Not bad for a 60 year old car!
Beautiful. I remember when they were new - an early attempt at FWD.
Very nice.
For those wondering what "445"means, it's probably the torque rating of the engine, that's what Buick did, "named" their engines by the torque rating. Also one can tell here by the narrow valve covers this is a nailhead engine. The intake valves and ports provide a very good path for the air-fuel mixture to reach the cylinders. But this used space for the exhaust valves and ports, the exhaust valves are very small as a result. The valves are a small as nails (not really).
FredCM wrote:
Very nice.
For those wondering what "445"means, it's probably the torque rating of the engine, that's what Buick did, "named" their engines by the torque rating. Also one can tell here by the narrow valve covers this is a nailhead engine. The intake valves and ports provide a very good path for the air-fuel mixture to reach the cylinders. But this used space for the exhaust valves and ports, the exhaust valves are very small as a result. The valves are a small as nails (not really).
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I remember a car with 442 in the name. 4 barrel carb 4 speed trans. Dual exhaust
A real muscle car
DickC
Loc: NE Washington state
I had a Riv around that time, had those clam-shell headlight covers, not sure of the date!
The 442 was an Oldsmobile.
Great car and photos, thanks for posting!
Burtzy
Loc: Bronx N.Y. & Simi Valley, CA
Sidwalkastronomy wrote:
I remember a car with 442 in the name. 4 barrel carb 4 speed trans. Dual exhaust
A real muscle car
The 442 was an Oldsmobile. My cousin had one, a convertible. I got a ticket on cross-island expressway in it.
dmagett
Loc: Albuquerque NM/Sedona AZ
jerryc41 wrote:
Beautiful. I remember when they were new - an early attempt at FWD.
This Riv was rear wheel drive. The Olds was front wheel drive.
Sidwalkastronomy wrote:
I remember a car with 442 in the name. 4 barrel carb 4 speed trans. Dual exhaust
A real muscle car
Yes, I remember that - Oldsmobile. The meaning of the 442 changed from what it meant originally. I forget which was which.
"The "4-4-2" name (pronounced "Four-four-two") derives from the original car's four-barrel carburetor, four-speed manual transmission, and dual exhausts [1][2][3] (Some maintain that the '2' indicated a limited-slip differential). It was originally written "4-4-2" (with badging showing hyphens between the numerals),[1] and remained hyphenated throughout Oldsmobile's use of the designation. Beginning in 1965, the 4-4-2s standard transmission was a three-speed manual along with an optional two-speed automatic and four-speed manual, but were still badged as "4-4-2"s. Because of this change, from 1965 on, according to Oldsmobile brochures and advertisements, the 4-4-2 designation referred to the 400 cubic inch engine, four-barrel carburetor, and dual exhausts."
Those early Riv's were a beautiful design, but as the years went by they became less attractive and rather bloated - just my opinion. Nice job of photographing this '73 under less than favorable weather conditions.
Nice work, Kim! One of Buick's best looking models.
DickC wrote:
I had a Riv around that time, had those clam-shell headlight covers, not sure of the date!
It may have been a 1966. I bought a brand new one upon graduating college and paid, if I remember correctly’
$4000. And I didn’t have a job yet!
My father went ballistic
I helped a friend put a transmission in his '65 Riv, in the same garage I'm at now. He just passed last Friday. The car was gone long,long ago. I'm still here!
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