Vehicle Description
1969 Buick Riviera. The car was painted earlier this year, the body
is very straight. However, it's not perfect, there are some small
dents. The biggest one is on the driver side front fender, and its
only noticeable from certain angles. Also, there are a few hail
dents on the hood and trunk, but they are pretty small. Other than
some small imperfections in the paint the car looks great and gets
lots of attention everywhere it goes. This car still has the
original 430 V8 and transmission, they are believed to have been
rebuilt at some point. However, we don't have any paperwork from
the previous owner to substantiate that claim but the car runs
beautifully and shifts strong. It has a 3-inch exhaust with
mufflers so it's not obnoxious but the 430 still sounds absolutely
menacing going down the road. Factory A/C car, it does not blow
cold right now, but the compressor will cycle on and off and there
is still some pressure in the system, it likely just needs to be
recharged. Under the hood, all the power steering lines have been
replaced. It's got a new Quadrajet carburetor that was tuned by a
local shop and the car starts every time on the first crank, it
does not bog at all and the throttle response is great. We also
installed a new in-tank fuel pump, replaced fuel lines, and
replaced all the belts. The headlights work but they do not flip
around into the grill on their own, we replumbed the entire vacuum
headlight system with new line, and it looks like the vacuum
storage tank inside the fender is leaking and the vacuum relay for
the headlights isn't working. The parts are available online and
once they are replaced the headlights will work. The interior is
about 90% complete, the seats were recently recovered, and it's got
a brand-new headliner. Underneath the carpet, it has brand new
sound deadener so its surprisingly quiet on the inside while going
down the road. The sail panels near the rear window are missing but
all the trim is there.
