The Buick Riviera has been a landmark 1960s collectible for years, yet its value among collectors has always been reasonable. In fact, the Riviera has among the strongest style/affordability quotient for decades. Our Pick of the Day is a...
The Buick Riviera has been a landmark 1960s collectible for years, yet its value among collectors has always been reasonable. In fact, the Riviera has among the strongest style/affordability quotient for decades. Our Pick of the Day is a great demonstration of what�s great about this model and what a great value it is in the collector market. This 1967 Buick Riviera is listed for sale on ClassicCars.com by a private seller in Apache Junction, Arizona. (Click the link to view the listing)
Everyone goes ga-ga over the 1964-65 Riviera, and for good reason: classic GM styling courtesy of Bill Mitchell and his team, classic Buick �Nailhead� engine, and an interior that played a fine supporting role to its styling. Even better, the Riviera offered performance for those who wanted it thanks to a dual-quad 425 �Wildcat 465,� something that its closest competitor, the Ford Thunderbird lacked.
While the 1963-64 flaunted its British influences, the 1966 Riviera�s design diminished those and exploited everything else that was great about General Motors styling in the mid-1960s. Underneath, the Riviera was unchanged, but the new body featured flowing, Coke-bottle styling with a semi-fastback roofline. After three years of four-place seating, the Riviera offered a luxurious bench seat and Strat-bench for the first time in addition to front buckets.
Though looking basically the same, the 1967 Riviera was powered by an engine that was an all-new design. The 430cid four-barrel offered 360 horsepower, the same as the dual-quad 425. Though not as romantic as the Nailhead, it was a thoroughly modern engine, with the Riv being better for it. It also was the forerunner of the post-1969 455 that has become part of Buick folklore. After 1967, the Riviera arguably lost its stylistic touch until the �Boattail� debuted for 1971.
This 48,084-mile 1967 Buick Riviera is painted Ivory, a pretty off-white, but what really makes this car unique is the Plum interior, which is configured with the standard bench seat with center arm rest. �Near original operating condition,� says the seller. �Sale includes original Rally rims, steel rims and hubcaps, radiator, headers, new steel brake drum set and new brake shoes, lead conditioner and octane booster.� It�s had recent mechanical work that includes the heater core, timing, rebuilt carburetor, rebuilt brake lines, new front suspension bushings, new brake lines, and much more.
�The car has its original vented, aluminum drums,� adds the seller. �All the trim is original. Bodywork and paint are nearly perfect.� For $32,500, you can have a car with high style and torque to match. Dare I say that�s a plum deal?
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