1958 Buick Riviera

2 door Special Coupe

363 V8

Automatic

4E1057303

Clear

Gas

1958 Buick Special / Riviera 2dr Up for Auction: awesome very rare cool old Buick ! NEW LOWER RESERVE Some of the coolest cars built and desirable from 58 are the Chevy Impala and Plymouth Fury (aka Christine). This car epitomizes both in a way into 1 car for an affordable price. The Riviera was one of Buicks top of the line cars in 58 the car screams art-deco design with enough chrome on the car for 3 cars ! This 58 Buick has aprox 61,xxx original miles Box A title meaning by Az documentation is actual miles, also the history told to us by recent owners confirms the car was used not often used. Once the carb idle issue is fixed, it would be easier to drive, but as is, Ive taken it up to the local Quick Trip to get gas and stuff and it gets alot of attention already. Thats not to say it doesnt need resto and repairs, but you can simply drive it as is around town and fix it up as when you have the extra time and money. Sometime in the late 60s the car was repainted a similar color to the factory color and not all that bad of a job either. But now the paint is very faded and baked. Some people love it just as is. Personally if I where to keep it, Id tune up the motor and do the carb rebuild. Then Id redo the headliner and dr side door panel add a new trunk mat outback and drive it just like that ! Its so close to original, Id only worry about painting it down the road a ways. Dr side flat door glass is cracked too. Car starts easily every time with the factory Starter switch on the floor. Im pretty sure the carb should be rebuilt as it doesnt like to idle when its cold, but once warms up its not too bad. Its not seen a tune up for many yrs, but still runs well for its age and fun to drive around the neighborhood. This car was bought new in the WA area and lived there from aprox 58-65. Its around 65 when the owners moved to Tucson where the owners had thick vinyl seat covers professional installed over the stock upholstery ! DRIVETRAIN: the original motor runs and sounds good. The factory 363 V8 Motor sounds good, transmission works fine and overall works well. Could maybe use some cleaning and detailing under the hood. PS and PB work well too. Dont see anything missing. The gas tank was removed and cleaned out professionally too and some of the old fuel lines where replaced. Its a factory 2v Carter carb too. INTERIOR: as mentioned earlier, the f/r seats where covered with thick vinyl covers back in 1966. For sure it needs a little work from sitting in the AZ sun for many yrs, but I think if the dr side door panel and headliner where fixed, it would be well enough to drive everyday. Radio delete car too. Does have a clock. Carpet is old and faded, but usable. Windows all roll down and up. Im going to remove the vinyl seat covers/protectors this week and add more pics to the auction once I do so we can see whats underneath. Ill carefully cut them off, Im not going to take apart the seat like when they where installed, but Im dying to see how the original seats held up. All the gauges work except for the gas gauge, not 100% sure its working. EXTERIOR: Original color was 2 tone: Glacier White on top with Garnet Red lower. It was repainted in the late 60s the current color you see now, obviously very faded. The only real place I can see signs of rust is the pass side lower rocker forward of the rear wheel. There are some smaller areas of course that have some mild rust, but for a 50+ yr old car, Az has been really nice to the sheetmetal. Check out ALL the pics below to get a better idea of what we see when going over and under the car. The one pcs of trim missing off the car, is in the trunk. It needs new hardware. SUSPENSION: all factory the best I can tell. I think the shocks where also replaced with HD gas shocks. While driving around the suspension really does feel solid and predictable. Personally Id have no problem with driving it as is everyday with the suspension as is. Brakes also feel okay. Seeing as the car is this old, chances are the new owner would make checking the brake system a priority. Maybe new rubber lines etc just to be safe and check out rest of the system in the near future. Leave it stock or put some retro 20" wheels on it with some wide whites ? Tires are in great shape, almost new but they where bought new about 5 yrs ago. Just didnt get any miles put on them. Around town they would be fine. Check out ALL the pics below -----> (there are over 200 pix!) it may take a full minute for them all to load if you have a slow connection, so be patient AND looks for the extra scroll bar on the right side. Az gets maybe 12" a yr of rain and Az very dry climate. more info AFTER the pics etc. There are 100 large pics. There you have it, probably The BEST represented GMs on Ebay. Shows you all the good as well as any bad, hope you appreciate them. We put a lot of time and effort in marketing our cars and it shows. People wait months for a car this solid to come up for sale and even if you have to pay shipping to your area, it still beats paying a body shop to hopefully fix a rusty car for weeks on end. Having as much as the original steel on a restored car these days speaks volumes. Also, if you buy a car thats been "restored", who knows what sort of surprises are hidden under new paint or thick undercoating. People are flipping cars all the time when most of the jobs are fast, for a quick buck and quality suffers. Our auctions have NOTHING to hide . Restore a car like this yourself or locally and you know exactly what you have in the end. Email us with ANY questions before you bid please If you treat yourself to buying one of our vehicles youll never buy a total rust bucket again from anyone !! Our Impeccable FEEDBACK speaks for itself. We show you as much feasibly possible via pics. Doing restoration on this type of project is less labor intensive which means overall cost is less too ! With less horrid surprises later on. Dont let auctions with little to no pics try to fool you. With other auctions, you really dont know what to expect until you take the car apart. While we go over our cars ALL OVER with great pics to help making your decision easier. Along with ANY other questions you may have. Email me for a quote for shipping. ARIZONA TITLE IN HAND Keep in mind, this is not a restored car !! CAR MUST BE PICKED UP WITHIN 14 days of auctions END ! we can no longer store cars for anyone !! Unless other arrangements have been made before auction ends. Can help with shipping outside the USA too if you need help. But keep in mind, the car cant ship until you get your title from us in hand. This car, you can see clearly what to expect with no surprises and our Feedback speaks for itself ! EMAIL US WITH ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE !! Car will obviously ship as an INOP. IF you need a shipping quote, just email us with your city/state and Ill find out our best quote for you !! No problem helping it to the docks if you are shipping overseas . If you have to wait for the title to ship your car, it still needs to be paid for and shipped from our holding lot as mentioned in the ad. When we get the title for it, we will fedex it to you. If there is a winner, please email me when the auction ends and say Hi and we can take it from there. Bank Wires need to be prompt if you are out of the country because they always seem to take longer then expected. I bank with B of A which makes things easy for many out of state for payment. direct deposit or Cashier checks If you wire the funds we must add a $50 fee that our bank charges us. must clear before car can move. Its a sign of the times, sorry. IF RESERVES NOT MET, email us anyway maybe we can work out a deal after it ends. NO PAYPAL for $500 deposit only - rest direct bank deposit or wire Must be paid within 5 days of auction On Apr-23-15 at 02:42:14 PDT, seller added the following information: JUST A HEADS UP - IF THE CAR SELLS AND MEETS RESERVE THE AUCTION ENDS SUNDAY NIGHT, I HAVE TO LEAVE TOWN THE FOLLOWING TUESDAYMORNING AND WILL BE BACK BY FRIDAY.IF THE CAR SELLS AND MEETS RESERVE ILL STILL BE EASY TO CONTACT VIA EMAIL AND WILL EMAIL THE WINNER MY CONTACTINFO TO GET AHOLD OF ME TO ARRANGE PAYMENT / PICKUP OR SHIPPING.MY SHOP # is 520 321 9500 and ILL FORWARD ALL MY CALLS TO MY SHOP TO MY CELL.ALL MY AUCTIONS GO VERY SMOOTH AFTER THE SALE, THIS WONT BE ANY DIFFERENT IFIT SELLS.