1964 Buick Riviera

Cruisin Classics is proud to present to you this incredibly well-restored 1964 Buick Riviera! This beauty spent the first 30 or so years of its life in sunny California before moving to Mississippi, then Ohio in 2013. From 2013 to 2017 this Riviera underwent an extensive restoration that touched every aspect of the car, and we have a thick book filled over $100K in receipts to prove it! The paint job alone was $25K, $13K was spent on re-chroming, and over $36K was spent on the frame-off restoration – and that's not near everything. The transmission was rebuilt, the engine was rebuilt by well-known Beach Performance with a price tag of over $4K, and the new harness and wiring topped $4K. Note that all this work is in 2014 dollars, when shop rates were only $60/hr – just imagine what it would cost today! Not only does this car come with a book of receipts, it also comes with many original registration slips that date back into the mid 70's, the original owners manual, the protect-o-plate, and the original hang-tag from the climate controls (so cool to see!). Lets take a deeper dive into this exceptional Buick.... The paint-work on this Riviera was done almost 10 years ago but it looks like it was sprayed last week. The show-quality white metallic paint combined with the abundant chrome and coke-bottle styling makes this car a literal feast for the eyes! From the front view, a chrome spine follows the center of the hood and culminates with a vertical circled R Riviera hood ornament near the forward edge. Sculpted sections on both sides of the hood lead back to chrome vents on the wiper cowl cover panel. The bright, forward-angled eggcrate grille is home to dual side-by-side headlights in bright bezels and it's flanked by curved slotted chrome towers that house the parking lights and turn signals. Beneath, a mirror-finish bumper follows the front ends angles and curves. Bright body side molding begins at the bumpers, follows the lip of each wheel well and leads you to the rear bumper. Bright trim frames all of the windows and follows the body line from the rear quarter windows to the rear of the B-pillars. Dual chrome side mirrors, Riviera script fender badges, rear quarter panel horseshoe ornaments, bright door handles, and a faux chrome vent under the rear window add to the visual pop. At the rear of the car is another gleaming chrome bumper with a large license plate area flanked by lights. The tail light lenses feature circled R logos and the lip of the trunk wears a Riviera script badge. This whole beautiful white and chrome package sits proudly atop Showwheels grey 5-spoke Streeter wheels with Primewell PZ900 tires up front and Toyo Proxes S/T's in the rear. Under the hood is an immaculate black engine bay that is home to the numbers matching 425ci Wildcat 465 V-8. This big V-8 was factory rated at 340hp and 465 lb ft of torque – plenty of power to make this long car get up and GO. The green block is topped off with finned aluminum valve covers with red Buick lettering, a stock intake, a 4-barrel carburetor, and a large black air cleaner with a big red Buick Wildcat 465 sticker. Exhaust flows through headers and newer pipes & mufflers to exit at the rear with a sound any car enthusiast will love. Other items of note under the hood include power steering, A/C, and an old-school glass washer fluid bottle. The A/C compressor spins freely and the clutch engages, but it does not seem to cycle and does not blow in the cabin. While we have not investigated why it is inoperative, we can see that all of the necessary components are present and hooked up. The Wildcat V-8 is mated up to 3-speed Super Turbine 400 automatic transmission that shifts imperceptibly smoothly. The brake system has been upgraded with a newer master cylinder, booster, and stainless steel lines to support the front disc and rear drum brakes. A quick look at the incredibly clean black undercarriage lets you know that every detail was attended to duri