About a decade ago, I was fortunate to share in a long dinner conversation with Ed Welburn, then vice president of Global Design for General Motors. Cadillac was presenting a new model during Monterey ...
Few '60s cars have the universal appeal of the 1963-65 Buick Riviera. Resto purists and automotive design critics have long hailed its crisp, "factory custom" styling. Likewise, hot rodders know that ...
When the 1963 Buick Riviera hit showrooms, it didn’t just shake up the personal luxury car market—it flat-out redefined it. With razor-sharp styling, understated elegance, and a healthy dose of V8 ...
We got to talking about GM’s greatest postwar achievements—ones we both experienced when young. Hailing the 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray as America’s sports-car icon, Welburn also singled out the ...
For five years, the four-seater Ford Thunderbird had the new "personal car" market all to itself. Then came the 1963 Buick Riviera. With classic good looks and a price just below the least expensive ...