Anyone else got one of these (luggage rack)

just curious if anybody else's car has a luggage rack like this on it



this one's on a park ave, and it looks like it's black or graphite but mine's the exact same except in chrome. I believe it was a dealer added accesory for gm cars, i've seen them before on buicks (usually grandma-special presidential editions), as well as the occasional caddy.

Please post a pic of yours. I've never seen one on an 8th gen Riviera.

No offense, but I've always thought cars with deep trunks look strange with exterior luggage racks.

I used to love 'em but now not so much.They made 'em for my old Legend,almost bought one.

AA wrote:

Please post a pic of yours. I've never seen one on an 8th gen Riviera.

No offense, but I've always thought cars with deep trunks look strange with exterior luggage racks.

...and Buick trunks are deeep!

It reminds me of the roof rack from my wife's 80 Chevette. Before the hook drug it off, I took off the chrome monstrosity with plans of using it on something. Never happened. That car had about 285,000 on it before the pan gasket kept holding oil.

I do like the way that those particular deck racks have a sort of wanna-be spoiler look about them without being huge towards the rear of the assembly.

Did you say luggage rack?

Really? That's the length you went to in order to get ac in that car?

llamalor2112 wrote:

Really? That's the length you went to in order to get ac in that car?

I don't deal well with the heat. Whatever it takes!

 

 

 

AA, here are some pics of the back of my car




Personally, I like the look of it, its the closest thing to a spoiler that was offered with the car, and I've never seen another riv with one. Between the rack and the blue pinstripe down the side (you can see in the pic) I believe this is a pretty rare option combo. Also, the rack comes in handy when mounting one of these

That's actually pretty damn cool... and hey, at least you're putting it to good use. But (according to a lot of people I know) the Riv in and of itself is a boat so you don't really need that canoe

LOL isn't the trunk space enough room for anything? I have my whole back seat removed + open trunk. My bike and my big ass snowboard fit just fine. But, dang, a canoe! that's hardcore.

ohhh no no....

I'll just put it this way. If I saw your Riv with the rack (especially if with a canoe) I'd definitely follow it until your next stop to find out more

I am not a huge fan of trunk luggage racks in general, but I have to say that given the overall styling of the 95-99 Riviera, I would think a luggage rack would look horribly out of place.... but yours doesn't.

It still isn't my personal cup of tea, but I think it looks suprisingly good on the Riviera now that I've seen one.

Now, when you say you suspect it is a rare option... was it actually a factory option, or just a dealer add-on the original owner had installed? I don't recall seeing this listed in the 1995 brochure as an option from the factory.

And yes, major thumbs up for configuring your Riviera to carry a canoe. I'm sure the Buick designers would have been impressed.


Al

Al,

Thanks for the compliment on the canoe, and regarding the rack, I believe the it was a dealer add on, because i've seen them on many gm vehicles, I think they just kept them at the dealerships and sold them to people who wanted one, and I have the original sticker from '97 and it doesn't say anything about a luggage rack on the factory options