Buick Riviera

Buick Riviera

The Riviera by Buick is an automobile produced by Buick in the United States from the 1963 to 1999 model years, with 1,127,261 produced.

A full-size hardtop, a specially trimmed and stretched sedan, or a personal luxury car, the early models of the Riviera in particular have been highly praised by automotive journalists and writers.

A common misconception is that all Rivieras produced after the 1965 model are front wheel drive cars; this is true only of the 1979-1999 models. In contrast, the Riviera's E-body stablemates, the Oldsmobile Toronado and Cadillac Eldorado (subsequent to its change in platform in 1967), were always front-wheel drive.

Read more about Buick Riviera:  Origin of The Name, Origins of The Personal Luxury Car, First Generation (1963–1965), Second Generation (1966–1970), Third Generation (1971–1973), Fourth Generation (1974–1976), Fifth Generation (1977–1978), Sixth Generation (1979–1985), Seventh Generation (1986–1993), Eighth Generation (1995–1999), 2007 Concept