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1973 Buick Riviera Hardtop Coupe 2-Door Hardtop Coupe (Riviera)

The 1973 Riviera retained the boat-tail design for its final year, and with the benefit of hindsight its dramatic sculptural styling has become recognized as one of the most artistically ambitious designs of the American muscle-to-luxury transition era.
4Y87U3H460400
V8
Engine
2-Door Hardtop Coupe (Riviera)
Body
Flint, MI
Plant
Malaise Era
Era
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1973 Buick Riviera Hardtop Coupe

VIN Breakdown

PositionValueDecoded
Division Code 4 Buick
Series Code Y Riviera Hardtop Coupe
Body Style Code 87 2-Door Hardtop Coupe (Riviera)
Engine Code U V8, 455 CID, 250 HP (Riviera)
Year Code 3 1973
Plant Code H Flint, MI
Serial Number 460400 Unit #460400

Basic Information

MakeBuick
ModelRiviera Hardtop Coupe
Year1973
Body Style2-Door Hardtop Coupe (Riviera)
ManufacturerGeneral Motors Corporation
EraMalaise Era

Engine & Details

EngineV8, 455 CID, 250 HP (Riviera)
Assembly PlantFlint, MI
Plant CodeH
Pattern SourceGM
Confidence95%