For the first time ever, I rode in a car that literally gave me motion sickness. This 1968 Buick Riviera is what is called a pro touring car. The only thing that remains of it's original self are the roof and doors, everything else has been transformed to go fast. Give John a follow on Instagram @ripnriv to see more.
If he had the money to build that car then he has the money to put in the gas tank. This car is badass to say the least. 780HP/ 718FPTQ on a N.A. engine, now that's pretty freaking awesome. Also most of the car is Carbon Fiber, so he made it a lot lighter than a stock 68 Buick. He's got the biggest tires I've ever heard of on a car and yet he's got them all the way around. Not to mention he built a lot of the suspension. This guy is amazing. Great job building this 68 Buick. Absolutely amazing man.
Jeff Froment yeah I was really impressed by that big of a number naturally aspirated. Buick engines aren’t as powerful as the big block chevies or at least they can’t breathe as well as the big block contemporaries and a big block Chevy has a tough time reaching that number. Very amazing. Must have done really extensive work to the cam and heads to have it flow that well.
D Lugo right he did an amazing car. I love the fact that it's got 780HP and 718 Pounds of Torque on a naturally aspirated engine. You don't see that to much on a N.A. engine. Absolutely Amazing Build.
@@froey198033 that's what i was thinking, hard to get that kind of power N/A. I need to check into that power booster and hi velocity fans he has, those are sweet.
Yeah but the sad part is that Buick engines besides the 455 aren’t really highly regarded. I’ve got a Buick 350 in my skylark and it’s had extensive head porting that was done across the country and a fairly large camshaft (provided by the last guy who owned it cause I’ve only had it for a couple months) and it’s a lame motor. 310 horse MAYBE and there was a lot of money involved in shipping those heads to Texas. Same amount of money in say a small block Chevy 350 you’d be making 400 horsepower and it would scream pretty good. Buick motors always have a bigger stroke, and in many ways it’s just not practical.
@@theeoddments960 the Achilles heel of most of the Buick motors were the heads' intake ports and valve design, the ports were narrow and the valves were typically small in diameter. Which was intended for smooth driving and meant to get more torque to move the car at the start, they never really were designed for high performance applications, with the exception of some
Debonaire Catalina65 you don’t need to tell me that. The 350 in my skylark was shipped halfway across the country to get potted and polished and it’s still lame. I’ve heard that there are going to be new aluminum head coming from some other company but it would cost literally 2 grand on a mediocre motor anyway. Flowing is a major problem and at least in my case it’s not worth messing around with my motor.
This was my favorite video on RUclips that I have EVER seen! That car is fucking badass and built. Old school, and the owner is full of skill. Super respect.
I was going to stop watching when he mentioned what engine it had thinking "Oh another crappy LS swap" but was pleasantly surprised he kept it Buick powered! Nice car, what a beast. Love those older Buicks and he did an outstanding job on it!
Cars like this were often a kid's first second hand car in the 70's and 80's. We used to hop em up a good bit back then. Any car I owned was mostly street illegal and more like a stock car. Radios were pointless. You couldn't hear them in the first place over the headers. Those were the good days.
I bought a pristine 68 Riviera in 1974 for $725.00 - 430 4v - I was 17 years old. Took it to 120mph regularly on bis ply tires - you'd have thought you were in a cloud - absolutely amazing car.
Man this thing is sick asf. Never seen anything like it. Very Impressive my friend, If I could like this 10 times I would. lol Keep up the great work man love the videos!
I’m just here to of course support M2F, & really to laugh at how many so called “car guys” who will watch this video who more than likely have no clue about Buick’s Incredible Performance history with the 421 Wildcat, 66-67 Riviera, & the Filthy as hell 1970 Build GSX 445 Stage one.. Thank you Stephen for bringing us these dope ass videos👊🏽
i had a '67 Riv, 430 stock engine (low-revving, kinda weak oiling issues). I always wanted to swap my 430 Buick with a Chevy 454. My Riv did hot have posi-rear end. So it was a peg leg rear end. (sad face). Nevertheless, I did do this: I put in a B&M shift kit for the Turbo 400, i deleted the rear resonators and i had a local shop re-do the exhaust and put it out the side, and replaced the air intake with a high flow kit (at the time). With all that, my 4,400 lb '67 Buck Riv still did 0-60 in around 6.8 seconds. Top speed was around 140 mph. i was really stupid with this car...one time, around 1AM, me & and a friend of mine clobbered an '80 L88 'Vette - we topped out around 105 mph. In a 35 mph zone.
This car is a BEAST; 355s...700 plus NA, the Carbon Fiber work, metal work, his entire fab is something to TIP you cap too. When he completes the Carbon Fiber work, this car belongs in SEMA for the build. Dam the custom engine mounts, I would love to take a look underneath
Dude, that car is three years younger than me, man. I grew up with big American cars. My dad had a 67 Buick Skylark til the gas crisis of 73. He had a Ford Pinto for about 2 or 3 months, but it was too small for him, he couldn't wear his hat or it would rub the headliner, and his knee hit the dashboard every time he let the clutch out. He had a Dodge Dart (No idea what year) til 76, when he bought a new Skylark from a dealer. It got sold in 79 when he passed. First car I drove was my mom's 74 VW Rabbit. Bottom of the line, AM radio, no power brakes, no power steering, no a/c, 4 speed... First car I bought was a 74 Nova in 83. It had 3 on the tree and a 250 inline six-banger. I blew it up. Then I had a 78 Nova with a 350 and a turbo 350 automatic. I wrecked it. Then after that I had a 78 Chevy Monza with a Buick V6, 4-barrel, 4-speed... I blew it up. I had a 72 Chevy one ton 4x4 pickup that had 220,000 mi on it when I bought it. I blew that up too. Then I had a 70 Pontiac Tempest that I bought for $50 bux, I drove it for 4 months, til the transmission shat the bed. Then I had a 73 Chevy flatbed with a built small block 400, 4-bolt mains, Crane cam, Edelbrock intake, Holley 850 double pumper, Doug Thorley headers, Summit clutch, M22 Muncie 4-speed, 3.73:1 rear end... I blew that motherfucker up too. Then I had a 72 Buick LeSabre that I wrecked, a 69 Chevy 3/4 ton pickup, an 80 Dodge Aspen, two 87 VW Jettas, one 5-speed, one automatic, an 84 Jeep Cherokee, a 72 Chevy Impala, a 91 Pontiac 6000 wagon that I got off my brother, an 89 Chevy S-10 pickup, a 94 Buick wagon, same thing as the 6000 wagon, a 92 F-150 which is still sitting in my back yard, an 03 Dodge Ram 1500 which I wrecked the dogshit out of, and an 03 Ford E-150 work van, which is still on the road. And that's not counting my ex-wife's 86 Cutlass, or the countless company trucks I've driven, and the company truck I drive now. Bottom line, dude, you're shitting yourself going around bends in a car that's built for that shit! Don't be afraid of your vehicle, or it'll fuck you.
So refreshing that you did it all yourself. I had a 74 Riviera stage one that had five hundred horses under the hood. So I can understand the extra horsepower. When you get the chance e-mail me with future modifications. Keep up the good work.
Different is what I feel all these builds are all about. This car, too me is a fantasy build. I almost went this route with my 67 El Camino. I feel the passion this Dude has and I hope he builds more of these. When he said the car weighs 3400lbs. I nearly dropped a load! I thought he was going to say 5000ish. A very cool build!
Not for this class, they don't get the speeds needed for a wing to be effective, it would have to be massive, thus adding weight. Honestly this thing would most likely beat the crap out of a Lamborghini or Ferrari on the autocross or pro-touring course.
1000s of hours in a wind tunnel , full carbon fiber bodies, thinner paint to shave ounces off the weight, 70 years old racing history all for nothing .Ferrari , Mclaren and Lamborghini should have just contacted this guy to build there cars. ................... I do like this car but it could never hang with the GT3 class.
I for one am so glad that is the car he "had". It is so much more impressive to see ingenious engineering make modified the cars of consequence than to engineer the consequences out of the car.
Lmao his face explained it all about the power this car has. I have a 67 riviera that I’m building now with a 2 stage 455. I blew up my 430 engine three times so decided to go with the 455 block
That car is so incredibly Sinister Looking! I would pull over, park and throw the keys out the window to let that dude pass me if he flashed his high-beams! 🤣🤣🤣. Nice job not puking there Stefan aka “Pepto-Bismod”🤣🤣😂😂
Learned to drive/race in a custom 67 riv 445 wildcat with straight pipes 6 foot 🔥 flames from one of the fastest cars I’ve ever driven Great vid thumbs up dream car BAD ASS !!!!!
Hats off to this man!! he built it very perfect and balanced, otherwise muscles were badnamed for not good handling comparing to euro cars..anyone can bring big numbers to horses, planting everything big just to hit 0 to 60..But not everyone can build such great handling car, he made buick in motorsports terms!!!! sometimes a guys keeps lots of horses in his car just for satisfaction and collection that he had life achievement in his life with having a mean badazz ride!!!
I developed the '69 Buick Electra GSX based "Faithful Pursuit", Tuskegee Airman tribute pro-touring car. Pro built NASCAR CUP suspension, caged, twin turbo Buick V-8, 335mm wide Michelin PS-2's etc, etc. I am super impressed with the Riv and have seen video of it in action. It has the guts in turns, like my Buick.
Beautiful car. Would love to see it in a daily driver pump gas refined stage. One with quiet exhaust and say a Hellcat ZF 8 speed auto and the same Buick engine with a supercharger, EFI, A/C, sound deadener, ETC....These were always the best looking cars of their era. He has done a masterful job!
this guy reproduced what you would see on a nascar oval , but adapted it to the street.....beautiful car....sounds exactly like a nascar from the late 60's too......that thing looks like it literally rides on rails....the longer wheelbase with the widebody .....that car sticks.
Nice build. This guy is a genius. Thx for bringing this to us. Love old Pontiacs & Buicks. Not only does the car have plenty of power but it seems to track well.
Well here I am at 6:28 and I am having myself a look under the hood. With 780 HP I was sure that I was going to see forced induction and there is nothing there, so now I am scratching my head wondering how all the power is produced. The cam does not sound wild enough for 780, so I'm thinking that there has to be some kind of variable lift to tame the idle. I can see those custom A frames that John was talking about, very nice. Many people do not fully appreciate the benefits of reduced unsprung weight, but keeping the tires on the ground is the name of the game. I really like this version of the Riviera. I grew up around plenty of Riviera's and none of them ever grabbed me like this one.
John is a real hot rodder. Lot of skill on display there. Really enjoyed the video, I'm a bmw nut. I'd say anyone would respect and admire the skill and end product. The car is so powerful it makes you sick. Thanks for sharing guys!
What's old school about it? You do know this was originally FWD right? There's literally nothing stock about it's suspension or drivetrain and outside of the body shell (which was also modded) it's about as similar to the original Riv as a Camaro NASCAR is to it's showroom counterpart. This could easily be a Camry instead. The fact it once started out as a Riv means nothing
So, if it can beat Supercar, then go against them at a track and prove it! That being said, I would take this car over ANY super/hyper car out there! TRULY AWESOME.
Love naturally aspirated old school muscle cars. I hope you find a Pontiac lemons next . This paint job and front fascia is crazy nice. Great video bro
He said to himself "fuck it, I'll build a carbon fiber buick that'll toast their buns." And thats how a monster is created. This thing is the bees knees.
I with him. I own a 99 C5 with 400 WHP and torque and a 68 GTO with 380 whp and 460 torque and decent suspension and brakes and guess which one I would rather drive.
Please double check your harness set up. 45degrees is generally max down angle from your shoulder top to anchor point. You can do serious back injury to yourself. A harness mount bar behind your seat would help be sure you don’t hurt yourself. The seat will not support the belt in a crash. Please stay safe and look into a proper harness bar set up. Cool car, protect yourself so you can do other cool projects.
If you have ever seen a stock a BUICK GSX 455 in a drag race. You’d think there is nothing that pulls like that off the line. I watched a GSX at a drag race in a small town in Central Montana in 75’.The car was from Billings Montana and was painted in a color changing paint . Called FLAWLESS
The looks of this thing. It just looks beastly from the outside. Didn't realize it was a Riviera at first. I really like the boat tail style that came out a few years later.
It;s original 430's development has an amazing history. The factory kept over-building the bottom end thinking the block was cracking because of the bottom end. By the time they figure out the problem was elsewhere, they had an over-built block that could be bored to 455 no problem. I'm not much for chopping up old classics, but this one was done in such a mosterous way even I like it. Have owned 3 '60s Buicks and all were engineered very well.
To The owner and Builder my hat goes off to you. Your hand craft and Fabrication skill is amazing Flawless if you ask me I would love to see this car in person. Maybe meet the owner. I'm digging the continent. You just earned a new sub. And yes I'm a sucker for Buicks.
That's friggin slick!! I had a 71 Wildcat with a bb455 and that thing stock was fast as hell. I used to eat the Iroc alive back when they first came out. My buddy's dad worked as a salesman at a chevy dealership in Jasper Alabama and he'd ride home different cars all the time and Tommy n i would street race all different kinds of cars against my Buick. Good times! Beautiful car there brother. Very nice! ✌
Richard Kimbrell beating irons is as easy as throwing a hotdog down a hallway. Stock 3rd gens we’re slow as hell and that would give me as much street cred as saying I beat a 2009 impala SS. If anything it just puts you down on the totem lol
loved the sound of car even in silent mode!!! this guy and his car is like sweet jp and his trans am from movie ""Redline""..his trans am was also unique and carries lots of oomph!!!
For the first time ever, I rode in a car that literally gave me motion sickness. This 1968 Buick Riviera is what is called a pro touring car. The only thing that remains of it's original self are the roof and doors, everything else has been transformed to go fast. Give John a follow on Instagram @ripnriv to see more.
If he had the money to build that car then he has the money to put in the gas tank. This car is badass to say the least. 780HP/ 718FPTQ on a N.A. engine, now that's pretty freaking awesome. Also most of the car is Carbon Fiber, so he made it a lot lighter than a stock 68 Buick. He's got the biggest tires I've ever heard of on a car and yet he's got them all the way around. Not to mention he built a lot of the suspension. This guy is amazing. Great job building this 68 Buick. Absolutely amazing man.
I agree. This guy has skills and knows how to use them! I love this car. Very well built!
It's virtually a Bat Fucking Mobile.
Jeff Froment yeah I was really impressed by that big of a number naturally aspirated. Buick engines aren’t as powerful as the big block chevies or at least they can’t breathe as well as the big block contemporaries and a big block Chevy has a tough time reaching that number. Very amazing. Must have done really extensive work to the cam and heads to have it flow that well.
I love how it's different from what everyone else is building great build skills to the owner.
street bandito is doing an all carbon fiber 240z... this buick is sweet.
D Lugo right he did an amazing car. I love the fact that it's got 780HP and 718 Pounds of Torque on a naturally aspirated engine. You don't see that to much on a N.A. engine. Absolutely Amazing Build.
@@froey198033 that's what i was thinking, hard to get that kind of power N/A. I need to check into that power booster and hi velocity fans he has, those are sweet.
That's what I like also. Beautiful car though. Would love to drive it!
nice to see an old Buick with a Buick engine and not an ls
noescapefromnow man I love it!!
Looks to be a big rat motor.
Yeah but the sad part is that Buick engines besides the 455 aren’t really highly regarded. I’ve got a Buick 350 in my skylark and it’s had extensive head porting that was done across the country and a fairly large camshaft (provided by the last guy who owned it cause I’ve only had it for a couple months) and it’s a lame motor. 310 horse MAYBE and there was a lot of money involved in shipping those heads to Texas. Same amount of money in say a small block Chevy 350 you’d be making 400 horsepower and it would scream pretty good. Buick motors always have a bigger stroke, and in many ways it’s just not practical.
@@theeoddments960 the Achilles heel of most of the Buick motors were the heads' intake ports and valve design, the ports were narrow and the valves were typically small in diameter. Which was intended for smooth driving and meant to get more torque to move the car at the start, they never really were designed for high performance applications, with the exception of some
Debonaire Catalina65 you don’t need to tell me that. The 350 in my skylark was shipped halfway across the country to get potted and polished and it’s still lame. I’ve heard that there are going to be new aluminum head coming from some other company but it would cost literally 2 grand on a mediocre motor anyway. Flowing is a major problem and at least in my case it’s not worth messing around with my motor.
This was my favorite video on RUclips that I have EVER seen! That car is fucking badass and built. Old school, and the owner is full of skill. Super respect.
New car owners just don't get what brutal torque a big block anything makes.
exactly....and most will never understand..Big blocks fall into the BTD category (Before Turbo Diesel)
Very true! The Audi A4 I used to own had a turbo but that is nothing compared to a real muscle car without a turbo!
Recently drove my sons 68 Dart with a big block 383. It was a diffenece of like night and day compared to my 318 small block!👍😎
very much so. my oldsmobile's entire body flexes when you rev it. and its puny compared to this.
@@nubreed13 cool!👍😎
I was going to stop watching when he mentioned what engine it had thinking "Oh another crappy LS swap" but was pleasantly surprised he kept it Buick powered! Nice car, what a beast. Love those older Buicks and he did an outstanding job on it!
Props to the engineering mind that guy has. Basically building a car from scratch is no joke. And props to Stefan for getting "disoriented" lol...
Cars like this were often a kid's first second hand car in the 70's and 80's. We used to hop em up a good bit back then. Any car I owned was mostly street illegal and more like a stock car. Radios were pointless. You couldn't hear them in the first place over the headers. Those were the good days.
I bought a pristine 68 Riviera in 1974 for $725.00 - 430 4v - I was 17 years old. Took it to 120mph regularly on bis ply tires - you'd have thought you were in a cloud - absolutely amazing car.
Man this thing is sick asf. Never seen anything like it. Very Impressive my friend, If I could like this 10 times I would. lol Keep up the great work man love the videos!
Big like. My dad had a 1970 GSX and a string of Buick wagons. Thanks for putting this one out.
I’m just here to of course support M2F, & really to laugh at how many so called “car guys” who will watch this video who more than likely have no clue about Buick’s Incredible Performance history with the 421 Wildcat, 66-67 Riviera, & the Filthy as hell 1970 Build GSX 445 Stage one..
Thank you Stephen for bringing us these dope ass videos👊🏽
i had a '67 Riv, 430 stock engine (low-revving, kinda weak oiling issues). I always wanted to swap my 430 Buick with a Chevy 454. My Riv did hot have posi-rear end. So it was a peg leg rear end. (sad face). Nevertheless, I did do this: I put in a B&M shift kit for the Turbo 400, i deleted the rear resonators and i had a local shop re-do the exhaust and put it out the side, and replaced the air intake with a high flow kit (at the time). With all that, my 4,400 lb '67 Buck Riv still did 0-60 in around 6.8 seconds. Top speed was around 140 mph. i was really stupid with this car...one time, around 1AM, me & and a friend of mine clobbered an '80 L88 'Vette - we topped out around 105 mph. In a 35 mph zone.
the car's owner is so chill it's hilarious.
Wow now that’s a Buick thanks for showing us with a real v8 and 3 pedals👍🏻
YOUR FACIAL EXPRESSIONS WERE PRICELESS!!!😨😨😨😩😩😩
This guy put alot of 💰 in his car
This car is a BEAST; 355s...700 plus NA, the Carbon Fiber work, metal work, his entire fab is something to TIP you cap too. When he completes the Carbon Fiber work, this car belongs in SEMA for the build. Dam the custom engine mounts, I would love to take a look underneath
Word. I need a Hoonigan build breakdown on this amazing Riv!
#Hoonigan
Dude, that car is three years younger than me, man. I grew up with big American cars. My dad had a 67 Buick Skylark til the gas crisis of 73. He had a Ford Pinto for about 2 or 3 months, but it was too small for him, he couldn't wear his hat or it would rub the headliner, and his knee hit the dashboard every time he let the clutch out. He had a Dodge Dart (No idea what year) til 76, when he bought a new Skylark from a dealer. It got sold in 79 when he passed. First car I drove was my mom's 74 VW Rabbit. Bottom of the line, AM radio, no power brakes, no power steering, no a/c, 4 speed... First car I bought was a 74 Nova in 83. It had 3 on the tree and a 250 inline six-banger. I blew it up. Then I had a 78 Nova with a 350 and a turbo 350 automatic. I wrecked it. Then after that I had a 78 Chevy Monza with a Buick V6, 4-barrel, 4-speed... I blew it up. I had a 72 Chevy one ton 4x4 pickup that had 220,000 mi on it when I bought it. I blew that up too. Then I had a 70 Pontiac Tempest that I bought for $50 bux, I drove it for 4 months, til the transmission shat the bed. Then I had a 73 Chevy flatbed with a built small block 400, 4-bolt mains, Crane cam, Edelbrock intake, Holley 850 double pumper, Doug Thorley headers, Summit clutch, M22 Muncie 4-speed, 3.73:1 rear end... I blew that motherfucker up too. Then I had a 72 Buick LeSabre that I wrecked, a 69 Chevy 3/4 ton pickup, an 80 Dodge Aspen, two 87 VW Jettas, one 5-speed, one automatic, an 84 Jeep Cherokee, a 72 Chevy Impala, a 91 Pontiac 6000 wagon that I got off my brother, an 89 Chevy S-10 pickup, a 94 Buick wagon, same thing as the 6000 wagon, a 92 F-150 which is still sitting in my back yard, an 03 Dodge Ram 1500 which I wrecked the dogshit out of, and an 03 Ford E-150 work van, which is still on the road. And that's not counting my ex-wife's 86 Cutlass, or the countless company trucks I've driven, and the company truck I drive now. Bottom line, dude, you're shitting yourself going around bends in a car that's built for that shit! Don't be afraid of your vehicle, or it'll fuck you.
This car is making more power than a hellcat wit NO INDUCTION
This buick looks DANGEROUS.
I want one
This car needs to be in a race car fight sequence with vin diesel #aquartermileatatime lol
Vinny got fat though.
K. Tucker it’s a strait line car
@@AaronWright175 yes my friend the quote, "I live my life a quarter mile at a time" is straight line talk. #dragstrip
K. Tucker #cornersarebetter
Fck vin deisel.
Love how he holds the gears like he wants to unleash it
So refreshing that you did it all yourself. I had a 74 Riviera stage one that had five hundred horses under the hood. So I can understand the extra horsepower. When you get the chance e-mail me with future modifications. Keep up the good work.
Different is what I feel all these builds are all about. This car, too me is a fantasy build. I almost went this route with my 67 El Camino. I feel the passion this Dude has and I hope he builds more of these. When he said the car weighs 3400lbs. I nearly dropped a load! I thought he was going to say 5000ish. A very cool build!
No wonder you're scared.... WHERE'S YOUR DAMN SEATBELT????
Reminded me of Deathproof. Probably sitting on a rusty old tractor seat....
@@No-vm7go he needs the plexiglass bus driver box lol
That Riviera is a BEAST. One of the most beautiful body styles ever produced by GM.
What do he use it for!!? To scare the shit out of a lambo
Lambo is for cornering
Dude you need down force to do high speed cornering , Wide stance is not enough . But this car is kinda cool.
Not for this class, they don't get the speeds needed for a wing to be effective, it would have to be massive, thus adding weight. Honestly this thing would most likely beat the crap out of a Lamborghini or Ferrari on the autocross or pro-touring course.
1000s of hours in a wind tunnel , full carbon fiber bodies, thinner paint to shave ounces off the weight, 70 years old racing history all for nothing .Ferrari , Mclaren and Lamborghini should have just contacted this guy to build there cars. ................... I do like this car but it could never hang with the GT3 class.
I do respect that
That thing is SICK! Glad to see someone do this with something other than a camaro, mustang, challenger, whatever. Great choice, beautiful ride!
I for one am so glad that is the car he "had". It is so much more impressive to see ingenious engineering make modified the cars of consequence than to engineer the consequences out of the car.
Lmao his face explained it all about the power this car has. I have a 67 riviera that I’m building now with a 2 stage 455. I blew up my 430 engine three times so decided to go with the 455 block
That is easily the best pro-touring car I've seen. Gorgeous paint, subtle mods, brutal power. That's how it's supposed to be done.
That car is so incredibly Sinister Looking! I would pull over, park and throw the keys out the window to let that dude pass me if he flashed his high-beams! 🤣🤣🤣. Nice job not puking there Stefan aka “Pepto-Bismod”🤣🤣😂😂
Lmao, middle finger to you
Shit, that is awesome. "Oh F*ck" at 11:55 gets me every time.
Learned to drive/race in a custom 67 riv 445 wildcat with straight pipes 6 foot 🔥 flames from one of the fastest cars I’ve ever driven
Great vid thumbs up dream car BAD ASS !!!!!
I was hoping they were going to go and hunt down some exotics and challenge them...!?
I gotta admit I like this presenter. He's funny, knowledgeable, humble, honest, respectful and informative.
Hats off to this man!! he built it very perfect and balanced, otherwise muscles were badnamed for not good handling comparing to euro cars..anyone can bring big numbers to horses, planting everything big just to hit 0 to 60..But not everyone can build such great handling car, he made buick in motorsports terms!!!!
sometimes a guys keeps lots of horses in his car just for satisfaction and collection that he had life achievement in his life with having a mean badazz ride!!!
That is one Badass Buick! You can see it just eat the curves up and ask for more! And 780HP with 717 lbs. of torque is just a BEAST!
I developed the '69 Buick Electra GSX based "Faithful Pursuit", Tuskegee Airman tribute pro-touring car. Pro built NASCAR CUP suspension, caged, twin turbo Buick V-8, 335mm wide Michelin PS-2's etc, etc. I am super impressed with the Riv and have seen video of it in action. It has the guts in turns, like my Buick.
Damn that car was amazing. Thank John for showcasing her and thanks for the video bro.
Beautiful car. Would love to see it in a daily driver pump gas refined stage. One with quiet exhaust and say a Hellcat ZF 8 speed auto and the same Buick engine with a supercharger, EFI, A/C, sound deadener, ETC....These were always the best looking cars of their era. He has done a masterful job!
Thats how you answer the question of built vs bought. Great review of this Buford Beast brother!
this guy reproduced what you would see on a nascar oval , but adapted it to the street.....beautiful car....sounds exactly like a nascar from the late 60's too......that thing looks like it literally rides on rails....the longer wheelbase with the widebody .....that car sticks.
John has mad skills to build a machine like that. That 455 is bad ass! Best car video ever!!
Nice build. This guy is a genius. Thx for bringing this to us. Love old Pontiacs & Buicks. Not only does the car have plenty of power but it seems to
track well.
I wouldn't be riding without seat belts.
My god that is one beautiful Buick..makes me miss my old 77 Regal
That ponytail though!!!!!
he made the parts his self I need his skill set on my project car looks good and I believe it's fast if he says it's fast great set up great video
This goes to show that you cant beat old school ,kids today don't get it 780 with only a 4 barrel no boosts no turbo .
That5 thing is a BEAST! And John clearly knows how to handle the power. Otherwise y'all would have been snappin trees!!!!!
That's a sleek looking killer car. And wow, it handles like there's no tomorrow!!
“If we could tone it down a little bit, I’m ok with that too...”
Tires and exhaust scream back, shut your mouth an watch this!! 😂
Well here I am at 6:28 and I am having myself a look under the hood. With 780 HP I was sure that I was going to see forced induction and there is nothing there, so now I am scratching my head wondering how all the power is produced. The cam does not sound wild enough for 780, so I'm thinking that there has to be some kind of variable lift to tame the idle.
I can see those custom A frames that John was talking about, very nice. Many people do not fully appreciate the benefits of reduced unsprung weight, but keeping the tires on the ground is the name of the game. I really like this version of the Riviera. I grew up around plenty of Riviera's and none of them ever grabbed me like this one.
John is a real hot rodder. Lot of skill on display there. Really enjoyed the video, I'm a bmw nut. I'd say anyone would respect and admire the skill and end product. The car is so powerful it makes you sick. Thanks for sharing guys!
Ha ha - had a Buick commercial running. Buick should higher you - they need you
I had a '69 Wildcat years ago and this brings back some fond memories. Even stock that car was a beast of a ride.
I highly respect his fabrication quality. The taste level is whole other thing. You’re going to love it or hate it. A nice grill redo would help a ton
Reminds me of the car in the 1994 film 'The Crow' !! Fire it up ! Fire it up ! Fire it up !! 🔥
Damm Steph that old school Rivera is a beast! Great video man! Keep doing your thang!🐟
What's old school about it? You do know this was originally FWD right? There's literally nothing stock about it's suspension or drivetrain and outside of the body shell (which was also modded) it's about as similar to the original Riv as a Camaro NASCAR is to it's showroom counterpart. This could easily be a Camry instead. The fact it once started out as a Riv means nothing
@@stevej.1428 if you think a 1968 buick Riviera was fwd you are incredibly dumb.
Steve J. RWD 3 speed my guy
John Has built one very bad ass Riviera. Well done.
So brother is so terrified he forgets to put on his Seatbelt? Driver has full racing harness! Reminds me of DEATHPROOF hahaha.
I have always loved Buicks! I've owned a couple but nothing like the one on this video. Beautiful car!
So, if it can beat Supercar, then go against them at a track and prove it! That being said, I would take this car over ANY super/hyper car out there! TRULY AWESOME.
Love naturally aspirated old school muscle cars. I hope you find a Pontiac lemons next . This paint job and front fascia is crazy nice. Great video bro
@Stealth Customs man a mechanical engineer is like the best thing to be when your a racer. You have all the know how skills and tools at the ready
What a badass car! It's not older than me! I was 8 yrs. old when it was first built!👍😎
RESPECT!!! I have a stock 67 but that car is a dream! VERY well done!
This is the coolest and most unique build i've seen ever..
Wow this so awesome! My dad had a ‘68 Riv and it was fun with the stock 430 ci, can’t imagine this beast!!!
The Faces of Steph!
PUT THIS CAR IN NEED FOR SPEED PAYBACK PLEASE ❤💯💪🏽
A buddy had a Buick GS. It would find the other end of the road in a hurry. Yellow with black vinal top. Beautiful and fast.
At about 11:50 I laughed to the point of tears! This dude wasn't ready...
That Buick was ultra Legendary
I've got a picture of my Buick Estate Wagon parked next to this Riviera at the autocross track In Carlisle P.a. NICE.
He said to himself "fuck it, I'll build a carbon fiber buick that'll toast their buns." And thats how a monster is created. This thing is the bees knees.
I with him. I own a 99 C5 with 400 WHP and torque and a 68 GTO with 380 whp and 460 torque and decent suspension and brakes and guess which one I would rather drive.
Please double check your harness set up. 45degrees is generally max down angle from your shoulder top to anchor point. You can do serious back injury to yourself. A harness mount bar behind your seat would help be sure you don’t hurt yourself. The seat will not support the belt in a crash. Please stay safe and look into a proper harness bar set up. Cool car, protect yourself so you can do other cool projects.
I've had the pleasure to see this car get it on the auto-x track...It rips!!
Mad max meets Liberty Walk meets Archie Bunkers old car.
Gee, our old LaSalle ran great.
it amazes me at how does man can build such a car they can't realize his hairstyle went out in the 90s and that he's not 18 anymore
Awesome car!!
Keep in mind an internal combustion engine is an air pump. The faster you pump air in and then out the faster you go.
If you have ever seen a stock a BUICK GSX 455 in a drag race. You’d think there is nothing that pulls like that off the line. I watched a GSX at a drag race in a small town in Central Montana in 75’.The car was from Billings Montana and was painted in a color changing paint . Called FLAWLESS
😂Change the name to scared to fame. Good vid bro! and that's a true build right there, the owner has skills.
phaze 1 💯💯 best car featured on this channel so far. Just frigging epic 🔥
The looks of this thing. It just looks beastly from the outside. Didn't realize it was a Riviera at first. I really like the boat tail style that came out a few years later.
Love the old Riv . My uncle used to have a '64 Loved that car.
It;s original 430's development has an amazing history. The factory kept over-building the bottom end thinking the block was cracking because of the bottom end. By the time they figure out the problem was elsewhere, they had an over-built block that could be bored to 455 no problem. I'm not much for chopping up old classics, but this one was done in such a mosterous way even I like it. Have owned 3 '60s Buicks and all were engineered very well.
I heard this thing pass me on Saturday. The sound was amazing!
NJ ?
@@erikhafer1415 no. Cortlandt manor NY
To The owner and Builder my hat goes off to you. Your hand craft and Fabrication skill is amazing Flawless if you ask me I would love to see this car in person. Maybe meet the owner. I'm digging the continent. You just earned a new sub. And yes I'm a sucker for Buicks.
I saw this car ar Westfield mall in Paramus, NJ last Sunday #beast 😎😍
gah DAMN that's a clean riviera
That's friggin slick!! I had a 71 Wildcat with a bb455 and that thing stock was fast as hell. I used to eat the Iroc alive back when they first came out. My buddy's dad worked as a salesman at a chevy dealership in Jasper Alabama and he'd ride home different cars all the time and Tommy n i would street race all different kinds of cars against my Buick. Good times! Beautiful car there brother. Very nice! ✌
Richard Kimbrell beating irons is as easy as throwing a hotdog down a hallway. Stock 3rd gens we’re slow as hell and that would give me as much street cred as saying I beat a 2009 impala SS. If anything it just puts you down on the totem lol
@@theeoddments960My 1977 Olds 98 with a 403 and Posi (factory tow package rear option) was faster than the IROC's. ...lol!
This car is insane! Very entertaining video and interview. Props to both of you guys. 🤜🤛
My Brotha Don't Be So Fearful! Sit Back, Relax And Enjoy The Scary Ass Experience!!! Lol! As A Car Own/Builder, John Is A Genius!!!
I have had 3 of these old skylarks and none of them looked this good,makes me wish I would have kept at least one,LMAO!!!
thats cool that he keeped the buick big block
loved the sound of car even in silent mode!!!
this guy and his car is like sweet jp and his trans am from movie ""Redline""..his trans am was also unique and carries lots of oomph!!!
I love that movie
That was funny say if you could tone it down a little bit then he goes faster
😂👍 old school like me