What Is It? - The Augusta Chronicle
The close-up feature in last week’s photo was the side scoop on a beauty, a 1963 Buick Riviera. If you guessed 1964 Riviera, we also would have accepted your entry because the two models were basically the same. The 1965, on the other hand, gave up the fake scoops, and in front it had headlights hidden behind the grille, although we wouldn’t have expected you to see that from the scoop shot. Our clue last week was, “Just as last week’s Continental should remind us of Europe (“the Continent”) so should this week’s car’s name. ” Of course, the Riviera is a prominent vacation and leisure spot in Europe. Chosen randomly from the correct entries was the name of Rick Farris, of Augusta, who said: “This is a 1963-64 Buick Riviera. “I had a 1964 Riviera back in the early 1980s that I mechanically restored. It was painted the original W-code Diplomat Blue, had dark-blue interior and had the 425-cubic-inch ‘nail-head’ engine with the unique Super Turbine 400 transmission. We’d also like to thank our many faithful readers who send in their guesses each week and offer details to help educate others about cars – which might be seen as a noble gesture. Other readers sending in guesses for the Riviera were:. Source: chronicle.augusta.com
