Introduced in January 1988, the Reatta was not available as a convertible until the 1990 model year. It was Buick’s first open car since the 1985 Riviera. The Reatta was designed to combine the appearance and performance of a sports car with grand touring capabilities and the luxury and refinement traditionally associated with Buick.

The Reatta’s assembly at the Buick Craft Centre was performed at a sequence of positions, each manned with a specialized team of workers, rather than on a conventional assembly line. After a team had completed their portion of the assembly, the car would be moved by robots to the next station. The Reatta’s paintwork was performed on-site under subcontract to PPG Industries.

The Bright Red Reatta is powered by Buick’s 3.8-liter, 170-hp V-6 and came with numerous comfort and convenience features such as air conditioning, a stereo, electric climate control, alloy wheels, power windows, steering and brakes as standard equipment. Power seats and a CD player were the only options available. This represents a well-cared-for southern-based car that has a Saddle interior and is equipped with the two options the factory offered. The Buick is reported to be sparingly used which is evident with the less than 15,000 actual miles and as such the car remains “showroom new” and drives as one would expect from a car in such fine condition.

The 1990 model year was the first of the two years that the Reatta convertible was offered and this is one of only 2,132 built in 1990. The easy-to-operate manual soft-top stows away under a hard tonneau cover to disappear. Each Reatta included a leather book containing the owner's manual and pen. In 1990 and 1991, a zippered owners folio was included holding the owner’s manual, pen, flashlight, tire gauge as well as a "Craftsman's Log" with the signatures of the supervisors for the cars assembly as they signed off on their respective tasks. It is stated that this example has this complete pouch, plus brochures, press kit and more.