Christmas car. Reminds me when I was working at a Buick store in the late '70s. A customer comes in and wants a new Riviera. No sweat. Problem is, she wants it in red and green. She had a Christmas store in our town, and wanted a car that would reflect that, and advertise the store. Our sales manager was probably the only really cool car sales manger I ever knew - a guy with a real conscious and scruples! Make the customer happy! So, she spec'd out the car, he called the plant where the car was to be built, and they said "sure, we can build that, but you're going to want to get most, if not all, of the money for the car up front! She is going to be the one and only person in the US that'll order something like that!"...so, she hammers out a deal with the sales manager directly, and writes a check for the full amount! Believe it or not, the car was delivered in just five weeks! It rolled off the transport, with a dark green metallic body and a blood red leather interior, just as she ordered! And it was loaded, too, with those gorgeous Riviera wheels, sunroof, and I'm certain every power option that could be had. She was there for the actual delivery off the truck, and watched it roll into the service department for service, then the detail shop for final prep. She was a very happy customer, with a very unique Riviera.
