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16/07/2023 6:08 am
'63, '64 or '65 Buick Riviera?
Be sure to make your selection.
Of course, please “Reply” to share your comments.
If selection is greater than 2 rank them.
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John Bono
North Jersey
16/07/2023 6:53 am
63. I think they got it right right away.
Frank Reed
Chesapeake, VA
16/07/2023 7:09 am
All beautiful, very close to a tie. But I agree they got it right straight out of the gate.
Retired in Dunedin, Florida.
16/07/2023 7:18 am
The '63 for me too! The '64 has its tailights in the bumper and I don't like that style.
Steve
John Bono reacted
16/07/2023 7:30 am
An inspired comparison! I'm going with the '65. It was Bill Mitchell's original design, but the bean counters at GM nixed the hidden headlights as they were more expensive, and no one was really sure if the car would sell well. After two very successful years, Mitchell got his way.
John Kuvakas
Warrenton, VA
16/07/2023 8:02 am
I expected to vote for the 1965 because it's so clean. I guess this really was a tie, even though I voted 1963.
Retired in Dunedin, Florida.
16/07/2023 8:20 am
I like them all but the 1965 is a slightly cleaner look with the headlight treatment.
16/07/2023 8:39 am
I love them all but prefer the smaller differences of the original '63.
16/07/2023 9:00 am
The '63 for me too! The '64 has its tailights in the bumper and I don't like that style.
Steve
That didn't happen til the '65.
Barry Levittan
Long Island, NY
John Bono and Steve Jacobs reacted
16/07/2023 9:09 am
I voted for the '64 for one minor reason not visible in these pictures. The '63 spelled out B U I C K in block letters across the trunk lid while the '64 had a "Riviera" script in the right corner.
Kind of identifying the Riviera as something "special" (no pun intended) within the Buick lineup.
Barry Levittan
Long Island, NY
16/07/2023 10:19 am
@moe-parr Barry, I agree with you. While the difference is small, it's still a neat detail.
16/07/2023 10:26 am
Most are aware that the original design from GM was labeled "LaSalle II" with the concept being called the "XP-715" and was intended for Cadillac. Cadillac was concerned about diluting its image and passed on it. Buick was waiting in the wings.
John Kuvakas
Warrenton, VA
16/07/2023 10:34 am
Thank-you for correcting me.
I was going to research before posting my comment but I thought I was right.
Now I'd choose the '64 for the same reason you did. I didn't care for the '65s taillghts and /or the hidden headlights. Sure, it was a clean design as stated by others but not for me.
Steve
17/07/2023 12:00 am
I voted for the first and original '63. I will forever be ga-ga over that design. Of course the other two are nice too.
George Schire
Oakdale, Minnesota
John Bono and John Kuvakas reacted
17/07/2023 8:56 pm
I couldn't resist this at yesterday's model show.... a nice '65 Riviera by Welly. I fell in love instantly and was unaware that it had ever been made !!
It cost me a whole whopping price of $10.
Steve
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