85 BUICK RIVIERA CONVERTIBLE 3.8 TURBO 1 0F 49

For 1985, GM dropped the 252-cu.in. V-6 and made the 307-cu.in. V-8 the standard engine across the entire Riviera lineup. The turbocharged V-6 remained an available option on the convertible, with its price reduced to $735, but a mere 49 customers checked this particular option box. For the Riviera convertible's final year on the market, GM built just 400 examples in total, priced from $26,797. With options piled on, however, it was relatively easy to price a Riviera convertible well beyond the $30,000 mark.After four years of production and 3,898 units assembled, GM pulled the plug on the Riviera convertible following the 1985 model year. While neither the Riviera nor its slightly upscale sibling, the Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz Convertible, introduced in 1984, were a commercial success, both foretold the return of the convertible to the U.S. market, and more mainstream models would soon follow.