Facts & Figures
Greg Dawson
Carmel, Indiana
1965 Buick Riviera
| CHASSIS |
| Frame / Manufacturer | Stock/Buick |
| Rearend / Ratio | Stock/stock |
| Rear suspension | Air springs by Air Ride Technologies (Jasper, IN) |
| Front suspension | Air springs by Air Ride Technologies |
| Front brakes | Disc |
| Front wheel make, size | Coddington Spectra, 18x7.5 |
| Rear wheel make, size | Coddington Spectra, 18x9 |
| Front tire make, size | Kumho, 235/40R18 |
| Rear tire make, size | Kumho, 255/45R18 |
| ENGINE |
| Make | 1965 Buick Nailhead |
| Displacement | 431ci |
| Machining / Assembly | NW Buick Performance (Bellingham, WA) |
| Camshaft | NW Buick Performance |
| Valve covers | Buick finned aluminum |
| Manifold / Induction | Edelbrock/Edelbrock Performer 500cfm (2) |
| Air Cleaners | K&N |
| Ignition / Wires | Pertronix/Taylor |
| Headers | Jet-Hot coated manifolds |
| Exhaust / Mufflers | 2-1/4"/stainless glasspacks / RaceTime electric cutouts |
| TRANSMISSION |
| Make | 1965 GM TH400 |
| Assembly | Irby Westmoreland (Mansfield, TX) |
| BODY |
| Body style / Material | Riviera coupe/steel |
| Body manufacturer | Buick |
| Body mods | Top chopped 4", shaved emblems and handles, hood peak removed, molded cowl vents, custom exhaust cutouts, smooth firewall |
| Bodywork | Hatfield Restorations (Canton, TX) |
| Paint type / Color | PPG Porsche Seal Gray |
| Painter | Michael Stovall, Hatfield Restorations |
| Other body items | Chrome by North Texas Quality Chrome (Gainesville, TX) and Advanced Custom Chrome (Erie, PA) |
| INTERIOR |
| Dashboard | Stock with brushed stainless inserts |
| Stereo / Speakers | Sony/Infinity |
| Air conditioning | Vintage Air (San Antonio, TX) |
| Wiring | Painless Performance (Ft. Worth, TX) |
| Steering wheel | Billet Specialties |
| Steering column | ididit (Tecumseh, MI) |
| Seats | Modified Lexus |
| Upholsterer | Tony Chamberlain, Hatfield Restorations |
| Material / Color | Leather/dark and light graphite |
| Carpet | Wilton wool, dark charcoal |