Tom Davison's 1966 Buick Riviera

1966 Buick Riviera owned by Tom Davison of Raytown, Missouri. Tom was in Los Angeles at Doug Carney's 1963 Pontiac Grand Prix's first show at Great Western. "I beat it back home to Kansas City, determined to incorporate lace into the paint design of my new ‘66 Riviera," Tom told Kustomrama's readers in September of 2023. "The hard part was finding “lace” pattern that was geometric like Larry’s (not scrolls and flowers). I settled for a lesser pattern just to get it done." According to Tom, Larry's brilliance, aside from the concept itself, was that he found a geometric pattern the likes of which he never could find. After completing the Riviera, Tom won best paint at Farhner’s show in Des Moines. "Lee Pratt saw it there and asked me to paint his custom Nomad purple, incorporating lace, pearl, and candy. Lee designed the paint scheme, and I mixed and sprayed it in the fall of ‘67. It won best paint at the Detroit Autorama." Tom had the Buick for about a year, and he never took a photo of it.