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Hello, As some of you may already have read,then I own a Buick Super Riviera 1958 and it has been in my country since 2012.I have no knowledge nor information of the vehicles past.Maybe someone could help me on that?It would be very interesting to know the past of this car - did it belong to some mobster,was it an escort car for someone and etc... There is the original licence plate number of the car before it was brought to Estonia. With best regards,

Hello, My name is Roland and I'm from Estonia. I know there is a location in U.S.A. too called Estonia,but I'm from the Estonia,that is located in Europe. Little bit of background: My father is a big fan of old Soviet motorcycles.Currently he has 18 of them... My older brother is a fan of big vehicles - he used to own a BTR (Soviet transporter tank) and now he just has some Soviet rigs like ZIL and KRAZ. Probably it runs in the family...So,my first collectible car is 1980 Corvette and afterwards I got myself a Buick Super. My yongest brother is also into bicycles...Passion to old vehicles must be in the family ... I have a 3 year old son,who also is a big fan of cars (obviously). I work in the IT field (I'm not a programmer,I just know alot from the technical side). So...Welcome everyone =) .In Estonian language it is "Teretulemast kõigile ."

Hello dei, Overall the car is quite intact,yes. Since it was my first that old car for me (I own a 80' Corvette too),I did not know exactly what I was doing at the time of purchase.What drives me mad,is the fact,that the engineers in the first service did not take care of the oil pump correctly,that caused the engine to overheat.I bought a new radiator to the car too,when the engine was rebuilt for the first time for real.It wasn't original radiator,but it was custom made for the car.Looks like original thou . The long list of issues that I described later,are all mostly just eBay stuff.The mirrors,lenses etc. are all available there.So no big problem.Just need to spend some funds . Regarding the turn signal,I've replaced the fuse below the steering column,I've checked the lines and even tried with the tester and my current conclusion is,that there is something wrong with the small piece on the steering colum.It is somehow misaligned...But I haven't had time to check and the car is being currently rebuilt in another town (the engine) so I do not have 24/7 access to it. Could you take a picture of that safety neutral switch?The fact is,that if I try to pull down the shifting lever past the "R" and apply some force,then the back-up lights turn on.So there is also definetly something wrong with the lever position.Like when I put the lever to the "P" position,then the needel in lever position gauge is not on "P" but in the middle of "P" and "L" . I have the original chassis manual.It came with the car.But I've been wondering,what is the body service manual?What is the difference in them?The chassis manual has a lot of detailed information in it - is the body manual even more detailed? With regards,

Unfortunatelly it is far from perfect ... Besides those minor things there is a list of problems: - drivers side mirror is loose and does not stay in place - rearview mirror looks bad (rust behinde the mirror) and also does not stay put - right front turn signal lense has a crack in it - the boot is missing all it's interior moldings - left headlight bezel? has a big crack in the middle - dash clock isn't working - drivers windown handle does not turn freely when closing - washer jar pump has some vacuum line connections broken and the lid is rusty and missing the filling cap - turn signal do not work - back-up lights do not engage as they should (I belive it has something to do with the fact that the needle indicating the gears is misaligned or something) - many chrome strips are literally hammered and look like homemade... - right side kickpanel is in very bad shape and does not stay in it's place ...there are probably more things,but those are the first things that came in my mind ... So there is lot to do with the car,but firs I need to get the engine and transmission done. There are good things about the car what made me decide to purchase it.The frame is solid and has basically no rust at all (almost like it has had a frame off restauration about 10 years ago).The body has some rust when looking from the inside,but nothing major.Most of the chrome is in it's place.The interior is in very good shape.Only the door panels need to be redone.

Well,I'd be thrilled to get to know more of the history of this car,but I have no contacts nor information on how to do that.All I know,is that the car was brought to Estonia from America in 2011 and originally it looked like that: http://www.usaraud.ee/?id=4_4_27_7712 Few more pictures here from the original condition: http://usaautod.blogspot.com/2012/02/buick-super-riviera-1958a.html Then it was sold and the body was recoloured (it had rust on the left rear fender) and the engine was said to be rebuilt...But it was all just made for sale,so no actual rebuilt was done...And while the car was repainted,then the right rear chrome housing and lense were damaged and the carpet from the boot was gone... From the link you can see the original licence plate on the pictures - maybe someone can find out something with that licence number?I'd be very interested =) and greatful for that .

Hello, From the beginning... I bought my Buick in 2013 June.I was told that it is in good condition and you can drive with it.The price was cheap so I was prepared it to have some problems and when I got to the car,then it had leaking balljoint (where the torque shaft connects to the gearbox),crack in the middle of the windshield,one missing chrome molding,the right rear stoplight lens was from Special/Century and the chrome housing for it was welded - poorly,the car did not move or function at all with D and to drive it,you had to first put it in L gear,the headliner was...original,but in very poor condition. Anyway,I made the deal and drove a about 300 miles with it to home and things started to sound weird and etc...One thing for sure,was that the rear shocks had to be replaced and I belive it would be wise to replace the rearwheel bearings also.But the engine was told to be in good condition and redone (it was nicely coloured and there were no leaks nor nothing) so I did not have any doubts about that.At the end of the summer I sent the car to service where it was taken apart... The oldest scheme - the engine was only taken apart by the previous owner and then assambled with silicone and had about an 1/4 of an inch thick colour layer on it - no wonder it did not leak... Anyway,since I was prepare to do some works on the car,I started out big - new master engine rebuild kit was ordered and the car was in the service for the winter. When I got the car - well,it worked,but it had some new strange issues.Once again,I was able to drive around 300 miles and the engine started to (I'm not so sure for the correct term) get stuck.It happened once and I took it back to the service where the engine was made and they told me that it was the radiator cap,that did not keep correct pressure and caused the engine to overeheat,the pistons to expanded and bla bla bla...Anyway,got a new cap and then it happened again.Surely I was pissed off and the car was taken to service again and what a wonder,the oil pump had new blades in it,but it was not cleaned and the walls of the pump were not grinded so - that was the last time that service saw the car.It was taken to another service and I had to get the crankshaft grinded again,new camshafts,new seals and etc. The car is still in service,since few months ago the engineers working on the car discovered that everywhere the ,040 crankshaft bearings had depleted. Meanwhile,when I've had the chance to look at the car in my garage,then I've fixed few things: I've reassambled all the door windows and aligned them correctly so I am able to close the doors without having to help the windows to align correctly.I've replaced the felt in the window tunnels so they do not wobble any more.I've replaced the headliner (custom made - white leather) and I also had the sunvisiors done with the same leather,the interior trims above the doors have been recoloured to white to match the headliner (excluding the chrome strips separating the doors and the headliner).I've replaced the rear stoplight lense with the chrome housing.I've also had the gearbox fully rebuilt.The speakers have been replaced and there is new stereo (with the old one intact).I've also purchased new widshield,but I'm waiting the engine to be rebuilt in order to replace the windshield. Few pictures of my ride: I'll post more pictures if I get the ride on the road . If anyone has any questions or hints,what I should do with or what I should check with the car,then feel free to post here =).

Noted =).

Hello Pete, Yes,I'm aware,that the shipping would be expencive (arount 200$). How much the crank should be downsized to get it in decent shape (I doupt that it could be used with standard bearings).And since I've encountered one crankshaft that looked to be in good condition,but after inspection it turned out to be out of center (bent) and I did not want that crank,then I need a solid statement that it really is in usable condition. So do not be shy and name your price for the crankshaft (if you are 110% sure that it is in usable condition). With the best regards, Roland

Hello, I'm looking for downsized 0,040 crankshaft bearings for 1958 Buick Super Riviera 364CID 6,0L nailhead.Any information on how to get them or whome to contact,will also be appreciated.You may also contact me directly to my e-mail. PS! If someone has a good crank to offer,then it is also accepted. PS! I have the same topic in the general buy/sell forums,so moderators,please do not take this as a spambot =).Thank you . With the best regards, Roland

Hello, I'm looking for downsized 0,040 crankshaft bearings for 1958 Buick Super Riviera 364CID 6,0L nailhead.Any information on how to get them or whome to contact,will also be appreciated.You may also contact me directly to my e-mail. PS! If someone has a good crank to offer,then it is also accepted. With the best regards, Roland