1969 BUICK RIVIERA original TV Commercial

Buick Riviera 1969 #cars #classiccars

[@niyois]

Superb looking car. Rivieras always had a more daring and innovative design than most of the other GM models.

[@JohnnyRockva]

Yes I agree!

[@smoothoperator7023]

Ever heard of the Toronado?

[@onemoremisfit]

0:23 All the sparkle flares on the front chrome of the car are from putting a starlight filter on the camera lens. It is basically flat clear glass with a crosshatch of fine grooves cut into the glass. You can rotate the filter to change the angle of the flares. BTW I grew up not far from Westmont IL. The late blues artist Muddy Waters had his home there too. And my mom used to go by Mrs + my dad's name too, but by 1969 she got into 2nd wave feminism and stopped doing that, lol.

[@smoothoperator7023]

Muddy resided at 16 S. Adams St to be exact. A LEGEND. But he probably drove a Cadillac.....😉

[@wayneessar7489]

I miss ash trays although I do not smoke...!

[@onemoremisfit]

My 2002 Chevy truck has a lighted ashtray and a cigarette lighter and I do not smoke either. I can put small items in the clean ashtray that has never seen ashes (because I'm the original owner) and maybe use the lighter to start a campfire if that ever comes up.

[@bbb462cid]

Wouldn't you really rather have a Buick?

[@JohnnyRockva]

Yes!

[@RaymondHaley-bi8lx]

Big comfortable ride, just needed more balls under the hood and Grand touring suspension.

[@JohnnyRockva]

More balls? They came stock with a 7.0 liter (430cui) 360HP

[@bbb462cid]

475 ft-lbs, 360 hp from a 430 CID V8. It needed different transmission gearing and a wider choice of rear end ratios.

[@free65riv]

The worst commercial ever