Independent · Source-led · American performance history Issue 01 · 1951–2023
American Muscle Car Facts

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Interior trims

1979 Buick

1979 Buick factory interior trims: 33 sourced across 2 models, with codes and per-trim production where recorded.

33 trims · 1 source

Brochure spread: brown 1979 front-drive Riviera, front three-quarter, with a 1963 Riviera in the background
1979 Buick Riviera, from the 1979 Riviera brochure

Trims

Trim Code Offered on Production
45/55 leather (extra cost): Black 988 Buick Riviera Unknown
45/55 leather (extra cost): Blue 981 Buick Riviera Unknown
45/55 leather (extra cost): Green 980 Buick Riviera Unknown
45/55 leather (extra cost): Grey 985 Buick Riviera Unknown
45/55 leather (extra cost): Red 989 Buick Riviera Unknown
45/55 leather (extra cost): Tan 966 Buick Riviera Unknown
45/55 leather (extra cost): Tan 986 Buick Riviera Unknown
Cloth or vinyl 55/45 notchback seats (column 2): available on Regal Coupe and Regal Sport Coupe. — Buick Regal Turbo, Grand National and GNX Unknown
Cloth or vinyl bucket seats (column 3): available on Regal Coupe and Regal Sport Coupe; the Sport Coupe profile describes them as extra-cost buckets with shift console. — Buick Regal Turbo, Grand National and GNX Unknown
Cloth or vinyl notchback seat (column 1): standard on Regal Coupe and Regal Sport Coupe; not listed for Regal Limited Coupe. No trim colors or codes printed. — Buick Regal Turbo, Grand National and GNX Unknown
Limited cloth 55/45 notchback seats (column 4): available on Regal Sport Coupe; standard on Regal Limited Coupe; not listed for Regal Coupe. — Buick Regal Turbo, Grand National and GNX Unknown
S-Type cloth buckets (standard): Black 118 Buick Riviera Unknown
S-Type cloth buckets (standard): Blue 111 Buick Riviera Unknown
S-Type cloth buckets (standard): Green 110 Buick Riviera Unknown
S-Type cloth buckets (standard): Red 119 Buick Riviera Unknown
S-Type cloth buckets (standard): Tan 116 Buick Riviera Unknown
S-Type leather buckets (extra cost): Black 938 Buick Riviera Unknown
S-Type leather buckets (extra cost): Blue 931 Buick Riviera Unknown
S-Type leather buckets (extra cost): Green 930 Buick Riviera Unknown
S-Type leather buckets (extra cost): Grey 935 Buick Riviera Unknown
S-Type leather buckets (extra cost): Red 939 Buick Riviera Unknown
S-Type leather buckets (extra cost): Tan 916 Buick Riviera Unknown
S-Type leather buckets (extra cost): Tan 936 Buick Riviera Unknown
S-Type vinyl buckets: Red 219 Buick Riviera Unknown
S-Type vinyl buckets: Tan 216 Buick Riviera Unknown
Standard 45/55 cloth: Black 168 Buick Riviera Unknown
Standard 45/55 cloth: Blue 161 Buick Riviera Unknown
Standard 45/55 cloth: Green 160 Buick Riviera Unknown
Standard 45/55 cloth: Grey 365 Buick Riviera Unknown
Standard 45/55 cloth: Red 169 Buick Riviera Unknown
Standard 45/55 cloth: Tan 166 Buick Riviera Unknown
Standard 45/55 vinyl: Red 269 Buick Riviera Unknown
Standard 45/55 vinyl: Tan 266 Buick Riviera Unknown

Each trim links to the model year page(s) that recorded it. A trim recorded on more than one model shared this year's corporate-wide offering.