Buick Riviera

It’s no surprise that General Motors decided to name their 1963 personal luxury car ‘Riviera.’ While the Buick Riviera is an American-made vehicle, it does display the sort of elegant traits and high-performance features that we normally associate with high-class French and Italian products.

The very first Buick Rivieras came with a beautiful hardtop and a clear marketing goal: to beat the competition of the popular Ford Thunderbird. Over one million Rivieras were produced between 1963 and 1999, and the stylish vehicle remains one of Buick’s proudest commercial achievements. Today, you can buy a used 1965 Buick Riviera for around $30K.