The early to mid
1960’s Buick Rivera’s were the flagship of the Buick Company.1965 BUICK RIVIERA Often referred to as a banker’s hot rod, these cars pioneered
the extremely powerful luxury car movement.
This particular car
has been owned by me since 2001.Shortly after purchasing the car I made a road trip from
Northwest Florida to
AlbuquerqueNew Mexico
and back.It was by far the best
drive I have had.
I am selling this car
because I now live in Texas
and have no room or time to maintain/store it.It has been in dry storage the last 3 years while I was on
assignment in England.
This car would be an
easy restore as the body is quite solid and the paint is in very good
condition.
The interior is also in excellent condition, and is original.
There are a few things
that will need attention such as the carpet and a small tear in the driver’s
seat.The
cars stereo has been barely used and was newly installed before going into
storage.
The engine was torn
down to Short Block configuration 3 years ago and all new gaskets and seals
were installed.The stock forged crank shaft was inspected as well as the
pistons and cylinder walls for anything out of the normal, it all checked
out fine.
The heads were ported
and polished while off the car and a hotter cam shaft was installed.Unfortunately the dude porting the heads hit a water jacket in
the right cylinder head and the engine leaks water on the exhaust side.
Here is a list of the
additional equipment installed on the engine.
New hotter camshaft.
New carburetor
New electronic
“breaker less” ignition
New timing chain and
gears
New seals and gaskets
New plug wires and
spark plugs
New air cleaner
New Fuel pump
New Coil
New aluminum radiator
New hoses
New gauges
Numerous parts have
been powder coated to include the brackets pulleys; valve covers oil pan,
and even the hood hinges/springs
The transmission was
rebuilt by a so called tranny expert; the transmission looks good but
hemorrhages transmission fluid whenever you get on the gas.
The tires are in good
to fair condition, remember the car has been sitting for quite a while.The wheels are American racing torque thrust II’s
The car comes with a
new hounds tooth vinyl trunk kit.I am also including some original sales brochures and hot
wheels cars.
