| 1957 Buick Century Riviera Custom Hardtop |
| 1957 Buick Century Riviera Custom Hardtop (https://youtu.be/DNRey80ppHI) (https://youtube.com/shorts/KMZXOeLlnoA?feature=share) Own a Piece of history. Customized by the famous Richard Zocchi and displayed in the Oakland Roadster Show in 1979. Movie producer William McEuen the movie producer of many Steve Martin movies bought the custom ride in 1980 and used it sparingly for parades and pleasure. The car sat in his move prop warehouse till 2010 when Ray Rapuano purchased the car and started a 7-year extensive restoration adding several upgrades while preserving Zocchis original design. Richard Zocchi signed picture of the ride included with the sale. Only shown twice, this car won two coveted awards; October 2017 at Charlotte AutoFair - Most Creative Build and spring 2018 the Goodguys BestBitchin award. Zocchi did a masterful job in chopping and lowering the roof 2, shaving doors hood and trunk, Frenching the front lights with 1976 Chrysler headlight trims, and Frenching the rear taillights with dual lights from a 1956 Buick. When the restoration was completed, the car was shown only a few times and won some coveted awards. October 2017 at Charlotte AutoFair it received the Most Creative Build award and in spring of 2018 it received the Goodguys BestBitchin award. For a short summary, view the attached Display Board photo and for a complete summary of all that was done to the vehicle read on below. Included with sale is a beautiful Display Board, Best Bitchin trophy, the Most Creative Build trophy and the signed Zocchi photo from the 1979 Oakland Roadster show, a $1000 light painting of the car, all Buick manuals and all paperwork. Exterior Entire car was disassembled All stainless was sent out to be professionally polished All chrome was also set out to be re-chromed Front windshield was replaced Vent glass and door glass was replaced 100ew weatherstripping All other glass was polished We block sanded entire car, and sanded again after epoxy primer Entire car painted with a white/silver base PPG Wineberry red applied in 70verlay until correct matching color to original was obtained 4 coats of PPG clear were applied over and wet sanded after 2 coats Final cut and buff were performed for ultimate finish All Stainless interior and exterior were polished All Chrome pieces interior and exterior and large bumpers were re-chromed Pinstriping was meticulously done to original specs and even added Mr. Mills name to the front of the hood as originally done by the master. New Rims, original chrome was dull New Michelin white wall tires by Diamond Back Classics Interior retained seating, door panel and ceiling upholstery for original design intent Retained seating, door panel and ceiling upholstery for original design intent All seating upholstery was removed, and new foam was installed. Replaced steering column with new Chrome Tilt Unit New Billet Aluminum Eagle steering wheel with Carbon Fiber wrap New Billet Aluminum pedals New polished aluminum door sill plates New Wire harness Power windows added Power door poppers added Power trunk release added Air Conditioning installed with chrome compressor New Sony Stereo with old school exposed speakers and amp in trunk New Electric antenna added Dash gauge pack added, plus clock and tach Kept original dash re-polished bezel parts Installed AC controls and new radio in Glovebox Door and vent window crank handles replaced Re-chromed many interior parts around glass areas New dyna matt and sound insulation applied to floors and back of rear seat Carpet changed from silver to black loop Buick Emblem floor mats added Seat belts added New LED courtesy lights added under dash New Curbside lights added in base of doors New 3 rd brake light added Trunk not originally detailed New Upholstery Installed Battery mounted in trunk Stereo amplifier added Engine Bay Not originally detailed Battery moved to trunk Entire engine bay sanded and painted Replaced existing 364 Nailhead engine with a 425 Nailhead engine with tri power GM 2GC carbs approximately 1100 cfm HEI distributor Ceramic coated original exhaust manifolds New high torque mini starter New AC system and aluminum condenser Power front disc brakes and all new brake lines New high performance aluminum radiator with stainless steel overflow New 16 electric cooling fan in addition to original mechanical fan Undercarriage not originally detailed The entire undercarriage, frame and wheel wells were sanded and painted black All undercoating was removed in the process No rust found anywhere All new fuel lines and original fuel tank serviced New brake lines installed New 2 stainless dual exhaust installed New front Cadillac heavy duty springs installed new rear springs installed KYB shocks added for ride handling improvement Many front-end parts were replaced, including new steering box, steering pump and hoses, ball joints professionally rebuilt, pitman replaced, sway bar links and bushings replaced, etc. Located in Chapel Hill, NC 27517 For more information, please call 833-265-6113 and mention ID 32116B |
| Phone: 833-265-6113 |
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