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The Buick Motor Company was formed in 1903, it was General Motors' upmarket car, second only to Cadillac. The 117 inch wheelbase Riviera 2 door Hardtop personal luxury car was introduced in 1963. The Riviera was redesigned for 1966, it got a longer, wider, more curvaceous body, a shell it now shared with the Oldsmobile Toronado, and, a year later, with the Cadillac Eldorado. 1968 models had reshaped front and rear loop-type bumpers that encased the vehicle's recessed crosshatch grille and tail lamps, respectively. Hidden wiper arms were also new. Federally mandated side marker lights were now on the fenders Also available in 1968, the 112 and 116 inch wheelbase Special, 155hp 250 6 cyl or 230hp 350 V8, available in base or Deluxe, in 2 door Coupe, Convertible, 4 door Sedan and Wagon, The 112 and 116 inch wheelbase Skylark, 250 6 cyl or 350 V8, in 2 door Hardtop, Convertible, 4 door Sedan or Wagon. The 123 inch wheelbase LeSabre and LeSabre Custom, 260hp 340 cu in, was available in 4 door Sedan, 2 or 4 door Hardtop and Convertible.