Topic: Buick Riviera
David Dunbar Buick was a canny Scottish industrialist but an unlikely auto builder. After making his mark with a process for annealing porcelain to ...
In the '40s and '50s, "Riviera" meant "hardtop coupe" at Buick; from '63 on it named a personal-luxury hardtop, Buick's Ford Thunderbird-fighter...
During the mid-Sixties, size was "in," and the 1965-1969 Buick Electra 225s looked the part with their right-angle rear quarter panels. Oddly...
The 1956 Buick Special Riviera Coupe is a car that teaches a valuable lesson: Don't forget lesser versions of a prime collectible. . . . . . In the...
The 1954-1957 Buick Century Convertible & Hardtops represent the return of Buick's prewar "factory hot rod." These sportier models remain...
In 1966, General Motors wanted the 1966 Buick Riviera to share front-wheel-drive technology with the 1966 Toronado and 1967 Eldorado. But problems cropped up during early testing of front-drive prototypes, and Buick decided the Buick Riviera should stick with rear-wheel drive.. According ...
Buicks of the 1950-1953 period have become American icons in the tradition of Coca-Cola machines, Route 66 signs, and Standard Crown gas pump globes. Most likely, Buick's powerful general manager, Harlow Curtice, felt that his division -- the most successful of the ...
The 1957-1958 Buick Caballero and Special Riviera Estate are prime examples of a short-lived and little-loved Detroit trend: In the process, Buick helped start the period practice of special names for hardtop models, which produced such romantic appellations as Victoria (Ford), Bel ...
Buick honchos spent a good decade trying to come up with an exciting " image car" to spice up their line before launching the 1988-1991 Buick Reatta. We were honestly surprised by how much we liked it, especially its handsome good looks, and ...
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