George Buick Riviera

Yes, $$$ doesn't matter, unless you have them ;-) Have fun with her and enjoy it ! By the way - is the label (decal) on the air filter correct for Riv 65 GS ? I ask as my filter has no any, so I will have to look for it.

Welcome Anton ! Did you join ROA (Riviera club) already ?

Yep - anyway - it is still Riviera ;-) Greetings from Poland

Riv 72 & Riv 71 GS together.

Don't bother, I will pay more for shipping Rob, are you making also engine restoration, or your engine is OK ?

Yes :-) We know what is goooood ;-) I think we will be in contact here, as I'm planning to make frameoff resto of my Riv65GS. Actually I'm collecting some parts and making room for it. Some pictures: https://picasaweb.google.com/buick.riviera.pl/BuickRivieraGS1965?feat=directlink still in US, taken by previous owner (ROA member as well...).

Rob, how much you paid ?

Rob, please post here, if possible Thanks

Hi Jim, the CDs arrived to Poland few days ago, however I'm coming back home tomorrow (I was out for business job), so then I will be able to take a look. My family has informed me about the delivery. Thanks a lot !

Hi Bob, are you satisfied with their products ? are you using their covers for garage or outdoor storage ? I saw last days cheap cover for $10 (ten) - and I was thinking what quality you can get for ten bucks ? On another hand, the covers from California Car Cover Co. are quite expensive. This is why I'm asking you for your experience with their product. Thanks

Hi Vitelio, any results from your digging for car cover ? Any feedback would be helpful. Thank

Post is here: http://forums.aaca.org/f177/wtb-riv-71-gs-297862.html#post848157

My friend Mark is looking for Riviera 71 GS. He is not speaking English, so I'm helping him. We are ROA members (#11921 & #12211) located in Poland. Thanks

in PDF format for download: http://www.rubbertherightway.com/images_templ/catalog_files/Master_Riviera_LOW_RES.pdf However, I can not see those $7 body mounts in PDF catalog. But they are here: Automotive Rubber: Rubber Parts, Restoration Parts

Alex, please read this post: http://forums.aaca.org/f177/wtb-65-steering-wheel-276642.html

Hi Til, please let me know when you will get it. I have 65 GS for restoration (not for sale) and I would like to take a look at your one - if possible. I understand that you are from Germany ? I'm form Poland. Regards & good luck with hunting.

Thanks Scott for this useful link. Paul - you are right, I was also ordering parts for my Riv from CARS Inc. I forgot that they have also GN catalog. Thanks for remembrance !

Thanks Scott for this useful link. Paul - you are right, I was also ordering parts for my Riv from CARS Inc. I forgot that they have also GN catalog. Thanks for remembrance !

Hi Patrick, what are your plans regarding registry and collected informations ?

Thanks Roberta, Thank you Jason.

I have a question. I'm going to start my resto project for Buick Grand National 87. What parts source you would recommend ? I mean, I don't want to buy a crap, but in the same time, this is not going to be hi performance car. I need something that is not the cheapest, and not hi-tech. Something in-between. In the middle. Like good price2quality ratio. Any suggestions ? Thanks

Congratulations Chris ! Take a good care of her :-)

Hey Brian, here is a picture taken on my engine of my 71 GS:

Well Folks, here are some news. I'm including complete email reply text, with some additional answers to my other questions, but the hood ornament story is described there. Hi George, I have owned the car since 1982. I was a Body Shop assistant manager at Carol Buick in Evanston Illinois when I bought the car from the same dealer. I was the second owner of the car. When I bought it, it had about 53,000 miles on it. I was in charge of ordering parts for the body shop. The factory options I added are the fender monitor lamps , driver mirror (with thermometer, passenger door mirror , compass and the hood ornament. These are factory options for that year. The power antenna and alarm and rear speakers are not factory. They are aftermarket parts. The radio is aftermarket. It had just an am/fm radio. Unfortunately I threw the orginal radio away. (I wish I would have kept it.) There are used factory radios listed on a web site called car-part.com. I do not have the orginal vehicle sticker. Maxi trac did work, all it does is reduce the engine RPM's to prevent the rear wheels from spinning. I plugged the heater core coolant line because the automatic air is not working. It is stuck on heat all the time. I unplugged the fan because with automatic air, the fan would run all the time. (this is why only 1971 models have the louvers in the trunk, it was called flo thru ventilation.) It got very hot inside the car in the summer. The vehicle has been repainted. When I worked for Buick, the front end and doors were repainted in Laquer. This is the factory color. When I worked for Cadillac, I replaced both doors because they were rusted on the bottom. The used doors I got were from Texas with no rust. These were also painted in Laquer. When I worked for Ford, I reworked the left 1/4 and deck lid due to rust. That was painted in laquer (hence the rust again). When I worked for Nissan, the right 1/4 was repaired and refinished in enamal. The hood ornament did not come on the vehicle, however it is a factory option for 71 thru 73 models. I sold her because I rarely ever drove it. We wanted to buy a new boat, and decided to sell the car. Send some more pictures when its restored. If you have any questions, just email me. -------------------------------------------------- Edited: >> -----Original Message----- >> Sent: Thu, Dec 2, 2010 3:28 am >> Subject: Re: Riv 71 GS >> >> Hi Kevin, >> >> I'm very interested about hood ornament, as here is a big discussion about it: http://forums.aaca.org/f177/71gs-riviera-hood-r-logo-289899.html >> Technical advisor from ROA is saying that this was not available. Now you are saying that it was. >> Are you sure it was ? >> >> George > >> George, I wi;ll put out my GM Buick parts manual from 1975 and look it up. I will scan it and send it to you soon........ >> >> >> > -----Original Message----- > Sent: Fri, Dec 3, 2010 1:05 am > Subject: Re: Riv 71 GS > > OK Dave, thank you - but you wrote about scanning manual from 75. > This was mentioned at the discussion board that for this year ornament was indeed available. > But what about 71 ? > > George > > George, the hood ornament was not a factory option for 71 thru 73 models. I looked it up in the parts book. It was for a 1974 and 1975 model. I must have liked the look of the hood ornament. It was over 30 years ago it was put on...............................

Hi Guys, finally she arrived few weeks ago, but I had no time before to post the pictures I took. But what I've found out, I'm the 3rd owner, so I will try to contact the previous one - maybe he will give us some informations about the mysterious logo....