NC1968Riviera Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 (edited) It's April 30th, which means every Buick owner who has the 430 Big Block engine in their car has another reason to celebrate! Here's to the under appreciated, yet still viable, little brother to the venerable Buick 455. Go out there today and put some miles on those 430's people! Edited April 30, 2020 by NC1968Riviera (see edit history) 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
68RIVGS Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 . . . just putting the battery back in, top up the tranny oil, and were good to go ! 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NC1968Riviera Posted April 30, 2018 Author Share Posted April 30, 2018 1 minute ago, 68RIVGS said: . . . just putting the battery back in, top up the tranny oil, and were good to go ! Beautiful car! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
68RIVGS Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 . . . thanks Mike - all those Riviera's are beautiful - some more than others ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RivNut Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 Look around guys, Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. A lot of it is more than skin deep. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rivman Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 11 hours ago, 68RIVGS said: . . . just putting the battery back in, top up the tranny oil, and were good to go ! Looks like a picture from the Hershey-Harrisburg, PA ROA meet in 2010? I agree with Randy, LOTS of very nice Rivieras at that meet! One of our largest to date if I remember correctly. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rivman Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 14 hours ago, NC68Riviera said: It's April 30th, which means every Buick owner who has the 430 Big Block engine in their car has another reason to celebrate! Here's to the under appreciated, yet still viable, little brother to the venerable Buick 455. Go out there today and put some miles on those 430's people! My first 430 was my first car, a 1967 Wildcat! For me it was a great engine. Even at 130K miles it would smoke the tires, on dry concrete pavement, NO power braking, just punching the accelerator, with snow tires installed, speedometer read 70 MPH and I was sitting almost still in a cloud of smoke!!! My next one was a '69 Electra that didn't fare so well, the transmission failed and that one went away. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chimera Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 GO GO YEARS!!! 430STARWARS.MOV 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NC1968Riviera Posted April 30, 2020 Author Share Posted April 30, 2020 (edited) Today is 4/30/2020. That means it's National 430 Day! (OK, once again, I made that up). Anyone with a 430 cubic inch engine in their vehicle has a reason to celebrate! (Gosh, we all need a reason to celebrate, right?) Edited April 30, 2020 by NC1968Riviera (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PWB Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 Well, put your 430 party hats on! Love it 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
71GS Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 On 4/30/2018 at 10:15 PM, Rivman said: Looks like a picture from the Hershey-Harrisburg, PA ROA meet in 2010? I agree with Randy, LOTS of very nice Rivieras at that meet! One of our largest to date if I remember correctly. That was our first meet. It was fantastic. I had wanted to get to a meet since Cape May in 91 when I was a kid. Cruising the 71 gs over there was great. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
68RIVGS Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 Back on topic - here's another 430 ! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NC1968Riviera Posted April 30, 2020 Author Share Posted April 30, 2020 1 minute ago, 68RIVGS said: Back on topic - here's another 430 ! Lookin good Randy! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr914 Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 On 4/30/2018 at 11:09 AM, NC1968Riviera said: Beautiful car! I second that! That is the next best looking year after the three first generation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chimera Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 430 Party!!! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chimera Posted May 1, 2020 Share Posted May 1, 2020 https://www.hagerty.com/media/automotive-history/celebrating-buicks-unsung-big-blocks-on-4-30/?fbclid=IwAR16mOi5Sr5_FeklxXI4kKIe9_IRFs0Khx5Aly19bdvv8ZxB6AsdQmmvo8E 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NC1968Riviera Posted April 29, 2021 Author Share Posted April 29, 2021 It's that time of year again to wish all 430 ci engine owners "Happy 430 Day"! Yes I know I am a day early! Here's The Aqua Zephyr with her new date code and correct model rebuilt alternator and optional for 1968 radiator overflow tank. I also finally tightened up my power steering belt to stop the squeaking on tight turns. If only I could get those hood spring assemblies and brake booster repainted. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NC1968Riviera Posted April 30, 2022 Author Share Posted April 30, 2022 (edited) It's that time of the year again! Happy 430 Day to all of the 1967-1969 Buick 430 c.i. Big Block owners out there! Here's the AZ's 430 on display at this year's Raleigh, NC Goodguys car show on April 22nd. The photo was taken by one of my fellow Buick Club members. I commented last year that I need to get my hood hinges, springs and brake booster refinished. I still have not done it. I don't know what you 455 owners are going to do. Maybe you can lobby Congress to designate a special 455 Day! Edited April 30, 2022 by NC1968Riviera (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIVNIK Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 I celebrated 10 days ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RivNut Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 What about those poor Cadillac guys who have a 472 or 500 cubic inch engine. How many 350 and 396 guys don't get to celebrate. Or the many 231 Buicks. 😰 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NC1968Riviera Posted April 30, 2023 Author Share Posted April 30, 2023 (edited) Happy 4/30 day for the fifth year in a row! (Actually, I missed posting anything for 2019. Not sure how that happened! 🙂) It's raining here so I will have to celebrate with a drive some other day! Edited May 1, 2023 by NC1968Riviera (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmTee Posted April 30, 2023 Share Posted April 30, 2023 1 hour ago, NC1968Riviera said: It's raining here so I will have to celebrate with a drive some other day! Same here! But next weekend looks promising for the Rhinebeck show. Currently planning to bring my '67, so she'll get some early season exercise... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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