The Car
There can be few cars so destinctive as a 70s Boattailed Buick Riviera. The radical design was initally penned for a small sports car something along the lines of a Corvette (!) but during development the car grew longer and fatter into someting worlds away from what the designers originally intended. The eye catching lines of the big boat led to it being chosen for roles in numerous film and Television appearances, the most notable being as the car driven by Detective Vecchio in the TV show, "Due South". As well as its striking appearance, the car has a very impressive set of specifications. Weighing 2 and a quarter tons, being 18ft long and packing an enormous 445Cui (7 litre!) V8 engine under the bonnet, the Buick Riviera does everything to reinforce the stereotype that American cars are huge, gas-guzzling land yachts. Sadly it was not to last, US federal emissions laws and the introduction of the 5 mile bumper meant that 1973 was the last year for the boattail Buick.

Top Speed: unknown
0 - 60 mph: 8.4 seconds
Engine: 455-4 V8 with four barrel carb
Max Power: 225hp
Weight: 4, 500 lb
Economy: unknown, likely to be low double figures (e.g. 11 - 13)
Transmission: 3-speed Turbo Hydra-matic 400 automatic transmission
Website: visit www.buick-riviera.com for more information

Features
Fully Destructable Components: Yes
Custom Wheels (requiring DMagic1 Wheel Mod): Yes
3D Engine and Exhaust System: No

Polygon Count
Body (chassis + undamaged panels): 1803 faces
Wheels: 110 faces per wheel
Total Visible Faces (body + wheels): 2243 faces
Dummies and damaged panels: +782 faces
Grand Total: 3025 faces

Installation
Please see included readme