1963-65 Buick Riviera: Strange Facts, Features, Quirks & Idiosyncrasies of Buick's 4-Place Coupe!
Published 2024-03-21
All Comments (21)
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One of the most beautiful automobile designs of all time.
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One of my teachers had a '63 Riviera. As a result, we decided she was the coolest teacher in the school.
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Adam, At this point, any RWD Buick is a classic and a first generation Riviera can be considered a national treasure.๐ฅ๐ฅ
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One of the most beautiful designs ever - period. Both inside and out. Bill Mitchell refused to let anyone mess with it and he was right!
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First generation Riviera was a groundbreaking car for General Motors. Classic good looks, well appointed.
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You really couldn't go wrong with Bill Mitchell!
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That Bill Mitchell interview is priceless. So many of us remember the glory days of the Big Three before the draconian government regulations!
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I think this era of Riviera is GM's contribution equal to FMC"s '61-65 Continental. Fabulously beautiful design, with a name that conjured up everything worldly and sophisticated at that time... "Riviera". I wanted one when I was 12 years old ! Brilliant.
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This channel is such a gem
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My first 'car love' was for a 1965 Riviera GS owned by my Mom's best friend Candice! Silver with a black vinyl top and black interior with real wood. STUNNING!
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It's amazing that the difference between '58 GM models and the '63 Riv is only like 5 years.
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The first gen Riviera is beautiful and was kind of a unique and groundbreaking car at the time, especially in exterior design. GM and the rest of the Big 3 could almost do no wrong when it came to exterior styling in the 60s. So many beautiful works of automotive art to come out of that decade.
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I LOVED the interview with Bill. Unless you're a GM guy, most haven't even heard of him (he gets overshadowed by Earl, of course), but he was a major force behind some of the coolest cars GM ever made.
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A childhood friend owned a '65 Riviera GS. What a car! We were both into Oldsmobiles but I always liked the Riviera. He also owned a '67 Toronado. Both ground breaking designs for GM. He has since passed away. I still wish to find an example of one of these models to have in my collection. GM halcyon days designs. I don't think we will ever see this again.
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Bill Mitchell's comment about being so happy with the Rivera that he could drink for a week cracked me up!!! They probably did drink like that back then...amongst other things!
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Wow, that Bill Mitchell interview just a super treat on an already TOP NOTCH (perhaps one of my favorite of your vids so far, along with your interviews with some of the designers you've featured) video. You sir, are an absolute gentleman and scholar most literally Adam! THANK YOU for the great work you do for automotive history!
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I click on this channel as soon as I see it. It's a very good channel, and it is a relief from all the stress of this upside down world of which we try to exist and thrive.
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Mr. B. Here ! ๐ฉโ๏ธ๐๐๐. As a 71 year old kid, the kid of 1963 who saw this vehicle for the first time fell in love , this model changed everything . Love the automotive design from mid 50โs to the mid 70โs art work some did not live up to that . Most were beautiful ! ๐๐๐๐
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My first Buick was a '66 Skylark. I've owned eight more Buicks since. One consistent characteristic has been the weight of the doors - they weigh a TON!
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Many years ago, our best friends had a 63 black Riviera, which was always the vehicle of choice whenever we went out together socially. Fantastic car - good memories.
