Test Drive 1955 Buick Special Riviera 2-door Hardtop V8 Classic Car Addict

[@patrickmcgrath5411]

AS SOMEONE ONCE ASKED, "WOULDN'T YOU REALLY, RATHER HAVE A BUICK"❣️

[@ClassicCarAddicts]

Is that a Buick? hahaha

[@canibusnj]

Oh wow, I thought you guys sold that car. If I had the money, I'd take it off your hands. One of the nicest Buick Specials currently on the market.

[@ClassicCarAddicts]

The paint is so good on it. Drives great.

[@woodie1121]

One of my first cars but mine was Century, it four’s holes on the fender s ever thing else is the same, looks good, Allrn

[@ClassicCarAddicts]

That’s is awesome. It’s such a great car.

[@craigjorgensen4637]

Nice car but I love how quickly glosses over the defects and the things that don’t work! Those window flappers are a pain to fix for one thing!

[@ClassicCarAddicts]

It is a classic car so things are bound to be a little off.

[@Al-thecarhistorian]

@@ClassicCarAddictsA little off? Really. Trying to peddle a pig in a poke.

[@craigjorgensen4637]

I was thinking the same thing.

[@matthewtaylor1697]

Me like

[@ClassicCarAddicts]

It is amazing. Would love to do an LS conversion on this one.

[@erichanson3961]

At the beginning of the video he said it had a 3 speed automatic...no. At the end, he called the Buick Dynaflow a Hydramatic (which would have been a 4-speed automatic in those days.)-no. Dynaflow just goes along in high gear and lets the torque converter handle everything else, but low (on this 2-speed automatic plus complicated torque converter) is manually selectable and makes a huge difference in acceleration from rest. -He should have done his basic homework on this. Also, he kept speaking of "Riviera" as if this is the car's model. It is simply 50s Buick-Speak for a hardtop. Prior to the 63 Riviera, that is all this word meant on a Buick. This is a Buick Special with the "Riviera" hardtop.

[@ClassicCarAddicts]

I will have to look into that. Thanks for the tip.

[@Greatdome99]

Duh. Of course it has a Dynaflow.

[@Kurkess]

You ever sell cars abroad - to the EU?

[@ClassicCarAddicts]

Absolutely. Usually, 2 a month.

[@Al-thecarhistorian]

Nice looking car. Nothing works, but it is a nice looking car! IF it has the original tranny, it would not be a Hydramatic (which was a 4-speed, not a 3-speed) but the famous Buick -only Dynaflow. Learn about the car before you demonstrate it. For the record, Buicks in 1954 had wrap around windshields.

[@ClassicCarAddicts]

Thanks! It was a bit of a mess on this video.

[@Greatdome99]

Chevy also offered its version called the Turboglide in the late 1950s.