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![How did the Ford Thunderbird stack up against its personal luxury competition in 1968? Ford Division tackled that question in this intriguing 1968 booklet for Ford salespeople, which highlighted the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/1968-Thunderbird-vs-Major-Competition-0.webp?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "1968 Ford Thunderbird Versus Rivals – How Ford Ranked The T-Bird’s Competition")
1968 Ford Thunderbird Versus Rivals – How Ford Ranked The T-Bird’s Competition
Posted on July 3, 2025 | 24 CommentsHow did the Ford Thunderbird stack up against its personal luxury competition in 1968? Ford Division tackled that question in this intriguing 1968 booklet for Ford salespeople, which highlighted the […] -
![Yesterday, I explained how the 1966 Oldsmobile Toronado and 1966 Buick Riviera were closely related structurally and yet very different mechanically. Today, let’s conclude this comparison by taking a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/1966-Buick-Riviera-GS-and-1966-Oldsmobile-Toronado-DX-left-side-composite-labeled-1.webp?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "1966 Buick Riviera Versus 1966 Oldsmobile Toronado – Closely Related, Yet So Different (Part 2)")
1966 Buick Riviera Versus 1966 Oldsmobile Toronado – Closely Related, Yet So Different (Part 2)
Posted on June 1, 2025 | 32 CommentsYesterday, I explained how the 1966 Oldsmobile Toronado and 1966 Buick Riviera were closely related structurally and yet very different mechanically. Today, let’s conclude this comparison by taking a […] -
![The two most impressive new cars of 1966 both came from rival General Motors divisions, and both shared the same GM E-body shell. Yet, they both looked and were […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/1966-Buick-Riviera-and-1966-Oldsmobile-Toronado-side-composite-labeled-1.webp?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "1966 Buick Riviera Versus 1966 Oldsmobile Toronado – Closely Related, Yet So Different (Part 1)")
1966 Buick Riviera Versus 1966 Oldsmobile Toronado – Closely Related, Yet So Different (Part 1)
Posted on May 31, 2025 | 30 CommentsThe two most impressive new cars of 1966 both came from rival General Motors divisions, and both shared the same GM E-body shell. Yet, they both looked and were […] -
![The Buick Riviera got a facelift for 1968, arguably a step in the wrong direction for one of GM’s most handsome cars. Car Life tested the new model in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/1968-Buick-Riviera-Mecum-Auctions-front-3q.webp?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Car Life Review: 1968 Buick Riviera – “Lots Of Sound, Well-Styled Automobile”")
Vintage Car Life Review: 1968 Buick Riviera – “Lots Of Sound, Well-Styled Automobile”
Posted on April 12, 2025 | 18 CommentsThe Buick Riviera got a facelift for 1968, arguably a step in the wrong direction for one of GM’s most handsome cars. Car Life tested the new model in […] -
![The 1963 Buick Riviera has won worldwide acclaim for its crisp styling, but how did its performance and road manners measure up to European standards? In November 1963, the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/1963-Buick-Riviera-Ricketts-Motors-front-3q.webp?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage AMS Review: 1963 Buick Riviera – “It Can Be Driven Faster Than Its Wheelcovers Can Handle”")
Vintage AMS Review: 1963 Buick Riviera – “It Can Be Driven Faster Than Its Wheelcovers Can Handle”
Posted on March 10, 2025 | 24 CommentsThe 1963 Buick Riviera has won worldwide acclaim for its crisp styling, but how did its performance and road manners measure up to European standards? In November 1963, the […] -
![GM’s big personal luxury coupes were all-new for 1971, debuting a bigger, squarer Oldsmobile Toronado and the controversial new “boat tail” Buick Riviera. How did they stack up against the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Motor-Trend-1970-12-Almost-a-Limousine-featured.webp?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage MT Comparison: 1971 Buick Riviera Vs. Oldsmobile Toronado Vs. Ford Thunderbird – “Almost A Limousine”")
Vintage MT Comparison: 1971 Buick Riviera Vs. Oldsmobile Toronado Vs. Ford Thunderbird – “Almost A Limousine”
Posted on March 2, 2025 | 25 CommentsGM’s big personal luxury coupes were all-new for 1971, debuting a bigger, squarer Oldsmobile Toronado and the controversial new “boat tail” Buick Riviera. How did they stack up against the […] -
![With its front-wheel drive, fully independent suspension, and optional turbocharged engine, the downsized 1979–1985 Buick Riviera was a huge step forward in sophistication, with improved road manners and crisp new […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Road-Track-1979-03-p52-a.webp?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage R/T Review: 1979 Buick Riviera S Type – The “S” Stands For “Sharp,” Not “Sporty”")
Vintage R/T Review: 1979 Buick Riviera S Type – The “S” Stands For “Sharp,” Not “Sporty”
Posted on February 9, 2025 | 18 CommentsWith its front-wheel drive, fully independent suspension, and optional turbocharged engine, the downsized 1979–1985 Buick Riviera was a huge step forward in sophistication, with improved road manners and crisp new […] -
![It’s really important to hit the right notes. Just ask a singer, since most listeners can perceive a wrong note even if they aren’t musically inclined. Some singers seem […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/20231106_082339.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1963 Buick Riviera – Hitting All The Right Notes")
Curbside Classic: 1963 Buick Riviera – Hitting All The Right Notes
Posted on December 13, 2023 | 39 CommentsIt’s really important to hit the right notes. Just ask a singer, since most listeners can perceive a wrong note even if they aren’t musically inclined. Some singers seem […] -
![(Today’s COAL was kindly submitted by Charley Connolly) When I was 24-years old I met the woman I would marry. At the time I was driving this 1982 Buick Riviera, a car […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/unnamed.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1982 Buick Riviera")
COAL: 1982 Buick Riviera
Posted on July 5, 2023 | 25 Comments(Today’s COAL was kindly submitted by Charley Connolly) When I was 24-years old I met the woman I would marry. At the time I was driving this 1982 Buick Riviera, a car […] -
![Note: We re-ran all of the GM Deadly Sins on these dates in 2016, so here they come back again, one more time. (first posted here on 3/21/2011 at CC. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/CC-17-043-801.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1986 Buick Riviera – GM’s Deadly Sin #1")
Curbside Classic: 1986 Buick Riviera – GM’s Deadly Sin #1
Posted on November 1, 2022 | 138 CommentsNote: We re-ran all of the GM Deadly Sins on these dates in 2016, so here they come back again, one more time. (first posted here on 3/21/2011 at CC. […] -
![(first posted 8/27/2015) By 1977, the Cadillac Eldorado and related Oldsmobile Toronado were looking pretty old-hat. Sure, the front-wheel-drive format was rapidly gaining in popularity, being perceived as more modern […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Buick-Riviera-1978.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1977-78 Buick Riviera – The Placeholder")
Curbside Capsule: 1977-78 Buick Riviera – The Placeholder
Posted on August 27, 2021 | 65 Comments(first posted 8/27/2015) By 1977, the Cadillac Eldorado and related Oldsmobile Toronado were looking pretty old-hat. Sure, the front-wheel-drive format was rapidly gaining in popularity, being perceived as more modern […] -
![(first posted 8/10/2015) The final Riviera was a powerful volley fired directly into a battlefield where most soldiers were long dead or mortally wounded. Featuring a unique interior and the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/buick-riviera-3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1995-99 Buick Riviera – Out to Sea")
Curbside Classic: 1995-99 Buick Riviera – Out to Sea
Posted on August 10, 2021 | 102 Comments(first posted 8/10/2015) The final Riviera was a powerful volley fired directly into a battlefield where most soldiers were long dead or mortally wounded. Featuring a unique interior and the […] -
![William Oliver continues to impress with his Cohort contributions. In this series of photographs, taken in Toronto, he’s captured two of the most beautiful GM products of the 1960s: first-generation […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/william-oliver-buick-riviera-cadillac-eldorado-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Outtakes: The Golden Era Of GM Design – 1963-64 Buick Riviera and 1969 Cadillac Eldorado")
Cohort Outtakes: The Golden Era Of GM Design – 1963-64 Buick Riviera and 1969 Cadillac Eldorado
Posted on April 29, 2019 | 30 CommentsWilliam Oliver continues to impress with his Cohort contributions. In this series of photographs, taken in Toronto, he’s captured two of the most beautiful GM products of the 1960s: first-generation […] -
![The 2018 CC Midwest Gathering is now in the history books. Well, almost. As I began writing this, one of the contributors who attended was still en route back home […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/IMG_7722.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The 2018 CC Midwest Gathering Recap: LTDs and Goooles")
The 2018 CC Midwest Gathering Recap: LTDs and Goooles
Posted on September 27, 2018 | 57 CommentsThe 2018 CC Midwest Gathering is now in the history books. Well, almost. As I began writing this, one of the contributors who attended was still en route back home […] -
![Although I always prefer driving, riding as a passenger does have some advantages. Despite moving at about 40mph I was able to get some decent shots of this Boattail Riviera […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/IMG_0555.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: Boattail Riviera – A Yacht Among Barges")
CC Outtake: Boattail Riviera – A Yacht Among Barges
Posted on August 16, 2015 | 43 CommentsAlthough I always prefer driving, riding as a passenger does have some advantages. Despite moving at about 40mph I was able to get some decent shots of this Boattail Riviera […]
