When Buick launched the Riviera within the fall of 1962, it gave the Ford Thunderbird its first true competitor. While the 1961-63 Thunderbird completely exploited remnants of the Fifties, the 1963 Riviera introduced pure Nineteen Sixties fashion — with a heap of British affect — to the American public.
This 1964 Riviera caught the attention of a Standard Oil govt, who ordered it for his spouse. They had been residing in Venezuela on the time, so this Riv is an precise export automotive. The lack of radio is curious till you study that the manager’s spouse had no real interest in listening to Spanish programming. And beneath the hood was the brand new Super Wildcat, which meant this automotive was powered by a 360-horsepower 425cid “Nailhead” V8 with twin quads. Out of 37,658 Rivieras inbuilt 1964, solely 2,122 featured this engine
Join Muscle Car Campy as he takes us for a trip on this very attention-grabbing Riviera with 465 ft-lb of torque.
