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The Buick Riviera celebrated its 20th anniversary in 1983 by being selected as the Pace Car for the Indianapolis 500, which led to a special edition production car, which came in both convertible and hardtop versions. There were 500 production hardtops that were badged as 'XX Anniversary Edition' models, and these 20th Anniversary Rivieras were built to be special, set apart from their mainstream brethren by several key luxury features. They were all painted two tone beige and sported an Anniversary grille and front-end panel. The 'XX', as some referred to it, received special true wire wheels made by Appliance Wheel Company, 24K gold-plated badging, and some serious upgrades like hand-made 26 oz German wool carpeting, real English walnut wood veneer plates (those woodgrain panels used are wood, not that silly woodgrain plastic), and a wood-rimmed steering wheel. The interiors featured 'Medium Beech' special leather covering most of the surfaces, with the seating receiving dark brown suede leather inserts. Even the trunk interiors featured the same wool carpeting as the interior, along with a special trunk lid inside cover that was covered in that German wool carpeting and featured an embroidered 'XX' logo. Also standard were the rear window defroster, Gran...