1967 Buick Riviera

 

This was stored in Georgia.

Update: Sold for $700. Not a bad haul considering what kind of terrible shape it was in. It's nice there are collectors out there that have the money and want to restore cars like this. And BTW, some states are very strict on selling a car without a title, even and old car. NC is one of those.

 

 

I just bought this car and didn't even have time to register it before code enforcement came by and told me to move all my project cars off my property. The pictures of it are taken at a friend of the family's farm quite a ways from where I live that I moved it to last week. So, I've decided to sell it quickly since I can't work on it and since I'm paying someone to let me store it.

It's a 67 Buick Riviera with a 430 engine in it. The first time I tried to start it, the engine turned over and almost started up. The next day, it only made a clicking sound when I turned the key. It could be some simple electrical connection fix, I'm not sure. I was only using a spare battery I had lying around the garage to test it out.

I don't know much about the history of this car, but I believe that must have been stored on concrete up until last week when I took it to the farm, because it doesn't seem all that dirty on the underside. However, where it had a vinyl top removed, there are several rust holes on the roof. The front bumper is also dented and a fairly large trim piece is missing for the front left fender. The back bumper has the chrome really peeling off but doesn't really seem dented. The mufflers are both blown out. The body overall seems pretty straight. I was looking forward to taking it down to bare metal and repainting, but oh well.

The inside smells like it has been closed up for several years. The driver's seat is cracked and the rest of the vinyl has that brittle feel to it, which might be taken care of with some good armor all, I don't know. The shifter has been taken out but comes with the car, as does the shifter linkage and console, which is in ok shape. There are also pieces of the dash that had been taken out that come with the car. The ignition switch is all connected but is hanging down a bit.

There's no brake pressure. I never even got a chance to try to bleed them down. The tires are mismatched but seem to hold air pretty well. One of the wheels is red, but I have the original colored one to replace it.

I forgot to check the vin and odometer while I was out there. And I can only give a bill of sale. It's not a salvage title that I'm aware of, but I just wanted to make sure everyone knew I only have a bill of sale. Georgia and some surrounding states are very lenient about registering classic cars. I'll do my best to answer anyone's questions to the best of my ability, but I may not be able to make a 45 minute trip to go check on the car in person if it's something I can't just remember off hand.

All that being said, I think this car would make an excellent restored vehicle. I may sound a little bitter about it just because of the hassle of code enforcement and neighbors, but I was actually extremely excited to get this car. I'm not out to make a profit, I just want it gone so I'll have one less thing to think/worry about.

I'll try to add more info as I think of it.