This 1964 Buick Riviera With A 425-CI Super Wildcat V8 Is Nothing Short Of Amazing.

The ’64 Riviera was restored 10 years ago in 2014 and owned for nine years before being sold, which suggests the owners were in no rush to turn the car around or anything of the sort.

It boasts a 7.0-liter or 425 cubic inch Super Wildcat V8 engine with two four-barrel carburetors and a three-speed automatic transmission that can produce a factory-rated 360 horsepower (365 ps) and 465 lb-ft (630 ). Nm) of torque. The battery is brand new and has been redesigned to appeal to new buyers.

In its heyday, the Riviera could run from 0 to 60 mph or 97 kph in less than 10 seconds, which was nothing to sneer at the time, but quite the opposite.

Other features include power steering, 17-inch five-spoke wheels (aftermarket) with 235/55 BFGoodrich g-Force T/A tires, lowered suspension, custom dual exhaust system and outlets, lights four-sided front, rear. bucket seats, stylish “R” hood ornament, faux panel airbags, chrome plates, air conditioning that definitely “blows cold air,” according to the seller, and a crappy aftermarket sound system with a Pioneer CD stereo.

Why cringy? Because not everyone is going to like a modern CD stereo in a ’64 car. Also, who uses CDs anymore?

According to the trim tag, this 1964 Riviera two-door sports sedan was “born” in the fifth week of November in Flint, Michigan, and came in a Regal Black paint job. It had EZI Glass and even seat belts, if you can believe it.

On the inside, it’s just as stunning as the outside, maybe even more so depending on who you ask. The two rows of bucket seats come in two-tone brown leather, matching perfectly with other cabin elements such as the wood trim from the dashboard, center console and door panels.

The steering wheel follows the same color scheme, and behind it there is a speedometer of 140 mph, but more importantly, an odometer, boasting 8,428 kilometers or 13,563 kilometers. Legend has it that the current owners drove it for about 1,500 miles (2,414 km). Unfortunately, we don’t know the whole story behind the miles.

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Part of the Buick Riviera auction ends Sunday, April 7. If you’re curious, the seller is live and kicking the comments section of the auction website. They go by “SundayDriver59,” which is hilarious, to say the least. This style should fetch a pretty penny after all is said and done.

Most people know that the Riviera was introduced in 1962 as a stand-alone model capable of going toe-to-toe with the Ford Thunderbird, already in its 2nd generation and ahead of its time. Some say it was the beginning of the concept of the personal luxury car. But there is more to the story.

After translating ancient texts, auto historians have been able to trace the name back to 1949. Buick used it on a luxurious and striking two-door hardtop version of the Roadmaster. Under the hood, it had a 320-inch (5.2-liter) Fireball engine capable of producing 150 horsepower and 280 lb-ft (380 Nm) of torque. It goes without saying that it is a very rare survivor.