And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
By the 73 model year, EPA crap had begun to take over. Styling was still there but in general, performance lagged behind "standard" cars of just a couple of years earlier.
Love it. More partial to the mid 60s Rivs myself, but this design is beautiful and bold.
ReplyDeleteSaw one in olive green that George Barris had customized with a split back window like the '63 Vette. Very nice.
ReplyDeleteMy friend’s big brother had one in dark blue. It was very pretty. I was never invited to ride in it. It was pretty much the neighborhood babe magnet.
ReplyDeleteA Sargent at my first duty station Craig AFB Selma Al 1973, reenlisted and spent his bonus on a new one.
ReplyDeleteThe curb weight of the 1973 Buick Riviera Boattail was 5,047 lbs (2,290 kg), according to the Riviera Owners Association's production data.
ReplyDeleteBy the 73 model year, EPA crap had begun to take over. Styling was still there but in general, performance lagged behind "standard" cars of just a couple of years earlier.
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