1966 Buick Riviera Gran Sport Super Wildcat Ultra-rare Mz Code on 2040-cars
Cullman, Alabama, United States
Vehicle Title:Clear
Make: Other Makes
Drive Type: 375 Super Turbine
Model: RARE Riviera MZ Code SUPER WILDCAT Gran Sport
Mileage: 99,999
Trim: Touring Muscle Car
As always, I will consider any reasonable offer to end early Since turning 70, my family has been encouraging me to sell most of my personal cars, so I am motivated by them to sell Back in the 60's, amongst the 409Chev, the '69GTO, and several other Muscle Cars I was fortunate to own, was a 64 Wildcat 445 2dr Cpe that not only was a real runner, but was a car with a superb ride as well. Several years ago, I spotted this Riviera Gran Sport for sale by Jerry Hammer at GM Obsolete in Phoenix, and I had to own it when I saw that it had the ultra-rare Factory MZ Code SUPER WILDCAT engine, one of only 179 of these engines ever built by Buick. Buick only built 179 of these engines , as a special advertising program , and if you don't know about them, you can easily follow these links http://www.hemmings.com/mus/stories/2006/07/01/hmn_buyers_guide1.html http://rivowners.org/features/Ev_Stats/66-69/index.html The car was a beautiful West Coast survivor that had also been TLC'd and primped by Jerry , who is well known in the Riviera World. A couple of pictures of it when I acquired it from him are shown. After unloading it , the car was driven to cruz's and shows, then sent to the CarNut Museum , Birmingham, where it stayed on display for a year or so. Upon it's return, I decided to upgrade even further the condition of the car, and so had the White Pearl repaint removed, and returned the car to the correct Buick Artic White. No cheap paint job, the car was primered with special DuPont white primer, and finished with the best DuPont base/clear, with the multiple coats of clear blocked between coats. Hood removed, and totally refinished underneath. New hood insulation pads installed. The engine compartment was pretty nice when we got it, but we redid all the black surfaces with a lot of hand sanding and the correct Eastwood Underhood black matte, The Windshield had a couple of small chips, so I had it removed, and replaced after the paint job The front and rear bumpers were decent, but we sent them to Mike in California and had them re-chromed. When we reinstalled them, all the Silver Argent trim was carefully redone with special base/clear, including the bumper filler pans, top and underneath, and the headlight trim rings. The interior was in nice condition, except the carpet kick panel on the drivers door had some wear, so we had the upholstery shop professionally replace that piece. Doorjambs, etc were re-painted , of course, and new rubber door seals , as well as the trunk seal The top cowl panel was removed, and refinished underneath, as well as the inside of the cowl area and firewall, with special black matte from Eastwood As nice as the car is, like all 'survivors, it is not flawless. The horn ring is missing from the steering wheel..I never thought to look for one. Also I have not replaced the cardboard trunk side panels ( they are still available). The chrome on the original wheels has a few thin spots, but looks good overall, and the rare Riviera center caps are in nice condition. The rest of the chrome and stainless is in nice condition except the two small pieces in the rear are a bit pitted ( not so noticeable) , and could be redone in the Winter. The cardboard piece near the inside of the rear window is a bit out of place, but hardly noticeable.. Buick used premium upholstery materials, and the upholstery is in nice condition, with just a small amount of wear on the passenger seat edge-piping. Besides doing a great job detailing the motor, etc, Jerry did a fine job on the undercarriage, including all new free-flow exhaust. We didn't do any underside refinishing, except the bumper brackets, when we re-installed the bumpers . I have obviously tried to be a detailed as possible in describing the car, but please ask questions, as I cannot anticipate, or remember everything. For the serious buyer, I will supply any pictures desired.... of the pictures I have posted, some are as the car arrived from Phoenix, and heading for the CarNut Museum ... as well as the later pictures back in Artic White ( the wipers were removed for buffing ) I love the car...but at 71years old ...they say it's time for me to let it go This car is of investment quality OldSchool Restorations of North Alabama Terms: $500 deposit by PayPal with 24 hours, and the balance by cash in person, or bank, within 5 days. Please. NO exceptions after the sale. Call Dave at (256) 507 3328 , 8am – 9pm Central Time, before bidding, if you need to make other arrangements Car stored indoors for 60 days...... $60 / month thereafter, if required. email me for any additional pictures Visit our eBay "Store" for more uncommon cars, engines, and parts SHIPS WORLDWIDE We sell many complete Vintage Race cars, etc to Europe and elsewhere annually, and can assist with buyers shipping arrangements In case you missed it, Maserati has decided to introduce the world to its next Quattroporte well ahead of its official debut at the 2013 Detroit Auto Show in January. As expected, it's beautiful. Gooding & Company has revealed the highlights of its consignments for its Pebble Beach auction during the action-packed Monterey weekend. At the top of the list is the classic 1955 Maserati A6G/54 Frua Berlinetta currently owned by Jamiroquai frontman Jay Kay. This Maserati, the show car from the 1955 Paris Auto Salon, features Frau coachwork, won Best in Show at the Salon Privé, and is expected to fetch between $1.5 and 2 million. Can destroying a car be art? That question comes a bit too late for the Maserati Quattroporte seen above. The act depicted is from the music video for Adentro by Puerto Rican hip-hop act Calle 13 new single. 2040Cars.com © 2012-2024. All Rights Reserved. Designated trademarks and brands are the property of their respective owners. Use of this Web site constitutes acceptance of the 2040Cars User Agreement and Privacy Policy. 0.028 s, 7205 uMaserati Gran Sport for Sale
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Maserati releases quartet of videos featuring new Quattroporte
Tue, 06 Nov 2012
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We're still a bit shaky on the details, but Maserati says the Quattroporte's new engine, assembled by Ferrari in Maranello, will "[establish] new benchmarks for Maserati in terms of power and acceleration." That sounds good to us, though we're not sure if that means 530 horsepower as possibly alluded to by the license plate on the press shots. We also note that the automaker says the car is designed to accept "a wide range of engine architectures," so that rumored supercharged V6 sounds likely.Jay Kay's 1955 Maserati A6G/54 on the docket for Pebble Beach
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Thu, 06 Mar 2014
While the video is not yet online, the making-of featurette is available below and shows the luxury sedan getting beat with a baseball bat (and more) by the group's frontman René Pérez. According to Latin Gossip, Pérez wants to send his fans a message not to place too high a value in material objects. The Maserati represents a time in his life of too much excess, it seems...
The guy might have an argument, but it still seems pretty wasteful to destroy a perfectly good Italian sports sedan. We will be curious to see how far the destruction goes, but you can get a peak at it in the video below.