"1963 Buick Riviera : American Muscle Classic Car"

1963 Buick Riviera

American car design culminating in the ten years between the end of 1950 and end of 1960. During this time, to meet General Motors, the world’s most powerful department of design and resources every dream design. Working under the guidance of design chief Bill Mitchell produced the GM study of infinite reference designs, like the 1959 Cadillac, Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray, and he Oldsmobile Tornado, Buick Riviera.

1963 Buick Riviera Dashboard

Buick Riviera design was considered by many as the most beautiful cars ever seen from a U.S. automobile manufacturer. In contrast to the extravagant designs popular at the time was the language of the Riviera clean and subtle design. Details are combined with a European American. His trademark was the front fenders and sharp egg crate grille embedded between them.

1963 Buick Riviera Engine

Design aside, the Riviera was pretty conventional – independent body and chassis frame, solid axle rear suspension coil springs, pushrod V8 engine and automatic transmission. As luxury travel, his address was light and its ride is smooth. Produces the Buick V8 engine displaced 6.6 liters and 7.0 liters or 325 hp or 340 hp, providing good performance.

Red 1963 Buick Riviera

Specifications :

Model	Buick Riviera 401	Buick Riviera 425
Year of production	All: 1963-65	All: 1963-65
No. produced	All: 112,224 units	All: 112,224 units
Layout, Gearbox	Front-engined, Rwd, 2A	Front-engined, Rwd, 3A
Size (L / W / H / WB)	5283 / 1938 / 1346 / 2972 mm	5283 / 1946 / 1346 / 2972 mm
Engine	V8, ohv, 2v/cyl	V8, ohv, 2v/cyl
Capacity	6580 cc	6970 cc
Power	325 hp (gross)	340 hp (gross)
Torque	445 lbft (gross)	465 lbft (gross)
Weight	1900 kg	1905 kg
Top speed	125 mph	127 mph
0-60 mph	8.0 sec	7.7 sec
0-100 mph	N/A	25.0 sec