Customs The Riviera Visits Atlas Speed & Custom

Yeah... I was going to tell you about that fender... Hahaha...!

How far North in Texas is the shop?

 

Damn Ryan, sounds like a slippery slope if I ever heard one...

 

I don't want to make things worse, but from the looks of that picture up above, your passenger door could use a second look too.

Sounds like the plan is coming together, boss. I'll be paying attention.

 

Over the years, I've enjoyed watching Jamie develope his skills. He has the eye and
the talent to become a great kustomizer. In the background you can see his 41 Coupe
that has a wicked chop. The Riviera is in good hands. Keep up the good work.

 

Uh, Ryan... Borranis only go on red cars.

Car is gonna be slick and subtle, can't wait for you to actually take some decent pics and post em up!

 

I shaved the door! Haha It's such an honor to do this car but on top of that its just a really nice car! A low mileage original car that sits just right and drives like a dream. Ryan has the right idea to just shave off the stuff that I'm 100% sure the designers didn't want on the car in the first but the corporate powers made it so. With name badges everywhere and an antenna that could be used for deep sea fishing, that simple shave is proving to be very effective. My favorite Ryan quote of the project came during our discussion of outside mirrors and my disdain for them. When finally asked if the only outside mirror on the car should stay or not he simply and eloquently said "Fuck that mirror". Now that's a true writer!! Haha
Ill post pictures has we go along but it really be a how to do paint and body or a totally play by play but just some shots here and there and ill let Ryan post up the completed pics.


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Yeah...it sucks when you dont notice it, but when someone else notices it; then YOU do too..and it sucks because all you do is dwell on the fact that you can see that one little imperfection! (BIG SIGH! -been there, done that-with my old Benz i owned) anywho.. i love Riv's....especially the body style that you have! good luck w/ the fix! i'm sure it'll look great in the hands of a good shop and from the sound of it, you got it at a good place!!!!

 

I don't wanna be that guy, but Verde Green is totally redundant.

 

I was told that isn't recognized as Texas!

Shaved door handles...? Now how does an average person pass on an idea to Buick marketing???

 

We decided to keep the door handles since this is also Ryan's family cruiser. His small children getting in and out of the car all the time makes solenoids a pain. Plus the door handles and just that small touch of chrome that 60's cars need in my opinion.


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Riv's are like Coca Cola bottles,
you don't need writing on them to know what they are.

That whole Trailer Park Boys missing passenger door thing is so pass'e anyways.

 

A friend of mine refers to it as, "South Oklahoma"!

 

I'm a Rvieria owner, and I have to agree with your assessment that they need a slight "shave and a haircut" to get 'em looking right. Gotta be careful not to go too far, though. Some elements (like the door handles, and most of the trim) need to stay for aesthetics. They compliment the car, not detract from it.

Love the analogy of the designer who poured his heart and soul into the car only to have the corporate bean-counters put their thumbprint on it. That is so true. Luckily, in the '60s, Bill Mitchell built a team of amazingly talented designers in the GM Design Studios, and their designs don't need much at all to be "perfect". Back then, those boys were at the top of their game. When you start taking a Riviera apart and you see all of the unique trim, brackets, and structure, and then realize that those pieces were not on any other GM car and unique to Riviera, only then can you fully appreciate the masterpiece that they created. Those cars are badass.

 

As weird as this sounds, the removable door skin is one of my favorite features on the rivs... I know, like I said, I'm weird....

 

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Anxious to watch the progress on this one. Glad you're sticking with the Verde Green...
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No, it's not blue-green, or Red Green, it's just green-green


There's also a deep blue that's stunning. I've been trying to get Stevie G to paint his that way, OR the 90's Buick "Black Sapphire Metallic". My folk's '91 Riviera was that color and it was deep and rich- in the day, you could see that it was really blue, but at night it looked black until you got under a street light, and it'd shine/almost glow!

 

Driving the Rivi back from Austin to Denison.


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i worked for 10 years as an auto damage appraiser, off lease inspector & fleet return inspector. it trained my eyes to see every little wave, bump, dent, scratch....whatever. it got to the point where i could see poor previous repair work on a car passing me on the hwy. when my dad brought home a brand new 97 Grand Prix GTP, the first thing i noticed was a tiny outward dent on the RF fender. drove me nuts.

anyway, whenever the body work phase starts on my own car, i wonder how insane that'll make me.

 

Love the Rivi's...always a classic look. Can't wait to see more on this one!

 

Back at Atlas and in good company.




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Bye bye line killing badges.

Why does one little emblem need 7 studs to hold it on! Thats just 7 holes to fill.



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Sounds like the Revolution had an extra bonus for you, Ryan. Me too, I ended up trading my Hemi A for Pushrod Mike's "57 wagon (pimpin' ain't easy). NOT to hijack a thread, but I can't wait to see what Jamie does with the 392..............Riv's in good hands!

 

There's a 65 Riviera in my future.