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personal: luxury. car. This —
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“OSHAWA, “Ont.”

Riviera - “was . a

troduced | in 1963, ~

automotive
it) was”

excitement and flavor again -

in a car that is new from the

ground up.
For

very similar to the 1963

model except for increased
front and rear leg room and —
trunk volume. On the out-_

side, Riviera again sports the

full-cut. wheel openings and
sweeping quarter panels in its.

classic profile. Its heritage is

the similarities end with
concept and appearance. .
_ Under its exterior, Buick
has dramatic changes.
Riviera’s use of front-wheel
drive is a first for Buick.
Other engineering features
include four. wheel in
dependent. . suspension, a
turbocharged V-6 engine.

To achieve the front-wheel
drive configuration, Buick

engineers left the engine. in

the familiar longitudinal
position, but moved it

forward and -slightly to the
right to provide room for the

THM 325 transmission. This |

is essentially a conventional
three-speed automatic with
the drive elements turned: 180
degrees and coupled to the
torque converter with a chain
drive, —

The front suspension is a
torsion bar design with upper
and lower control arms and a
separate cast torque arm. The
torque arm applies spring
pressure against the lower
control arm through a

| friction pad,

BIN Beble

. the 7
Riviera for 1979. represents -
the fifth generation. of
- Buick’s luxury | car. When. the
“original:

-wheei -

1979, once — again,
Riviera is a four-passenger .
car. Interior packaging. is.

- stabilizer. bars,
steel belted radial ply tires.

Anside -- it. will ..sport: cloth, ..
or available leather [
. bucket . seats and.’ a. centre . :
and sheet metal design,. but :

vinyl,
also evident in the rear lights _

- lower éontrol arm: and. coil’.
spring with a standard rear -
- stabilizer. bar. .
_ represented new ‘thinking in
design — and.
“the”? .

tenance free.
‘Buick has. provided. “all

coupe and. an Ss TY PE sport
version.
The S TYPE. will accent

ride and handling. and will. -
feature specific spring rates

and shock absorber valving,
larger diameter torsion and

console.

The luxury, ‘model will |
feature a 45-55 seat in either *
cloth or vinyl, and both -

‘models: will. offer leather _

trims in tan and oyster white.

The standard powerplant
for the ‘‘S’? Type is the four- |
barrel turbocharged 3.8 litre ©

V-6. A 5.7 litre. V-8 is
standard in the
version.

To ‘allow hood clearance ;
for the turbocharger and
exhaust pipe routings, both |

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* Fast

At fully ‘independent. rear.
‘suspension consists. of. a.
- rubber isolated “ta” frame.

An - added |
- advantage" is front and rear
“bearings ~ that are
factory sealed. and | -main-

a luxury —

_ AM-FM._ |
automatic _ _ power . antenna, -
automatic level control, Six-

and wider . way power Seat, electric door

; Juxury :

have be been located behind the

engine to retain a’ minimum

distance between. the .car-
-buretor ©
‘manifold.’ ‘The turbo engine :
“mounting -is ‘also’ unique, |
having four. mounts rather
than the normal three. This”
provides. for optimum tuning |
between the: ‘powerplant and —

_ the frame. The ‘rear mounts ~
these engineering. and design |

_ improvements in two Riviera |
-models for 1979,

and. the

are.a design specific to the

- even-firing turbo V-6.
‘A.- number of ‘features
: previously available on the
standard
equipment’ ‘in 1979. ‘These.
conditioning, |
‘radio,

Riviera © are

include | air.
- stereo.

| locks, tinted lass, cornering .
lights, remote. outside rear

view ‘mirrors, door courtesy.
intake

ard. features for 1979° are _

hood and. decklid gas struts, . :

electronically. tuned Delco’

and oan.
. pulldown, and release. - ee

lights, and whitewall tires.
- Other.. new. Riviera : ‘stand-

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dual. retractor seat belts,

side window: defrosters,. and. -
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speakers. 2. | . E NAKAYAMA. we per . Saturdays.
Other | new | _optiona

features i iclude - ‘electrically

operated’ driver’s seat. ‘back
adjuster, driver’s side vanity
mirror, a choice of three new.

radios with. various .com-_ .

binations of » tapes. and
citizens’ band transceivers,
electric . decklid

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