mt65riv Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 It's in Portland, OR. Says that it was owned by an ROA member. Looks like a really nice car, especially for the $. less than 30k miles!1963 Buick Riviera with 29,800 original miles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RivNut Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 A nice example of a very early production Riviera. 120 MPH speedometer, flat aluminum dash, small depression in the vacuum can. Not too many options either. Roll up windows, no tilt, non-a/c car. What's a car with Ohio plates doing being advertised in Portland? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rob J Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 Looks like a real nice car for the $$$. If that were a 65, I'd be tempted, yet again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest carlbraun Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 wow...those are some skinny tires Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mt65riv Posted September 22, 2011 Author Share Posted September 22, 2011 This car was all that in 1963. I have this issue around here somewhere.Tom McCahill thought it was great. (I do too!)They look like low-rider tires even on the cover. It's amazing that there weren't more accidents with all that power and those skinny shoes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1965rivgs Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 ....also has painted A-pillar moldings. Nice car, Tom Mooney Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleach Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 This car was all that in 1963. I have this issue around here somewhere.Tom McCahill thought it was great. (I do too!)They look like low-rider tires even on the cover. It's amazing that there weren't more accidents with all that power and those skinny shoes. The '63 I had was shod with 235/75/15's and even with those tires it had no problem breaking loose from dry pavement. I never drove it in the rain but I bet it would have been really fun then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleach Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 ....also has painted A-pillar moldings. Nice car, Tom MooneyWhich ones are those? I'm having trouble understanding which moldings you're talking about. I think the '63 I once had was an early car too since I still have a copy of the original title issued in Sept 62. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Kingoftheroad Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 WOW, that is nice ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1965rivgs Posted September 23, 2011 Share Posted September 23, 2011 The moldings on either side of the dash on the interior side of the A-pillar were painted, not chrome, on the early `63`s Tom Mooney Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
68RIVGS Posted September 23, 2011 Share Posted September 23, 2011 A gorgeous car, in great condition, with lots of nice photos.Makes you appreciate those first generation Rivieras !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleach Posted September 23, 2011 Share Posted September 23, 2011 The moldings on either side of the dash on the interior side of the A-pillar were painted, not chrome, on the early `63`s Tom MooneyThanks Tom, yes, I recall mine were painted but I don't remember what color they were. They might have been silver since my headliner was silver but the rest of the interior was black. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleach Posted September 23, 2011 Share Posted September 23, 2011 A gorgeous car, in great condition, with lots of nice photos.Makes you appreciate those first generation Rivieras !!Or make you really miss the Riviera that you once had.I'm curious if it has the door release handle that is accessible to rear passenger on the passenger side door. It was the first time I saw that feature available on any car I've ever owned. I wonder if it came standard on all Rivieras or if it was an option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bepnewt Posted September 23, 2011 Share Posted September 23, 2011 Or make you really miss the Riviera that you once had.I'm curious if it has the door release handle that is accessible to rear passenger on the passenger side door. It was the first time I saw that feature available on any car I've ever owned. I wonder if it came standard on all Rivieras or if it was an option.Isn't that part of the Deluxe Interior option?-BEPNewt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleach Posted September 23, 2011 Share Posted September 23, 2011 Mine had leather seats so I'm not sure what that option would have included. I'm learning a lot of things about Rivs just by following this thread.I'm kind of confused about one thing. It has the vacuum tank on the drivers side engine compartment. I thought only A/C cars had it. Mine never had one and it was a non A/C car. The mounting area still had the divots in the inner fender but they were never punched out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhb1999 Posted September 23, 2011 Share Posted September 23, 2011 I think it's called a vacuum reservoir. Did your car have power brakes? My '89 Lincoln has something like this that looks like a coffee can, but it's HVAC is controled by vacuum and electrically. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleach Posted September 23, 2011 Share Posted September 23, 2011 Yes my car had power brakes. Maybe the one I had was even earlier than this one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Cannon Posted September 24, 2011 Share Posted September 24, 2011 The big vacuum can on the driver's side inner fender is for the power brakes. If your '63 did not have one, someone probably swapped out a later model booster unit some time in the past. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleach Posted September 24, 2011 Share Posted September 24, 2011 From what I think I remember there weren't even holes in the inner fender where the tank would have mounted and the booster was still original. I'll have to try to dig out the photos of the car and see if there's a photo of the engine bay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleach Posted November 23, 2011 Share Posted November 23, 2011 (edited) OK, I finally found the long lost photos of my '63 Riviera. Here is an under hood photo showing no vacuum tank. Unfortunately there are no close up photos of the data plate. I never thought about taking a close-up photo as I figured at the time it served no real importance. Edited November 24, 2011 by Bleach link to smaller photo (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest PRDDETROIT Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 It looks like there is a round brake booster behind the master cylinder on the firewall.OK, I finally found the long lost photos of my '63 Riviera. Here is an under hood photo showing no vacuum tank. Unfortunately there are no close up photos of the data plate. I never thought about taking a close-up photo as I figured at the time it served no real importance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest PRDDETROIT Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 This one is very similar to mine. Mine is the 6530 car built. No air, manual windows. But mine does have tilt. It's in Portland, OR. Says that it was owned by an ROA member. Looks like a really nice car, especially for the $. less than 30k miles!1963 Buick Riviera with 29,800 original miles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HeathJ Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 (edited) I bought this car in Oct 2011. It is in amazing shape still and has a great story behind it. The reason why it has very low miles on it is because it was ordered from GM by a Hall of Fame baseball writer. He drove it for a while and ended up dying. His brother who owned a dealership in Ohio called Cobbledick Buick took the car over and it just sat in his showroom for a long while. When I bought it, it came with a keychain with that name on it. It also came with the owners manual and all the history of oil changes and any of the original parts that were replaced. I drive it everyday and took it to a bunch of shows last summer and have a blast with it. It now just turned over 40K miles. Edited March 11, 2013 by HeathJ (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
60FlatTop Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 I like that car. The correct size tires have always appealed to me. The sidewall is the right height and the distance between the road and the rocker panel is level and looks good. You also get the benefit of the tires not rubbing on the inner fender.I have 7.10 X 15's on my car. When I bought it in 1978 the only 7.10's were wide whites and I settled for some 75 series tire. Then in the early 1990's Coker came out with 7.10 X 15 1" whitewalls. I was thrilled. I think I bought mine in 1996. They were due for age replacement last year. All my personal circulatory refurbishing took priority, so hopefully this spring.Nice clean car.Bernie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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