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1970 Buick Riviera GS 455 Solid Car 21k Mile Original Survivor Barn Find

Condition: Used
Make: Buick
Model: Riviera
SubModel: Gran Sport
Type: Coupe 2dr HT
Year: 1970
Mileage: 21,969
VIN: 494870H90107
Color: Gold
Fuel: Gasoline
Transmission: Automatic
Drive type: RWD
Interior color: Black
Vehicle Title: Clear
Item location: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Extras
Air Conditioning, Power Seats

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Description of 1970 Buick Riviera Gran Sport

1970 Riviera GS 455 Solid Car 21k Original Survivor. 21,969 actual miles. 455ci / 370hp. Garage parked since 1978. Still has the factory Redlines, hough they are dry rotted."The 70 riviera gs came with the following as standard equipment:Heavy duty suspension,(includes different shocks,springs,heavy duty track bar),3.42 posi rear,Chrome air cleaner and H78-15 white wall tires as H78-15 black wall was standard. You could order wide oval H70-15 red line tires."Starts on first turn of the key. Strong running. Easily smokes the tires & is fast!. Very nice interior.An optional vinyl bench seat with a fold down armrest was availableStrato bench with armrest. ( Small spot from a cigarette on passenger side) . Column shift. Oil changed.Water pump,hoses,belts,brake & fuel lines have been replaced to rear axle. Fuel pump (electric, n tank) & gas tank removed & cleaned. Heater vacuum hoses replaced. I bought skirts for it as they were missing. Some amateur bodywork on passenger side quarter panel & small dent in driver's door. Very solid body with a little rust where the paint is cracked on hood & trunk.D/S tail light lens is cracked.Solid all the way around the bottom of doors,rockers,fenders & 1/4 panels.Very nice clean vinyl top. No cracks. A little bit of rust on front of dash on passenger side as shown. Everything works though heater blower is intermittent & may be a relay. I have not charged the air conditioning. Includes two rims with snow tires. I included some photos of the cars as it was found. May be seen by appointment. Any questions, ust ask. Thanks for looking. Buyer arranges pick up. Money orders MUST clear my bank 5 days before car is released or COD.
  • Buick Riviera GS, odel year1970, ersion for North America Australia U.S. (up to September)
  • 2-door coupe body type
  • RWD (rear-wheel drive), utomatic 3-speed gearbox
  • petrol (gasoline) engine with displacement: 7468 cm3 / 455.7 cui, dvertised power: 276 kW / 370 hp / 375 PS ( SAE gross ), orque net: 692 Nm / 510 lb-ft
  • characteristic dimensions: outside length: 5474 mm / 215.5 in, heelbase: 3023 mm / 119 in
  • reference weights: shipping weight 1912 kg / 4216 lbs base curb weight: 1978 kg / 4361 lbs
  • how fast is this car ?top speed: 201 km/h (125 mph) (declared by factory);
  • accelerations: 0- 60 mph 7.9 s, - 100 km/h 8.2 s (declared by factory), /4 mile drag time (402 m) 15.3 s (a-c simulation)
  • fuel consumption and mileage: average estimated by a-c: 24.6 l/100km / 11.5 mpg (imp.) / 9.6 mpg (U.S.) / 4.1 km/l
On Sep-16-15 at 19:15:47 PDT, eller added the following information:

Trunk & floors are SOLID. I will try to post more photos tomorrow.

On Sep-16-15 at 19:46:04 PDT, eller added the following information:

1 owner. Became ill in 1978 & never drove again.

On Sep-17-15 at 01:35:14 PDT, eller added the following information: On Sep-17-15 at 10:21:51 PDT, eller added the following information:

Front seat is manual,not power. Box should have been unchecked

On Sep-17-15 at 10:39:32 PDT, eller added the following information:

Spare tire cover (not shown) is included. It is in very good condition. Jack is complete. May be missing the threaded part to hold down the spare tire. Top piece is there. Also included is a new trunk rubber seal.