The 1969 Buick Electra featured a amount of firsts for the American automaker, from improved safety features to the streamlining of the machine's protest style. The lenghty and Broad vehicle maintained its blimp engine, though without a four-speed publication transmission offered on other Buick models at the generation.
Engine Specs
The 1969 Buick Electra uses a 430-cubic-inch, 7.0-liter V8 engine with hydraulic valve lifters. Buick anterior offered Hydra-Matic on its 1969 vehicles. The Electra uses front and rear drum brakes on all four wheels with CD brakes life optional. The vehicle very features an ignition switch lock that keeps the transmission in "lawns" while the vehicle is turned off to prevent unexpected rolling. This equivalent deed was declared obligatory the succeeding year as allotment of federal vehicle safety requirements, according to Stuff 571 of Federal Engine Vehicle Safety Standards. Fuel is fed into the cast-iron engine block via the carburettor. Muzzle and stroke measures 4.18 inches by 3.90 inches.
Transmission and Brakes
The 1969 anecdote of the Buick Electra offeres either a three-speed instruction transmission or a three-speed automatic turbo 400 Hydra-Matic transmission with rear-wheel handle. The overhead valve replica has a maximum horsepower of 360 at 5,000 rpm. Compression ratio measures 10.25:1. The engine uses common aspiration and induction.
Suspension
The front suspension of the 1969 Buick Electra is a pair of upper and lower A-arms with coil springs and a link-type stabilizer. The rear suspension is a four-link live axle with coil springs. Wheelbase for the Electra measures 126 inches with a total vehicle weight between 4,176 and 4,344 pounds.
