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VOLUME 9, ISSUE 6 NOVEMBER 2017
Riview The Australian
ROA AUSTRALIAN REGION
I‘ll leave it for others to
recap the Anniversary
Event to celebrate the 50
years of the Buick Car
Club in Australia and we
will include photos and
any other bits and pieces
we receive in the January
edition of The Australian
Riview.
Suffice to say that Laurene
and I really did enjoy the
weeklong event and espe-
cially would like to thank
the organising committee
for their effort in ensuring
that we were entertained
for the entire period with a
great range of things to do
and of course an endless
supply of food.
We hope the food effects
are temporary but that the
memories will last forever!
If you did attend the 50th
then you are probably
ready for another great
event.
The next ROA National
Event is to be held in South
Australia over the week-
end 17 – 21 October, 2019.
This is still a little way off
so you will have no excuse
not to have your Riv ready
or indeed to acquire a Riv,
if you don’t have one al-
ready.
Perhaps one teaser shot
from the 50th Anniversary
Event wouldn’t hurt . . this
Boattail was driven over
from Western Australia by
Lois Haime in company
with Marnie Howe. Great
effort!
The Australian Riview for
January 2018 will be out
after Christmas. If you
have stories about your Riv
adventures please get
them in by early Decem-
ber if possible.
of some 3,300 kilometres
each way, by two Riviera
ladies. What a great effort
- well done girls!
At this event, I was pleased
to be able to announce that
the next Australian ROA
National Meet will be held
17th - 21st October 2019.
Grahame and Terry have
already started preparing
a great event for our Rivi-
eras so put these dates in
your diary and plan on
coming to Adelaide in
2019.
Closer to home, our
Queensland ROA Meet is
fast approaching so if you
At the time of writing, I
have just returned from the
50th Anniversary of the
Buick Club in Australia
Meet held in Echuca, Vic-
toria. And what a great
meet it was. With a total of
100 entrants, we had at
least 14 beautiful Rivieras
in attendance, probably
the most of any one Buick
model. There would have
been more Rivieras but for
illness which prevented
some members from at-
tending.
Rivieras (and other Buicks)
came from all over Austral-
ia, including a 1972 Boat-
tail driven all the way from
Perth to Echuca, a distance
haven’t already booked
your accommodation, do it
now. Our weekend run
will be held 18th and 19th
November. The host motel
is the Boulevard Motel
Stanthorpe - 07 4681 1777 -
don’t forget to mention you
are with the Buick club.
There will be interesting
places to visit and lots of
ROA fellowship. So come
along and join the fun.
Till next time, keep your
Riv rolling.
Editorial
G’day from the Regional Co-Ordinator
“You will have
no excuse not
to have your
Riv ready . . .”
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THE AUSTRALIAN RIVIEW
Linda Hall
#10723
Regional Co-
ordinator
John Forster #13148
I was reading an article
the other day and with a
wandering mind came
across a link between two
of our cars, both highly
treasured pieces of auto-
motive architecture,
around my garage at least.
The great GM stylist, Har-
ley Earl, put the direction
into the design of the 1936
Buick. It was his attempt to
create a Buick that, as he
put it, he would want to
buy. The 1936 Buick went
on to become a success
with production soaring for
that year and subsequent
years into the future.
Along comes 1960 and
Buick is locked into a bat-
tle with other division for
the rights to build the Bill
Mitchell inspired and Ned
Nickles designed Cadillac-
intended XP 715 proto-
type. Buick wins with the
help of their advertising
agency and, apart from
working out how to build
it; they needed to consider
a name.
They settled on the name
Riviera, it has history with
Buick and it also has histo-
ry with the 1936 Buick. Not
sure how?
Let me refresh your
memory, or more likely
introduce you to some his-
tory.
It involves the King of Eng-
land, or at least the poten-
tial King if he hadn’t abdi-
cated just prior to his coro-
nation.
Edward had ordered at
least one, and possibly
more than that, 1936 Buick
(s). A formal limousine for
himself, suitably modified
by McLaughlin-Buick in
Canada, and a Roadmaster
for his consort, Wallace
Simpson.
Photos from the time also
indicate that he was seen
in a 1936 Buick coupe at
one stage however, he
may not have been the
actual owner and it is more
than likely one of many
myths that seems to sur-
round royalty.
Following the announce-
ment of his planned abdi-
cation, Wallace, and soon
after Edward, exited Eng-
land for the French Rivi-
era where they hid in lux-
urious retreat for a short
time, finally settling in
France for a much longer
period of near-exile. A
photo of Wallace in the
1936 Buick in the Riviera
is shown with this article,
you may need to excuse
the fuzziness, good shots
are hard to find.
This tenuous connection is
enough for us to feature
our 1965 Riv and our 1936
sedan on the front cover
this month.
About the Cover This Edition
“ a tenuous link . .”
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Bill McCausland did a
great article for the last
edition of The Australian
Riview and we have been
able to convince him to
give us some insight into
the car that featured in that
article.
As Bill explains: “I have
had my 65 Riv for about 18
months with a lot of work
completed and I can see
that one day it will be fin-
ished.
It’s registered and
drivable and the hard
stuff is done. I was una-
ble to go to the Riv
meet in Sydney in May
but fingers crossed for
the next one.”
Bill is an ROA member
and has made contact
with the local co-
ordinator, Tom Kunek,
to gain assistance with
advice in tweaking his
65.
He also advised that anoth-
er ROA member, David
Kidd, has been instrumen-
tal in guiding Bill’s work.
“I have the history of this
car from new and it is all
original with matching
numbers and original
books.
I bought it from a guy in
Qld who imported it, did a
paint job and put GS badg-
es on it!!!!!. I can’t take
them off without filling the
holes in the metal so I
guess I will just call it a
real fake (or tribute) in the
interim.”
What Bill has discovered is
the value of assistance
from ROA members. “I
was pretty naive when I
bought it but there was no
turning back, so it’s been a
big investment overall and
probably exceeds its over-
all value. One day I may
break even but it doesn’t
matter as I don’t plan to
sell it!”
Bill’s Sixty-Five
“I was pretty
naïve . .”
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Bill’s Sixty-Five
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VOLUME 9, ISSUE 6
I thought we had our mod-
ified Riv of the month until
Alan Sheppard came
across this 1967 Riv on
eBay!
This Riv was modified in
1980 and licensed to oper-
ate in Illinois a couple of
years later.
This Riv features the fol-
lowing (as described on
the eBay listing):
1967 Buick Riviera
basic vehicle
chassis and stand-
ard interior....No
motor / transmis-
sion
Custom designed
electric drive mo-
tor, having ap-
proximately 75
peak horsepower,
using one series
wound 6 pole mo-
tor
and one shunt
wound 6 pole mo-
tor, inline tandem
coupled with both
motors in electri-
cal series for 36 to
72 volt operation.
Modified trunk area to
accept up to four-
teen 6 volt lead
acid storage bat-
teries. Batteries
are not included.
Cable Form brand
pulse-width solid
state controller to
control the motor
speed efficiently.
Fast acting, cable op-
erated cut-out
switch to discon-
nect battery pow-
er source to motor
controller if con-
troller fails
Manual transmission
with adjustable
ratios to change
motor load condi-
tions
Instrument panel hav-
ing five meters,
plus indicators
and selector
switches.
The original Buick
instrument panel
is complete but
not used for the
electric conver-
sion.
Power assisted
brakes, using
original vacuum
booster system
with vacuum sup-
plied by an inde-
pendent 12 volt
pump.
Interior lighting, head
lights, wipers,
brake lights, etc.,
powered by two
independent lead
acid batteries.
Also, some pilot
control is fed by
12 volts.
Documentation and
schematics for
Cable Form con-
troller.
Miscellaneous
engineering doc-
umentation to
help new owner.
Spare tire (deflated) &
rim included
The body, frame and inte-
rior have been restored
and are in very good con-
dition.
This Riv has been kept in a
climate controlled garage
since 1980.
If you are interested it
should also be noted that
the Riv is no longer run-
ning. The owner points out
that the Riv could be re-
turned to its original con-
dition or upgraded using
modern or vintage engine
and rear wheel drive sys-
tem. It could also be made
to run as an electric vehi-
cle by adding the batteries
and a few slight modifica-
tions. These are not de-
scribed further.
Definitely our Modified Riv
of the Month!
Modified Riv of the Month
“The body,
frame and
interior have
been
restored . .”
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Electric Riv .. What will
they think of next!?!
Last edition we looked at
some Riv in the back-
ground of television
shows.
As promised, this edition
we see what Rivs have
been lurking in the back-
ground of
some of the
iconic films
that have
been around
for sometime.
How about
Smokey and
The Bandit,
Serpico, Ju-
manji or even
Transform-
ers.
Test your
memories
here.
More Rivs on Film
“To catch the
reader's
attention,
place an
interesting
sentence or
quote from the
story here.”
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NEWSLETTER TITLE
Smokey and the Bandit 1977
Serpico 1973 – 1963 Riv
Jumanji 1995 – 1963 Riv
Transformers: Age of Extinction 2014 – 1963 Riv
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McQ 1974 – 1963 Riv
A View to a Kill 1985 – 1963 Riv
What’s Up Doc? 1972 – 1969 Riv
Our NSW and SA co-
ordinator, Tony Gentil-
core, has been a Riv fan for
a number of years now and
we recently sought his
story of how he got into
RIvs.
It was his son who set him
on the path to the Riviera
when they were looking
for something for his son to
drive.
Tony takes up the story: “It
was 2000 and Dallas was
about to share the Mini with
his sister Stacey, who was
learning to drive. I could
see trouble on the horizon
again and suggested he
should start seriously look-
ing for his own car.
He wanted something dif-
ferent, something big,
something strong and he
started buying Unique Cars
magazine. We'd look and
talk about the pros and
cons of various cars and
then I spotted a 1969 Buick
Riviera advertised which
reminded me of a car my
Auntie in Canada once had
which we saw in Xmas fami-
ly photos sent to us, an
Oldsmobile Toronado.
I also remember driving
next to one in Sydney one
day which I thought looked
awesome, like a giant
Monaro in some ways.
Dallas had never seen one
in his short life but liked the
look of it and not being as
popular as Chevys or Mus-
tangs meant the price was
more attractive and very
unusual, which is what we
both liked.
We decided to make a day
of it and, with my wife in-
cluded, we drove down to
Nowra (3 hours south of
Sydney) to take a look.
Dallas was pretty wrapped
in it and test drove it, talked
to the guy at length about
what he'd done to it and
decided to buy it.
The price was very reason-
able and it was dual fuel
which I thought was pretty
good to save money.
Specs: Paint - Metallic, Audi
Green with Black Interior
Engine: 430 V8 motor and
Turbo 400 gearbox, power
steering, power seat, power
windows, air conditioning
and rally wheels.
First Contact
“We decided
to make a day
of it . .”
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NEWSLETTER TITLE
This was the "For Sale" picture I saw of the
Riv in Queensland in June 2001
#10107
I helped Dallas do a bit of
stuff on it and work out what
essential repairs were re-
quired to make it reliable
and you soon learn that it
takes more money than you
first think to get these 30+
year old tanks looking and
going how you want.
One area that these full size
vehicles do not disappoint
is the "Head-Turnability",
would have to be 9 on a
scale of 10 from young kids
to old folk their eyes follow
as you rumble past.
Well I fell in love with these
big monsters of cars and
after visiting the Wintersun
Festival on the Gold Coast
(a Nostalgic Hot Rods and
Rock n Roll Festival) wanted
to get behind the wheel of
my own large American
Car.
I went back and looked in
the very same Unique Cars
magazine and found a 66
Riviera which I had never
before seen in the flesh,
advertised in Queensland.
I started searching for infor-
mation and pictures on the
Internet and quickly grew
to love the shape of this
model. The 66 is the first of
the shape and 69 is the last
but the front fenders and
hood of the 66 are some-
thing else. There are angles
going everywhere to give it
really interesting reflec-
tions.
A friend of mine, Rick, who
has had American Fords for
years lives in Queensland.
He checked it out for me
and he was happy. It was a
sound car with no rust so
Rick's word was good
enough for me.
I negotiated a great price
and decided not to go up
and waste the money on an
air fare but just have it
shipped down. The
transport company charged
me double the going rate
when I told them it was
about 6m long.
When it arrived on the truck
it looked beautiful, the
paint was good, the uphol-
stery was good (bit bright)
but tinting the windows
helped. The guy started it
up to drive it off the truck
and it sounded beautiful.
I took delivery of it in July
2001 and it hadn't been
driven for about 18 months
so consequently it needed a
bit of attention to mechani-
cals.
Cosmetically I've had the
bonnet resprayed after re-
moving the centre chrome
strip and the front springs
reset 3cm lower and the
Billet wheels and fat tyres
put on and drop pipes be-
hind the rear wheels.
There was a box in the boot
with old magazines and lots
of receipts for repairs and
parts from the US, plus the
name and phone number of
the original owners who
actually restored the car in
the mid-nineties. This re-
tired Queensland couple
completely restored the car
at a total cost of A$30,000.
It was then extremely relia-
ble and we drove it to the
Wintersun Festival 2002 on
the June long weekend.
There weren't too many
Buicks there and mine was
the only 66 Riviera and
that's the nice thing about
Buicks. They've got a heap
of luxury appointments, a
ton of grunt, good looks
and they're rare as the
proverbial rocking horse
poo. Now you can't say
that about Mustangs or
Chevs can you?
Specs: Paint - Ford Metal-
lic, Everglade Green with
White leather grain uphol-
stery. SP Turbo 400 gear-
box, power steering, power
seat, power windows, air
conditioning. Engine: 425
V8 340bhp @ 4400rpm, 465
lb-ft @ 2800rpm. Perfor-
mance:0-60 in 8.6 sec, 1/4
mile in 16.4 sec @ 84 mph,
not bad for a car which
weighs in at over 4000 lbs.
(2.1 tonne)”
Tony has since moved on
from this ’66 Riv and now
has a ‘71 and a ‘65 in the
garage.
If you have an interesting
story about your first con-
tact with Rivieras then let
us know here at The Aus-
tralian Riview and we
would be pleased to share
your story.
“Well I fell in
love with
these big
monsters . .”
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like many suffered in this
area as even on maximum
brightness, the 50+ year
old instrument lighting was
poor. The gauge lenses
were scratched and dusty
which didn’t help either.
Upgrading your Riviera
dashboard and interior
lighting to LEDs is one of
the best visual improve-
ments you can make. Re-
sults that I achieved were
outstanding, far better than
I anticipated. This article is
about changing dashboard
and interior lighting over
to LEDs.
Why LEDs?
Original globes in the Rivi-
era are incandescent and
generate heat as well as
light and they consume
considerable battery pow-
er. Opening the doors on a
first-generation Riviera
looks like a Christmas tree
when all 6 courtesy lamps
come on, and I love it!
Over time, heat blackens
the globes and causes the
lamp lenses to become
brittle and turn yellow-
brown, reducing the light
output.
It is usually not a good
idea to replace the globe
with a much brighter one
because of the extra heat.
You may even cause a fire
if the replacement globe
gets too hot. This is where
LEDs have the edge as not
only do they generate al-
most no heat, they con-
sume very little battery
power, meaning you can
use a brighter globe if you
choose. They also have
much longer life over con-
ventional globes.
Brighter globe = more
heat + more battery pow-
er + shorter lens life +
fire risk
What LEDS do I use and
where?
Riviera owner’s hand-
book, the shop manual and
parts catalogue have a list
of the globes used, their
part number and bright-
ness in Candle Power. (see
note 1) At the end of this
article is a list of LEDs used
and a photo of the globes
and their replacements.
Super Bright LEDs
(www.superbrightleds.co
m) has a good website
with an application chart
for our Riviera and other
vehicles, globe inter-
change numbers and dia-
grams. However, it is not
100% accurate, so best to
check the actual globe if
you can before ordering. I
found it useful to take the
globe out and check the
base type and the globe
number.
The site also lists LED
globes that look more like
the incandescent types
they replace along with a
range of lighting colours.
They also have some easy
to read technical infor-
mation about using col-
oured LEDs. No doubt
there are other LED suppli-
ers as well.
I used “warm white” LEDs
for all interior courtesy
lights, glove box light,
heater and air condition-
ing controls and indirect
lighting for instruments.
Warm white gives a similar
lighting effect to the origi-
nal globes and the dim-
ming function still works
too! The effect on the indi-
rect gauge lighting is truly
amazing, as it brings out
the crispness and clarity of
all the numbers in the
speedometer and the
words OIL, AMP, TEMP
and FUEL
LEDs in Your ‘63
AA
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NEWSLETTER TITLE
Original ’63 Riviera owner’s handbook. All globes
and their rated Candle Power. Some numbers have
changed.
#15004
Colour lenses for OIL,
AMP, PARK and TEMP hot
and cold lights are in a
removeable black and
silver face plate, however,
after 50+ years these had
faded. I chose to use red
and green LEDs for these
warning lights to bring
back the vibrancy in the
colours, however you
could also use white. (see
note 2)
What other improve-
ments can be made?
With both the speedom-
eter and fuel gauge
chrome binnacles re-
moved, it is easy to re-
move dust and debris from
the gauge housings and
background plates. Both
clear lenses can be
cleaned and fine scratches
can be polished out. Just
this process alone on a 50+
year old instrument gives
amazing results.
The other lighting upgrade
was the transmission shift
dial. Riviera use a single
globe to illuminate the
dial, not only a poor light
source, but the position of
the globe socket creates
some difficulty when fit-
ting the shift dial and
brightwork back into the
console.
I used LED strip lighting
glued into the well of the
shift dial. It is a series of
LEDs joined in a continu-
ous strip, with an adhesive
back. In the photo is the
strip of 9 LEDs installed
with wires that finished up
in a two-pin socket, allow-
ing it to be removed. (see
note 3)
Weldbond was used to
secure it in case the adhe-
sive gave up as it dries
clear and bonds to most
materials. Careful when
you clean the underside of
the lens as the silver divi-
sions between PNDLR
wipe off quite easily. I had
to replace mine with alu-
minium tape. If not wanting
to use strip LEDs, the LED
replacement globe is also
listed.
How easy is it to swap
over the globes?
Replacing interior globes
in the Riviera is interest-
ing. The console and sail
panels are straight for-
ward, other globes are
difficult, some are very
difficult, and a few are ex-
tremely difficult. The re-
sults are worth the effort
and I tackled my upgrade
over several attempts,
starting with the easy ones
first. Here are just a few
hints that might help when
changing them out.
Removing both chrome
binnacles gives access to
the clear lenses and allows
for proper cleaning. Undo-
ing the small grub screw
with an Allen key releases
the bottom of each binna-
cle and allows the top clips
to be disengaged. Another
grub screw releases the
trip meter knob on the
speedometer.
Once these binnacles are
removed you have better
access to the clock, which
just requires an anticlock-
wise twist to release it. Its
tight, so a rubber “jar lid
gripper” helps here too!
The clock is on an ex-
tremely short wire and
socket, so short that it will
pull off before it comes
clear. I’m certain that
Buick saved 5c on the cost
of every Riviera by keep-
ing it so short!
AA
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Clean up of the lens face
and face plate. Coloured
lenses glued back in to se-
cure them. Green is the
cold light, blank is for fuel
gauge
With binnacle and face
plate removed, easy to see
the three indirect lighting
LEDs. Warning lamp
openings match the lenses
on face plate. To the left is
clock LED, access to
turn signals and Hi
BEAM best with steer-
ing column lowered.
Gauges now clear, bright
and easy to read at night.
Vast improvement and much
safer. Small red LED in top
far right is Sonomatic radio
Aurora Design conversion.
Difference is dramatic.
PARK brake light certainly
on. Blue jar gripper on dash
pad helps remove the clock.
#15004
New extension wires for
clock. Heavy metal lugs
on side lock it in place,
removed with anticlock-
wise twist. Globe socket
fits hole at rear. This
clock is now a “goer”
too!
After cleaning all the
gauges, I used Weldbond
to secure the red and
green lenses inside the
face plate as it prevents
them being dislodged dur-
ing re-assembly. You ac-
cess these warning light
globes and indirect light-
ing globes by removing
the small access panel to
the right of the steering
column.
Globes for speedometer
indirect lighting can be
reached by removing the
left access panel, however
one globe on the lower
right is best done with the
steering column lowered.
And you just thought you
would swap out a few
globes in a couple of
minutes!
With both access panels
removed, two ½”AF nuts
holding the steering col-
umn can be undone and
the steering column low-
ered to rest on the seat.
This gives easy access to
the lower right speedome-
ter globe as well as both
turn signal and hi beam
warning lights.
As to the clock wiring,
even with the steering col-
umn lowered, it would be
a struggle to get it
plugged back in so I made
up a 100mm extension
cable with a new plug to
make it much easier to re-
install.
In summary, an upgrade to
your Riviera dashboard
and interior lighting to
LEDs is one of the best
visual improvements you
will make. Although not a
straight forward task, the
results will astound you
and be far better than you
could anticipate. And you
keep the dimming function
too!
Rodney Beauchamp ROA
member #15004
Original globes and their
LED counterparts. LED
on the extreme left looks
more like the #90 it re-
places than the others.
The LED with green
wedge base fits both
“cold” and turn signal
warning lights.
Strip lighting with 9
LEDs glued into trans-
mission shift housing.
Terminals end in a plas-
tic two pin socket, allow
easy removal. Rubber
grommet fills the hole
left by the
globe socket.
Strip lighting for the P N
D L R transmission shift.
Lighting critical as the
‘63 Riviera shift pattern
is different, 1964 on are P
R N D L L
Two LEDs light heater
and A/C controls. Red
LED is for Sonomatic ra-
dio.
The following page has
details of the bulbs re-
quired to undertake this
conversion and notes that
also apply to the task.
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#15004
NOTE 1: LED outputs are
often given in Lumens, where-
as the output of Riviera globes
is listed in candle power. One
CP is 12.57 Lumens. CP =
Lumens / 12.57
NOTE 2: A coloured LED or
globe emits only light waves
in that colour spectrum,
whereas a white LED or globe
emits all colours of the spec-
trum, Red Orange Yellow
Green Blue Indigo Violet. For
example, green LEDs emit
light only in the green spec-
trum and red LEDs emit only
in the red spectrum.
A coloured lens filters out all
emitted light except the lens
colour. For example, red
lenses filter out all but the red
emitted light, and does not allow the other colours to pass
through. The same applies to a green lens. Using the same
colour LED or globe as the lens makes the light appear
brighter and more vibrant as you have more light of that
colour passing through the lens.
NOTE 3: ROA member, Eric Schmid from Meikirch, Swit-
zerland gave me this solution via his post on the ROA mem-
bers forum www.forums.aaca.org.
Our regional co-ordinator,
Tom Kunek, featured with
Brain Dean and their com-
bination of a 65 Riv and a
26 Tourer.
Something for everyone at
the 50th Anniversary meet!
The stars of the October
RACV magazine were easy
to spot, if you were a Buick
fan that is.
Seemingly relegated to the
later end of this very popu-
lar magazine, over 1 mil-
lion copies produced
monthly, still is a great
result for the 50th Anniver-
sary Buick event in Echuca
in terms of publicity.
Rivs in Print
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VOLUME 9, ISSUE 6
WW = warm white
* Original fitment 1816 3CP but changed to #57 2CP refer Buick Service Bulletin
Location OEM Base CP LED Colour Qty
Console (side) #90 BA15D 6 1142-WW12-G WW 2
Console (rear) #68 BA15D 4 1142-WW12-G WW 1
Sail panel #90 BA15D 6 1142-WW12-G WW 2
Dash board courtesy #90 BA15D 6 1142-WW12-G WW 1
Glove box 1816 BA9s 3 BA9S-WWHP5 WW 1
Clock #57* BA9s 3 BA9S-WWHP5 WW 1
Speedo gauge indirect lighting 158 wedge 2 194-WWHP5 WW 3
Fuel gauge indirect lighting 158 wedge 2 194-WWHP5 WW 3
Oil AMP HOT 158 wedge 2 194-RHP5 Red 3
COLD 158 wedge 2 194-GHP5 Green 1
PARK 1816 BA9s 3 BA9S-RHP5 Red 1
Heater / A/C control 1816 BA9s 3 BA9S-WWHP5 WW 2
Turn signal 158 wedge 2 194-GHP5 Green 2
HI BEAM 158 wedge 2 194-RHP5 Red 1
Transmission shift 1816 BA9s 3 BA9S-WWHP5 WW 1
Transmission shift strip (9LED) - - - Strip LED WW 1
Dan’s Classic Auto Parts of Port-
land OR - www.dansclassic.com
Rob Croxford has had dealings
with this firm and advises their
prices are reasonable, their
communication is terrific and
they are very good to deal with.
BJ Panel Restoration and Fabri-cation,
Thornlands. Qld.
Bill - 0403 120 921
(panel beating, rust repairs, fibereglass repairs, modifica-tions)
Bill works in conjunction with -
Carr Creation Auto Refinishing,
Graham Carr - 0411 588 272
Thornlands. Qld.
(spray painting specialists).
Annvid Auto Upholsterers,
24 Smith Street,
Capalaba. Qld. 4157
Tel: 07 3390 3444
Mt. Cotton Auto Electrics,
Mob: 0429 193 815
Spectrum Rubber and Panels Pty.Ltd.
P.O. Box 328,
St. Marys. N.S.W. 1790
Tel: 02 9623 5333 Fax: 02 9833 1041
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.spectrumrubber.com.au
Repco now stock K & N filters for Rivieras.
The K&N E-1360 Aircleaner suits single carb Buick and Riviera ap-plications from 1965-1967,
see listing:
http://www.knfilters.com/search/applications.aspx?Prod=E-1360
Note: There was a Dual Quad fil-ter, if you can’t find listing try by Dimensions.
The K&N HP-2003 oil filter suits Nailheads and Rivieras up to 1978, check listing:
http://www.knfilters.com/search/applications.aspx?Prod=HP-2003
Go to www.knfilters.com and click on BUY you get a list of sup-pliers and installers for your Aus-tralian postcode.
Parts for 60s Rivs
Larry Daisey operates a parts supply business for 60s Rivieras. Visit his web site at www.RivParts.com
Brown's Springworks P/L (David
Mitchell)
New coil and leaf springs custom
made at a very reasonable price.
New rear springs made for my '67
Riv.
11 Lipton Dve, Thomastown, Vic.
(03) 9460 8622. (Recommended
by: John Offer)
G.J. Drivelines (Gary or Mac)
Driveshaft balancing including
2 piece shafts balanced as one
unit.
2/189Cheltenham Rd,
Keysborough, Vic (03) 9706
3166. (Recommended by: John
Offer)
All American Auto Parts.
(www.allamericanautoparts.com.
au)
Supply of just about any me-
chanical and chassis parts for
Buick's at very reasonable pric-
es. Fast delivery.
Ballarat, Vic (03) 5339 6533
(Recommended by: John Offer)
R. Kent & Sons (Vic) P/L. Automo-
tive Engineers & Suspension
Specialists. (www.kents.net.au)
Reconditioned the ball joint in
my RHD '67 Riv draglink.
66-68 Renver Rd, Clayton, Vic.
(03) 9544 7326. (Recommended
by: John Offer)
Maynes Motor Trimming
72 New Street, Ringwood, Vic.
(03) 9870 0391. (Recommended
by: Tom Kunek)
Note: This is not in any way an endorsement of these business-es. It is just giving members leads to businesses that other members have had a good expe-rience with.
67 - 69 Riviera Top Radiator Support Panel - $30
66 - 70 Rear window exterior louvre (smooth and for vi-
nyl tops) - $40 each.
69 Riviera Stainless Steel Centre Hood Spear - $30
71 Riviera Tail Light bezels - need rechroming - $30
63 64 65 Buick Riviera Power Steering Internal Gears
18:1 ratio - $40
63-65 Riviera Factory Radiator Top and Bottom Tanks -
$40
Shipping not included, email me for photos or more info.
Tony Gentilcore 0408 964 217 email: to-
For Sale
NEW! 63 64 65 Riviera Remanufactured fibre-
glass Fan Shrouds - $250
63 64 65 Riviera Console Ash Tray Lid - New
Wood - perfect chrome - $60
65-66 Wildcat Electra Remanufactured fibre-glass
Fan Shrouds - $250
Suppliers and Repairers
The Market Place
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THE AUSTRALIAN RIVIEW
If you have had a job well done from a repairer, then why not let others know about it.
Send in details of your good experiences so they can be printed here.
We will run ads until advised to withdraw
them. Please ensure that when your items
are no longer available you let us know so
that we can ensure the freshness of the
information contained w thin this section of
the magazine. Many thanks!
Parting Out 1968 Riviera, complete car, was
weekend driver before rear end smash. Car is in
USA but can be dismantled and parts posted to
Australia or packed in my next container coming
over for nominal shipping fee. Ring Doug Hawkins.
0418 631 233 or 07 5543 6927
For Sale: 1 x 1968-69 n/s fender with small marker
light, excellent cond., no rust or damage.
1 x 1966-67 headlight motor, good working order,
includes one flexible coupling.
3 x 1968 rear side marker lights (tri shield design).
1 x 400-430-455 waterpump used or will trade on
any 1965 parts.
Steve Moore 02 6884 9904 Email: rivi-
For Sale: Riviera parts
1966-67 door shells R,L, straight, no rust $300 each
1966-69 door window glass R,L $90 each
Electric window motor $120
1966-67 air grille panel (base of windscreen) $30
1969 RH front mudguard straight, no rust $300
1969 rear window guides $25
1969 sun visors (black) $80 pr
1975 tail light assemblies $90 each
NEW - Riviera script, the one with large R, early
60’s ? $80
1963-65 lower chin parking light assemblies VGC
$250 pr
1975 bonnet emblem (new) $70
Riviera Sales brochures -
1963 - 8” x 10” colour 6 pages $40
1966 - 10” x 10” colour 6 pages $40
1968 - 10” x 10” colour 8 pages $40
1995 - 5” x 10” colour 4 pages foldout $20
Ron Noonan 02 9631 4763 Email: buick-
For Sale 1974 Riviera. White with black roof. ONE
OWNER. Original paint. RHD. Comes with spare
tyres and spares. Rego LUE-666 $18,500 ono John
Stewart 03 5358 1787
For Sale 1967 GS400, Complete and 90% assem-
bled and running. Greg Naris
Wanted 1965 Riviera, Alan Wren 07 3282 3474
For Sale1972 Riviera Boattail – Vintage Red in
colour white trim
Recon motor and trans excellent condition
$27,500 or near offer ph: 0409 664 236
For Sale - 65 Buick Riviera
Original condition 401 (6.6 L) nailhead, Twin 4 Bar-
rel Carburetors, V8 , 3
speed auto with Shop and Body Manuals. With
unique Clam Shell concealed headlights.
Built in Flint Michigan and sold in Jacksonville, Illi-
nois, imported to Australia
in 2010. It is in exceptional condi-
tion throughout, has had paintwork
previously
but overall condition will not disap-
point.
It is a pleasure to drive and will
pass any inspection.
Previous winner of Australian Rivi-
era Owners Assn National.
$45,000 ono
Location - Victoria
Rob Croxford Call 0402 829497
email: [email protected]
BUICK Disc Brake Conversion Kits
(63-70 Riviera, 61-70 Electra, LeSabre, Invicta
and Wildcat)
(these kits will fit factory 15" rims or larger)
View details at www.mako.com.au
Tony Gentilcore 0408 964 217
email: [email protected]
Wanted: 65 Auxiliary Gauge Face Plate
(with idiot lights) picture attached
and 66 Riviera back axle (diff housing)
Tim Harper - Adelaide
Contact Phone: 0419 820 623
Email: [email protected]
For Sale: 1968 White GS RHD
Disc brakes, new white wall tyres, full size
wheel trims, 12 stacker cd player, original radio
in car
$22,000 Riv in QLD Ph Peter 0419 652 940
Wanted - '63 - '65 Riviera Centre Console frame.
contact Grahame Line in S.A. on 0427674224 or
by email at [email protected]
The Market Place continued
Why not take
out an ad in
the Review?
All new ads
are also
emailed to the
Australian
ROA group as
soon as they
are received!
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VOLUME 9, ISSUE 6
ROA AUSTRALIAN REGION
AUS + Qld National Co-Ordinator
Linda Hall #10723
PO Box 383
Cleveland Qld 4163
Vic + Tas Regional Co-Ordinator
Tom Kunek # 3845
0419 658 500
NSW + SA Regional Co-Ordinator
Tony Gentilcore # 10107
02 9453 9199
This e-magazine is produced under the auspices of the Rivi-
era Owners Association USA and the Buick Car Club of Aus-
tralia Qld Inc. to cater for the needs of car enthusiasts with
an interest in the Riviera produced between 1963 and 1999.
Riviera Owners Association – PO Box 261218, DENVER, CO
USA, 80226
303-233-2987, [email protected] , www.rivowners.org
It is a medium created for the exchange of stories and ide-
as. Its aim is to support enthusiasts in Australia in the
preservation and use of the Buick Riviera built between
1963 and 1999.
The editors welcome contributions at
ROA AUSTRALIAN REGION REVIEW
In our last edition we included
some information on the 1965
Riv in die-cast model form and
proposed it as an ex-
cellent choice as a
stocking filler this
Christmas.
Since then we have
come across another
option for the boat tail
brigade for this Christ-
mas.
This model is an O
gauge RailKing Auto
Carrier Flat Car with
not one but four ’71
Rivs on board the De-
troit and Mackinac
auto carrier.
Available from
www.mthtrains.com
More Christmas Stocking Fillers
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Membership
Please encourage any Riviera owners you meet to join
the R.O.A.
It's simple, just log on to the R.O.A. web site.
DON’T FORGET, IF YOU DO SELL YOUR RIVIERA, LEAVE DETAILS ON JOINING THE ROA IN THE CAR