From My Collection... The Buick Riviera - Pt 2

It's been a minute since I last posted about the Buick Riviera. As mentioned by others, the Riviera name was a featured nameplate since its introduction in 1949. The Riviera name identified the hardtop versions and other special Buick models from 1949 to 1962. It was in 1963, that the nameplate stood alone as a new personal luxury model from Buick. The Buick Riviera lasted for 8 generations and was built through 1999. It's those models that I'm focusing on.

Unfortunately, not all Riviera generations have been offered in this scale. One can hope that more could be made someday. 

In this post, I'll continue with a model from the 2nd generation, 1969. I missed this one in my 1st entry.

Buick Riviera Hardtop Coupes

a 1969 GS version from NEO Scale Models

The 3rd generation of the Buick Riviera was very distinctive with their boat-tail styling and lasted from 1971-1973. They were large cars and great cruisers, although far from energy efficient. As a teenager, and with several of these in the family, I just loved this style. This is the 2nd most represented generation after the 1st.

The next model is from True Scale Miniatures and is a 1971 Hardtop Coupe in Vintage Red.

the next is from Premium X Models and is a 1972 version

and also from 1972, is one of my favorite Buick models - it was offered by Route 66 Models in the WMCE series