang’s were not outrunning this ’77 from a twenty roll. Without power braking, It would roast two black stripes 100 feet with no problem from a stand still. Oh man, there is nothing finer than having a luxury car that will rock people when you nail it! It is missed dearly. I’m 45 now, and would love to do it again but pamper it this time. Thanks for sharing! I totally GET IT!
Your comment took me back to great memories on upper Euclid Avenue, in the hood of East Cleveland, Ohio, on hot August nights 50 years ago. White smoke and mini bits of rubber flying.
My cousin, RIP, was a street roaster in a jazed full sized big block 1962 Ford Sunliner convertible. It was awesome to see his screaming burns. They were done in the industrial section of Euclid Avenue so that local residents wouldn’t call the cops. My uncle worked at Ford’s Cleveland engine plant complex on Brookpark, when Ford made great cast grey iron engines.
Hold Your cigar out the window, & Then mash down on the gas ! Friction will light it ! LOL ! 🙂
The first thing I would do is ditch the ugly oversized black wheels which look totally out of place on this car and replace them with proper Buick chrome wheels