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1968 Buick Skylark Custom Convertible

Sale price: £11,500.00 make an offer

Car location: Weybridge, United Kingdom

Sale type: Fixed price listing

Technical specifications, photos and description:

Year:
1968
Mileage:
40,150
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1968 Buick Skylark Custom Convertible for sale

Current customer rating: current rating for this car(2.05) based on 508 votes
For sale by auction on Saturday 07 March 2015 with Historics at Brooklands. Brooklands Motor Racing Circuit. Weybridge. Surrey. Call 01753 639170
The 1968 model year was one of significant change for the Buick
Skylark. Although still using the same basic chassis. all of GM's
mid-sized cars adopted a policy of using two different length
wheelbases. All of GM's mid-sized cars received all-new sheet metal
bodies as the US government mandated for safety features which
improved occupant protection and accident avoidance starting with
the 1967 models. The basic Skylark was available as a two-door
hardtop coupé or a four-door saloon. The Skylark Custom came as a
two-door convertible coupé. two-door hardtop coupé. four-door
hardtop saloon. or four-door saloon. Optional on the Skylark and
standard on the Skylark Custom was a new 350 cubic inch. V8 engine
using a two barrel Rochester carburetor that produced 230hp at
4400rpm. this engine was based on the previous 300 and 340 cubic
inch. V8 engines.


This one owner. 40. 00 mile Buick Skylark Custom Convertible
fitted with the 350 cubic inch V8 engine. was purchased by the
vendor from the Lendrum & Hartman Ltd stand at the 1968 Earls
Court Motor Show. the car was delivered to France and re-imported
to the UK as a temporary import and registered on a Q plate. after
about a year the seller registered the car at his Isle of Man home
saving over a £1. 00 in tax and duty. Permanently importing the car
to the UK in 1975. it was issued with its current registration
number and was used as a second car for trips to the south of
France and special excursions. Finished in lime green with oatmeal
interior. this Skylark Custom is completely original. it has been
fully maintained throughout and is ready to use but would benefit
from a cosmetic restoration. Supplied with car is a V5C
registration document. a new MoT test certificate and a history
file containing old registration documents. old MoT test
certificates. invoices and photographs. It is rare to find low
mileage. one owner cars from the 1960's such as this. a good
investment for the future.



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