https://longisland.craigslist.org/cto/d/merrick-1972-buick-riviera-boatail-455/6891692975.html 1972 Buick Riviera Boatail 455 original 75k miles NO RUST Survivor - $14500 (Merrick) hide this posting image 5 of 16 © craigslist - Map data © OpenStreetMap (google map) 1972 riviera cylinders: 8 cylinders fuel: gas title status: clean transmission: automatic Survivor car with 74k original miles . Solid car with full power , new tires , recently serviced with all fluids , electronic ( petronic) ignition , great running and driving car . Original rear quarter panels not repaired or filled , original trunk with original spare tire and jack . Oriignal woirking radio with no speakers cut ever , perfect seam seal doors not rusted , power seat , windows , locks , tilt , 60/40 seat with fold down arm rest , perfect dash , etc.
Still a good looking car, discrepancies aside. I like the color combination but my preference would be no vinyl roof.
With a good cleaning that ad would have snapped and the car might be sold. I don't know enough of those things to work out the year, but it presents well enough, as I said though, a cleaning would have done wonders. So is the verdict that it is a 71, or is it a 72 with a 71 front clip, implying a major accident?
I agree, first thing I thought was how much better it would present with a good detail. The vin is needed to know for sure, everything on the outside leans 71 except the trunk lid, the front lamp monitors were 72 but it was not uncommon for them to be added on 71's.
The color doesn't look quite right for either year, it looks close to 72 Royal Blue but could be a repaint of 71 Nocturn, if you look at the one picture of the right rear there is a large chip by the bumper that appears to be 71 Cascade blue.
