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1955 Buick Special Riviera Hardtop Antique Auto A Classic V8 Car From California on 2040-cars

Year:1955 Mileage:116000 Color: White over Cascade Blue over White /
  Black fabrics, gray carpet, blue/white dash & post
Location:

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Advertising:
Transmission:Automatic
Body Type:Hardtop
Engine:264 Cubic Inch Nailhead V8
Vehicle Title:Clear
Fuel Type:Gasoline
For Sale By:owner
Year: 1955
Interior Color: Black fabrics, gray carpet, blue/white dash & post
Make: Buick
Number of Cylinders: V8
Model: Riviera
Trim: Special
Drive Type: RWD
Mileage: 116,000
Sub Model: Series 40 Special first ever hardtop all makes
Warranty: None ASIS
Exterior Color: White over Cascade Blue over White
Condition: UsedA vehicle is considered used if it has been registered and issued a title. Used vehicles have had at least one previous owner. The condition of the exterior, interior and engine can vary depending on the vehicle's history. See the seller's listing for full details and description of any imperfections.Seller Notes:"Mechanics sound: Driver quality. Engine runs well. Needs new gas tank, radiator and tires. With the fuel line disconnected and a squirt of gas into the 2 barrel carb the engine starts right up and sounds very good. Reupholstered, rechromed and repainted 1993 in California then garage stored 20 years. Paint and chrome 95% good on this driver solid classic hardtop. Refurbished not to original. Interior almost like new. Minor rust on lower front bumper recesses and one scratch on driver side wrap around section. Dollar sized rust on back bumper recess. Paint not professionally done. About five spots where the paint has peeled to reveal clean metal. Minor rust and stain around windshield and on stainless trim there and below around vent under wipers. Same right front fender rust showing seams and low. Several paint chips. Two short hood cracks on fold over sides show edge of top both sides. Hood latch needs small spring to catch and hold. The primary spring is in place. Fun waits for you."

Call Jim at home/evenings 412/341-8330 or m-f 412/263-1912 10am-6pm

History: 

After a test drive on the LA freeways, I purchased this refurbished Southern California 1955 Buick Special Riviera 4 door hardtop 264 cubic inch V8 nailhead engine in 1994 and shipped to PA where I moved that year
. It was garage kept for the next 19 years. 

Features: It has the sporty look of the hardtop Riviera that eliminated that clunky center post between the side glass which non-Riviera models that year retained. First model year among all makes for the hardtop introduced by Buick with this classic Riviera with collector significance. 

Mechanics sound: Engine runs well. Needs new gas tank, radiator and tires. With the fuel line disconnected and a squirt of gas into the 2 barrel carb the engine starts right up and sounds very good. 

Chrome: RECHROMED 1993 then garaged stored 20 years. Ninety-five percent good with light rust in lower front recesses and one small spot in recess on back bumper near driver side. 

Body:  All solid sheet metal with historically no rust through anywhereno wreck damage, no body work. Even the wheel wells are solid. As you can see from these current photos the driver quality paint is 95 percent good but not professionally painted. Four or five spots bubbled or peeled 1/2 dollar or bigger sizes;  About 2 doz pencil eraser sized chips or smaller. 

It shows slight rust around windshield and on trim and the vent between glass and hood.  Some rust damage to bottom of passenger front fender under paint all of which developed in storage.

Next to the fenders, short cracks on each side of hood on the foldover sheet metal which shows on top edge on hood on each side across from hood ornament. The word "Special" on the passenger side is two pieces and paint scrape with surface rust there.


Interior: Interior solid black fabric well stitched with repainted dash and posts.  Headliner may be original shows wear and a 6 in. tear. The driver's vent window is cracked in two directions. Radio does not work. The trunk is spotless in a brown material that looks like the factory style fabric in my 1992. Floors with gray carpet and seats in black look almost new since I have not driven beyond my 1994 test drive it since it was reupholstered.

Extras:  A separate four barrel carb, header and four brake pads included with a couple of small odds and ends replacement parts. 

Available for pick up in Pittsburgh off I 70 as you are traveling to and from the Hershey Pa Antique Automobile Club of America event in early October. Seller assumes no transport charges on pickup from backyard. 

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