1987 Buick Riviera

[powerported1]

Looks more annoying than anything. You have to navigate to a different screen just to turn down the radio. looks pretty cool at first for that time but actually pretty stupid.

[bbishoppcm]

I have only seen one of these in person in my entire life! And that was 20 years ago. Thanks for uploading this!

[bbishoppcm]

@GenericUser19xx Well, there's a reason this feature didn't take off... it was costly, and was a major distraction.

[coolbluelights]

Just goes to show all this "New" technology today isn't really new at all it was around 20-30 years ago it's just gotten cheaper (And less reliable)

[lzgmyn]

Most fun I ever had developing code. I wrote the editing program in 1984 and I'm told it allowed the users to create/update the screens from months down to weeks of effort. Funny thing, IBM came in like 1985 and convinced Delco that they wanted to put 8088 processors in the cars instead of the existing procs.. IBM never did deliver the editing software to replace my stuff, but mine was mothballed. That was the end of the displays in the cars. It was ahead of it's time!!!

[lzgmyn]

I was the programmer at Delco Electronics (part of a group with the cool name "Computer Techniques") that created the program that did all the graphics for the touch screen. This was a VSFortran program that would display the screens on an IBM 3279 computer terminal so that the user could add the buttons, lines, etc.. I added the ability to "reverse engineer" existing eprom code so that you could read prior model years displays in, modify them, and then generate new "cross-assembler" code

[hsthompson71]

The beeps are pissing the birds off!

[Dre199821]

brother had this as his 1st car

[MarkThompson01]

Those were pretty cool for visual effect, but kind of hard to fiddle with while driving.

[madtownband]

Its like early nav center screens

[BuffaloSabres134]

This is probably more reliable than the electronic crap that's in today's cars.

[guerra963]

Very cool!

[mill888888]

very impressive 4 that year. Did not no technology was dat good in the 80s

[Deangelo21530]

Thats pretty cool...

[aaronpapanos]

I still don't like touchscreens, even today, but this one is pretty cool.

[mtlproductions1]

Awesome touchscreen! No wonder touchscreens existed back then, hahaha!!

[mtlproductions1]

Awesome touchscreen! No wonder touchscreens have been around a while longer, haha!

[mrbrandon71]

Had an '86 version of this (then) awesome car!

[sexibassplaya123456]

Oh my god my mom used to have this car.



[Iam18yearsolddddd]

total recall?

[gophop]

impressive. had no idea tech was available back then. let alone CRT screens in cars O.O

[form109]

the touch screen is very cool,the beeps i could do without though.

[wintergreen420]

i have one of these. i hate those GCC trip monitors. they suck

[gnccracer16]

that shit actually still works lol

[chess1458]

I Had An 87 T-Type,Damn I Miss That Car!!!!!!!!!

[kreigsmann]

did you film this is the black forest?

you got a pest problem

[peepingjesus]

this was made in 87???? wow i am amazed. I wasnt alive back then so i couldnt possibly know but thats so cool!

[365degrees]

@peepingjesus The Oldsmobile Toronado and The Eldorado had these features also. Costly if had to be fixed but very very nice cars. I had a 87 Toronado and a 90 Toronado. These cars are still around and if you can find one with low miles from the original owner or one that has not been around so much you will have one heck of a car cause the riviera and the toronado had the 3.8 liter engine which if taken care of can get 300,000 miles out of. 

[bearnkilt]

I had a 1987 Riviera.. LOVED that car!!! Thanks for the post!

[HicktownMotorsports]

Gotta love the front wheel drive Rivearas. I got an 89 Im getting ready for demolition derby right now!!!

[michelinman8592]

That's AWESOME!

[adnamarie]

wonder how much that option was?

my friend had one of these, it was so beat up. the thing had 380k miles on it, it had been stolen, re sold and then he got it back, it leaked all types of fluids, made wierd noises but the thing always started. it was never taken care off but wouldnt die lol...

it sure was a POS

[jplayahatin]

damn dude thats badass! my dads got the same model and same everything except his aint got the touch screen... wnder why not?.. oh yeah, cuz his is SHIT!

[BuckMcLean]

I remember when these came out. I was positive this was the coolest thing that would ever be invented forever. Blew my mind.

[MrRackensack]

for the time it was cool

[paintedbird]

Those were such cool cars, shame they didn't make them very long.

[budokai140]

This was my 1st car, i miss it!

[crammage]

WOAhHhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!

[coololds85]

nice in 1986 when Buick Restyled the Riviera they putted a touch screen computer in the Riviera's until 89

[lonewolfette]

the couple years worth of Riviera's with the computer were SO far ahead of their time it isn't funny. then Buick went & ruined the Riviera. my dad had an 89 which he gave away & probably kicks himself for now. :(

[lawnside82]

thats so cool!! even the caddys didnt have that!!

[AliAbraham51]

this is unbelievable. it puts it with the faulty but sometimes functional aston martin lagonda. no wonder the 1980s riv's have such a following too.

[Membrane556]

It comes with a pipboy in the dash.

[elizabethmichelle]

beep beep

[camed93]

fricken awesome

[sheemobile]

i can picture m giving you briefing on that screen

[PawlieGR]

Wowsers, annoying and crude by today's standards but cool nontheless.

[moldymac]

I just picked up one of these cars for $75.00 I wish it wasnt a total wreck, doesnt start as of yet, destroyed interrior and smashed windshield. That touch system is just so cool!

[1kera]

This looks like a car that should have been in Fallout 3

[ggmmoo26]

just got 88 type rivera super clean for 1000 drives like a dream but touch screen turns on an off at radom times an cluster dont work any help plez

[themaritimeman]

Check the wiring.

[CBproductions12]

I just bought one of these in great condition for $850.00 at an auction best deal ever! these are amazing

[05Forenza]

awesome technology for an '87. But man would I hate the "beep beep" after every single thing you do. Other than that, I could deal with the bad graphics of the touch screen.

[doktorebuick]

what kind of personal reminder???

[TaurusLX1988]

oh!, this only applies to the 88' 89' buick riviera & reatta!

[corght]

this is quite modern fo a 87' car, nice

[TaurusLX1988]

Does it have a personal reminder?