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georges510
02-06-2011, 10:42 AM
Just seen this car at One Off Design in Santa Clara, They did a complete frame off build, and now its getting close to the finishline, looks like its going to be shown at some local shows this year, its been chopped, bagged ,and shaved, and what a beauty I must say. The front hood has been skinned with a cutlass hood and a custom cowl was built to go with the flow, Wess the car builder is an amazing metal man. and has built acouple of show cars. I will be getting some build pics from the Riv and will be posting them soon figured I'd share these for now.
wiedemab
02-06-2011, 02:07 PM
'65 Riviera is in my opinion one of the classiest/sexiest looking cars ever built. I love it!
tones2SS
02-07-2011, 04:33 PM
Very nice.:thumbsup:
Are those Rushforth wheels?:_paranoid
srh3trinity
02-07-2011, 07:42 PM
A Riv is on my car bucket list. That is a great example of what I would like to do with one.
georges510
02-07-2011, 07:58 PM
Very nice.:thumbsup:
Are those Rushforth wheels?:_paranoid

Yes they are Rushforth wheels, he had Rushforth do a rendering of the car in
synergy green, but ended up going black, black is just bad ass
georges510
02-10-2011, 11:39 PM
here are some pictures from the start,,,,,enjoy.....
georges510
02-10-2011, 11:48 PM
more pics to come
Iamtheonlyreal1
02-11-2011, 08:30 AM
Wow... I didnt go to that extent, but here is one I recently freshend up and sold (before the exhaust work ha ha)... I also think that the 65 Riv is one of the sexiest cars ever built. They are very hard to find trim pieces for, so it is really important to start out with a decent car.

http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll255/Iamtheonlyreal1/Riviera/007-1.jpg
BANKO
04-07-2011, 10:50 AM
Very clean car, I loved it was rockin' Rushforth wheels! Amazing how low it was when the bags were deflated, the oil pan was about 1/2" off the ground!

Got any more details on the drum brakes? Are they functional or covers hiding disk brakes?
BritishGreen68
04-07-2011, 11:06 AM
wow thats sick did you guys build that for batman? Looks evil! Love it!
georges510
04-12-2011, 12:21 AM
Very clean car, I loved it was rockin' Rushforth wheels! Amazing how low it was when the bags were deflated, the oil pan was about 1/2" off the ground!

Got any more details on the drum brakes? Are they functional or covers hiding disk brakes?

Thay are the original drum brakes for that car, but Wilwood are working on a custom set of disc brakes front and rear for this car as we speak. Did you see it at the Goodguys show?
georges510
04-21-2011, 09:42 PM
Here are some pics of the car at Pleasanton Goodguys Show
214Chevy
04-21-2011, 11:10 PM
I love 65 Riviera's. I would love to own one some day.