My Rivi is home! Reply #1 – September 22, 2009, 10:23:13 PM My stepfather had that exact year and color when I was a kid!Had the 455 with some highway gears. An absolute animal after 40 MPH. Quote Selected
My Rivi is home! Reply #2 – September 22, 2009, 10:30:36 PM OOOOOOOO so what happened with it, and whats it need whats the plan? Theyre a love it or hate it car, and I love the boattail Riv's. Quote Selected
My Rivi is home! Reply #3 – September 22, 2009, 10:32:44 PM Ya, She's my baby. My grandma used to sneek me out in it it and let me drive it. I was only 14, it was the first car I ever drove, you could say it started my love affair with the automobile. Quote Selected
My Rivi is home! Reply #4 – September 22, 2009, 10:35:49 PM Quote from: ZondaC12;292255OOOOOOOO so what happened with it, and whats it need whats the plan? Theyre a love it or hate it car, and I love the boattail Riv's.It's a 72 grand sport. a few years ago I spun a rod barring. Never had the time or money to fix it, I'm about to have both.The plan is to finnish the restoration My Grandfather started before he gave it to me. Quote Selected
My Rivi is home! Reply #6 – September 23, 2009, 09:42:20 AM my best friend is restoring a 73 gran sport stage1 car.bought from the original owner. weighs around 5000 lbs.has run low 14's at the pure stock drags in michigan. he hashad mint 71 and 72's also over the years. fast and comfortablecars. you will love driving it. Quote Selected
My Rivi is home! Reply #7 – September 23, 2009, 11:45:16 AM I love that style Riviera! It's my favorite! Quote Selected
My Rivi is home! Reply #10 – September 23, 2009, 06:50:17 PM :flame:Quote from: thunderjet302;292325Needs a 460 Ford Quote Selected
My Rivi is home! Reply #11 – September 23, 2009, 07:53:16 PM irv, is it the black/white regal GS? There was one there tihs year, its a 4 SPEED CAR! Quote Selected
My Rivi is home! Reply #12 – September 24, 2009, 10:38:54 AM I dont think I would do a ford 460 swap. It'd keep it just like it is. Antique cars are worth much less when they are all butchered up. Quote Selected
My Rivi is home! Reply #13 – September 26, 2009, 12:44:57 AM Quote from: thunderjet302;292325Needs a 460 Ford and you need a swift kick in the teeth.beautiful start my friend. would look amazing in ford's wimbeldon white. Quote Selected
My Rivi is home! Reply #14 – September 26, 2009, 10:51:15 AM Quote from: 4bangen;292350:flame:Quote from: jpc647;292432I dont think I would do a ford 460 swap. It'd keep it just like it is. Antique cars are worth much less when they are all butchered up.Quote from: 87thunderbirdBlackJack;292655and you need a swift kick in the teeth.beautiful start my friend. would look amazing in ford's wimbeldon white.It's a joke guys geesh. ;)I like that he's keeping the Buick mill and not doing something stupid like putting a Chevy engine in :flame: Quote Selected
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