1965 Buick Riviera

1965 Buick Riviera


Most car guys agree that the first-generation Buick Riviera is one of the most stunning designs of the ’60s but who says you can’t make a great car better? This spectacular 1965 Riviera custom is a persuasive argument that proves that great design never goes out of fashion. Hailing from Texas this zero-rust Riv was stripped to bare metal and refinished from there. The iconic shape gorgeous creases and above-average build quality all remained with the car and aside from a modest shaving of emblems it is just the way Bill Mitchell envisioned it. Heck it’s probably even closer to the car in his imagination now than it was sitting in 1965 showrooms. PPG supplied the paint system including the tinted primers and multi-stage urethane Copperhead Pearl Metallic paint that give this Riviera its spectacular shine. And the ’65 Riv is the one to own with its unique clamshell headlights a one-year-only setup that had been planned from the start but only technically feasible in ’65. All the chrome and stainless has been restored to show condition including those headlight doors and it presents a stunning contrast to the brilliant copper paint.

1965 Buick Riviera

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1965 BUICK SKYLARK GS

The 401 engine that was stuck into this bad boy was putting out the same horse power as its fellow Buick’s which is 325. It was designed to be more of a sleeper than a muscle car. The GS stand for Grand Sport, which made this car a gentleman’s muscle car. I would also recommend the upgraded bucket seats for an additional $72 bucks.

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1965 BUICK SKYLARK GS

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At Sweden’s Speed Weekend, where jet-powered insanity hurtles across ice

For the past five winters, thousands of people from across Europe have gathered on the frozen surface of a Swedish lake to test the speed potential of every kind of vehicle imaginable. This year’s Speed Weekend lineup included a motorized bathtub on treads, a 40-foot Lincoln Navigator limousine, and several rides best described as ramjets on sleds with handlebars. Because what else is there to do in winter in Sweden but tempt ⋆ at 170 mph?

 

With 40-odd categories, the Orsa event welcomes anything that can move, as long as it has the potential to go fast. Many of the vehicles use treads instead of wheels to grip the ice of Lake Siljan; those who stick with wheels put long metal studs on their tires for traction. With a flat, 2.5-mile course to run, driver fear and mechanical failure tend to be the only limits on speed.

This year’s fastest time came from a modified Audi A4 painted in a General Lee livery that hit 180 mph. The four-wheel class ranged from the usual modified Nissan GT-R’s to a 1994 Buick Roadmaster station wagon to a smattering of Volvos and Saabs with engine swaps, reflecting the deep Swedish appreciation of all things hot rod.

It’s in the lesser classes where Orsa Speed Weekend transforms into a Winter Olympics of mechanical insanity. The field stands ready to accept anything with an engine, from a Harley-Davidson chopper with rear treads instead of a tire to this bathtub/snowmachine combination. And the event usually draws a number of people who’ve taken jet engines or turbines and built sleds around them; what they lack in top speed and reliability they make up for in fire-belching, eardrum-piercing entertainment.

Via:  Justin Hyde | Motoramic

At Sweden’s Speed Weekend, where jet-powered insanity hurtles across ice

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