Pat Curran
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Nice to see one with the rear bumper sitting straight from one corner to the other!
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1 hour ago, RivNut said:
I don’t know if you’re a drinking man, but if you are you’ll find lots of craft beers brewed with bourbon; a different one an every restaurant. Then there’s the Kentucky Bourbon Trail. A driving tour of many distilleries, all of which tasting rooms you visit after the tour of the facility.
Kentucky has BBQ almost as good as Kansas City’s.
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A visit to the Kentucky Horse Park is an experience. The Derby may be in Louisville, but the breeding and trading grounds are in Lexington.
It’s a fun city. The host hotel is easily accessible and the car show won’t be spread out all the place.
And if you want a great steak and salad, head to Malone’s.
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My black interior 65 came with a silver headliner and the interior was original.
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This car had all the hallmarks of what I call a put together car.
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16 minutes ago, RivNut said:
I don’t know why I didn’t look this up in the first place instead of asking but a paint reference site list different codes for the 64 and 65 colors. One thing I did notice, according to a couple of different references, was that GM had two dark blue colors - Midnight Blue and Midnight Aqua.
Midnight Aqua is not a common color on a 65 Riviera but I really like it.
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My 64 was Diplomat Blue with a white custom interior. Chevy called theirs Daytona Blue. Pontiac and Olds also had the same color with different names. Not sure about Cadillac though. Chevy eventually changed the name to Deepwater Blue but it was the same color.
If you put a 1964 Diplomat Blue Riviera along side a 1965 Midnight Blue Riviera, you would be hard pressed to tell the difference.
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I like it better than the megabuck one that sold at Mecum a couple of weeks ago.
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15 hours ago, Deanoko said:
My saddle 63 interior was matchie matchie throughout, down to the 3 pedals!
My problem with it was the exterior was Marlin Blue. It was ok on the Corgi toy version, but a bit odd on the 1:1 scale.
That is an unusual combination for sure!
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22 hours ago, Jim Cannon said:
In a car with Saddle interior, the black steering wheel looks odd.
Why does no one know that the grills up by the cowl, behind the hood, are supposed to be painted body color, except for the U-shaped bit that sticks up?
You are correct Jim. One of my former 65’s had a saddle interior and it had a matching steering wheel.
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17 hours ago, RivNut said:
Some guy on a Riviera Facebook group posted a picture of his 65. In a gentle way I asked him the same question. He replied back with “arrgh.” Don’t know if he was mad at me for advising him of his faux pas or himself for making it. His car also had the lip on the front of the hood chrome plated. Wasn’t that piece painted body color on the 65? I’ve seen them both ways but have never been sure which way is correct.
The 65’s were painted body color.
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It was optional.
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The original Grand Am was Pontiac’s first attempt at a Euro car. I liked it!
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Don’t forget that Pontiac created some magic with the SD455 in 1973 and 1974. It was the last hurrah!
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The only set screw I can think of is the one used on the speedminder knob.
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Had an Olds 307 in a 1985 Cutlass. It was leisurely at best but adequate. Owned many 3.8’s in my life but the supercharged Series II in my 1997 Riviera was the best. I wouldn’t mind another.
Had a 4.0 Northstar in a new 1996 Aurora (although it was never advertised as a Northstar but was a 4.0 version), it used a quart of oil every 1,200 miles. I dumped it and went back to a 3800. Never again considered a Northstar.
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6 hours ago, Seafoam65 said:
In the Chevy hobby it is starting to get difficult to find non restomodded Chevelles or early Camaros.
Same with Monte Carlo’s. Unmodified ones are becoming hard to find.
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1 hour ago, gungeey said:
Plenty to choose from if that one doesn't strike your fancy, Pat.
https://www.raleighclassic.com/vehicles/1948/1965-buick-riviera-gs
I have been to the Raleigh Classic when I lived in NC. They manage to find some exceptional vehicles! Unfortunately, my wallet doesn’t quite live up to my tastes!
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25 minutes ago, jframe said:
No labels on the fan shroud or radiator either. Think the trunk cardboard should be gray instead of the tan. Battery cables routed incorrectly? I know I'm nitpicking, but concours is concours.
That is exactly my point. Concours means 100% correctness.
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If it is truly “concours,” it should at least have the correct center caps!😁 And don’t even get me started on the 2 Gran Sport emblems on the rear panel.
It is a beautiful car though!
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9 hours ago, telriv said:
Another thing to be aware of.
IF the car has A/C with a shroud when the motor rises because of a broken mount it "could" contact & break the shroud with the fan blade.
Tom T.
Been there!
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26 minutes ago, RivNut said:
Looks really nice, I’m sure she’ll love it. As far as being authentic, I’m doubting that anyone looking at it in one of her cars shows would know the difference. It took a lot of opinions from the Riviera guys on this forum to figure it out. No way some Chevy, Ford, or Mopar guy will know. She’ll just have to know what a Stage 1 is so she can answer questions.
39 minutes ago, RRbow70RivGS said:Thank you for all the assistance. I believe JZRIV is correct. For the 1970 Riviera GS I think they just slapped a chrome breather lid on it and called it good.
I suppose in the end it just another goofy thing they did in '70 to make a one year only car. I didn't say this in the introduction but this is actually my daughter's
car. She picked it out when she was 15 and it sat for a while waiting its turn but we finally started working on it. She had done a lot of the work herself and has
helped me in everything I have done to it. It is her pride and joy and a literal mainstay at local car shows and cruise ins etc.
I have been looking for a chrome top for while and finally found one. It is to be a Christmas present this year and about the last missing piece for the car. Without
telling her I had one, I mentioned that I joined this site and found there were no decals on the chrome lid. She didn't take this very well. LOL. She said in no
uncertain terms that she didn't care, she wants decals on it. She said Buick owes her that much since they some how let a Riviera get away with out power
windows. LMAO. That's my Girl and her Green on Green on Green '70 GS Riviera. Power seats and AC with manual windows and door locks.
So since that is basically what I do for a living, here is what I created for her for Christmas this year. Hopefully it will not offend any purists, if so my apologies in
advance. As for Zoe she doesn't care! LOL. Thanks again hope everyone has a Merry Christmas and Happy and safe New Years.
Get her a Stage 1 emblem for the grill while you are at it! 😁
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On 11/25/2023 at 4:57 PM, Pat Curran said:
Just curious if there are others who haven’t received their latest issue? Still nothing in Woodstock, CT. Thanks!
It finally came today!
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On 9/23/2023 at 2:15 PM, XframeFX said:
Two extremes of Pontiac. Tim's 1964 Banker's Hotrod and a lowly 1963 Tempest. The latter was built with larger 15" wheels!
Pontiac 8-Bolt wheels of the era were only 14". Strange?
Close-up shows 215/70-15s on this car:
Had a 62 in this body style but it was white with red interior. GM permitted divisional autonomy during this era and the Tempest/LeMans was proof of that.
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Just curious if there are others who haven’t received their latest issue? Still nothing in Woodstock, CT. Thanks!
Turbinator Nails It-Again
in Buick Riviera
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I like the 1964 turbines the best. The black painted areas between the vanes really make the vanes stand out. I had them on my 1964 Diplomat Blue with white custom interior for the 24 years that I owned the car.