Jim Cannon Posted September 2, 2019 Share Posted September 2, 2019 A short note to remind newcomers to this Forum and new Riviera owners that I have scans of the original Buick Dealer Service Bulletins for the '63, '64 and '65 Buicks for sale on CD for $10 for '63 and '64, $12 for the '65 (requires 2 CDs), plus my actual postage cost to get it to you. In the USA, Priority Mail is $7.35 right now. Overseas postage is more. I have alternate delivery options to overseas buyers; contact me for details. The scans are a series of PDF files, organized into Groups the way Buick organized them. I also have the '63 Buick Master Chassis Parts Book scanned on CD for $10+postage. It includes many drawings of the cars with part group number references. This CD is also a series of PDF files organized into Groups the way Buick organized them. This CD is "searchable" across all of the PDFs on the disc (which is handy when you are not quite sure where to look for a part). I can mail up to 4 CDs in one mailer for the Priority Mail flat rate, if you want several CDs. This cuts down on the average postage per CD. I'm not out to make a killing off of these, I offer them as a service to 1st Gen. Riv owners. I'm mainly recovering my cost of materials. I've sold a few dozen in the past 10 years and everyone has been pleased. Email me at 63Rivvy (at) gmail (dot) com and let me know what you need. Payment can be with PayPal, personal check or cash. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KongaMan Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 Guys: You really should take advantage of this. This is a killer deal, and an often invaluable aid when looking down the barrel of a repair or restoration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Cannon Posted December 22, 2019 Author Share Posted December 22, 2019 (edited) Back to the top. Postage is still $7.35 for destinations in the USA. Priority Mail, takes 2 or 3 days. Contact me with questions. Thanks! Jim Edited December 22, 2019 by Jim Cannon (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ62 Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 Jim, Do the '65 bulletins include the clamshell adjusting/maintenance instructions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Cannon Posted December 22, 2019 Author Share Posted December 22, 2019 (edited) Yes, there are 3 bulletins in '65 discussing the headlight visors. Here's the Index for Group 10 - Electrical. The scans on the CDs are much clearer than this screenshot. Edited December 22, 2019 by Jim Cannon (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Balzer Posted December 23, 2019 Share Posted December 23, 2019 23 hours ago, JJ62 said: Jim, Do the '65 bulletins include the clamshell adjusting/maintenance instructions? I picked up one of these last month. https://www.ebay.com/itm/1965-Buick-Clamshell-Headlight-Shop-Manual-Riviera-Repair-Service-Clam-Shell/361569558662?fits=Year%3A1965|Model%3ARiviera&hash=item542f39a086:g:zTAAAOSwR5dXROK5 Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Cannon Posted December 23, 2019 Author Share Posted December 23, 2019 13 minutes ago, Craig Balzer said: I picked up one of these last month. https://www.ebay.com/itm/1965-Buick-Clamshell-Headlight-Shop-Manual-Riviera-Repair-Service-Clam-Shell/361569558662?fits=Year%3A1965|Model%3ARiviera&hash=item542f39a086:g:zTAAAOSwR5dXROK5 Craig I can't tell for sure without seeing this publication (48 pages) but it sounds like they have taken the 3 Dealer Service Bulletins related to the visor headlights and combined them into a single publication. I don't know if Buick did this for their shops or not. They are getting $24+6 shipping=$30 for 48 pages. My CDs have hundreds of pages for $17. Maybe I should raise my prices? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RivNut Posted December 23, 2019 Share Posted December 23, 2019 Attention out there. No matter what you think you might have found, the complete series offered by Jim is still the best deal you'll find. Even if he does raise his prices. A $10 hamburger always tastes better than a $5 one. It has to; it costs more. Right? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KongaMan Posted December 23, 2019 Share Posted December 23, 2019 There are numerous examples of getting rid of unsalable merchandise by raising the price and calling it a "limited edition" or some such. Irrespective of that, this is the best document deal going for these cars. If you work on your own car, you need this. If you don't work on your own car, you really need it -- because the guy you're paying to drive the wrench probably knows even less than you do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1965rivgs Posted December 23, 2019 Share Posted December 23, 2019 The best "deal" out there, at least as it relates to the headlight service bulletin, is the fact I have been sending copies of the headlight service bulletin (the 28 page comprehensive version which is a summation of all the bulletins), first paper and now a pdf file, to ROA members for decades for FREE. This is just one of the benefits of ROA membership which is already an incredible value Tom Mooney 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RivNut Posted December 23, 2019 Share Posted December 23, 2019 Belonging to the ROA is like owning an American Express Card - "Membership has its privileges." 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
60FlatTop Posted December 23, 2019 Share Posted December 23, 2019 2 hours ago, RivNut said: Belonging to the ROA is like owning an American Express Card - "Membership has its privileges." Better! Rivieras are accepted everywhere, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeJS Posted December 23, 2019 Share Posted December 23, 2019 Good day. Outta curiosity, would there be a way to receive the pdf files electronically? Unfortunately, my computer CD's are now being stored near my 8-track and cassette collections as neither of our operable Mac laptops have CD capabilities. I'd certainly be more than willing to pay a similar CD cost for the pdf files, but the plastic, hence the files, does me no good. Personally, I don't know much about setting up a file transfer, ( but I do download a lot of client files, etc at work, but for all I know you already have a stack of CDs burned with the information) but some form of a DropBox site where once we pay for the files, we get a password to access the files to download would be handy. Anyway, just wondering... HO HO HO... twenty-twenty and beyond...😀 Later, Mike Swick Edmonton, AB ---- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
losangelo Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 Hey Jim, I'd like to buy your service bulletins for my '65 Riviera but since I live abroad (Switzerland) would you consider zipping these files and sending them through a file transfer service (like for example wetransfer.com) ? It's pretty easy to use, safe, and I'm using this service to transfer big files around. Thanks for your reply. Phil ROA 13717 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockinRiviDad Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 On 12/21/2019 at 4:33 PM, Jim Cannon said: Postage is still $7.35 for destinations in the USA. Priority Mail, takes 2 or 3 days. Contact me with questions email sent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Cannon Posted April 18, 2020 Author Share Posted April 18, 2020 The Post Office has bumped the postage up now to $7.75 for US destinations. Email me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Cannon Posted February 23, 2021 Author Share Posted February 23, 2021 I still have these for '63-'65 Buicks. $10 for the '63 or '64; $12 for the '65 (2 CDs) plus Priority Mail shipping is now $8 for up to 4 CDs. Email me with questions or to buy. PayPal is easiest but I take paper checks in the snail mail. Electronic delivery is an option, save the postage, if you are comfortable with that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
60FlatTop Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 Great timing, Jim. A digital transfer makes things so easy. And the CD's won't end up in "The Pile" somewhere. PM your email for Paypal. About 10 days ago I bought a BMW service manual as a .PDF. It is 940,635K. I decided it was time for a little digital organization. Your data will fit right in. I am organizing this collection as well: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Cannon Posted October 31, 2021 Author Share Posted October 31, 2021 I still have these for '63-'65 Buicks. $10 for the '63 or '64; $12 for the '65 (2 CDs) plus Priority Mail shipping is now $8 for up to 4 CDs. Email me with questions or to buy. PayPal is easiest but I take paper checks in the snail mail. Electronic delivery is an option, save the postage, if you are comfortable with that. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gungeey Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 9 minutes ago, Jim Cannon said: I still have these for '63-'65 Buicks. $10 for the '63 or '64; $12 for the '65 (2 CDs) plus Priority Mail shipping is now $8 for up to 4 CDs. Email me with questions or to buy. PayPal is easiest but I take paper checks in the snail mail. Electronic delivery is an option, save the postage, if you are comfortable with that. PMed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Cannon Posted November 14, 2021 Author Share Posted November 14, 2021 (edited) New delivery option available for these documents: Several people pointed out to me that their computer no longer has a CD drive, so getting the Dealer Service Bulletins scanned as PDF files on CD was not so practical for them. I can now send them to you on a little USB flash drive. The drive will hold up to all 4 of the documents that I have: 1963 Buick Chassis Master Parts book - $10 1963 Buick Dealer Service Bulletins - $10 1964 Buick Dealer Service Bulletins - $10 1965 Buick Dealer Service Bulletins - $12 The USB drive (regardless of the number of documents on it) - $2. Domestic USPS Priority Mail postage, unfortunately, has gone up - $9 now $10 (sorry) I still offer them all on CD, as before, if that works for you: 1963 Buick Chassis Master Parts book - $10 1963 Buick Dealer Service Bulletins - $10 1964 Buick Dealer Service Bulletins - $10 1965 Buick Dealer Service Bulletins - $12 Domestic USPS Priority Mail postage - $9 now $10 (sorry) For our members that live outside the USA, I also offer digital download delivery. It's a bit more work for you, but it is faster than international mail service, which is also quite expensive. 1963 Buick Chassis Master Parts book - 10 USD 1963 Buick Dealer Service Bulletins - 10 USD 1964 Buick Dealer Service Bulletins - 10 USD 1965 Buick Dealer Service Bulletins - 12 USD Email me at 63Rivvy (at) gmail (dot) com if you'd like to get any of the above. Thanks! Edited September 18, 2022 by Jim Cannon Update postage price. (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J3Studio Posted November 29, 2021 Share Posted November 29, 2021 Another happy customer, also in digital form—I purchased all four offerings. Thank you, Jim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Cannon Posted September 18, 2022 Author Share Posted September 18, 2022 A reminder for all of our new forum members. I recently sent out a complete set on a small USB flash drive. That worked out very well. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodneybeauchamp Posted September 19, 2022 Share Posted September 19, 2022 These are great bed time reading for those with insomnia. Nah just kidding, these are a great resource for trouble shooting our Buicks. The parts listing is an excellent resource for good diagrams of where the watchamacallit fits onto the thingamebob. Because the Riviera was new in ‘63, they included many diagrams specific to Model 4747. Has certainly helped me on both my Buicks. And the Service Bulletins are interesting as they often show close up views of the engine or other parts which shows how things looked originally such as firewall wiring, heater hose routing etc. So even if the topic is about something else, the pictures or diagrams are invaluable! Highly recommended Rodney 😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
65VerdeGS Posted September 27, 2022 Share Posted September 27, 2022 I ran thru a lot of printer paper at work thanks to Jim... He offers an excellent resource at very good price. I figured it would be good to have it in hardcopy for reference... Hope the boss doesn't audit my photocopy account 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dundee Posted September 27, 2022 Share Posted September 27, 2022 On 11/15/2021 at 9:07 AM, Jim Cannon said: New delivery option available for these documents: Several people pointed out to me that their computer no longer has a CD drive, so getting the Dealer Service Bulletins scanned as PDF files on CD was not so practical for them. I can now send them to you on a little USB flash drive. The drive will hold up to all 4 of the documents that I have: 1963 Buick Chassis Master Parts book - $10 1963 Buick Dealer Service Bulletins - $10 1964 Buick Dealer Service Bulletins - $10 1965 Buick Dealer Service Bulletins - $12 The USB drive (regardless of the number of documents on it) - $2. Domestic USPS Priority Mail postage, unfortunately, has gone up - $9 now $10 (sorry) I still offer them all on CD, as before, if that works for you: 1963 Buick Chassis Master Parts book - $10 1963 Buick Dealer Service Bulletins - $10 1964 Buick Dealer Service Bulletins - $10 1965 Buick Dealer Service Bulletins - $12 Domestic USPS Priority Mail postage - $9 now $10 (sorry) For our members that live outside the USA, I also offer digital download delivery. It's a bit more work for you, but it is faster than international mail service, which is also quite expensive. 1963 Buick Chassis Master Parts book - 10 USD 1963 Buick Dealer Service Bulletins - 10 USD 1964 Buick Dealer Service Bulletins - 10 USD 1965 Buick Dealer Service Bulletins - 12 USD Email me at 63Rivvy (at) gmail (dot) com if you'd like to get any of the above. Thanks! Hi Jim I will email you Re these as sounds like valuable material. I also run Mac with no cd drive so thinking download. regards Ron Dundee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Cannon Posted March 12, 2023 Author Share Posted March 12, 2023 A reminder to any new 1st generation Riviera owners. PM me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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