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OK Riviera People: At $1,800 we can sure overlook a few things and get heck-a-excited. At 18 grand....it's just another routinely overpriced old car on the ebay. I'm thinkin' the 18 large is a shill bid.
Why don't the sellers start at the bottom and let their cars legitimately work their way up rather than a bunch of greedy jerks? The market tells me what my stuff is worth in a reasonable period of time, not me telling the market. Mitch
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OK B-A Guy: PM Sent. Thanks, mitch
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OK Rock: Ed China. He's my hero. A lovable guy who also knows how a car goes together and work, he KNOWS how to diagnose, repair correctly and almost NO ego. Mitch
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OK Adam: Did you say ice cream? Mitch
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OK Chimera: To answer your question about chainsawing 65 Rivs...I have only broken up one 65 Riv in my life and that was not well planned on my part . I have seen many many many 65 Rivs broken up in the last 5 years. I even have a blurb on Craig's List offering First-Gen Riviera parts.
There are several guys on the West Coast hustling First-Gen Riv parts to put bread on the table.
You hate this gas car, I don't mind it. There are lots of high dollar high quality builds out there I think are monstrosities.
Mitch
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OK Buick People: I've launched my new web page http://60buickuniverse.com/
Please check it out. It features the 1960 Buick and directly related subject matter. Remember, a 59's too old and a 61's too new.
So....if y'all love the 1960 Buick this is the place to be! See you there, Mitch
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OK Riviera People:
I personally like stock the best. This car is not destroyed. It can be enjoyed as it is or converted to any number of ways another person would like it. Some ways easier than others. Gasserman and his family are having a blast with it. It's his car, his moment of glory, I'm happy for him and I find it a fresh departure for a different interpretation of a 65 Riv.
DO NOT FORGET.......the most supportive question is, "Sir/Madam, how do you enjoy your car/s? Mitch
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OK Riviera People: For sale for a while which means the money...ain't...quite...rite! A lousy presentation doesn't help the seller either. With 65 Rivs on fire right now I would have thought a local Riv guy would have picked this one off right away. Mitch
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OK Mike: I just spoke to my bumper guy David at "Auto Truck Bumpers" in Hayward, CA. I mentioned to him about you asking for a used bumper. I swapped him some stuff and one was a really good 66 Buick full size front core. He can sell you a re-plated one for $1,000 to your door, no core needed....if that helps. If you want to call him direct his number is 510-773-5132.
Hey, maybe you can negotiate a little too. Don't tell him I suggested that though. hahah Good luck, Mitch
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OK Riviera People: I recently sold a 66 GTO for a friend. The number's matching, something I find quite meaningless, is very meaningful to some. In this case there was one character different from the block stamping sequence than the number that was stamped on the aluminum embossment strip on the back page of the warranty booklet. The prospect was so anal, he didn't trust he discrepancy yet all the other numbers and documentation (verified by a GTO expert) added up to the fact that there very well could have been a typo in the embossment strip.
In your case it's the data plate. My question, could it be a typo from the factory? Mitch
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OK AB: Well, when I had the car lot and I isolated a system I would have a standard drill in the isolation process. Say, you've eliminated the electrical . Now, fuel delivery. The hose to the carb was the easiest to begin with then to the fuel pump. Next, right to the tank and work forward. For some reason the tank was often the culprit. Vandalism, busted-up locking gas caps and then, occasionally gook. Today? I think gook has inched it's way to the top of the list. BTW, when things are apart many times it's a good idea to clean things up, replace the hoses and other items that fatigue and could cause trouble down the road. New hoses, filters, gas caps are cheap and usually easy to replace. A new fuel pump is cheap too but....not as easy to install.
What ever you do....isolate, diagnose, verify your diagnosis and ALWAYS.....why did the component fail? NEVER randomly replace parts and guess. Mitch
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OK AB: Probably not what you want to hear.....Gotta first find out if it's a fuel delivery issue or an electrical issue...or something else. Isolate each system and it's a process of elimination. Mitch
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OK Riviera People: I stand corrected on my picture. It is the whitewall style that was oem for many luxury cars in the 65-66 era.
Ed: I had the whitewall guy come to the lot twice a week for years cutting whitewalls. Towards the end of my career (2005) there were more raised white letter tires and he did a great job on them. Now? I hardly ever see a whitewall on a car in daily service. Even raised white letter tires aren't as popular as they were.
In the mid 70s there was a guy with a high cube van that came around who cut a groove in the sidewall and actually vulcanized, (or what ever that process is called) the white rubber strip into the side wall of the tire. Mitch
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OK Riviera People: This is an original 8 45 15 tire from a 65 Riviera. It's on a 1960 Buick rim though. Mitch
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OK Buick People: The top pair, 54-60. And don't forget....these are basically worth the price of a Frisbee with out the clips. Mitch
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OK Steve: My car has a standard bench seat in black, the same as a 66 Le Sabre Custom coupe. I thought if I could find a used Custom interior I could convert mine to a Wildcat Custom. I don't care that the headliner and a few minor details are different.
BTW, I happen to have a white 4 door hardtop power window interior from a 66 Wildcat Custom 4 door ht in case someone wants to barter or what ever.
I will keep this place in mind should I stumble on a set of bucket seats. Thanks, Mitch.
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OK Buick People: I'm looking for interior components for my 66 Wildcat coupe. It currently has a standard black bench seat interior with crank windows. I'd like to find a custom interior.
Anything out there? Any ideas? I'm in the San Francisco area.
Thanks Mitch
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OK Buick People: It happened again. I went to start a 64 Riv. No spark. Those pesky rodents got me again. It;s that EXACT same wire from the points through the hole in the bottom of the distributor to the coil. I fixed it haphazardly and did get it going. Mitch
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OK Ed: My wife wants to take a cruise now. haha Mitch
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OK Riviera People: I have a 64 Riv I'm wrapping up and it has dual quads from a 65 GS. I got the set-up years ago. I was thinking of going to the single 4 barrel and putting the setup in a box thinking that I may run into a 65 GS with out all that stuff. I don't want to sell because if need something I'll only have to pay more in worse shape and I'll have to hunt it down besides.
My question is....what do y'all think of this idea? Is it hair brained like lots of stuff comin' outta my bwain or is there a shot at a 65 Riv GS with out the jewelry? Mitch
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OK David: My son says to me, "Hey Mitch, quit being such a jerk". My reply? I am not a quitter. I was reminded today on Facebook that one of my builds started 5 years ago and it still ain't finished. Why? I get to beating myself up and go away because it isn't where I want to be.
I gotta let myself off the hook more. Mitch-
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OK Riviera People: I can't tell how many plugs I pried out. The First-gen 1/4 panel plugs at the front of the inside apron is a pesky one. Knock it out and get in there with a hose, air hose/nozzle and vacuum cleaner and clean it out. That is a great hiding place for the Tin Worm Army to hide. I NEVER put one back and would NEVER even consider doing so. Mitch
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OK Riviera People: A member of the Riviera Owner's Facebook page posted this. His 63....with AM-FM! Mitch
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10207241636372580&set=gm.953621684687027&type=3&theater
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OK Larry: I have exactly what you're looking for. Your location? Mitch
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OK Riviera People: Fact. When a car that is as popular as a Riviera (especially First-Gens) is on the money it usually goes off the radar pretty darn quick. So...you most likely will not see the listing because the seller deleted it right away.
I track these cars and most are all either too rough or too much money or in most cases both. If they were on the money, like I said, they'd be gone pdq.
For the $1. There is a box on the Craig's List posting that asks for the poster to put an amount in. Craig's List format allows a seller to make a nice presentation. Unfortunately many sellers don't present their cars well, this a combination of deceiving copy, poorly written copy, a typical obscenely priced item and really lousy pictures. For example, the burgundy 64 in KC. It looks good at first. The presentation stinks with pictures of all the doors, hood and trunk open. It trivializes the broken harmonic balancer...which in all due respect means the motor needs to come out for an overhaul. No price? Prospects HATE no price because they do not want to get into drama.
I can go on but I think I've covered most of it. Most people have better manners than I do and are not as critical . Mitch