Oh, and the Riv’ appears in a movie, too. Unfortunately the movie is Roadhouse, starring Patrick Swayze; maybe its time has yet to come…

Corgi’s diecast toy of the Riviera came in a set with a matching speedboat and trailer, which summed up the big Buick’s image as transport for the Beautiful People of the 1960s.

Billed as a ‘personal coupe’, despite measuring nearly 17ft in length and having a 6.3-litre V8, the Bill Mitchell-penned 1963 Riviera introduced the Coke-bottle shape to car styling. Unusually, the mildly facelifted ’65 version is even better looking, thanks to headlights that retract behind the grille.

Oh, and the Riv’ appears in a movie, too. Unfortunately the movie is Roadhouse, starring Patrick Swayze; maybe its time has yet to come…

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