1985 Buick Riviera conv

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  1. jwdtenn

    jwdtenn Well-Known Member

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    It looks rough around the edges. The $1900 price seems right.
     
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    A modern-day Nick Nolte convertible for a 48hrs remake.
     
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    Digital gauges and electronic touch (beep...beep....beep...) climate control. Nice options if they work!
     
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  5. ModelT1

    ModelT1 Still Lost in the 50's

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    Mike could detail and cruise with the top down in a week with that car. :29:
     
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    I would have guessed this was an aftermarket conversion. Nope - an actual factory model, in the brochure. I'm getting old when I don't remember stuff like this. I AM guessing though that Buick farmed out the convertible process to maybe ASC, or some other company?

    Also, just noted looking at the brochure - you could get a 350 diesel in the Riviera, but NOT in the convertible.
     
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    Makes me think of Arnold in Raw Deal.
     
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    You got it Krash, originally left the factory as coupes then were modified by ASC. Only available in White and Red Firemist.
     
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    I hated what happened to the Riviera in that movie - painful. Actually, there was more than one - they alternated between a 1982/83 model and a 1984/85 model. The older one got squashed.
     
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