The Skylark name has been used on compact Buicks since 1953, and in 1992 they released the 6th generation with some awkward styling on GM’s N-body platform (Olds Achieva/Cutlass, Poncho Grand Am, Chevy Beretta/Corsica/Malibu. The front end had a beak-like appearance and the rear end wasn’t much to celebrate either…but with two-tone body coloring and […]
The early 1970s Chevrolet Nova was categorized in GM’s fleet as a compact but with a 111 inch wheelbase and a 189 inch overall length, it was anything but compact. GM’s desire for marketshare was equally not compact and they released corporate cousins in the Oldsmobile Omega, and Pontiac Ventura, and Buick Apollo. Strange side […]
This next car has some of the features you want in a vintage car advertisement as the buyer which is a few hastily snapped photos and a low asking price. It isn’t a good example as how to sell a car, because the details are extremely limited…but a 68 Sportwagon with a 4-speed mated to […]
The asking price for this next car is somewhat below what you would expect to pay for a perfectly painted classic piece of American muscle, but if you are looking for something that is orange creamsicle colored AND you don’t care for concours perfect paint…this could be your car. It is hard to tell from the photos, but a if this is a good paint job, and mechanical elements are well sorted, this would be a deal. Find this 1972 Buick Skylark offered for $11,900 in Ocean Beach, CA via craigslist.
If a 1965 isn’t the best year for automobiles of all time, then I don’t know what year is better. Take this next car, it is a Buick Skylark that still has a reasonable curb weight and clean styling (later A-Body Buicks were heavier and chunkier) but is modern enough that you don’t have to deal with wacky engineering like a late ’50s car or complex emissions equipment like ’70s junk. It should have seat belts and with the addition of dual-circuit master cylinder (and discs up front) it should be totally drivable in 2020 or 2050 or 2065. Try that with a car from any other year. Find this 1965 Buick Skylark offered for $10,900 in La Mesa, CA via craigslist.
This next car is something else. It has that sweet 64 Buick Skylark hardtop shape that is undeniably sexy, and a built 327 V8 with a huge gas spewing carburetor, built powerglide 2-speed tranny, and the worlds smallest gas tank. I challenge you to find a car that would require more trips to the gas station than this car on a trip from LA to Vegas. But my kids need to go pee every 35 seconds whenever we are on a road trip, so perhaps this would work okay. I wonder if you could zip-tie a car seat to a roll cage… Find this 1964 Buick Skylark offered for $9,500 in Santa Rosa, CA via craigslist.
When I first started reading about this next car, I have to admit that it got my nose crinkled up a bit. Why would you put a later V6 into a classic American muscle car when V8 power/torque/noise is so affordable…and then I thought…because you can. And because the Buick Grand National V6 was a turbocharged thing of beauty and not some junky Camry/Accord fuel saver. Nose un-crinkled, acknowledging positive head bob engaged. Find this 1968 Buick Skylark Buick V6 Turbo swapped offered for $14,999 in Lindenhurst, NY via craigslist. Tip from Cory.
Classic cars are expensive…particularly if you combine 2-doors (non-post) and a V8 and 60s styling…and there are few exceptions to this rule. You can find some total basket case cars for cheap…but occasionally there is a car that needs work, but with something from GM’s A-Body platform you will find cheap parts and plenty of […]
I’m not ashamed of my love of the Buick Skylark. It is such a piece of automotive history — from the beginning when it shared a platform with the Pontiac Tempest and Olds F-85, and then when it was another piece of the GM A-body arsenal — it has always been such a badass piece […]
This next car is something close to my heart…and I’m genuinely curious to see how much it gets when the gavel hits the block, because it isn’t too far from the ’65 SportWagon that I’ve got sitting in my garage. Unfortunately, this one has the lower spec Wildcat 310 V8 (instead of the upgraded 4bb […]