1979 Buick Riviera
Sold at Mecum Auctions on July 10, 2025.
$13,200Confirmed
The price as reported by the house. Hammer price $12,000, before the buyer's premium. Read from the house's results Oct. 14, 2026.
The car
- Year
- 1979
- Make and model
- Buick Riviera
- Generation
- Riviera 1974 to 1999
- Version
- Riviera 1974 to 1999
- Gearbox
- Automatic
- Chassis
- 4Z5739E150189
- Condition
- Good (3)Likely
Condition is our reading of the listing's description on Hagerty's 1 to 4 scale, not an inspection.
Against comparable sales
Inside the middle half of 36 comparable sales.
Middle half of sales$6,000 to $12,000
Median$8,975
Sales behind it36Likely
From 36 sales of the Buick Riviera 1974 to 1999 in our data over the last 24 months. Hammer prices, before buyer's fees. Half sold between $6,000 and $12,000.
Closest sales
| Car | Auction | Date | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 Buick Riviera CoupeBring a Trailer, Nov. 8, 2025 | Bring a Trailer | Nov. 8, 2025 | $6,000 |
| 1980 Buick Riviera CoupeBring a Trailer, June 17, 2025 | Bring a Trailer | June 17, 2025 | $11,500 |
| 1981 Buick Riviera CoupeBring a Trailer, Feb. 15, 2025 | Bring a Trailer | Feb. 15, 2025 | $1,050 |
| 1977 Buick RivieraMecum, Jan. 8, 2025 | Mecum | Jan. 8, 2025 | $11,000 |
| 1977 Buick RivieraBring a Trailer, Nov. 11, 2024 | Bring a Trailer | Nov. 11, 2024 | $6,500 |
| 1982 Buick Riviera ConvertibleBring a Trailer, March 10, 2025 | Bring a Trailer | March 10, 2025 | $19,750 |
| 1982 Buick Riviera CoupeBring a Trailer, Nov. 18, 2024 | Bring a Trailer | Nov. 18, 2024 | $28,500 |
| 1983 Buick Riviera ConvertibleMecum, Oct. 2, 2025 | Mecum | Oct. 2, 2025 | $11,000 |