{"id":25476,"date":"2013-12-18T21:14:24","date_gmt":"2013-12-19T04:14:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/?p=25476"},"modified":"2013-12-29T11:33:16","modified_gmt":"2013-12-29T18:33:16","slug":"1963-buick-riviera-silver-arrow-i-custom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/1963-buick-riviera-silver-arrow-i-custom\/","title":{"rendered":"1963 Buick Riviera Silver Arrow I-Rarely On Display"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mr_social_sharing_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Social Sharing Toolkit v2.2 --><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.myrideisme.com%2FBlog%2F1963-buick-riviera-silver-arrow-i-custom%2F&amp;media=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.myrideisme.com%2FBlog%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2013%2F12%2FIMG_01771.jpg&amp;description=1963+Buick+Riviera+Silver+Arrow+I-Rarely+On+Display\" class=\"pin-it-button\" count-layout=\"none\" rel=\"lightbox[25476]\"><img border=\"0\" src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/images\/PinExt.png\" title=\"Pin It\" \/><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><fb:share-button type=\"button_count\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/1963-buick-riviera-silver-arrow-i-custom\/\"><\/fb:share-button><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-count=\"horizontal\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/1963-buick-riviera-silver-arrow-i-custom\/\" data-via=\"myrideisme\" data-text=\"1963 Buick Riviera Silver Arrow I-Rarely On Display\"><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><div class=\"g-plusone\" data-size=\"medium\" data-annotation=\"none\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/1963-buick-riviera-silver-arrow-i-custom\/\"><\/div><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a class=\"mr_social_share_email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=1963 Buick Riviera Silver Arrow I-Rarely On Display&amp;body=https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/1963-buick-riviera-silver-arrow-i-custom\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-sharing-toolkit\/images\/icons_small\/email.png\" class=\"nopin\" alt=\"Email\" title=\"Email\"\/><span class=\"mr_small_icon\">Email<\/span><\/a><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"linksalpha_button linksalpha_link\" href=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/social\/mobile\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/1963-buick-riviera-silver-arrow-i-custom\/\" data-text=\"1963 Buick Riviera Silver Arrow I-Rarely On Display\" data-desc=\"Bill Mitchell's \"foggy\" vision foretold GM styling cues \u00a0 A class reunion typically brings together those who want to show their classmates just how \u201ccool\u201d they have remained, despite the passing of some years. At the 2013 Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals, the annual \u201cClass of\u201d display\" data-image=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_01771.jpg\" data-button=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/images\/social_share_button.png\" alt=\"Share\" class=\"linksalpha_image\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/scripts\/loader_iconbox.js?v=2.4\"><\/script><\/span><\/div><h2>Bill Mitchell&#8217;s &#8220;foggy&#8221; vision foretold GM styling cues<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A class reunion typically brings together those who want to show their classmates just how \u201ccool\u201d they have remained, despite the passing of some years. At the 2013 Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals, the annual \u201cClass of\u201d display showed that 1963 was indeed a pivotal year for the auto industry, where luxury and sport styling were vying for public acceptance. The Class of 1963 at this year\u2019s MCACN event displayed the very best of that year\u2026power, grace, luxury, sport. It was a very good year indeed.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_25477\" style=\"width: 585px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_01771.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[25476]\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25477\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-25477  \" style=\"border: 2px solid black; margin: 4px;\" title=\"The 1963 Buick Riviera concept car\" alt=\"1963 Buick Riviera, custom buick, custom Riviera\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_01771.jpg\" width=\"575\" height=\"383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_01771.jpg 2784w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_01771-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_01771-575x383.jpg 575w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-25477\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The 1963 Buick Riviera &#8220;Silver Arrow&#8221; concept car used hidden headlights a full two years ahead of the actual 1965 model.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>What had to be one of the most unique of this group was GM icon Bill Mitchell\u2019s 1963 Buick Riviera Silver Arrow I. Mitchell is said to have been inspired by seeing a Rolls Royce emerging from an English fog to decide he wanted to create something very special using the newly designed (and yet to be released) Buick Riviera.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Mitchell reportedly ordered a Riv taken from the very first day of production and had it sent over to the Detroit styling studio, Creative Industries, where they fashioned Mitchell\u2019s original vision for the car into a rolling version complete with 2\u201d lowered roof, lengthened front hood and fenders and custom front grill and headlight treatment.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Mitchell didn\u2019t have anything changed on the car\u2019s drivetrain and actually drove it when the Riv wasn\u2019t on the show circuit, showing off what Mitchell felt was the future of GM styling. He, at one point, had envisioned what became the Buick Riviera as a reincarnation of the former LaSalle nameplate\/brand, but no one at GM embraced the Riv\u2019s styling except Buick. Sure glad that wasn\u2019t a design that died on one of Mitchell\u2019s sketch pads.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_0179.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[25476]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-25478\" style=\"border: 2px solid black; margin: 4px;\" title=\"1963 Buick Riviera Silver Arrow I - from the back\" alt=\"1963 Buick Riviera Silver Arrow I, custom buick, custom buick riviera\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_0179.jpg\" width=\"575\" height=\"383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_0179.jpg 2784w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_0179-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/IMG_0179-575x383.jpg 575w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Silver Arrow I is currently owned by the Sloan Museum and has undergone a perfect restoration. The car is breathtaking and really embodies Mitchell\u2019s incredible design vision.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mr_social_sharing_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Social Sharing Toolkit v2.2 --><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.myrideisme.com%2FBlog%2F1963-buick-riviera-silver-arrow-i-custom%2F&amp;media=&amp;description=1963+Buick+Riviera+Silver+Arrow+I-Rarely+On+Display\" class=\"pin-it-button\" count-layout=\"none\"><img border=\"0\" src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/images\/PinExt.png\" title=\"Pin It\" \/><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><fb:share-button type=\"button_count\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/1963-buick-riviera-silver-arrow-i-custom\/\"><\/fb:share-button><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-count=\"horizontal\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/1963-buick-riviera-silver-arrow-i-custom\/\" data-via=\"myrideisme\" data-text=\"1963 Buick Riviera Silver Arrow I-Rarely On Display\"><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><div class=\"g-plusone\" data-size=\"medium\" data-annotation=\"none\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/1963-buick-riviera-silver-arrow-i-custom\/\"><\/div><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a class=\"mr_social_share_email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=1963 Buick Riviera Silver Arrow I-Rarely On Display&amp;body=https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/1963-buick-riviera-silver-arrow-i-custom\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-sharing-toolkit\/images\/icons_small\/email.png\" class=\"nopin\" alt=\"Email\" title=\"Email\"\/><span class=\"mr_small_icon\">Email<\/span><\/a><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"linksalpha_button linksalpha_link\" href=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/social\/mobile\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/1963-buick-riviera-silver-arrow-i-custom\/\" data-text=\"1963 Buick Riviera Silver Arrow I-Rarely On Display\" data-desc=\"Bill Mitchell's \"foggy\" vision foretold GM styling cues \u00a0 A class reunion typically brings together those who want to show their classmates just how \u201ccool\u201d they have remained, despite the passing of some years. 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