Independent · Source-led · American performance history Issue 01 · 1951–2023
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Buick · 1963–1999

Buick Riviera

Every Buick Riviera model year from 1963 to 1999: production counts, engines, options, paint, prices and the stories behind them, with a source for every figure.

37 model years offered · 37 fact sheets · 0 stories

Burgundy 1963 Buick Riviera two-door hardtop, front three-quarter, at a car show
1963 Buick Riviera hardtop Photo: Sicnag, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Production by year

Each year's headline total, exactly as its source scopes it. Scopes differ from year to year (some include related models or other markets), so read the label before comparing years. Every year's fact sheet has the full breakdown.

YearWhat was countedCountStatus
1963 Riviera sport coupe (4747), all enginesbuilt, model-year 40,000 Reported
1965 Riviera (49447), allbuilt, model-year 34,586 Reported
1967 Riviera, allbuilt, model-year 42,799 Reported
1968 Riviera, allbuilt, model-year 49,284 Reported
1969 Riviera, allbuilt, model-year 52,872 Reported
1971 Riviera, allbuilt, model-year 33,810 Reported
1972 Riviera, allbuilt, model-year 33,728 Reported
1973 Riviera, allbuilt, model-year 34,080 Reported
1974 Riviera, allbuilt, model-year 20,129 Reported
1975 Riviera, allbuilt, model-year 17,306 Reported
1976 Riviera, allbuilt, model-year 20,082 Reported
1977 Riviera, allbuilt, model-year 26,138 Reported
1978 Riviera, allbuilt, model-year 20,535 Reported
1979 Riviera, all bodiesbuilt, model-year 52,181 Reported
1980 Riviera, all bodiesbuilt, model-year 48,621 Reported
1981 Riviera, all bodiesbuilt, model-year 52,007 Reported
1982 Riviera, all bodiesbuilt, model-year 44,071 Reported
1983 Riviera, all bodiesbuilt, model-year 50,234 Reported
1984 Riviera, all bodiesbuilt, model-year 57,863 Reported
1985 Riviera, all bodiesbuilt, model-year 65,305 Reported
1986 Riviera, allbuilt, model-year 22,138 Reported
1987 Riviera, allbuilt, model-year 15,223 Reported
1988 Riviera, allbuilt, model-year 8,625 Reported
1989 Riviera, allbuilt, model-year 21,189 Reported
1990 Riviera, allbuilt, model-year 22,526 Reported
1991 Riviera, allbuilt, model-year 13,168 Reported
1992 Riviera, allbuilt, model-year Unknown Disputed
1993 Riviera, allbuilt, model-year 4,555 Reported
1995 Riviera, all (current ROA page)built, model-year 41,419 Reported
1999 Riviera, allbuilt, model-year 1,956 Reported
Brochure spread: full side profile of a silver 1963 Buick Riviera hardtop on a black background
1963 Buick Riviera, from the 1963 Riviera brochure ("The Riviera / The Look")
Brochure photo of the 1963 Riviera engine bay with a red air cleaner lettered Riviera and Wildcat
1963 Buick Riviera Wildcat V-8 engine, from the 1963 Riviera brochure
Brochure photo of the 1963 Riviera's bucket seats, console and instrument panel
1963 Buick Riviera interior, from the 1963 Riviera brochure
Silver-white 1963 Buick Riviera, front three-quarter, on display in a museum
1963 Buick Riviera at The Henry Ford museum Photo: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Brochure spread: bronze 1965 Buick Riviera hardtop in side view with a couple at a yacht race
1965 Buick Riviera, from the 1965 Buick full-line brochure
Brochure page: silver-blue 1966 Buick Riviera hardtop, front three-quarter, headline "Tuned, Taut, Smoother than ever"
1966 Buick Riviera, from the 1966 Riviera brochure
Brochure page: turquoise 1966 Riviera from the rear three-quarter, showing the full-width taillamps
1966 Buick Riviera, rear view, from the 1966 Riviera brochure
Brochure photo of the Wildcat 465 V-8 engine used in the 1966 Riviera
1966 Buick Riviera Wildcat 465 V-8, from the 1966 Riviera brochure
Brochure spread: gold 1968 Buick Riviera with black vinyl top in side view in a grassy field
1968 Buick Riviera, from the 1968 Riviera brochure
Brochure spread: red 430-cubic-inch Buick V-8 engine with a specifications table
1968 Buick Riviera 430-4 V-8 and specifications, from the 1968 Riviera brochure
Brochure page with a silver 1969 Riviera and a gold Riviera GS, plus specifications
1969 Buick Riviera and Riviera GS, from the 1969 Buick brochure
Folder page: light-blue 1970 Riviera from the rear three-quarter with fender skirts
1970 Buick Riviera, from the 1970 Riviera folder

Model years

  1. 1963 Fact sheet
  2. 1964 Fact sheet
  3. 1965 Fact sheet
  4. 1966 Fact sheet
  5. 1967 Fact sheet
  6. 1968 Fact sheet
  7. 1969 Fact sheet
  8. 1970 Fact sheet
  9. 1971 Fact sheet
  10. 1972 Fact sheet
  11. 1973 Fact sheet
  12. 1974 Fact sheet
  13. 1975 Fact sheet
  14. 1976 Fact sheet
  15. 1977 Fact sheet
  16. 1978 Fact sheet
  17. 1979 Fact sheet
  18. 1980 Fact sheet
  19. 1981 Fact sheet
  20. 1982 Fact sheet
  21. 1983 Fact sheet
  22. 1984 Fact sheet
  23. 1985 Fact sheet
  24. 1986 Fact sheet
  25. 1987 Fact sheet
  26. 1988 Fact sheet
  27. 1989 Fact sheet
  28. 1990 Fact sheet
  29. 1991 Fact sheet
  30. 1992 Fact sheet
  31. 1993 Fact sheet
  32. 1994 Fact sheet
  33. 1995 Fact sheet
  34. 1996 Fact sheet
  35. 1997 Fact sheet
  36. 1998 Fact sheet
  37. 1999 Fact sheet

“Not offered” means this nameplate or performance model wasn't sold that year. It doesn't mean we're missing the research.