Vehicle Description
1956 Buick Roadmaster Riviera Four-door Hardtop ?Buick?s flagship
model for 1956 ?One of 24,770 examples made in 1956 ?Sold new at
Fuhrman Buick in Morris, Minnesota on February 10, 1956
?Next-to-last model year for seventh generation Roadmaster ?322 CID
Nailhead V-8 engine ?Twin-Turbine two-speed Dynaflow automatic
transmission ?Dover White (code C) over Carlsbad Black (code A)
exterior ?Black and red cloth/vinyl interior (code 734) ?Power
brakes, power steering, power windows and six-way power front seat
(code S) ?New wire wheels, wide whitewall tires and tissue
dispenser ?Documentation includes the original owner?s manual;
original identification card; original Buick owner service policy;
Important Tips on your ?56 Buick; original 1956 Buick brochure; and
more ?Doctor?s Car? and ?Banker?s Hot Rod? were both common terms
associated with Buicks by the mid-50s. For 1956, Buick had a new
flagship model, the Roadmaster Riviera. Just under 25,000 copies
were made in 1956 and at MotoeXotica Classic Cars, we have one that
absolutely looks stunning with its black exterior and red interior!
This example was made in General Motors? Kansas City, Kansas
assembly plant (VIN code 4). It was sold new at Fuhrman Buick in
Morris, Minnesota on February 10, 1956. It left the assembly line
with six-way power front seat (code S). Finished in Dover White
(code C) over Carlsbad Black (code A), the paint and trim are in
overall very good order and look great when paired with Harley
Earl?s mid-50s body lines, including the Sweepspear and four
Ventiports per side. The bodywork is solid and straight, the engine
bay is extremely tidy and the battery appears new. Up front is that
beautiful Dagmar chrome bumper with a wraparound twin-blade bumper
in the rear. This classic Roadmaster rolls on mixed wide whitewall
radials, size L78-15 and P235/75R15 and each tire rides on new wire
wheels. The wheels are in excellent order while the tires are in
very good shape with good tread. Under the hood is Buick?s
well-known Nailhead 322 CID V-8 engine. Backing this motor is a
Twin-Turbine two-speed Dynaflow automatic transmission. Please note
that this Buick does have the usual Nailhead slow oil leak. Driver
convenience features include power brakes, power steering, power
windows and the aforementioned six-way power front seat. Inside is
a black and red cloth-and-vinyl interior (code 734). The bench
seats are in overall great condition and the red headliner is in
excellent order. A three-spoke steering wheel faces the driver and
a red and black metal instrument panel shows off its jet-age style
but the fuel gauge stops at 3/8ths of a tank but all other gauges
are operable. A column-mounted shift lever and a factory AM radio,
plus a metal tissue dispenser, round out the interior. In 1956,
Roadmaster had a shallower Sweepspear that did not dip all the way
to the rocker panel as on other models. Twin chrome strips graced
the decklid with Roadmaster spelled out between them. Roadmaster
script now appeared on the doors beneath the vent windows. Fender
tip dual bombsights were standard. Two stator wheels were adopted
as an improvement to Dynaflow. A brand new four-door Riviera
hardtop, proved to be the most popular Roadmaster, with 24,770
units sold and outselling the pillared sedan by more than
two-to-one. A padded dash became standard. Documentation includes
the original owner?s manual; original identification card; original
Buick owner service policy; Important Tips on your ?56 Buick;
original 1956 Buick brochure; and more. Competition to this Buick
in 1956 included Cadillac?s Sedan de Ville, Chrysler?s New Yorker
Newport Hardtp[ sedan, DeSoto?s Firedome, Imperial?s Southampton,
Lincoln?s Premiere, Mercedes-Benz?s 220 S, Mercury?s Custom Hardtop
Sedan and Oldsmobile?s 98 Deluxe Holiday. If you want it all ? a
classic 1950s Detroit cruiser that rides like a cloud, is
well-equipped and looks great ? this is the car for you. Check it
out today at MotoeXotica Classic Cars. VIN: 7C4027537 EIN:
17156087? This car is currently located at our facility in St.
Louis, Missouri. Current mileage on the odometer shows 29,970
miles. It is sold as is, where is, on a clean and clear, mileage
exempt title. GET OUT AND DRIVE!!!? Note: Please see full terms and
conditions listed below that pertain to the purchase of any said
vehicle, thank you.