Vehicle Description
1963 Buick Riviera | Ardell Brown Classic
Carswww.ardellscars.com/1963-buick-riviera/This 1963 Buick Riviera
has unsdergone a full restoration with some custom touches built
in.It has a very unoque violet hue finish with complimentary gray
interior. It has the 401cu in Nailhead V-8, Dynaflow automatic
transmission and factory air conditioning. Other features are power
windows, as well as power steering and brakes.The Riviera was
introduced on October 4, 1962 as a 1963 model, with the 325 hp 401
cu in "Nailhead" V-8 as the only available engine, fitted with dual
exhaust as standard equipment, and the Turbine Drive the only
transmission, at a base price of $4,333;] typical delivered prices
with options ran upwards of $5,000. Buick announced in December,
1962, the availability of a 340 hp 425 cu in version of the
Nailhead as an option. Total production was deliberately limited to
40,000 vehicles (in a year that Buick sold 440,000 units overall)
to emphasize its exclusivity and to increase demand; only 2,601 of
them were delivered with the 425 cu in (7.0 l) engine in the 1963
model year.With the same power as the larger Buicks and less
weight, the Riviera had sparkling all-around performance: 060 mph
in 8 seconds or less, the standing quarter mile in about 16
seconds, and an observed top speed 125 miles per hour. Fuel economy
was a meager 13.2 miles per US gallon Front leg room was 40.1
inches.