Hi people, excuses for my poor language, i am flemmisch (like dutch). I own a 1978 Riviera with a 403. The engine is ok, but the body is rusted away. Local there is not much to find here Belgium/Holland/Germany. So my question is : anybody has a nice one for sale? Thank you Tony
This one is for sale in my area, thought it looked exceptionally nice http://pittsburgh.craigslist.org/cto/5769224436.html
@ Bad Boatiail Erik, Sorry for the no response. I did find a olds delta 88 back then, and interchanged the doors. Only the studs for strip had to be grinded of to make it a perfect fit. Now the rest is getting rotten. But thanks for the tip, worked perfect.
I have a friend with two 77-78 Buick Electras. One has a 350 Buick engine while the other has the optional 403 Olds engine. The one with the Olds 403 will run circles around the one with the 350 Buick engine.
I agree. the 403 has to much torque. Even in complete original build that engine kills the bands and disks in the th350. Mine had 3 rebuilds on 160k miles. And i drive like an old lady. I love the old car.
The one on craigslist looks great on picture. Price is ok, i think. I never bought a car on picture, and never in USA. Did send a mail for more info. Anybody advice on how to go with transport? I`m a real noob on this. What would be a correct price? USA to Belgium? Thank you
I would like yo buy the one one craigslist. Looks nice on the pictures and SLCRotterdam can do the shipping and paperwork, pick it up in Butler; Pennsylvania and drop it of on my doorstep. Is there anybody here that knows somebody to go abn check it out? Thank you Tony
Re: 1977/1978 Riviera A real niche car. Two showed up in the East El Paso U pull a few years ago... Good metal parts throughout. Could not sell a single part. A better chassis and more substantial than the 79 - 85 Oldsmobile 350 FWD powered examples imho. The front end looks like it was the inspiration for the 82 - 87 Regals.
Re: 1977/1978 Riviera The best description you can make is indeed a niche car. Here in Belgium nothing to find. But thanks to this forum i just bought one. I hope it looks as good in real life as on the pictures. Very nice to drive with the olds 403 engine.
