Guest Dantana Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 A couple more Super clean 1964 http://palmsprings.craigslist.org/cto/5885973198.html Super clean 1966 http://palmsprings.craigslist.org/cto/5815538772.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Techne Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 What do y'all think of this one? I can see that the rear bumper is mis-aligned. https://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/cto/5848028551.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RivNut Posted December 1, 2016 Author Share Posted December 1, 2016 (edited) Wrong air cleaner battery held in with bungee cord wrong steering wheel wrong door panel trim (should be walnut) door panels are screwed on instead of blind clips door handles installed at wrong angle missing stainless piece next to accelerator pedal brake pedal shows lots of wear With the seller's description, it's more like a $10K car - IMHO Edited December 1, 2016 by RivNut (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrEarl Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 5 hours ago, RivNut said: Wrong air cleaner battery held in with bungee cord wrong steering wheel wrong door panel trim (should be walnut) door panels are screwed on instead of blind clips door handles installed at wrong angle missing stainless piece next to accelerator pedal brake pedal shows lots of wear With the seller's description, it's more like a $10K car - IMHO "Paint looks good with some distance" tha's a new one,haven't heard that one before. Beautiful car though... With some distance... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Techne Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 Haha. "With a little distance, my checkered past is a little blurry." appreciate the insights, gents. I have wanted a first gen Riv since I was a kid in the 70's and there was one parked near my house. Used to just stand and stare at that interior. The time is coming that I can finally do that, so I am trying to get educated on what to be looking at. Never had a car older than me before (1971). I would go drive it just to get experience looking at them in detail if it were closer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JZRIV Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 (edited) Techne - Welcome to the forum. You are wise to do homework before buying. While there is good info shared here, there is a ton more available if you join ROA. Membership is $30 now but is going up come January. Relative to the silver 63 linked in post 87 - Is it just me or does it look like a weird misalignment making the nose of the hood look like its drooping down. I thought maybe it was camera angle but looked at 15 or so other pics with similar angle and don't see it. It appears something isn't right with the assembly Edited December 1, 2016 by JZRIV add pic (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PWB Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 That is one fine (almost) "Silver Arrow" !! May be worth the drama. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RivNut Posted December 2, 2016 Author Share Posted December 2, 2016 Jason is spot on. The bottom of the front of the hood should be parallel to the horizontal bars in the grill. Way too much drama to deal with here. The rear bumper issue might be just a matter of loosening some bolts, but with the other issues, is it worth chancing it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kreed Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 Agree the front end looks a little strange . Here is a "one owner " 65 advertised in Hemmings that looks the same way as the 63 . Also the $121,000 GS sold last January at Goodings . Is this just an optical illusion on the silver and gray cars ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RivNut Posted December 2, 2016 Author Share Posted December 2, 2016 Probably not the way Bill Mitchell envisioned it or the way Ned Nicklas drew it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kreed Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 Quote Ed / Jason - are you thinking that the silver 63 and black 65 have front end damage to frame or grill or is this a hood problem ? Couple views of the 63 make it look like the whole front end is angling down ?? Were all the hoods for 63-65 identical? Could it just be the wrong hood on each car from a previous wreck ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RivNut Posted December 2, 2016 Author Share Posted December 2, 2016 1st generation hoods are interchangeable. 63 has a different hole for the ornament, a 65 uses a body colored trim piece instead of Chrome. but basically the three years are the same. 63 has a different hood spear than 64 and 65 but that bolts on. I Googled "1st generation Riviera grill" and looked at a number of pictures all from different angles. All those pictures showed the bottom line of the hood parallel to the horizontal bars in the grill, no matter what angle the picture was taken from. Something is fishy on the ones pictured here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riv2x4 Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 The top of the grill and headlight assembly's are chrome and not painted silver. Wrong rear view mirror on driver door and lock ferrules. Carpet on doors doesn't match floor, floor carpet looks odd for some reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PWB Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 Now - should the driver wiper arm be above OR below the passenger arm at rest???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seafoam65 Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 Those cars have hit something with the nose of the hood bending it down, than have been fixed with bondo. On the black car, the front bumper is bent upward in the middle and the hood is bent downward in the middle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1965rivgs Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 7 hours ago, PWB said: Now - should the driver wiper arm be above OR below the passenger arm at rest???? Driver`s wiper should be below the pass side when parked. The linkage is engineered to move the pass side arm at a more rapid rate to clear the drivers side arm as the arms move from a parked position. If the owner installed the arms otherwise because the arms are contacting each other it is most likely because the linkage is installed backwards....very common mistake. Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dantana Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 I found this 65 in IL for a smoking deal. worth looking into. http://www.autozin.com/1965-buick-riviera---2950--rush-honeoye-falls--179031-atzlisting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
epriv Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 This 1966 that Dantana posted a while back looks like there is a ROA sticker in the back window. http://palmsprings.craigslist.org/cto/5815538772.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rivdrivn Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 21 hours ago, Dantana said: I found this 65 in IL for a smoking deal. worth looking into. http://www.autozin.com/1965-buick-riviera---2950--rush-honeoye-falls--179031-atzlisting I think that's a typo. It's near Rochester, NY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RivNut Posted December 4, 2016 Author Share Posted December 4, 2016 (edited) On 12/2/2016 at 9:37 PM, Dantana said: I found this 65 in IL for a smoking deal. worth looking into. http://www.autozin.com/1965-buick-riviera---2950--rush-honeoye-falls--179031-atzlisting Engine not running. been sitting for 45 years (that means brakes and replacement of every rubber part on the car), rust in floors and rockers. Good price to begin with but lots of funds needed to bring it up to good operating condition. Scary.? Edited December 4, 2016 by RivNut (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PWB Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 Not CL but a worthy very clean base '69 for 13G: http://www.coyoteclassics.com/1969-Buick-Riviera/Used-ClassicCar/Greene-IA/8329137/Details.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrEarl Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 This one is back on the Atlanta CL Looks good based on what is shown but this may be one of those "looks good with some distance" types One of these days I am going to sell a '54 so I can buy a first gen, just not the best time right now.... http://nwga.craigslist.org/cto/5898672208.html 1963 Buick Riviera P - $9000 (706) 633-6607 Price reduced. Must Sell!! 1963 Buick Riviera. First year of production, this classic American car was designed as a cross between a muscle car for him and a luxury car for her. These are rather rare and this particular car is in pretty solid shape. Mostly original, with minor interior items replaced and custom wheels being the biggest changes. It has the Wildcat 445 engine, which is 401 cubic inch producing 325 horsepower, with the Dynaflow automatic transmission. Speedo more shows 25,885 miles on it. Car does need a little work to be show car ready but starts and drives like the day it left the dealership. $9000 or best offer. Serious inquiries only please. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
still looking Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 (edited) Looks decent enough to visit, just a bit to far for me in California. Edit, got some interior pics. This is a project, although "runs well". Edited December 9, 2016 by still looking (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrEarl Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 Engine by Neal Head, famous Riviera engine builder. Certainly glad that price is negotiable http://nwga.craigslist.org/cto/5898672208.html It has a 430 Neal head motor matching body numbers and motor numbers. Runs and drives but needs body work. Price is negotiable. Don't need any help to sale. Right pretty car here, priced right? Edit, appears to need paint and has a few miles. But hey, they're highway miles http://atlanta.craigslist.org/atl/cto/5880015940.html Riviera - $1450 (Atlanta ga) 1996 Buick Riviera 2Dr coupe automaticRuns drive good leather seats sunroofPower windows ac heat hwy miles 2003413.8 Super charger engine if interested Call James 4044844833. My my pictures seem to have disappeared Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrEarl Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 What typically causes the check engine light to come on? I wonder if he considers peeling paint as body damage and if this one has it, most do. 992 Buick Riviera - $600 http://atlanta.craigslist.org/atl/cto/5855747291.html Hello I am am Jonathan and I have a clean 1992 Buick Riviera for sale. It has absolutely no body damage on its white exterior. The Milage at 179,180. The vehicle does have a check engine light and needs an alternator but doesn't require an emissions test after January 2017 because it will be an antique. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JZRIV Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 http://pittsburgh.craigslist.org/pts/5863066179.html 1963 wheels, tires, and spinner wheel covers and doors. $250 obo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rivman Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 Here are a few from NC ... A 1970 with buckets ... 1970 Buick Riviera New pics! - $9850 (Ft. Mill) 1969 "Buck" in the title of the ad, but lists it as a '70 with a 455 in the description? It has a High Point plate on the front, may have been a NC car for a while? 1969 Buck Riviera - $6900 And one more ... 1966 Buick Riviera - $9500 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RivNut Posted December 14, 2016 Author Share Posted December 14, 2016 The 69 is probably correct unless someone has installed a 69 front clip on a 70. Surely does make a buyer cautious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PWB Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 1965 Cruiser $389 - Oh well it IS Christmas time - makes a great gift! http://www.ebay.com/itm/BANDAI-BATTERY-OPERATED-TIN-BUICK-HIGH-WAY-PATROL-CAR-W-ORIGINAL-BOX-WORKING/272466811624?_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D2%26asc%3D38530%26meid%3D7ae1b70ec8084fdfa4b53f9b1131305f%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D5%26rkt%3D6%26sd%3D371813679843 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rivman Posted December 15, 2016 Share Posted December 15, 2016 There are a couple more on there now too, they are not quite as nice, but a little more reasonable on the prices ... Buy it Now ... US $99.95 ... No Box NICE BANDAI TIN BATTERY OPERATED BUICK RIVIERA HIGHWAY PATROL POLICE CAR US $119.42 Bandai vintage tin Highway Patrol Car w/ original Box 1970 Japan excellent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PWB Posted December 15, 2016 Share Posted December 15, 2016 Notice they have a 2nd Gen. printed on all the boxes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rivman Posted December 15, 2016 Share Posted December 15, 2016 Just ran across this one, they don't list the "KX" engine, but they name it correctly ... 64 Buick Riviera Super Wildcat - $10500 (Hickory) 64 Buick Riviera Super Wildcat. This is a one owner barn find that was bought new at Rob Hevner Buick in Hickory, NC. This car was a barn find from the original owner. the car only have 53,000 miles and every option available in 64. The car has the 425ci engine with 360hp. This is a rare car equipped with the Super Wildcat package with 2 4barrel carbs from the factory. This car has every performance option including massive aluminum drum brakes. The car runs and drives great and does everything you would expect. This car would be a perfect car to restore or drive it like it is. This is a good example of early American performance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JZRIV Posted December 15, 2016 Share Posted December 15, 2016 (edited) I think you should go check it out Randall since its not far from you. You know........just to look Edited December 15, 2016 by JZRIV (see edit history) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rivman Posted December 15, 2016 Share Posted December 15, 2016 I need to get off of here, I found another interesting one. A bit pricey, but interesting anyway. 1964 Buick Riviera! Satin paint! Rat Rod, hot rod, restomod! REDUCED! - $29500 (Fountain Inn) Price slashed!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rivman Posted December 15, 2016 Share Posted December 15, 2016 9 minutes ago, JZRIV said: I think you should go check it out Randall since its not far from you. You know........just to look Don't think I "need" to ... just look ... even! If someone wanted it looked at I could, but don't think I will "just because"! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rivman Posted December 15, 2016 Share Posted December 15, 2016 11 hours ago, PWB said: Notice they have a 2nd Gen. printed on all the boxes. I did notice that, maybe they didn't have any '65 Rivs in the black and white paint to put on the box? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alini Posted December 16, 2016 Share Posted December 16, 2016 So before I get called out again...yes mine is listed on craigslist here in Vegas. I have the ad up to $30K but very reasonable. Im following my plan, which was to rebuild it and sell it. Everyone tried telling me I should enjoy the car but I cant. Every turn of the key all I do is overthink everything and I look at my flaws. I brought it back from the grave, now someone else can have fun with it. http://lasvegas.craigslist.org/cto/5920893760.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RivNut Posted December 16, 2016 Author Share Posted December 16, 2016 1966 Riviera Gran Sport This car is not listed on CL and is not currently listed anywhere, but I recently received an email from a friend of mine that the current owner will be wanting to sell it this coming spring. I only have this one picture of it, BUT if you're really interested in it, you can find a showcase article on it in the Jan/Feb 2007 (Vol 23, #1) of the Riview. It's on the cover and there's a two page article with more pictures. In short, it was sold 10 years ago after the builder died of cancer. Since being sold, it's been driven about 500 miles. It's now part of a collection and was purchased by the collector for the excellent craftsmanship. Complementing the black exterior is a white/taupe leather interior. Both the exterior as evidenced in the picture and the interior are what I'd call "tastefully tweaked." The engine is detailed to perfection and is running a factory dual four barrel carb setup (I don't think it's an MZ car though.) I've seen the car once, in person, and would without a doubt say that it's probably one of the few Rivieras that I could count on one hand as being perfect. Among some of the 50+ honors the car has collected is the award given by PPG for best paint in 2004. It also received the 2004 "Blood's Pick" award. Kenny Youngblood is a nationally known artist renowned for his caricature art of custom cars. The awards do not go with the car, they're kept in memory by the builder's brother. If you're really interested, and have about $40K in you pocket that's burning a hole in it, PM me and I'll give you the seller's contact info. Read the article first; I have no real first hand info about the car, I just happen to know the gentleman who helped sell the car to the current owner after the death of the builder. This picture accompanied the email I received. There are more pictures in the RIview. Ed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rivman Posted December 16, 2016 Share Posted December 16, 2016 The picture didn't come through, for me anyway? Here are some of what is in the Riview ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RivNut Posted December 16, 2016 Author Share Posted December 16, 2016 Thanks for posting these Randall, I was going to but I can't get my new computer to sync with my scanner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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