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23/04/2022 1:56 am
Anybody received this one yet? Goldvarg website says it's in stock but dealers don't seem to have any. They may be delayed for some reason.
23/04/2022 11:16 am
23/04/2022 11:51 am
Apologies - I read Nickies' message too quickly - you obviously are aware of his site.
23/04/2022 2:43 pm
I have 4 of each color shipping to me this week. They look gorgeous.
Jack Dodds and Jack Dodds reacted
23/04/2022 8:42 pm
I have 4 of each color shipping to me this week. They look gorgeous.
Mark; If you buy five of each they are even gorgeouser. 
Topic starter
23/04/2022 11:09 pm
@jkuvakas I have one on order for a long time. This will be interesting to see your review I hope soon.
24/04/2022 7:56 am
@jack-dodds That is true! 3 are to sell and one is to keep. The first generation Riviera and the 59 Buick are my two favorite of that marque of all time.
24/04/2022 10:16 am
@jack-dodds That is true! 3 are to sell and one is to keep. The first generation Riviera and the 59 Buick are my two favorite of that marque of all time.
Wise way to help finance the hobby Mark!
24/04/2022 1:40 pm
They are both very Nice models- great colors.
I have taken photos of mine, just need to finish them up for posting.
John Merritt
South Lyon, Michigan - USA
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24/04/2022 9:17 pm
@whodeytink Indeed, the first Riviera is the 1949 and at my knowledge only Motor City and TruScale did one. I owned the Motor City because it was highly detailed and I also had the 1:1 car at the time. I now have the True Scale and it is also a good model with sharp badging and trim.
25/04/2022 7:25 am
- @nickies Yes, you are correct about the use of the Riviera name dating back 1949. Buick used that name on very special models.
25/04/2022 8:41 am
The Riviera nameplate was applied to several different models. At first, in 1949, it was a top-of-the-line Roadmaster two-door hardtop. By '51 it signaled a better equipped Roadmaster or Super. By, '55 there were Riviera versions of the Century and Super and a new four-door hardtop body style. It remained with those models but came back to the Roadmaster in '56. By then, it had become a body style designation for a better-equipped, more stylish model and did not always appear as a nameplate. From '59 through '63, the Riviera once again became exclusive to the top-of-the-line Electra which shared its body with the 6-window Cadillac. Of course, '63 was the formal introduction of the much-loved E-Body 2 door coupe.
John Kuvakas
Warrenton, VA
25/04/2022 11:55 am
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