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Jayson Pruitt ROA#3412 -- Riviera Owners Association -- Technical Advisor 79-85
http://buickrivieras.wordpress.com/
Oil & Gas Minerals/Royalties www.royaltyminerals.com
1983 Riviera "Cole"
1983 Riviera XX "Peter" 1 of 502
1984 Riviera T-Type "Tina"
1985 Riviera "Gray"
And new to the group a 1989 Reatta!
Gotta love how they really tout the FWD as a good thing. LOL.
ROA Member #13099
Link to Picture Album of Project Rivy 401 http://photobucket.com/65Rivy
1965 Riviera Gran Sport (Undergoing a frame off, which is on hold at the moment, as I'm working on the one below)
1965 Riviera 401, AC, Deluxe Interior (Undergoing a frame off restoration)
1965 Riviera (Parts Car)
1987 Buick Grand National (All original, and only 16k miles)
Nice find Jayson, thanks for the link. Enjoyed it lots!
Paul S. BCA #16919, ROA #8552
Rivs, Cats, & Rainier, some other stuff.
"For what we are about to see next, we must enter quietly into the realm of genius." - Dr. Frederick Frankenstein.
Your welcome. Always someone gotta be negative.
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Jayson Pruitt ROA#3412 -- Riviera Owners Association -- Technical Advisor 79-85
http://buickrivieras.wordpress.com/
Oil & Gas Minerals/Royalties www.royaltyminerals.com
1983 Riviera "Cole"
1983 Riviera XX "Peter" 1 of 502
1984 Riviera T-Type "Tina"
1985 Riviera "Gray"
And new to the group a 1989 Reatta!
That was a good video, thanks...
Very enjoyable, thanks Jayson. The car looks great without the body side molding!
Al Schmidt
ROA #10113
BCA #42316
'64, '65 GS, '70, '84, '85 Turbo, '92 x2, and '98 Rivs
"Adventure, is a car called Riviera..."
If you were referring to me, I didn't mean, and it wasn't my intention for it to come across as a negative comment. Sorry it seemed that way. I like the 79-85 Rivs. Was only commenting on how much they were really trying to push the FWD concept to customers in those days. I enjoyed watching that old LD video, and thanks for posting. Rob.Originally Posted by sosuzguy
ROA Member #13099
Link to Picture Album of Project Rivy 401 http://photobucket.com/65Rivy
1965 Riviera Gran Sport (Undergoing a frame off, which is on hold at the moment, as I'm working on the one below)
1965 Riviera 401, AC, Deluxe Interior (Undergoing a frame off restoration)
1965 Riviera (Parts Car)
1987 Buick Grand National (All original, and only 16k miles)
Front wheel drive, turbocharging - Buick has always been at the forefront of things to come that eventually become the standard for the industry.
If I remember an ad correctly, there were only four production cars that were turbocharged in 1976. A Porsche, A Saab, and two Buicks.
Ed
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Ed Raner
ROA #279 - Charter member
ROA Board of Trustees
www.rivowners.org
1963 Riviera - Original - Black w/White custom leather
1964 Riviera - Bordeaux Reserve w/ Sandstone custom vinyl - "Tastefully Tweaked"
1993 Riviera - Shapphire Blue w/ white leather (Linda says this one is hers.)
Gone but not forgotten - (3) '63, (2) '64, (2) '66, '67, (2) '83XX, '84, '84 conv. '85 (2) rust bucket 63's for parts
Yeah, the guys that haven't driven these cars don't know how nice they are. Whatta you do?
Paul S. BCA #16919, ROA #8552
Rivs, Cats, & Rainier, some other stuff.
"For what we are about to see next, we must enter quietly into the realm of genius." - Dr. Frederick Frankenstein.
It's opened a new repair idea for me, replacing the body mounts. I bet that would get rid of a considerable amount of road noise.
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Jayson Pruitt ROA#3412 -- Riviera Owners Association -- Technical Advisor 79-85
http://buickrivieras.wordpress.com/
Oil & Gas Minerals/Royalties www.royaltyminerals.com
1983 Riviera "Cole"
1983 Riviera XX "Peter" 1 of 502
1984 Riviera T-Type "Tina"
1985 Riviera "Gray"
And new to the group a 1989 Reatta!
How complicated would that be to do?My '85 Riv is not as quiet as she used to be,
I'm not sure but one of the things I liked about the video and other informational brochures on cars is the pictures of the frame with no body. That way I always have a good visual reference of what everything looks like and where it is when I get ready to look for it.
I will add that the BEST thing I did so far to improve/restore ride is buy quality high end personal luxury tires.
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Jayson Pruitt ROA#3412 -- Riviera Owners Association -- Technical Advisor 79-85
http://buickrivieras.wordpress.com/
Oil & Gas Minerals/Royalties www.royaltyminerals.com
1983 Riviera "Cole"
1983 Riviera XX "Peter" 1 of 502
1984 Riviera T-Type "Tina"
1985 Riviera "Gray"
And new to the group a 1989 Reatta!
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