The Buick Skylark began life as a luxury convertible in 1953 and 1954. In the early 1960s, it was the upscale version of the Special, a compact. By the middle of that decade, it had morphed into a mid-size family car, akin to the Chevy Chevelle Malibu. This 1967 edition may have too many doors to interest some collectors, and it needs a bunch of work. Located in Richmond, Indiana, this Buick is the first car we’ve seen in a while priced at just $1,000 and is available here on Facebook Marketplace.
For the first time, the Skylark could be ordered as a pillarless 4-door hardtop in 1966, like the seller’s car. Different body styles had different engines as standard fare, with this one having the desirable 340 cubic inch V8, 2-barrel carburetor, and a horsepower rating of 220. Nearly 13,700 were built in 1967 and the surviving population today may only number in the hundreds.
We’re given little information about this Skylark. It has only had two owners and it’s a project that the seller is offering on behalf of his/her father. Perhaps the old boy has passed on and the family just wants to be rid of it. The seller says it has “low miles,” but 86,000 miles wasn’t considered low in those days. I suspect only a 12,000-mile warranty was offered by Buick at the time.
We don’t know if the Buick runs and the body is rough, especially the left rear quarter panel and perhaps the trunk and floorboards. There may have once been a vinyl top that has been stripped away. This looks like an uphill project, but for $1,000 how could you go wrong for the value of the parts? Thanks to Barn Finder “Ted” for the tip!
You are right, it’s value in parts is what makes it a viable purchase, especially if you have a 1967 2dr or GS project. The AC looks intact as does the rest of the car, these are the cars that can yield a ton of small parts which are time consuming to find and will nickel and dime an owner to death.
Steve R
Even the fender skirts are rusty.
The Oldsmobile wheels just don’t look right
on any other make of car.
you could probably get $1000 for the front bumper alone (assuming it is not dinged up – I can’t see the FB ad)
That could have originally had a painted top like the one I had. My 67 hardtop coupe was painted white over blue with a navy blue interior. Surprising to see so little metal in the trunk of the subject vehicle and I can’t understand how the skirts also rusted. If the owner was like me, I jettisoned the fender skirts in an attempt to create a Gran Sport clone. And that’s what this $1000 investment should be used for — buy it to keep a better one on the road with its multitude of parts. FYI, a front bumper and fender for my Skylark cost around $500 in 1979!
I owned a 1969 2-door hard top Skylark. I definitely like the look of the 1969 over the 1967.
I had a 69 in the Special trim level. Only options were full wheelcovers, radio and heater. Also purchased a 68 Special with only a heater. With a post instead of a pillarless hardtop these cars, doors especially, closed like a solid bank vault. The styling of the 1968-69 rear quarters and bumpers took a lot of getting used to. Chevy, Pontiac and Olds did much better with their intermediates in those two years.