Which car make and model is a Deuce and a Quarter?
A knowledgeable gentleman told me that his favorite car was a Deuce and a Quarter. I dared not ask what it was for fear of insulting him. So, is it a car painted like a die with two spots? Is it a car 1/4 the size of an ordinary car? Is it something notable of its kind? Or something else all together?
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Posted Dec. 1, 2009
DallasTexman 0
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I would imagine that the old boy was referring to a Buick Electra 225, named for its overall length of 225 inches (slightly longer, take note, than the 1959 Cadillac). Hence the name "deuce and a quarter." The Electra was made from 1959 until 1990.
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The car referred to is the Buick Electra 225- the 225 being the same size as the standard Electra, but originally the top of the line- after arounr 1963 or 64 all Electras were called 225- 2= deuce, 25= a quarter.