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03/08/2022 7:05 am
John Kuvakas
Warrenton, VA
03/08/2022 8:20 am
These were the years of the Riviera that really liked. To me the boattail made this car stand out from any other offering at the time.
Roger Kerr reacted
03/08/2022 8:58 am
Oversized but typical size for the times, I found the Riviera quite attractive and innovative. I really don't see it as controversial. There were certainly a number of far more controversial cars coming out of Europe at that time.
03/08/2022 9:22 am
This design was one that I disliked from the first sighting and I never was able to warm up to it.
03/08/2022 11:20 am
A beautiful car. I have always loved these. My aunt had a '72 and two '73s. I was 17 when I drove one of the '73s for the 1st time. She held on to that car for years, despite the fact she always got a new car every two or three years. She didn't let it go until after she got her '84 Toronado, which she also held on to for quite a while. Aunt Do liked the Riviera, she had a '66, '72, the two 73s, a '77 (her least favorite) and an '94, she didn't like it either, traded it for a used '93 Cadillac Coupe de Ville (which was her last car)
John Merritt
South Lyon, Michigan - USA
06/08/2022 3:38 pm
This guy has a terrific YT channel called "Rare Classic Cars & Automotive History." He is also a serious collector who favors low-mileage, original condition, full-sized American cars from the 1960s through the 1980s. I believe his name is Adam and he was a financial guy ("bean counter?") at GM. He looks awfully young so I figure he came into a big inheritance and can now embrace his passion for classic automobiles full-time.
Roger Kerr and John Kuvakas reacted
06/08/2022 4:22 pm
@david-green David I agree with you in that I never thought of these as that controversial...innovative yes and IMO attractive.
John Kuvakas and David Green reacted
06/08/2022 6:50 pm
Hated it when it was new. Love it now.
Retired in Dunedin, Florida.
06/08/2022 7:17 pm
A longtime fan of this generation Riviera. The rear window resembles the '64-'67 Corvette.
John Bono
North Jersey
06/08/2022 10:27 pm
To my eyes the "Boattail" look was the worst ever styling for a car. Was never a fan after the beautiful '63 through '65's.
George Schire
Oakdale, Minnesota
07/08/2022 12:56 pm
Speaking of boattail cars, I stumbled upon this concept for the 1965 Pontiac Grand Prix. Never saw it before.
08/08/2022 10:04 am
WOW.....I love this one. Too bad it didn't go into production in '65. I think it may have polarized buyer opinion though...so very different.