This 1968 Buick Riviera Sport Coupe was a Gentleman's Muscle Car and Looked Better than the Eldorado

Ford was having tremendous success with the Thunderbird - so much so, GM needed to respond, and quickly. A concept car was quickly penned based on Bill Mitchell's (GM's Design Chief) trip to London where he spied a Rolls-Royce with knife-edged fenders. Cadillac was the first choice to make the car, but couldn't find a way to fit it in their already busy assembly lines. Chevy also passed. That left a competition between Pontiac, Oldsmobile, and Buick for the project. Buick needed a car like this very badly, and pulled out all the stops to get it - what won the day for them was the promise to build it as close to the original concept as possible.

So the Riviera was born, and it was good. Buick focused heavily on the engineering, and the result was a very well handling car with lots of beef under the hood that was loved by the automotive press. It was nimble for a big car, had a potent V8 under the hood, and the lines were drop dead gorgeous.

Rivieras were made over several generations from 1963 through 1999, skipping only the 1994 model year. Hopefully, it's a name GM will resurrect in the future.

Full review and test drive by Bill. Car is for sale at Autohaus of Naples - www.AutohausNaples.com, or at (239) 263-8500.

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