Me and my dad see my dad's old car for the first time in 20 years.

[@p.s.womack6734]

He wanted that car so bad it broke my heart, it was like an old friend who waited for him to come back and get him.

[@gregwddriver]

My brother had one of those. It had a two speed automatic, I think. He gave it a stomp on the freeway going about 55 and the downshift was so gloriously violent, and the acceleration so brutal, that we nearly wet ourselves. A really under rated performance car.

[@RonnieFry]

GM should have given away 1,000 of these each year of production, everybody who sat in a Buick Riviera wanted one, they were that special. This car was exceptional inside for its time, when you opened the door it lit up. Smooth, handled like a dream, fair to great gas mileage for the time and mid sized... and fast!

[@TheRepublicanGreen]

It's a shame you could not get it and fix it up for your dad! I can tell he still loves it. Fred, if I come across a large sum of cash, I would be more than happy to help you out! Your dad deserve it

[@lucyrosevelt5274]

I so wish I could make sure he gets that car. He sounds so doggone excited about it. That's awesome :)

[@joeferguson2606]

He doesnt want to sell, he's never gonna sell. He just likes the attention the car brings him.. I know a guy that has nothing but chevy's...from 1952 up until a 1971 chevelle.. All impalas, chevelles, el camino's and corvettes... they just sit in the snow and rain and changing temps... i managed to get 2 off him in the 20 yrs ive know him.. A 65 impala SS and a 70 chevelle....I restored both...."The rest are still sitting ..he says he's gonna get around to restoring them... He turns down reasonable offers...He just likes the attention.

[@Bulletguy07]

+austin tatious He sounds a right fruit loop. A guy who lives near me has loads of Trabants he bought mega cheap when the Berlin Wall fell. There must be around 50 of them yet all he does is leave them rotting away on a large field he owns. Of course in 1989 nobody wanted a Trabant....they were practically given away! But that was 26 years ago and now they are sought after collectable cars.

[@branon6565]

Nothing but chevy's = landfill....they're exactly the same thing...

[@joeferguson2606]

Branon Fontaine well, he doesnt have any old fords or dodge that says something

[@zamblammer5659]

So many of these older guys buy up old cars like this, sit them in a field and never do anything with them. They will have dozens - maybe even hundreds of old "project cars" sitting around deteriorating. Always say they are going to restore it one day but never have any real intention to. Then when a person comes along with the skill, money and desire to buy and restore the car they still refuse to sell it. They will either flat out say its not for sale or they will throw some unrealistic price on the car to chase the buyer away-as in this case. The guy asking 10,000 for this car more thank likely has no intention to ever sell it. He would rather see it sit there in that field on his property and rot away until the day he dies than to let it go to the hands of someone who might do something with it. Its kind of like that TV show Hoarders in a way, only instead of filliing random items in the house they refuse to get rid of these guys hoard cars.

[@evilcowboy]

David Hartman Hit the nail on the head there man. They think they have the same energy and interest they did years ago. Only to find out they bit off more than they could chew. They think they will die and take it with them.

[@SurviventheOnslaught]

many people take an old car apart never to be touched

[@emilianosaldivar3622]

1972 firebird

[@yakikadafi6189]

their emotions play some role here mostly that’s why In my humble opinion

[@myronhuffman91]

You are SO right David...been there...I watched a 64 ss sink into the ground through the years .

[@B4myV13]

musta been so awesome to see the old man reunite with that car! two thumbs up!

[@bonnevillejoe]

I can't believe how well it survived sitting in the weeds like that. I sure hope you guys saved it.

[@adape0884frank]

that car looks like it can still be saved and brought back to life

[@MrXSeleven]

Lots of potential there. Those old Nailheads were torque monsters... I rebuilt/hopped up a 425 for a customer (A priest!) and after it was done that car would shred the tires at will. I love those cast valve covers. Those engines were works of art with the dealer-installed dual quads. I used to own a 65 Special (way lighter) and can attest to the Torque and speed of the nailhead. You need to buy that car-not too often does one find a car they shouldn't have sold decades later. Thanks for posting

[@303y03]

Posted here many comments back. Keep crossing paths with this video. The front rake on the fenders had me hooked the first time I laid eyes on my 65. Very sinister in Midnight Blue lacquer and turquoise interior. Tires would howl when you lit them up. I ran a 401 with factory quadrajet. Switched to the optional dual Carters later on. Too much for the 401 on the low end, but the car screamed with the kickdown engaged and 8 barrels wide open. High revs were crazy with the dual quads.

[@underarmour07]

I had a '64 just like this a few years back, almost the same color with the 425 wildcat... and I'll have to agree, it was the fastest thing I've ever owned!

[@Kevinegan1]

I found my '69 Firebird after 33 years. It was treated badly. Left outside to rust and missing many parts, including the engine and transmission. The owner was nice enough that he gave it to me. I built a garage for it and want badly to restore it. Got sick and am now disabled. Restoring it seems like it will take miracle but I keep praying.

[@marinamedeiros2982]

Loved my 69 bought in 1977,Later the person that bought it ruined it then traded it off for 300.00 on some pile of crap Bronco 2?

[@azoreanblade2]

wow, a Buick Riviera. i came across the '67 year version, everything was still original on the vehicle until the rear shock absorbers had to be replaced, but the exhaust was just rusted out. the Riviera is one of my favorite classic muscle cars.

[@rowbeartoe1788]

I hate how mfers just leave old cars out in the wild to fucking rust

[@RedDodge1968]

I am with you on that, so many people let beautiful old cars sit and rot away rather than sell them to someone who will actually do something with it. It is a shame.

[@joegroseclose3431]

Have to Agree I had a Riviera like this was one of the fastest cars I have ever owned. Left a lot of Trans Ams and Z28 Camaros in the dust. Had a 70 Chevelle too that was no match but weighed much less.

[@superpacman73]

my uncle had a 65 with hideaway headlights , Man i wanted that thing so bad . Sat for 20 + years till i was old enough to work on it, Then they hauled it to scrap so i wouldnt get mess with it!!! I cried like a baby !!!!

[@Bulletguy07]

It's very strange how some people just buy cars, park them up in a field or wherever, and either want "silly money" to part with them or FLAT REFUSE to sell. They just like watching them rot away and take some kind of weird pleasure in depriving someone else from saving them. I once came across a 1965 Mk1 Mini (way more rare than Cooper 'S') in someones garden, just like this though covered in weed. Fortunately the guy who owned it was going to scrap it so i offered him the same money and he accepted. That was one Mk1 Mini saved!!

[@jnichols3]

Some people have strange ideas about the value of vehicles. I saw a middle 70s Pinto wagon with a FOR SALE sign in the window about five years ago. The guy wanted over $30,000. Pretty sure he never sold it.

[@ShokaLion]

True, but you can't knock the man for actually going ahead and selling the car, taking away the temptation rather than driving it while drunk.

[@tireman4567]

i can understand the love your father had for that 64 i had a 73 riviera in high school restored it from the ground up blew the engine driving to school one morning but replaced it with a 455 stage 1 engine that was out of a 71 grandsport i loved that car too bad i got t boned one morning goin to work by a bread truck and it was totaled

[@Fahrvergnugen]

Those old Rivieras were really beautiful cars. That one looks like it's still got some potential!

[@clangun]

It became known as the"Nailhead" for the unusual vertical position of its small sized valves which were compared to nails since their head diameter is smaller than other comparable displacement engines of the same era. The engine used a camshaft with greater lift and duration to offset the smaller sized valves and restrictive ports.The heads sit on top of the engine block and match the bank angle, however the rocker covers sit level on top of the heads to accommodate the rockers and valves.

[@MysteryWolph]

Wow. I can't believe someone could leave that car out there like that and pay it no mind. I love Rivieras. That dude is nuts for not wanting to sell it. Is he afraid he'd to see it not rotting?

[@WeAreCreedGames]

MysteryWolph Greedy.

[@heychevrolet299]

Fred A. Never got it back huh

[@stevesestrich5143]

Hyup, ahm'ol fix 'er up someday.

[@gregory3829]

I wish your dad could have got that car back, you could almost see and hear in his voice he was re living old memories

[@303y03]

I had a 65. First year for the TH400. The single carb 425 was rated at 340h.p. but could be ordered with a 360 h.p. dual quad engine from the factory . Most mistake the torque rating (465 Wildcat on air cleaner) as the actual hp. Mine saw airplane like body lift at 100mph. Scary indeed!

[@jgfrakes2736]

I had a '63. 425 Wildcat Nailhead engine. Massive torque curve, 390 factory HP.

[@kevinfay5172]

I wish I could see some of my old cars If I had chance to get them back in shape Id do it in a heart beat there is so much metal there a diehard would go crazy between cars and trucks

[@YaBoiScrumpo]

Really? I love it! I see it as a lovely opportunity to restore them. I want to find one of these places with a bunch of classic just hanging around for me to see and maybe find one I want. :)

[@iluvrachellef]

This is pretty touching to watch being that i love classic cars so much.I cant believe some peeps here dont know its a Riviera & not a Wildcat.Ill forgive u guys if ur like 20yrs old or younger.

[@cavalrytm]

True, I've heard of old dudes who have been pressured by their old ladies to sell their stuff, so they put their stuff up for sale just to shut the wench up, but price everything too high for anyone to have interest. Still, he should have recognized that old rusty car meant something personally to this guy and made him a better offer. I mean, show some heart. People do it all the time and it doesn't result in the sky falling down.

[@anibalbabilonia1867]

Dude that a beautiful Buick!! You guys should restore it to original condition👍very cool car

[@millakilla]

It doesn't matter how the valve covers are oriented, the cylinders are still opposed at a 90° angle. The valve covers on a nailhead are actually just very big and horizontal to the ground on top giving it an awkward appearance, but the pistons still all meet from both sides of the engine in the center.

[@daniel55645]

i love those old rusted out cars sitting in a field. they just look awesome

[@ps3player111]

It's so sad to see old beauty's like that sitting there and rotting away :(

[@mssixty3426]

My Great-aunt had a 1964 Buick Wildcat . . . my mom's side of the family liked Buicks, my dad's side liked Mopar! :)

[@kinezo1961]

I had a 63 Riviera with a 401 for 28 years. It sat 20 years. I put a battery in and put transmission fluid in the cylinders overnight gas in the carb and it started right up! PS It was the same exterior color with a white interior.

[@roberthuttle]

My 1st, 1965 Malibu 4 dr.. 23k on it from grandma...body rusted..straight 6 with a 2 speed power glide. 2nd, 1970 Plymouth 2dr Satellite.. Built up 318..nice starter car. 3rd, 1972? Plymouth 2dr Duster..bought it as an extra ride from cousins. 318 auto..sold it couple months later.. 4th, 1970 Dodge 2dr Coronet. Had a 440 in it I blew in 1st week I owned it.. Beautiful ride..(sad story) 5th, 1981 Buick Regal w/T tops 3.8 6cyl. Pretty nice car. 6th, 1983 Chev Monte Carlo SS. Bench seat. Shifter on the tree.. 305 HO. Think 1st year for the SS. 7th, 1990 Nissan 300 ZX. Auto. Twin turbo...best handling car I've ever owned. 8th, 1995 Chevrolet Camaro Gigliotti G2, ZR28. Bought with 13k on it.. Still own as of 2015. 8th, 2013 Kia Optima SLX. Bought New. Still own as of 2015.. List to continue...thanks if you read all this.

[@JesusBehindtheWheel]

For the love of GOD! Restore the blue beauty!!

[@MrClean-nk8re]

Jesus Behind the Wheel of love to take the blue one. oml😍

[@bluesharp59]

Very cool car. Gave a thumbs up. Have a great weekend.

[@aa64912]

I had one just like it wish I could find another one. They were great to drive

[@FedericoLucchi]

HOW BEAUTIFUL!!! Can't believe it's sitting in nature, waiting for death to take over slowly!

[@sidebarrecon2201]

These are very nice cars when restored, that said it would take 25 grand to bring this one back. Motor gone through, trans, electrical, interior, brakes, rear end rebuilt. this is a 2 thousand dollar car. I think the dad knew that considering the state it's in.

[@robertnunley5374]

53 chevy 5 window pickup very nice that's my dream truck

[@marinamedeiros2982]

They built a ton of them,right up the road from me in Oakland CA.They closed the truck line in 1963,And I see they are stupid expensive these days

[@ChubbyLoveDumpster]

must have been an emotional moment.. if that was me i would have been crying.

[@sd31263]

@TheFordsforme The doors have vent windows, and the handles are pull-down, which makes it a '51 - '52. The '47 - '50 Chevys had no vent windows. The '53 had push-button door handles.

[@SSGLew]

I had an Electra with the Wildcat, and understand your father's concern. As to all the hype (doesn't have four barrels), you've obviously never driven the big blocks. My Electra would (and did on many occasions) outrun anyone stupid enough not see past the wrapper. Had that car clocked at Michigan International Speedway at over 149 mph. Stock. With a two barrel. Sub 13 seconds on street rubber. One of the saddest days in my life when I wrecked her....

[@SuperFunkymonkey47]

It's in good shape for sitting so long...hope the bottom isn't all rusted out...Hope you get it back on the road soon!

[@58raceguy]

SuperVetteguy, the front clip alone is worth an easy $2k, not to mention all the rest of the sheet metal, trim, and interior. While $10k is a little strong for the car as it sits, its not unreasonable given what the market is like and the collectibility of the first-gen Rivieras.

[@Burnedtoastify]

That motor was actually rated at 340hp in '64. Powerfull, but not quite a contender with later cars like the 427 vette, 389 GTO and Mustang 428CJ.

[@DougCameraMan]

From what I could see, the blue Riviera not that bad shape, a great looking classic car worth putting some money into it.

[@jbrian80]

You guys are so lucky you have the opportunity to play around these classic cars, I live in a culture that discourage me to own one of these, even I can afford them, instead they want me to get married and have babies F#$@ THAT!

[@FriendlyRambler]

That is sad that it's been left in the woods like that.

[@MrCorvairGuy]

From a quick Google search, the factory rating is 340hp/465 torque SAE gross measure and the car weighs about 4200 lbs. 0-60 in about 8 seconds, 1/4 mile in about 15 seconds. A modern Buick LaCrosse weighs about the same yet it can post those same times with only a 3.6L V6. How far we've come.

[@BigUnitBeef]

Nailhead with the spider intake...my cousin built one up to 700 hp. Awsome motor!

[@FelixTheHouseFreak]

Sometimes there isn't the cash to fix them back up. For example I still have my 1966mustang that my dad used to drive until the transmission was ruined in an off road route. Long story short after 20+ years it sat because no one had the money to fix it up, but we sure as heck don't want to get rid of it either! It's my turn ti give it some elbow grease now.

[@Rockit8]

at least he could cover it with something. being out in the elements really makes them age faster...

[@01superjack]

Terrific find.. most impressed by the "Crickey, mate!" at @0:02;.. and this is coming from an Australian!

[@nelsona779]

I don't know how I ended up here but this is amazing this is my dream car I have a tattoo of it in my chest one day I will get this car that is an amazing car. I wish I had that car

[@nelsona779]

@Benjamin Morris that's awesome don't give up it will happen 🤟👍dreams keeps us moving forward.

[@VulturesAwait]

beautiful. I have a 71 Boatail Riv...love the 63s too

[@thisguysaccount95]

I know a lady near lake gaston in VA that has this same damn thing going on. A 66 Mustang fastback #'s matching c-code 289, a 56 bel air rusted and hollowed out being used as a toy box, a 57 nomad with a full grown thirty year old tree growing through the engine compartment, a 78 Z/28 Camaro and a 69 Camaro SS 350 with the original rally green paint. She is lucky I didn't have a gun when we were there. She would have been quite dead.

[@TierodMcslush]

The 64 buick nailhead had 340 horespower with 465 lb ft torque. you could get them with 2x4's but its rare, that option had 360 hp.

[@electra4554]

Actualy its rated at 340HP with 1 X 4barrel carb and 360HP with a second 4 barrel and was a monster torker, not too bad for an early 60's ;)

[@rahowhero]

425 buick - 425 ft pounds of torque, buick is/was famous for designating engine names with the torque rating. from a nzer who only got interested in buicks recently

[@scottyperinn]

your right, it's a nail head. the biggest of them. it don't have 400 plus horsepower like the guy said though, more like 340 and 465 lbs. ft. torque, something like that. came with a 4GC carb., i think...at least the 4 bbl. 401 version did. it was replaced by the 430 a few years later, a more modern design. i do believe that car has the first year of GM's TH400 3 spd. auto trans.

[@stephenlegette5082]

We Had a '64 Wildcat with the 425 in it,It said 465 hp on the breather.Fastest Car I ever Drove Way Past 140mph.My Parents sold it for the same reason said it was to fast for me,that i would get killed in it.

[@tucknodoogs]

Somebody has gotta rescue that car! And maybe some of the others around it.

[@seangandreas]

beautiful car :) looks like a beast :)

[@leahanna412003]

Wow - the restoration place about 8 minutes from me would die for the chance to restore that baby. :)

[@jerryjerry8350]

for 20 years out side it looks awesome

[@HOT923LosAngeles]

Sweet mama that's a nice car!!

[@1oldskoolluvr]

as i was saying.......The gross rating reflects none of these losses; it represents an engine's theoretical maximum output under ideal conditions, not how much power it actually produces when installed in a car. parasitic loss is something that you will never overcome.

[@Bayan1905]

I would take either the old Chevy 3100 pick up or that old Ford dumptruck!

[@WaxMeister]

every few years I'll drive my old 35 5 window coupe Ford... in a dream that I always wish never ends.

[@freqest1]

very nice. Love to hear it start.

[@34D2234]

that 50 chevy pickup looked like it had a decent interior, you should buy that 64 riviera and totally restore it and get it back on the road

[@wacaze]

A bunch of nice cars and trucks.

[@chrilla1980]

I know what you mean because it´s the same with older vintage/veteran outboards.....they are NOT rated at the prop but the engine itself compared to todays outboards.But the older ones are far more reliable. Cheers and take care

[@ramairgto72]

I knew a guy who had old cars, we are talking 50s 60s and even some 20s, stuff was rotting into the ground, but the guy felt he would rather let it rust away then not get what he wanted for it... Eire PA,

[@milwaukeegregg]

no way that car was in the elements for 20 years..

[@toddpasieta9855]

milwaukeegregg thank you

[@oldgreen100]

heaven:) i want the 80s Ford, the Buick, and the 5 window Chevy :)

[@TierodMcslush]

Edelbrock has made that style 550-650 cfm carb for at least 25 years.

[@Junkyard-Restorations]

i really like those cars. i hope they dont scrap it

[@mattbartholomew5707]

Damn that car looks like it's in pretty decent shape considering its possibly been left sitting for a few years.

[@machone7I]

It's actually quite beautiful as is. I'd rather drive that un-rusted, yet weathered beast with bad chrome instead of having a vulgar shiny museum piece to drive on sundays.

[@chrishachet8622]

Neat old Buick!

[@hoplite46]

love them old cars wish I could fix em up

[@Hargak]

new tech vs nostalgia is really all there is then :)

[@The1FastGP]

@Freddy4190 So whats its current status? Im a Pontiac guy, but i love every classic.

[@turbodurbo666]

all those cars should be restored!

[@CornerstoneAutoLLC]

Sometimes the story behind is more important then the car itself.

[@Jeschitown]

really nice Buick

[@aaronzack14]

beautiful cars. and this one has stood the test of the elements. i wouldnt pay 10,000 for it, but wow. even at that price it would be one hell of a show car if you could get everything back to stock.

[@hamtrak]

Old McDonalds been sippin' too much shine.

[@gizamer]

cool ass car but i do agree with you brother its nice to see someone with and educated mind post a comment for a change

[@KickflipD]

My girlfriends uncle owns one of those Cherry red awesome looking thing pushing 700 hp

[@wvXvxvXvw]

Thing about old American cars is they never get to a point of no return. They were built with real, thick, quality steel and can always be rebuilt. You'll see 1930s cars that have been sitting in the woods since the 50s that still hold shape and the doors still work. Most other countries are dumb to the American cars on the road. They seem to think all the cars are junk and cheaply built, always falling apart. Most of our cars have 200k+ miles on them and are still being driven every day.

[@Mr1963chevy]

that carb is fairly new,that type has only been in production about 15 to 20 yrs,so it may have been possible

[@rkt88403]

V8 is the angle of the cylinders. Nothing to do with the heads. The early V8 Buicks were called "Nailhead" due to the small diameter valves. Great for torque, but not for breathing, limiting horsepower.