I have the opportunity to buy a 1965 Buick Riviera. I looked at it today and it appears to be all original with very little rust. It is a recovered stolen car from California with replacemnt VIN tags riveted to the body in two places by the State of California. The body trim tag is still there (numbers shown below). I have missed previous opportunities to purchase all-original Buicks ('73 Riviera, '55 Special) and I'd like to learn more about this car. The engine appears to be original. As I understand it, '65 Riviera engine opions included a 401 and a 425. I don't think it's the 425 dual-quad Super Wildcat because there's only one QuadraJet. However, there's an air cleaner in the trunk with stickers on it that read "Buick" and "Wildcat 445". I couldn't find the engine code stamp; I looked on the right-side engine block and left. The intake manifold has F-15 stamped in front of the carb and B 13687 2 stamped behind the carb. The carb itself says "4Jet". The water pump tubes have "1356095-7" stamped on them, and on the left cylinder head is stamped "B-1374603-E". Also, both valve covers are stamped with the firing order. The VIN is 494475H946958, which doesn't give a whole lot of info when decoded. The interior is really nice with the factory A/C and AM radio. It is a really cool car that can probably be started with minimal effort, and driven while I fix it up. Can anyone please give me some direction on finding more info about this car.
Body Trim Tag:
O6C
ST 65-49447 FB 246512 BODY
TR 628 KK PAINT
EXT-2K-4F-5W
Any info/direction will be appreciated.....
Body Trim Tag:
O6C
ST 65-49447 FB 246512 BODY
TR 628 KK PAINT
EXT-2K-4F-5W
Any info/direction will be appreciated.....