1964 Buick Riviera

V8 401 cubic inch

Automatic

7K1092998

This is an auction for my 1964 Buick Riviera which has been registered continuously in California since late 1963. I know this because it still has its original 1963 California license plates. I have owned the car since 1986. In 1986 the car had just over 14,000 miles on the odometer and I assumed in had turned over at least once. It now has 71,967 on the odometer. So I assume true mileage is at least 171,967 or higher. It is impossible to know for sure but it is still going strong. Although the car looks great in the pictures I want to be clear that it has a very old paint job with lots chips and flaws and I would describe it as fair. But from a distance it still looks pretty nice for a car that will soon be a half century old. I am convinced the seats in the car have never been redone. The bottoms of the front seats are completely worn out. Car has always been kept in a garage since 1988 and driven on a regular basis. Never broken down or not running. We rarely get snow where I live and salt or chemicals are never used on roads here. Only area showing some body corrosion or rust is way down low between the right front wheel well and the right hand door. Appears like some kind of filler got put in there and painted before I got it. Still looks like did back in 1986. A bit of corrosion behind and above some of the chrome trim above it. That is the only area on the car like that. Over the years I have always made any repairs needed for safe operation. But I have done very little in regard to cosmetic issues to make it look sharp. But it still gets compliments. I wish I had the money to fix it up the way it deserves but money is a problem right now and that is why I am putting it up for sale. I will try to add details as I think of them but here is a general overview. The engine, while worn, runs normally and is still strong. The transmission also works fine is a three speed automatic. Neither one has ever given me any trouble or ever cost me a penny. The power windows all work. The back ones can stick a bit as they are rarely put down. The front windows go up down freely with no problem. Those small wind wing windows do have working motors but they need a bit of help opening at first or getting closed tightly because at that point there seems to be some slippage. The air conditioning system long ago lost it's charge but all the parts are still in place. Headlights, horn, brake lights, tail lights are all working. All indicators working with the exception of the left front. When the headlights or parking lights are turned on there is bright light in that same area that comes on which I manually click on and off to indicate a turn. Crude but it works for the time being. Radiator had its core replaced with a heavy duty core and has never overheated since that was done. Heater core also replaced some years ago so you have heat and defrosting. Windshield wipers work fine. Blades probably due for replacement. Starter motor was replaced a few years ago. Before I forget I should mention that this car from day one had one eccentric feature I should have fixed by now but still have not. If it has been sitting for more than a day or so it needs lots of pumping of the gas pedal before it finally begins to start. It almost seems if the gas slowing recedes back down the fuel line if has been parked for a while. Indeed I spare the starter by pumping, trying the starter for a few seconds and so on until it begins to catch. Now the fuel line under the passenger cabin is metal but under the hood and back near the gas tank it is rubber fuel line. Some of this has been replaced but a lot of it has not and and is probably pretty ancient. It is next on my to do list if I don't sell the car. Tires are in excellent condition with very little wear. They are Goodyear triple treads with very deep tread. Best tires this car ever had--excellent grip on anything but ice. Lots of other stuff I am too tired to remember. I am not too mechanical or technically minded but I know a lot about owning and driving the car. Just email with any question and I will try to answer in a timely manner.