Survivor 1970 Buick Riviera, Console, Buckets, Posi on 2040-cars
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States
Engine:455
Vehicle Title:Clear
For Sale By:Private Seller
Exterior Color: Tan
Make: Buick
Interior Color: Tan
Model: Riviera
Number of Cylinders: 8
Trim: standard
Warranty: Vehicle does NOT have an existing warranty
Drive Type: RWD
Mileage: 125,000
Hello,
Up for sale is my 1970 Buick Riviera. This is a survivor. As you can see from some of the pictures I have other Rivieras. This one was an addition to the herd back in 2005. I bought the car at an estate sale. The original owner passed away and this car among many other items were auctioned off in North Carolina. I drove the car home from the auction over 75 miles without problem. Upon buying I was pleased to see a folder of documents from all work done on this car for over 2 decades! Most are hand written by the original owner. they date back to 1976. Even letters sent to Buick by her. Since then it has been a driver for me. It has cruised 100 miles to Pigeon Forge and many miles on the Blue Ridge Parkway. The car has attended cruise ins and shows. It always gets attention where ever I go. The car has always been stored inside with my other cars.
Body:
Documents show the car being repainted in 1976. It was repainted in a tan color. This was a color change from the original dark gold. Typical paint job for the times. Not a show quality job but still shines and looks good enough for people to say it's a beauty. A couple dings, scratches and touch ups. Only way I would repaint this car if I was going to make a show car out of it. It appears to have never had body work anywhere and by now if it had any serious rust it would be showing signs. Still has the original vinyl top that is in surprisingly good shape for the age of the car. Notice the short rear fender skirts. These are rare and look much better than long ones. Overall this body/paint/top is in good shape and in good driver condition. Chrome is original. Not show quality but no rust or bad pits. Like the paint, I would not rechrome anything unless I was making an all out show car. All glass appears to be original. Floors and trunk pan look good. Trunk is solid. Original jack/wrench and wheel with old tire. Original carpet/cardboard that's a little worn.
Interior:
Like the outside the interior is mostly original. Outside a donor console lid and carpet floor mats I see nothing different than the day Detroit sent it out with(original mats come with car). Seats look very nice for their age. Driver's seat has a couple of very small blemishes but other than that the seats look great. Console, dash, headliner other panels look very good. Some wood grain on the bezel is faded. Most of the wood grain looks great. Bucket seats and rocker shifter make this a rare Riv. It's rare finding these cars with original interiors this nice.
Drive train:
Car shows around 25k miles so I assume 125k. I would assume the engine, tranny and rear end are all original. It sounds great. Starts great with no smoke. I never have added oil between changes. I tuned it up a few years back and it ran great with lots of power. This was Buick's strongest 455! T-400 shifts great. Rear end is a rare posi trac and works fine. Brakes stop good and straight. Power steering works fine. Never has gotten hot during the trips I have had it on. I don't even see any noticeable leaks. New exhaust that sounds great. Tires look very good. Clean under the hood with almost new battery. Drives straight and smooth. This is a very solid performing car!
Things needing attention:
1.Pass. side window not rolling down (like this when I bought it probably needing a motor which I have)
2.Air conditioning not working. (never bothered looking at it since I knew it would leak down between driving)
3.Radio has no sound (lights up and has power to it)
4.Clock is not working like all others I have
5.Has 2 year old gas needing freshened up
I have tried to describe it to the best of my ability. It has not been driven this year but had no issues last year when I drove it down the road and back. It's too nice to give away so a reserve will be placed on it. You buy it as is where is. Deposit is required after purchase and cash would be great on day you arrive to pick it up. Thanks for looking and good luck!
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