1961 Buick Special – Aluminum 215 V8 at Country Classic Cars

It is a nice car

I had this car , it was white and wonderful, the engine could last, until I crashed it, one of the Best Cars I ever had from Joey in Honolulu , Hawaii , Aloha 😎

Yes, something a little different. We used to have Holden Specials that looked like that. I remember my cousin, Tom had a '64 Special. It had round tail lights. From '65 they became boxier.

Almost midsize like a 66 Malibu size..but nice car wish I had the funds..

I've never heard of a 215 engine. Happy New year and hope you had a great Christmas!

My first car. I was 16 yes old. Same color. Thanks for showing it.

Good morning! I like the style of this car, the wrap around front bumper and the point style up front! The price is really good for this car! Thanks for sharing, and have a great day! 👍❤️

very nice also in those day long quality and in the back standing a black trans am third-generation 2 cars in one video

Does Country Classic have any fox-body Mustangs in manual transmission?

…nifty little (at that time) offering from Buick as part of Detroit's efforts to get increasingly affluent and upwardly mobile families to add a second car to the driveway or garage. The keys here were generally aimed at the Mom's; to offer a smaller, easy to drive and park " city runabout" vehicle, offering a lower trim and luxury level than the family's principal car; usually driven by dear old Dad…
…about this time, my own father was driving a stunning 1960 Buick Electra 225 Riviera 4-door hardtop; while our second car was a '62 Plymouth Valiant Station Wagon in bright red…actually a pretty snazzy little car; but equipped with the rather unreliable Chrysler push-button transmission… Well, after one glaring incident when the wagon refused to shift into reverse in the local Safeway parking lot ( only a month or two after he bought it; my Dad was able to prevail upon Bill Simpson, a kindly older gentleman with whom Dad had worked with for many years for his used car needs ( including thr awesomesauce Electra) to accept the derelict Valiant wagon as trade for a '63 Valiant 4-door ( also in red -Dad's favorite color, by the way..). And not having fallen off the turnip truck yesterday, Dad made sure that the newer Valiant had a manual transmission…

…I have many happy memories of the 'scarab-beetle-like' Valiant…it was the first car I ever "drove"…in a deserted parking lot in nearby Frontier Park while sitting on my Dad's lap…

This Buick, like the oddball Valiant, proved hugely successfull for the Big Three AND especially American Motors, which, under the leadership of George Romney,
Mitt's dad, had pioneered the notion of compact cars in the early to mid-50's…

…and since these compact cars were not given the respect of th e families' full sized "main car", finding them in low mileage original condution IS rather exceptional…

…great job, Jeff…keep showcasing those unsung heroes of American motoring in 2020 and beyond!!…

Very cool!! Looks like a baby Nail Head!!☺

Does country Classics Siri on this car do you know the mileage is just 42k

Hey, would you be so kind to promote my cross country trip to Mecum in Florida? It’s starting now. I promise to do the same thing when you need it for a Musang.

One of my friends mother had a station wagon with a 3 speed manual, same year. It was quite peppy and had 15" wheels, stock. A fellow I met in 65 had a 63 olds Jetfire with a four speed. The turbo really brought that engine to life, unfortunately he could not keep his foot off the floor and the engine only went about 40 thousand miles but the tires would go about 7,500 and that was because he rotated the front to the back so it wasn't a fault with the engine. Neat cars, history proves the engines were great.

Aluminium V8, awesome. Nice post. Nice car. Smooth & clean. Cool car