Buick Riviera 1963, 6.6 L V8, 401 Cid.

[Lykkehansen]

Hi everyone

Denmark here 

We are the happy owners of a Buick Riviera from 1963. The car was imported to Denmark early 1964. It has a differentieret motor no. JU490 and I have found that it has a different compression becaused it is an export built car. Only 25 was built for export and we have one of them. Originally arctic white but now a metallic green with look-a-like nappa roof. We want to restore it back to the original colour in the future. 

We are restoring the engine and just now looking for a used or new piston in standard size. We only need 1 and don't want to buy a set but it is almost possible right now.

 

Anita & Henrik

 

The red Dodge was our first american car. We swapped it for the Buick.

 

 

Edited March 7, 2017 by Lykkehansen (see edit history)

[JohnD1956]

Welcome to the Forum, and good luck with your search.  If your research is correct, and there were only 25 engines made like this, I imagine you will find you'll need to buy all 8 pistons to get a matching set.

[EmTee]

On 3/7/2017 at 2:48 AM, Lykkehansen said:

We swapped it for the Buick.

 

That's what we in the states refer to as a "no-brainer".  Can't go wrong with a decision like that! 

[Fr. Buick]

Look up Russ Martin at Centerville Auto Repair, he is an expert on these engines.  You will find his web page.

Edited March 9, 2017 by Fr. Buick (see edit history)