1966 Buick Riviera GS 425 Nailhead Build Project
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1966 Buick Riviera GS 425 Nailhead Build Project
Everything is fair game when it comes to reshaping the factory form; it’s just a matter of personal taste-and ultimately, the execution of the transformation.
The second-generation Riviera (1966-1967) is no less of a conceptual-design beauty than its predecessor-but like the first-gens, it’s just as much a prime candidate for further conceptualizing. Al Hummel obviously agreed with that, and after his Arizona estate sale find 1966 Riviera had sat quietly in his Nevada garage for years, decided it needed to head west for a proper makeover. The destination was Escondido where Randy Clark’s skilled team at Hot Rods & Custom Stuff (HR&CS) were tasked to interpret, execute, and candy-coat that vision of a properly made-over Rivi.
One of, if not the most challenging aspects of the project: the chop. From both the technical and the visual perspectives, many have tried … and many have failed. HR&CS did not fail by any means, pulling a little over 3 inches out of the Rivi’s roof profile in a manner that further accentuated the hardtop’s overall silhouette, making it almost appear longer in wheelbase in the process. Further restylizing was done by shaving the handles, crafting a custom wiper-concealing cowl panel, and trimming ’n’ tucking the now-shaved bumpers in tighter to the body. And it all works-very, very well for that matter-but HR&CS had one more major task to perform to really make the exterior transformation pop.
Once every last nook and cranny had been bodyworked and prepped following the initial metalwork, shop painter Andy Meeh stepped in and applied his trademark multi-gun skillset by accentuating the Riviera’s sleek lines and contours in a rather vivid way. His “golden” palette, as it were, consisted of House of Kolor Kandy Pagan Gold, a custom-mix of various gold Shimrins, and a pinch (or so) of gold ’flake-all laid down with hand-striped borderlines and sealed in House of Kolor’s Show Klear. And with the addition of 18-inch Colorado Custom wheels-whittled out in SoCal with one-off Riviera caps-wearing Diamond Back Classic 55-series radial whitewalls, there’s no mistaking it’s a custom.
The chassis received a RideTech adjustable suspension setup controlled by an AccuAir e-Level system, while the brakes and steering were all rebuilt and kept in the mechanical equation. Same for the engine, of course, as Al’s Rivi is a factory GS, and its dual-quad equipped 425 Nailhead was freshened up by Machine Tech in Oceanside prior to HR&CS making her look better than new, keeping most everything as-was with the exception of dual turbo pack mufflers.
While the aforementioned technical aspects may not stray too far from stock specs, the interior on the hand, well, it’s far and beyond what even Bill Mitchell had outfitted in his custom Rivieras. HR&CS’ in-house upholstery crew redid the original seating and paneling with a unique color combination of leather, then added gold-fleck embellished Trinidad black loop carpet (from ACC) below. Hard surface areas, such as the center console insert, were candy-coated gold, while pretty much everything else was chrome plated. In the process, a RetrosSound/MB Quart sound system and Vintage Air were installed as well.
Once a one-owner, rust-free original resting peacefully, today Al Hummel’s Riviera apparently gets no rest-whether it’s making a star appearance on Jay Leno’s Garage (on CNBC’s UA-cam), hanging out at major car shows, or in the studio in front of the lens, it’s been a non-stop ride ever since HR&CS wrapped it up.
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holychit man what a fantastic restoration as we say in new england wicked pissa job
Master piece !
Man I wish this build had been video complete love that car as a young man
Questa Riviera , restaurata sarebbe giá una fantastica auto ma con questo assetto low , fá paura !!!! 🏆🇲🇾👍💓💪🤙🙏🤯🚑
I would drive this Riviera every day Very Nice 😳👍👍😎
Автомобиль великолепный!!!! Парни мастера своего дела!
WOOOOW!!! QUE CARRAZO!!! LA PINTURA ES UNA OBRA DE ARTE!!!
Damn perfect wouldn’t change ponr thing.. but the name on the pink slip
Spectacular.....Period!!!
Nice work and wonderful .. Thank you "for this masterpiece 👍🏻
this is my new dream car
Wow awesome job. Idk if i like the chop yet, but either way, VERY nice.
Fantastic
Simply amazing!!!
Just seen this build and the chop wow,Its' still gorgeous and you guys build some impeccable rides keep grinding gentlemen keep grinding.Peace.
Sweet!!!!!
Sweet!!
👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 amazing
I love this car thanks for the info on the build been trying to find out what tires those where sense I've seen them 👍
Ficou perfeito...
واو روعة 👍👍🤗
ولاء الفتلاوي تجنن
Ugh. Why the chop? Those Rivieras has beautiful lines.
les quedo choriflai
جناااااااان....
Красотка
Wayyyy what d Fuck 👍👍👍💯
perfect. Wallpaper dowload link ?
👌🏻😎
So, it’s Jay’s car
I hope you bring 1980 Volkswagen Golf MK1 to Stranger Things Season 4 as Mike's Mom's Car
Como é o nome dessa banda que toca nesse vídeo?
На пневме?
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Another nice condition old car ruined - At least they didn't put an LS in it.
Nothing rare about them. They are everywhere.
Robby Gee the Riviera’s?? Are not every where!! In 1969 they only made 52,000 +/-, there was 112,000 chargers made in 69, the Buick Riviera is a rare car compared. Though, I am wondering where you got rare from, nobody was talking about rare here
@@jonellwanger7258 - Unique? I hope that works for you... These cars are everywhere. You don't have to look very hard to find one. Chop em up!
What's the name of the song & artist?
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again another riviera trying to pass as GS. this a custom clone of a GS. but still a very nice riviera.
🤔🤔🤔.............🤤🤤🤤..............🤐😝
This was a so-so build, since the chop wasn't necessary. Watching a video of repetitive shots of the body and nothing on the mechanicals is not why I subscribed to the channel. I gave it a thumbs down, my first for a video on Hand Built