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    Rivieras and Riviera parts for sale on local Craigslist, eBay, etc.

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    Posted · Edited by Chimera (see edit history)

    20 minutes ago, RivNut said:

    I was looking at the appraisal and a couple of thinks stood out to me,

    1) I did not realize that appraisals could be made from looking at photographs, and 

    2) the appraisal says the interior is black, but on my monitor it looks dark green. 
    Comments?

     

    I noticed the same thing with the color, yet the paint almost looks gold (metallic) and the green is darker so probably just didn't get it right. It shows ZZ (Riviera Silver Green)There are more pages to the appraisal...

     

    It does look like it came with a posi from factory, which is cool.

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    Rivieras and Riviera parts for sale on local Craigslist, eBay, etc.

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    Here are the details passed on to me of the 1966 Riviera being sold to contribute to a charity (shown in the recent Riview). 

     

     

    "Obviously, the intention of the owner was to help us as we serve people in various countries around the world. We do medivac flights and angel flights, provide medical and dental clinics, build wells, teach reading classes and provide many other services to the local people in remote, undeveloped regions of the world. Please take a look at our website (flyawa.org) where you will see examples of the humanitarian work that we do. I share this information with you because we want to honor the donor's desire to provide funds for us to help as many people as possible. 
     
    That being said, I have attached the appraisal for the car and pictures that the owner provided. I have been instructed to accept the appraised value or the appraised value and any amount above that as a charitable contribution to AWA. I have received several inquiries and we hope this car will be a blessing to both the purchaser and the nonprofit.
     
    Here are comments from the owner:
     
    "Here are the photos of the Riviera that we spoke about.  The mileage seen in the photograph is the mileage the car had at time of my purchasing it, and has about 250 additional miles on it as I have driven it some to "exercise" the car as well as checking out the rebuild on the main carburetor.  The Riviera is currently equipped with it's Factory Dual Quad setup, but the "front" carb showed no signs of needing to be rebuilt, so it was not and both Carbs now perform great.

    The Transmission was recently serviced with a new filter, modulator, fluid and Aluminum Transmission pan.  I replaced the Factory Trans pan as it is made of thin metal & tends to distort its shape with periodic tightening of the bolts, whereas the Aluminum Trans pan does not distort and thus it seals well & does not leak.

    The Air Conditioning system was recently upgraded from R-12 to R-134 Refrigerant, and the compressor was replaced with a NEW Factory style Compressor and the whole system was recently evaluated on a hot 106 degree Arizona afternoon and it blows cold!

    The Suspension was recently rebuilt with new ball joints, shocks & other "consumables", and it drives superb.  The "body mounts" (I believe there are four of them) MAY be in need of replacement - Nonetheless, I THINK that in the miscellaneous items that comes with the car, is a set of body mounts.  I'm not certain on the newness or condition of said body mounts, however if they need replacing they are both a simple and cheap thing to replace.

    The Trunk area is in as good of condition as the rest of the car and it is quite remarkable to me that it looks so good.  Most cars of this vintage cannot hold a candle to this car's trunk and carpeting.

    The tires were replaced by the previous owner and even still have the "blue soap" on the whitewall!

    This car is 54 years old and is near perfect.  However, it would take very little to get it extremely close to "perfection" with very little time, dollars and effort.  This could EASILY be "the centerpiece" of any Buick collector's museum, in my opinion and experience in dealing with Grand National Roadster Show Champion cars and 55+ years of building & restoring Hot Rods and Classic Cars.  I grew up with my stepfather's 1956 Buick Roadmaster, which he purchased new.  I guess you could say that Buicks are one classic car venue that I do know, inside & out. 

    The car also comes with "extras", and they are;

    Single four barrel intake manifold and carb.  Stock factory exhaust manifold, as it has been replaced with a Ceramic Coated "SANDERSON" exhaust manifold.  Ceramic coating lowers the exhaust (and underhood) temperature, and flows better.  Also, it looks great - just like polished stainless steel.   (Sanderson is a valued & highly respected manufacturer of aftermarket exhaust manifolds)." 

     

     
    My office hours are Mon. - Thurs. 9am - 6pm Eastern time. Feel free to call or email me.
     
    Sincerely,
    Sharon
     
    Sharon Williams 
    Director of Development | Adventist World Aviation
         
    AWA & WFH  Wings For Humanity  
    Office (919) 938-2920 | Cell (919) 285-9047
    3457 Swift Creek Road (Corp 3) | Smithfield, NC 27577"
     
     

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    I'm Beginning To Think Eight-Generation Buyers Liked White …

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    Posted

    Sometimes I wonder about color-blindness when it comes to men picking car colors. Especially considering how often I see people wanting to paint a vehicle that bright orange, "mango tango." Im not saying certain colors are worse than others, yet in the eyes of the literally color blind, they might trend in a certain direction. Maybe even towards white?!

     

    (1 in 12 males color blind compared to 1 in 200 females in some estimates).

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    67 GS Question

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    25 minutes ago, TheTaxMan said:

    Did you see this on another 67?

    It is a 69. Basically they added safety features from a 68-69 Riviera. I get adding the rear signal perhaps, but that front one is so petite.

    67 GS Question

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    Posted · Edited by Chimera (see edit history)

    2 hours ago, TheTaxMan said:

    It tells me that the paperwork won’t show the GS option. The hunt continues....

    Well, not sure if this is the same vehicle from Florida, yet I recall seeing this ad awhile back and it has the same side markers...

     

    "This beautiful American car has been the pride possession of my dad for over 40 years. He is a retired GM technician that has pampered and serviced this beauty from day one."

     

    https://www.virtualparking.net/ride/211/1967-buick-riviera

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    67 GS Question

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    19 hours ago, JZRIV said:

    PY code with X in a circle on the bottom left axle tube 2-4" over from Diff housing. I've seen that car before, I'll do some digging through my files and see if I have any notes. the side marker lights added on make it unique. Its a sharp looking car thats for sure

    Send me a pic of Fisher tag and VIN

    The engine stamps will tell you if its the original engine but as stated no difference GS or Non GS 

     

    https://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/dealer/buick/riviera/2464480.html

     

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    All Boats Lift on a Rising Tide.

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    5 hours ago, XframeFX said:

    The last High Compression year for GM was 1970. for Mopar hi perf - 1971. What I go by.

    Yeah, yes by the time they got to 71, there are many improvements beyond power. Steering, ride, handling. My very first vehicle was a 65 with the 401 and that tore down the road like a bat out of hell, yet later i was blown away by the performance of a 73 non GS. Amazing quick steering that allowed avoidance of many morons drivers and have you ever seen that giant bumper in action? Glorious!

     

    A giant semi-corvette looking luxury sports tank with some of the most outrageous body lines in the world? Sign me up!

     

    But you do have a point on the compression. Hehehe.

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    Rivieras and Riviera parts for sale on local Craigslist, eBay, etc.

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    5 hours ago, 1965rivgs said:

    Wow...that`s a damn shame. I`m quite sure about the pedigree of this car...you can even see the original "W" which is stamped to the far right of the "M".  If you bring up the pics of when the car was for sale by the dealer in Vermont there is a picture of the original single 4 barrel setup with air cleaner that was removed from the car. I`m seriously considering calling this dealer out and my guess would be the Vermont dealer, which is a large Ford dealer and active in the auction community, might be motivated to do so as well....just a damn shame...

    Tom

     

    Yeah, I spoke to one of the previous owners and he told me it was not an original MZ when I inquired about the vehicle. 

     

     

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