When Buick launched the Riviera within the fall of 1962, it gave the Ford Thunderbird its first true competitor. Whereas the 1961-63 Thunderbird completely exploited remnants of the Nineteen Fifties, the 1963 Riviera introduced pure Sixties fashion — with a heap of British affect — to the American public.

This 1964 Riviera caught the attention of a Normal Oil government, who ordered it for his spouse. They have been dwelling in Venezuela on the time, so this Riv is an precise export automotive. The shortage of radio is curious till you be taught that the chief’s spouse had no real interest in listening to Spanish programming. And beneath the hood was the brand new Tremendous Wildcat, which meant this automotive was powered by a 360-horsepower 425cid “Nailhead” V8 with twin quads. Out of 37,658 Rivieras inbuilt 1964, solely 2,122 featured this engine

Be part of Muscle Automotive Campy as he takes us for a journey on this very attention-grabbing Riviera with 465 ft-lb of torque.