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Iconic Auctioneers
1972 Buick Riviera 'Boat-Tail'
Sold for
£15,750
Ended 9 Nov 2025
Data from Iconic Auctioneers, updated on 10 Oct 2026
- Year
- 1972
- Mileage
- 83,881 miles
- Gearbox
- Automatic
- Engine
- 7500
- Colour
- Red/Cream
Specification
- Fuel
- GASOLINE
- Steering
- Only_LHD
- Auction house guide
- £15,000 – £17,000
- Sale
- The Classic Sale at the NEC Classic Motor Show 2025
Description
- Manufactured in 1972 and first registered to our vendor, the car’s only UK-keeper, on 27/06/2006
- Supplied new to California and shipped to South Africa soon after from where it was imported from to the UK
- Produced between 1971 and 1973 the third generation Buick Riviera is regarded as the most dramatically styled 'Land Yacht' of its era
- Nicknamed the 'Boat-Tail’, it was powered by Buick’s 7.5-litre V8 engine mated to General Motors’ 3-speed turbo-hydromatic automatic transmission
- First registered in the UK to our vendor on 27/06/2006, the car joined his collection of American cars
- The history file shows receipts for a full engine and transmission rebuild less than 200 miles ago
- Kept in fine form for classic car shows and film productions, the Riviera’s odometer read 83,881 miles at the time of cataloguing
- A prime example of 1970s design before the restrictions imposed by the US government in the name of pedestrian safety
Comparable sales
Sold prices from every recorded auction. Prices in GBP.
Median sold price
£16,038.50
Sold range
£10,070 – £22,007
Sold lots
2
Price trend
Not enough sales yet
Sold 2% below the median for this model
Only 2 other sales recorded so far - the price chart appears at 5.
