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This 1971 Buick Riviera has been in the family since new. Has been parked for the past 6 years. Always covered and garaged since new. No rust body in good condition same for interior. Was running grea


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Learn more about the 1971-73 Buick Boattail, how it was designed, mechanicals, and what the original proposals for the design looked like.


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coupe gasoline white automatic. It is completely stock, has the correct Stage-1 chrome air cleaner lid, the proper heat riser tube and even the original smog pump. This is a rare Riviera boat. Volo, IL. Listing 1-14 Of 14. Find Used Buick Riviera Boattail For Sale (with Photos). 1972 Buick Riviera For $20,000.


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1971 Buick Riviera (GM Media Archives) The boattail Buick Riviera models were only manufactured from 1971-1973. During the energy crisis of 1973, larger vehicles began to disappear as new emissions controls and standards came into effect. The Riviera was built on a short end Electra chassis and was manufactured on a 122-inch wheelbase.


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Buick was an early entrant into the personal luxury car space, launching the Riviera in 1963. It would remain a fixture in that GM division's line-up through 1999 (except for 1994). The third generation rolled out for 1971 and the car would adopt bold boat-tail styling as part of its design. This resulted in a.


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The boattail Riviera is a fitting finale to Curbside Classics for now. I've had a thing for fastbacks since day one, and I've been indulging in them this week. This Riviera also represents the difficult ending of an era, where the large luxury coupe, especially GM's, was the standard bearer for American design innovation and leadership. What started as a revolutionary concept with the.


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The boattail Riviera may have been a polarizing design, but it had a clear-cut identity; the 1974-1976 models sacrificed much of that image without offering a coherent new theme to replace it. The Riviera underwent several subsequent redesigns: It was downsized with the rest of Buick's B-body cars in 1977 and in 1979 returned to the corporate.


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The '73 Riviera was the final year for the boattail design. Changes included a Federally-mandated 5 MPH front bumpers, revised front lighting and facia and a toned down boattail effect in the rear which even more reminiscent of the Corvette Stingray of a decade earlier. The standard engine for Riviera was now a 250 net horsepower 455 cubic.


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But the Gen-3 Riviera, known colloquially as the "boat tail", always garners appreciation - they were certainly attention getters upon introduction. That being the case, let's take a look at this 1971 version of Buick's famous luxury coupe. It is located in Festus, Missouri, and is available, here on eBay for a current bid of $13,000.


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Collectible Classic - 1971-73 Buick Riviera. In its time, the era of Super Fly excess, the larger-than-life "boattail" Riviera would seem a good fit with an aesthetic sensibility that celebrated elephant bells, mutton chops, 'fros, and contrasting plaids. Its tapered rear and squat stance were the results of an effort to echo the sleek.


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Surprisingly, one of the more memorable shapes to come out of Detroit in the early '70s doesn't cost an arm and a leg: At $18,375, this 1973 Riviera sale reminds us that elegant classics can still be affordable. Bring a Trailer/scaryjerry76. Originally intended for GM's intermediate platform, the third-generation Riviera got upsized by.


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The Buick Riviera is a personal luxury car that was marketed by Buick from 1963 to 1999, with the exception of the 1994 model year.. As General Motors' first entry into the personal luxury car market segment, the Riviera was highly praised by automotive journalists upon its high-profile debut. It was a ground-up design on a new GM E platform debuting for the 1963 model year and was also Buick.


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or $443 /mo. Beautiful 70 Buick Riviera. All original matching #"s car. Totally redone. All papers, build sheet and books since it was new. Private Seller.


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The third generation Riviera was meant to be a classic from the get-go. Legendary designer Bill Mitchell was nearing the end of his career, and wanted to go.


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18,900 1972 Buick Riviera. coupe 85,065 gasoline automatic. The 455cid V8 and three speed automatic transmission was standard and made about 255hp. The original stock alloy wheels are wr. A wrap around rear window and f. Kentwood, MI at cars.com. 3. 2,800 1972 Buick Riviera - Youngstown, OH.