This 1996 Buick Riviera popped up on my Marketplace feed today and it made me laugh. People up here on the "North Coast" can be very funny even if they don't mean to be. Give me a second or two and I'll tell you why this one made me chortle.
Buick's first "Riviera" in 1949 wasn't a model in and of itself but a designation to denote their hard top models, cars that had the profile of a convertible without being one; actually, they were convertibles with a steel roof attached. The first Buick Riviera introduced as separate model was the legendary 1963 that every Riviera afterwards paid some homage to. Even if some iterations just used the distinctive "R" logo. I'd link to my blog on the '63-'65 Rivs but, amazingly, I haven'y done one yet.
Introduced for 1995, these cars were built on the same platform the 1995-1999 and 2001-2003 Oldsmobile Aurora were built on. Fun facts, there was no model year 2000 Aurora.
I've always been a fan of these cars. I love every line on them, although, while somewhat interesting looking, I found the dash design not befitting the extravagant exterior. I found these cars, comfortable, roomy, sure-footed and, everything being relative, the supercharged versions I thought were very fast. I'll also say they were quite the quantum leap forward from the suck-wodian 1986-1993 models. More fun facts, there was no 1994 Riviera.
The poster of the ad for this one claims it's in very good condition with no rust. Asking price is $2,800. Have to wonder why it has at least two flat tires, though. Anyways, there's only one teeny-tiny problem with this car...
It needs a steering column. Heavens to mergatroids, what the heck could have happened there? Looks like the sucker just plum broke free.
Like I said, people in Cleveland, Ohio can be very funny.
Very good condition no rust no mechanical problems only needs a steering column
