What year Rivs came with manual trans?

Discussion in 'A boatload of fun' started by garybuick, Jan 8, 2010.

  1. garybuick

    garybuick Time Traveler

    Did any?

    also, are there any aftermarket gage clusters made for specifically for the riv? or 71 72 73 big car?

    Was there ever any gages besides fuel for 71-72-72 riv,lesabre,centruion
     
  2. 65gs76limited

    65gs76limited Well-Known Member

    No,No and No.
     
  3. Yardley

    Yardley Club Jackass

    Ditto, ditto and ditto.
     
  4. WILD KAT

    WILD KAT Well-Known Member

    Actually a shame. Imagine a black '65 Rivera GS with a 4 Speed.:Brow:
     
  5. garybuick

    garybuick Time Traveler

    build it!
     
  6. 75Riv

    75Riv A.K.A. Harry Clamshell

    Steve's '71 is for sale
     
  7. WILD KAT

    WILD KAT Well-Known Member

    Good idea. First I need a Wildcat 4 Speeder though.
     
  8. ahhh65riv

    ahhh65riv Well-Known Member

    hmmmmm.....

    don't tempt me...

    Actually, with the Switch Pitch it already has 6 speeds and plenty of performance.:Smarty: But then again, there is room for performance...
     
  9. kevin mcculloug

    kevin mcculloug 72 GS 455 Convertible

    There were two fuel gauges. The optional one was a low-fuel warning light equipt version . Small red light lit when fuel got low.:beers2:
     
  10. Steve Schiebel

    Steve Schiebel Well-Known Member

    I've put my 4spd 1971 Riv out for sale in the Classifieds section of this site. Thanks!
     
  11. Free Riviera

    Free Riviera Sounded like a good deal

    there was the infamous "clock tach". :Brow:
     

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  12. bill lagna

    bill lagna Well-Known Member

    Buick started the Riviera name in 1949, so there are many Riviera models with sticks, but not the car "RIVIERA ". Rumors flying about a couple 65 Riv GS's made with sticks for testing , but never saw one!
     
  13. Yardley

    Yardley Club Jackass

    Doug, SWEET! Do you have a plug for that hole?
     
  14. telriv

    telriv Founders Club Member

    I personally know of 5 Riviera's that were converted to 4spds. I even have all the parts to convert my '64. Supposedly there were 2 4spds. produced in '63 from the factory. When I was working at a Ford dealer in '65 a guy came in with a '63 Riv. he wanted to trade for a '65 T-Bird. Being the car was "Standard" shift he was offered more than $1000.00 less for the car. The salesman wouldn't give him enough for a trade-in. I talked with the owner & he said it was "Special Ordered" for him. Being 18 at the time with my own "New" '64 Riv. I didn't have enough $$$ to make it worth to the owner. I probably would have broken it anyway. So, I know for SURE that there was at least ONE!!!!!!

    Tom T.
     

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