This 1968 Buick Skylark Custom hasn’t been for sale since, well since 1968. This is the first time it’s been for sale since it was brand new and it has had just one owner this whole time, a very loving and worthy caretaker of this absolutely beautiful car. They have it listed here on eBay in Las Vegas, Nevada and there is no reserve! The current bid price is $9,300.
I don’t know if anyone else is as enamored with this car as I am but I hope that some of you are. The Skylark Custom was a top trim level and an interesting thing about the newly-designed second-generation Skylarks is that two-door cars had a wheelbase that was 4-inches shorter than four-door cars. This car basically has everything that I look for in a vintage car, this will be a painful one to pass up. There is no rust on this car other than some normal light surface rust on the underside. Hagerty is at $8,400 for a #3 good condition car and $13,100 for a #2 excellent car, just for the record.
The left side of the vinyl top and vinyl top in general is about the only exterior glitch that I can see, other than some checking of the paint on the passenger side. I love the rear fender skirts, I’ve always thought that was an elegant look, especially with the sweeping bodyline on the side of this Skylark. The mid-sized Skylark was based on GM’s A-body and they were made until 1972. For the following generation, they went to the X-body as Nova look-a-likes, for lack of a better term.
The interior looks even nicer than the exterior does and the only thing I see here would be the fried door seals shown in the photo above. That’s the tough part of living in the desert. But, the dash looks perfect and power windows are nice to see here. It makes me like the car even more if that’s even possible. The seats look great both front and rear with just some normal wear but no glaring issues. This car is all original – paint, interior, everything but normal wear parts that have been changed over the years with regular maintenance.
The engine is super clean for a car that’s older than probably half of Barn Finds readers are. I mean, not that they aren’t also clean, but.. well, you know what I mean. This is Buick’s 350 cubic-inch V8 which would have had 230 horsepower and 350 ft-lb of torque. It runs perfectly, the transmission works like new, and all of the lights and power accoessories work. There are no leaks, it doesn’t smoke, and I want this car. Are there any other fans of this stylish, low-mile (60,000 miles) well-maintained original Skylark out there? Was that leading the witness?
Yes, counselor, you WERE leading the witness but the vast majority of the jurors and judges agree with you, hence an overruled objection were there one to be raised.
Your ‘Bird stands guilty as charged, and is to be sentenced hopefully to a life of appreciation and care..
Scotty, we are definitely on the same page with this car. I this a Bill Mitchell design?
I see paint blended on the right side quarter, right behind the door. That doesn’t bother me. This is a nice, honest car that I would be love to own.
Replace that left rear tire with a whitewall to match the rest. Otherwise it’s all good.
This illustrates just how bad modern tires with all their “busy scribbling” on the sidewalls look on classic cars. Even worse, if you apply armor all to “show off” that crap to the world.
The rear skirts add to the period futuristic look, tho too bad, oddly, the Sklylark & its cousins didn’t get ventless door glass until ’69, unlike camaro & caprice 2 door coupe for ’68.
Sold, $9655.68.
Steve R
I’d ditch the skirts and fit a set of 15″ Buick Rallies. Ditto for front discs and duals.
Nope. Keep it stock. Too few of them out there.
My least favorite style of GM’s 1968 midsize lineup , but this is a really pretty car – a true survivor !
Agreed!
In my eyes, 1) Cutlass 2) Tempest/LeMans/GTO
3) Chevelle/Malibu/Beaumont 4) Skylark. But even then they were all nice designs. 1970-72 Skylark is a different story altogether…(Insert ‘Airplane’ response here.)
I love the lines on this car…would make an awesome Low Rider.
That would be a quick way to ruin a beautiful car.
Don’t forget the hydraulics !
This is a nicely preserved and presented example of a car that isn’t seen often in stock form. That being said, the ’68-’69 Skylarks look awkward to my eyes when dressed up with typical Buick items. “We’ll stick some chrome here, and there, and over there, and I guess we’ll put the break for the vinyl roof here because there’s no obvious place to do it, and let’s add fender skirts to make it look really fancy.”
I agree ; and the rear bumper always looks its bent from an accident too IHO
Never cared for the dip in the side moldings. Looks like it’s wearing a saggy diaper.
I don’t know where you get your demographics from Scotty, for the age of the readers. I’m pretty sure that it is much older than you think. I would be interested to see Jesse and Josh do an informal survey.
Decent car for the right price. Why is the spare mounted on the LR? Estate sale? Deserves to be properly checked out.
GM sure did have some beauties through their lines they offered but always loved the Buick’s. I hope whoever purchases this drives and enjoys and enjoys it just as shown.
Sold. Someone got a nice deal
Well built cars. My 68 year old grandmother bought a brand new 1969 GS 400.
She got totaled, before I got a chance to drive it.
I loved the 350 engine in the olds ,Buick’s ,chevys and would so love to have a beauty like that someday. Treat her like a queen
I bought one in the late 80’s for $160…
Gave it to a homeless guy maybe a year later…saw him sometime after and asked what happened with the car…he ran out of gas and left it on the freeway.
Auction update: this gorgeous Buick sold for $9,655.68.