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Christopher Moroni

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Topic starter 27/04/2023 8:49 am

....as the French would say, when referring to something tiny & fragile. Suddenly, the word Riviera makes sense. Despite the name being tossed about on Buicks throughout the 1950's, it's fair to say that the word, "Riviera" connotes dual meaning to car guys: First gen. Buick Rivieras and GM stylist, Bill Mitchell.

Reportedly, '63 Rivs were the first GM cars to offer frame-less side glass. I read this years ago but never challenged it. I suppose it could be true..???? 🤔 🤔

Highway 61's 1964 Buick Riviera is quite good. IMO, this slivery-blue paint seems to best accentuate the angular styling theme but inexplicably, cars produced in this color suffer "gappy fender-to-hood seems." HW61 tooled separate fenders and years ago I vowed to fix those gaps, of course, I haven't done it yet. 😔 😔

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John Kuvakas

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27/04/2023 9:24 am

A great model of an iconic car. The '63 Riviera was originally designed to be a new LaSalle offering from

Cadillac. Cadillac passed on the opportunity to build the car. Buick was waiting in the wings, and the rest is history.

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Steve Jacobs

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27/04/2023 9:27 am

Thanks Chris for great pics of a beautiful model !

I LOVE that I see tire valve stems

Laughing Out Loud

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27/04/2023 9:38 am

Posted by: @jkuvakas

A great model of an iconic car. The '63 Riviera was originally designed to be a new LaSalle offering from

Cadillac. Cadillac passed on the opportunity to build the car. Buick was waiting in the wings, and the rest is history.

101% agree !! GM gave us kids... I was 10...two DDG automotive icons for '63.

Riviera and Stingray.

I, personally, prefer the 4 lamp design over the one that JK has pictured. I'm not a fan of the '65 with its hidden lights.

I am surprised with the total re-design of the '66 Riviera which I still think is one of the most handsomely designed cars ever.

I wish I still had my promo model.

Steve

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27/04/2023 10:56 am

@100ford2003 Steve, I agree with you about the 66 Riviera being one of the most handsome designs ever.

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Christopher Moroni

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Topic starter 27/04/2023 11:10 am

@jkuvakas Yes indeed, something I did NOT know (...or forgot about 🙄 🙄 🙄) until recently. Despite being a Cadillac fan, the 1963-64 Riviera vs. the 1967 Eldorado is a no brainer. Buick wins! 😎

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Topic starter 27/04/2023 11:19 am

Posted by: @100ford2003

Thanks Chris for great pics of a beautiful model !

I LOVE that I see tire valve stems

Mee too! 😆 😆 😉

I'd have to check but I'm reasonable sure these particular stems may be unique this HW61 Buick. I think most or all other HW61s used the longer, black-metal (really nice ) valve stems.

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27/04/2023 1:14 pm

It's a beautiful car and also H61 model ! It looks excellent (really in any color) and I am happy to have a couple of these 1/18 stand outs from them.

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