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Best Looking Land-Yacht?
There's a dealer near me that sells mostly old boats...aka land-yachts, or early 70s luxury beasts. Anyway, they seem to be either tacky (pimpmobiles) or quite beautiful. My two favorites:
3rd gen. Buick Riviera  First gen. Oldsmobile Toronado 
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That Riviera is a thing of beauty. I wonder if they had to get permission from the Corvette Division to do that C2-reminiscent back glass.
I loved the 1st and 2nd generation Riviera's, too. Speaking of Buicks, when I was 12-13 ('63-ish), we had a '59 LeSabre in a medium emerald green... there's a kind of beauty in its awkwardness...  The old man paid me a dollar every Saturday I washed it. Year-round... used warm water from the tub faucet in cold weather. Got a dollar for washing his Ford Econoline work vehicle, too. Two bucks a week... slot racing money. 
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With more subtle wheels and in black
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Here's a classic Land Yacht in the truest sense
 
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 Buicks got kind of ugly in the 80s and never quite recovered their charm I don't think.
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'58 DeSoto Firesweep..
 
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a couple of my econo-class land yachts and my friend's 61 buick. the 57 is huge inside
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my 2 door's
   
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I'll take both! The Riviera more so. A well done modern hot roding on that platform would make for a great driver. Interesting, sexy and could be respectabily fast and fun.
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Early 70's chrysler newport 2 door.
Clean lines, a rear quarter panel 8 feet long, and you can darn near put a full sheet of plywood in the truck. I've heard the doors weigh more than a honda civic.   
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1955 Buick Special
Father has one, I have already laid claim to it.
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'71 Fleetwood. I still kind of miss the one I had about a dozen years ago.
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The only pic I have left of this boat I drove in high school. 67 Newport convertible. Yes that is me and my Mom
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1983 Porsche 911sc Cabriolet 3.0
