Jprez006 Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 Here is my 71 Riviera. Just picked it up 5 days ago. I had a 71 Riviera about 15 years ago, I was young and dumb, didn't pay my parking tickets in NYC and the car was taken away. I have always wanted to make it right, this is my redemption. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnaRamona Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 11 hours ago, NCRiviera said: Thanks! The whole interior is original (except for the steering wheel) and in excellent condition. It sure is. My steering wheel and dashboard came all cracked up, but I'll get to replacing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mr Jones Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 New member here of this forum from Australia - having purchased this today. I have been a ROA Member for some time but have been inactive as I waited for the right car. Originally purchased by Rose Piper of Hollywood California, this car was imported to Australia in 2009. The car is mostly original, except for a repaint last year, which I am told was not really necessary, but the owner was fastidious. It has AC, recently restored, and cruise control, otherwise it has few options. He and the previous owners are collectors, though I intend to use this as a wedding car as well as for my photography business. It has 43,000 original miles. I have been looking for a first generation for over a decade and it happens this gentleman was selling his whole collection as he downsizes living arrangements. Lucky me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rivdrivn Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 Just home from a cruise night 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jframe Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 After eight long months since my accident, this is where the shop has mine today. They want to redo a spot behind the tire; looks like a body line, so they have to take it down and reblock sand and repaint that section. Whole car still needs jambs painted, a cut and buff, and reassemble. Gettin closer; I am wanting to drive BAD. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbinator Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 Sir, may I ask who your insurance company is? In the horrible event I wreck my 63 Riviera I want to make sure I have good coverage. ( Muscle Shoals- mighty fine music came out of that part of the country) I happened to get to play a tune or two with a gent named T-Bone Montgomery from Muscle Shoals. Right nice fellow and great singer song writer.) Yes, Sir - a lot of American Music history was made there at Muscle Shoals. Red Riviera Bob oh, it looks like your body shop knows their business shown in your pictures. Good luck! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jframe Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 Right now, I have State Farm, but I will probably choose Grundy once it's fixed, since they have no mileage limitations. You're right about Muscle Shoals; great music from here. Gregg Allman recorded his last album at FAME Studios, due to be out next month. His late brother, Duane, as you probably know, was a session musician there for everybody from Boz Scaggs to Wilson Pickett. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbinator Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 Thank you on the insurance information. I've been a music hound since I was a boy. I don't know as much as some about the music , but more than most. Good luck with your Riv. Like I said it shows the shop knows what they are doing. Up here( central Maryland), if a shop can get the $$$$ they want, they won't take the job. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chimera Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnulfo de l.a. Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 On July 14, 2017 at 4:02 PM, Black River said: Badass and beautiful Effing BEAUTIFUL ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black River Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 Been busy and not on the board much lately. Here's just a couple of mine chilling in the garage while I worked on the Mach 1 yesterday. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kool-Aid Posted August 18, 2017 Share Posted August 18, 2017 7 hours ago, Black River said: Been busy and not on the board much lately. Here's just a couple of mine chilling in the garage while I worked on the Mach 1 yesterday. Amazing! What year Mach? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black River Posted August 18, 2017 Share Posted August 18, 2017 The Mach 1 is a '72......I message you a couple pics of it so I don't clutter up this thread with non-Riv photos. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sleep Posted August 19, 2017 Share Posted August 19, 2017 Picked up this 63 from a fella who lived in Myrtle Beach. Came with a manual that said it was a lease car from a place on Hollywood Blvd. Code says it was made in Flint...a real LEAD sled. Guy before me butchered the suspension. Heated up the coils, didn't cut em. I've got tie rods, sway bar, knuckles and lower control arms off. Got my work cut out for me. This is my first car older than 92 and I already love/detest her. Just joined the aaca. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sleep Posted August 19, 2017 Share Posted August 19, 2017 Got a 3" lowering kit from Jamco. They sent the crumby springs not the Bilsteins so that's a bummer. New wheels are American Racing Wheels with Coker 4 7/16" white walls. Lots of fuzzy wiring. Handles and locks were all shaved. No sign of the vacuum operated trunk latch in the dash but it does have an FM radio hanging in the passenger side. I've got a front disc conversion from Wilwood with a booster and a proportioning valve. AC no worky, all windows go up and down pretty smooth. Not much left of the rag joint, going to need some serious assistance in that neighborhood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RivNut Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 With an FB number of 478 and a build date of 09A (1st week of September 1962) this has to be one of the very first 63 Rivieras to come off the production line. Looks like you're off to a good start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NC1968Riviera Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 Be sure to join the Riviera Owners Association also. It's a worthwhile investment. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rivdrivn Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 7 hours ago, NCRiviera said: Be sure to join the Riviera Owners Association also. It's a worthwhile investment. Ditto. Well optioned with power vents and cruise control. Very nice catch. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sleep Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 Yeah I've been looking for a few years but never had the money. I moved out to northern Georgia about a year and a half ago and this one was close by. The fella who sold it to me said it was solid and that he'd drive it anywhere. Picked it up on a rainy day. Couldn't do a solid inspection. My lady was following me home and semi drifted into my lane and I got on the brakes. Spun her around 2.5 times in the middle of rush hour on 575S. Scared the pants off of us both. She pulled right under normal driving and hard left during braking. Got lucky twice that day I guess. I'll be sure to join ROA today. I see they are in Denver. I spent the last 7 years and change in the front range of Colorado but we live in Waleska, GA now. I see there is a meetup in Ocala, FL which is where my parents live now so we'll probably be checking that out this winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rivman Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 6 hours ago, Sleep said: Yeah I've been looking for a few years but never had the money. I moved out to northern Georgia about a year and a half ago and this one was close by. The fella who sold it to me said it was solid and that he'd drive it anywhere. Picked it up on a rainy day. Couldn't do a solid inspection. My lady was following me home and semi drifted into my lane and I got on the brakes. Spun her around 2.5 times in the middle of rush hour on 575S. Scared the pants off of us both. She pulled right under normal driving and hard left during braking. Got lucky twice that day I guess. I'll be sure to join ROA today. I see they are in Denver. I spent the last 7 years and change in the front range of Colorado but we live in Waleska, GA now. I see there is a meetup in Ocala, FL which is where my parents live now so we'll probably be checking that out this winter. Congrats, looks like a great start, and as Steve said, well optioned. The ROA office is in CO, and there are a few relatively active Regions here and there across the country, actually one in GA too. The Ocala meet was in May but Bob does do quite a bit if you are interested in attend in Florida. His next get together is Oct 21 in St. Augustine at the lighthouse, his contact info is on the website if you are interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sleep Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 Thanks Rivnut! I'll have to miss Oct. I'm scheduled to take my CWI test at the end of Oct so I'll be studying up on my code books. I appreciate the info. I joined the ROA last night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RivNut Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 1 hour ago, Sleep said: Thanks Rivnut! I'll have to miss Oct. I'm scheduled to take my CWI test at the end of Oct so I'll be studying up on my code books. I appreciate the info. I joined the ROA last night. That was Rivman, not Rivnut.? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sleep Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 Sorry fellas! I'll get it right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelman Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 Not mine, but saw this 63 at a show in Kansas Saturday. Just finished. Really nice car. Took home the Best Kustom trophy. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slosteve Posted August 22, 2017 Share Posted August 22, 2017 Looks like a chopped top. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelman Posted August 22, 2017 Share Posted August 22, 2017 8 minutes ago, slosteve said: Looks like a chopped top. Steve It is. He took 2 1/4" out of the top. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black River Posted August 22, 2017 Share Posted August 22, 2017 On 8/21/2017 at 3:03 PM, steelman said: Not mine, but saw this 63 at a show in Kansas Saturday. Just finished. Really nice car. Took home the Best Kustom trophy. Absolutely beautiful. Did he do anything to the hood? He's the only other one I've seen running the batwing aircleaner, and getting mine to fit was a lot of trial, error, and customizing to get it to fit without cutting the hood..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelman Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 Didn't notice anything special on the bottom side of the hood. I was more interested in the rest of the engine compartment. This is a friend of a friend. If I see him again, I can ask. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kool-Aid Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 On 8/22/2017 at 0:03 AM, steelman said: Not mine, but saw this 63 at a show in Kansas Saturday. Just finished. Really nice car. Took home the Best Kustom trophy. Where at in Kansas was this? I'm just south of KC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelman Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 This was Mulvane, Kansas, just south of Wichita. I have a good friend who puts on this show. I have been helping him with it for about 25 years. The owner of this car is from Derby, I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RivNut Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 Steve, Did you happen to get a good picture of the wheels? We're those the Mulvane Marauders? Ed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelman Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 Did not get a picture of the wheels, or look at the tire sizes. I think these are Detroit steel wheels, but again, not sure. The Mulvane Marauders bring about 30-35 cars to this show each year. Always win the Best Club trophy. I think the owner of this car is a member, but not sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest CareyB Posted August 27, 2017 Share Posted August 27, 2017 On 6/4/2010 at 7:12 AM, bb1970 said: I know you all have photos of your cars. Done or not. Show them off. Here is my '65. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chimera Posted August 27, 2017 Share Posted August 27, 2017 Super Nova?!~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PWB Posted August 27, 2017 Share Posted August 27, 2017 (edited) Replaced a pitted radio face and color filters in the air conditioner control. Don't we love a clean dash? Edited October 17, 2017 by PWB Better image (see edit history) 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black River Posted August 28, 2017 Share Posted August 28, 2017 Took it out for about 300 miles this weekend on nothing but backroads, stopping at all the little cool bars, restaurants, and other cool areas. No interstate weekend 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NC1968Riviera Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 (edited) I recently had the brakes completely rebuilt on my 68 Rivi. I wanted to share a picture of the original drums after they were turned and repainted using high temp paint. The front drums were primered then painted using high temp Aluminum color. The rear drums were primered then painted using high temp Cast Iron color. I think they came out looking pretty good! The cars previous owner put some tire conditioner on the tires that turned the white walls tan. He said he tried to clean the tires to remove the 'stain' but no joy. I used Bleche White a couple of times but still no joy. Any recommendations on getting the WW's white again without damaging the rubber or the chrome plating on my wheels? New Master Cylinder painted with same Cast Iron color. I am thinking about masking off my brake booster and painting it with cadmium colored paint. Edited August 31, 2017 by NCRiviera (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RivNut Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 "Back in the day" before all of this new fandangled stuff came out, we used to use lacquer thinner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NC1968Riviera Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 Just now, RivNut said: we used to use lacquer thinner. What do you mean? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RivNut Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 On a rag. Use it just like you'd use any other cleaner. Scrub the white walls with it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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