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Four-door Riviera hardtops were added to the Roadmaster and Super lines at the beginning of the following model year. However, since it was a body style designation and not a model, the Riviera name does not usually appear on the car. In 1959, Buick became much more selective in applying the Riviera name.
Available only as a 4-door hardtop, 2-door hardtop coupe or convertible, the Limited rode Buick's 127.5 in (3,238 mm) wheelbase, [10] and overall length 227.1 in (5,768 mm). [11] Interiors were of high quality fabrics in sedans and coupes, full leather in convertibles. Buick sold only 7,438 Limiteds, due in part to their price.
The General Motors X platform (also called X-body) is a rear-wheel drive compact car automobile platform produced from the 1962 to 1979 model years. Developed by Chevrolet, the architecture was initially unique in the U.S. to the Chevy II, first joined by the Pontiac Ventura in 1971, then a range of other GM products as its divisions expanded their compact model lines.
2-door hardtop 2-door convertible Series 6900: 4-door hardtop: Layout: FR layout: Platform: C-body: Related: Cadillac Sixty Special Cadillac De Ville Cadillac Series 62 Buick Electra Oldsmobile 98: Powertrain; Engine: 390 cu in (6.4 L) OHV V8: Transmission: 4-speed Hydra-Matic: Dimensions; Wheelbase: 130.0 in (3,302 mm) Length: 225.0 in (5,715 ...
For 1994, the standard engine became a 5.7L sequential point fuel-injection LT1 V8, increasing output to 260hp; the Roadmaster shared this engine with the Impala SS, Caprice 9C1, and the Cadillac Fleetwood (an aluminum-head version was used by the Corvette C4, Camaro Z28, and Firebird Trans-Am). GM last offered a high-performance V8 engine in a ...
New for 1971 was the Catalina Brougham series, which offered a more luxurious interior trim than the regular Catalina, available as a two-door hardtop, four-door hardtop and four-door pillared sedan. It was similar in concept to the Ventura series (1960-1961, 1966–1969) and the Ventura Custom trim option on the Catalina (1962-1965, 1970).
In Southern California, a distinct growl of car engines are heard on the boulevards, led not by stereotypically macho characters often portrayed in street-racing films like Fast and Furious, but ...
1972 Buick Centurion 4-Door Hardtop The 1972 Centurion featured minor appearance changes including a revised vertical bar grille and taillight lenses. Under the hood, the standard and only available 455 cubic-inch V8 was rated at 250 net horsepower, which represented an "on-paper" decrease from the 315 gross horsepower rating in 1971.