Buick RIVIERA 1993 User manual

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Litho in U.S.A.
Part
No. 25604740 A First Edition
The 1993 Buick Riviera
Owner's Manual
@Copyright General Motors Corporation 1992
All Rights Reserved
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GENERALMOTORS,GMandtheGMEmblem,
BUICK,andtheBUICKEmblemareregistered
trademarks
of General Motors Corporation.
Pleasekeepthis manual in your Buick,
so itwill be there if
you ever needit when you're onthe road.
If you sell the
vehicle, please leave this manualinit
so thenew owner can
use
it.
VOLUNTARY TECHNICIAN
WE SUPPORT
CERTIFEA~NTHROUOH
Nmoonal Instltute for
We support voluntary
technician certification.
For Canadian Owners Who Prefer
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WalterMurr and Thomas Buick
William
C. (Billy) Durant
At the 1905, New York
Auto Show, Durant took
orders for
1,000 Buicks '
before the company had
built
40. On Buick's
success, Durant created a
holding company,
September
16, 1908. He
called it General Motors.

In WorldWar 11, Buickbuilt aircraft engines, tanks and A high-compression V-8 enginewas introduced in 1953.
othermilitaryhardware.Thispost-warperiodbrought
And Buick’sfamousverticalpillar“toothy”grille
great stylingandengineeringchangeswhichresultedin(introduced in 1942),becamemoremassiveinthe
increasedsales.Thetorqueconverterautomaticpost-war era.
transmission, Dynaflow, was introduced in the 1948
Roadmaster. Buick’s famous “portholes” came along in
1949.
1949 Roadmaster
1953 Skylark

Motor Trend magazine named the 1962 Buick Special
“Car
of the Year”, The first production V-6 enginewas
used in the Special,
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Buicks are, and will continue to be, premium American
motorcars with smooth power, high performance, rich
detail and comfortable accommodation.
Buicks are
POWERFUL.
Buicks. are MATURE.

1923 Buick Sport Roadster
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