1968 Custom Buick Riviera Gran Sport New Paint, White Interior Muscle Car on 2040-cars
Salmon, Idaho, United States
Body Type:Coupe
Engine:430
Vehicle Title:Clear
Fuel Type:Gasoline
For Sale By:owner
Interior Color: White
Make: Buick
Number of Cylinders: V8
Model: Riviera
Trim: Gran Sport
Drive Type: Rear wheel
Mileage: 85,671
Sub Model: Gran Sport
Number of Doors: 2
Exterior Color: Green
Straight body, no rust
Drop down front headlights
Shaved door handles
Custom white super bright interior
New wheels and tires
New carpet over dynamat interior
Trunk dynamatted and wired, ready for stereo system
Has CD player/ radio with ipod hookup and remote
Green interior lighting under dash
Reads 86,000 miles
Runs great.
Has dual cherry bomb exhaust
Kick panels and sail panels are off till stereo setup complete
Ready for stereo system, there is a map of all the brand new wiring
Solinoid for trunk release is there
Have original parts in boxes.
as well as the weatherstripping in white.
And All the paperwork , a full File history of all work ever done.
Car is an attention getter, everybody loves this thing. You just can't help but smile.
I have a ton of pictures but I can only put 24 in the listing, send me your email for more.
Call for questions (208) 8942487 or (818) 539-4387
Possible trade or partial trade, gold, silver, another car maybe? What do you have?
Model years | 1966–1970 |
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Assembly | Flint, Michigan, United States |
Body style | 2-door hardtop |
Layout | FR layout |
Platform | E-body |
Engine | 425 cu in (7.0 L) Nailhead V8 430 cu in (7.0 L) Buick V8 455 cu in (7.5 L) Buick V8 |
Transmission | 3-speed ST-400 automatic |
Wheelbase | 119.0 in (3,023 mm)[11] |
Length | 211.2 in (5,364 mm) (1966–67)[12] 215.2 in (5,466 mm) (1968–1970) |
Width | 78.8 in (2,002 mm) 79.3 in (2,014 mm) (1970) |
Height | 53.2 in (1,351 mm) - 53.6 in (1,361 mm) |
Related | Cadillac Eldorado Oldsmobile Toronado |
The Riviera was redesigned for the 1966 model year. It retained its cruciform frame, powertrain, and brakes, but it wore a longer, wider, more curvaceous body, a shell it now shared with the Oldsmobile Toronado, and, a year later, with the Cadillac Eldorado. A notable styling point was the absence of vent windows, a feature GM had introduced with a flourish in the 1930s. Headlamps remained concealed, but they now pivoted up above the grille when not in use. Unlike the Toronado and Eldorado, the Riviera retained a conventional rear wheel drive layout. It was now some 200 pounds (91 kg) heavier, so acceleration with the unchanged 425 engine was slightly slower. The Gran Sport package remained available as an option. Rear seat belts were optional.[13] AM/FM radio is optional.[14]
Inside, the four-place cabin with front and rear bucket seats and center console was replaced by a choice of bucket seats or conventional bench seats as standard equipment, making the Riviera a full six-passenger car for the first time. Optionally available was a Strato-bench seat with armrest or Strato bucket seats with either a short consolette or a full-length operating console with a "horseshoe" shaped floor shifter and storage compartment. Both the buckets and Strato-bench seat were available with a reclining seat option for the passenger's side. Sales for 1966 rebounded to 45,308, a new record.
The most significant change for 1967 was the adoption of Buick's entirely new V8 of 430 cu in (7.0 L) displacement, 360 horsepower (270 kW) and 475 lb·ft (644 N·m) of torque to replace the old 425 "nailhead". The new engine, with greater power and torque on hand, represented a significant performance improvement. Gasoline mileage improved slightly with the new engine, though it remained gas-thirsty compared to modern cars. Powerful Disc brakes with Bendix 4 piston calipers became optional for the front wheels but most Riviera continued to be ordered with Buick's aluminum brake drums which were almost as good. Cosmetically, changes were few, and were limited to the addition of a wide, full-width, center-mounted horizontal chrome grille bar that stretched over the headlight doors and outboard parking lights. Sales eased to 42,799 for the 1967 model year. The Riviera had full instrumentation.[15]
1967 saw the introduction of U.S. mandated safety equipment to improve occupant protection during a crash, including an energy-absorbing steering column, non-protruding control knobs, 4-way hazard flasher, soft interior surfaces, locking seat backs (on 2-door models), a dual-circuit hydraulic braking system (with warning light), and shoulder belt anchors. Of course Rivieras complied on all counts and featured the full range of safety features.
1968 models had reshaped front and rear loop-type bumpers that encased the vehicle's (recessed crosshatch) grille and tail lamps, respectively. Hidden wiper arms were also new. Federally-mandated side marker lights were of an inverted trapezoidal shape on the lower leading edges of the front fenders. Rear marker lights were circular. The interior was restyled and, unlike the 1966-67 models, shared its instrument panel with the other full-size Buick models. Shoulder belts for front outboard occupants were made standard on all cars built from January 1, 1968. There were very few mechanical changes in 1968 but the transmission lost its variable pitch torque converter. Sales set another new record in 1968, as 49,284 units were sold.
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