Intro To 1BADBUIK

[1TinSoldier]

1972 Buick Riviera, purchased in 2011 while waiting to rotate out of my 2nd tour in Afghanistan and delivered, upon my return to Canada, to The Guild of Automotive Restorers for a frame off rebuild. A year, and many many buckets of cash later, I took delivery. The interior is completely stock and original save for having the seats recovered. The only customizing to the exterior was to remove the side molding, split the front bumper and paint the bumpers & brightwork body-colour. The paint is trick with candy-apple green pearl & flake over Cadillac black. The car appears completely black till the sun hits it then it's green. Other than a cleaning, gaskets & custom paint, the engine & entire driveline are completely stock (455) and numbers matching to the car. The build was completed by June 2012. While standing in line at Service Ontario waiting to buy my custom license plates, and struggling with what to put on them, a couple in front of me turned and saw the car parked outside. The gentleman turned to his wife and said "Wow, that's one bad Buick". Ta da.

 

[Bob]

Welcome! Yes, you can be pretty proud of that one!

 

[GL03]

is it possible to see some more pics? i noticed you have a red tether for the hood and can't quite see it along with the engine bay.

 

[1TinSoldier]

is it possible to see some more pics? i noticed you have a red tether for the hood and can't quite see it along with the engine bay.

GL03, certainly, attached for your viewing pleasure Sir. Ref the "red tether" it serves to draw attention to the large pointed & sharp hood-latch that a gentleman wacked his head on at a car show one day. It's a key fob reproduction of the RBF tags (Remove Before Flight) used on aircraft. The collage are a few shots taken during the build. Under the hood are the signatures of everyone who worked on the car.