The Skylark Gran Sport (or GS) joined the Buick line-up in 1965 as the GM division’s mid-size muscle car. Its pinnacle was the second generation which was in production from 1968 to 1972. The seller has accumulated three of… more»
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56k Original Miles: 1960 Buick LeSabre Hardtop
It is often said that if something appears too good to be true, it probably is. I don’t believe that to necessarily be true in the classic world, because we have all seen vehicles that have been cared for… more»
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1950 Buick Special Sedanette Is All Original
I was misinformed. I thought the “sedanette” body style on Buicks (debuted in ’42) ended with the 1949 model, but here’s a 1950 Special sedanette to prove me wrong. It’s being offered on eBay in Le Mars, Iowa, with… more»
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BF Auction: 1966 Buick Electra 225 Convertible
This 1966 Buick Electra Convertible has been tucked safely away in the seller’s warehouse for several decades. It’s been in their family since it was new, so letting it go has likely been a difficult choice, but they would… more»
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Early Nailhead Barn Find: 1953 Buick Roadmaster
Seems like everyone was getting in on the V8 craze in the ’50s. Sure, Ford had been there since ’32, but flathead architecture was old hat by the new decade and they moved on for the ’54 model year…. more»
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BF Auction: 1969 Buick GS 350
There are many reasons why an owner will choose to part with a beloved classic, but that decision is made difficult when it is due to circumstances beyond their control. However, it is one faced by the owner of… more»
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Turbocharged V6: 1985 Buick Grand National
The Grand National was a turbocharged performance version of the Buick Regal. Various iterations were offered between 1978 and 1987, sometimes lumped in with the Turbo-T and T-Type models. At the heart of the Grand National was a 3.8-liter… more»
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43k-Mile Survivor: 1983 Buick Regal
The General Motors G-Body platform is chameleon-like in its adaptability; after all, few other platforms achieved such diversity. For example, in the Buick camp, this sedate Regal V6 is fundamentally the same car as Darth Vader himself, the sinister… more»
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Estate Sale – Potpourri of Cars, Trucks, Parts
It’s sad when someone dies and leaves their estate to someone else to dispose of. But it must be tough when the dearly departed was a mechanic who apparently kept more than he discarded. Such is the case with… more»
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True Barn Find: 1949 Buick Super Sedan
It’s not easy to make the determination that a car is too far gone to save: Sometimes it’s too rusty, sometimes the parts and labor required are worth ten times more than the finished product, sometimes it’s a lack… more»
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24K-Mile Survivor: 1956 Buick Roadmaster
Aside from being the cornerstone of William Crapo Durant’s 1908 conglomerate of General Motors, Buick was also the preferred division and “home team” of 1950s GM President Harlow Curtice. Because of all this, Buick seemed to go its own… more»
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No Reserve: 1973 Buick Riviera GS
There’s no denying that the “Boattail” Riviera, Buick’s halo offering from 1971 to 1973, is polarizing. It is, however, better to be remembered for being polarizing than forgotten for being bland, and indeed the Boattail has taken off in… more»
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18,500 Miles!? 1950 Buick Super Series 50
Last week I covered this 1948 Buick convertible and due to its stellar condition, it won quite a bit of praise from our varied reader audience. That being the case, I thought this week that I would feature a… more»
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Limited Production: 1990 Buick Reatta Convertible
The Reatta was a “halo” car for Buick in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Built at the same time as the Cadillac Allante, it was a 2-seat grand touring machine with a transverse V6 engine borrowed from the… more»
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Factory A/C! 1957 Buick Caballero Estate Wagon Project
Hardtops were very popular in the 1950’s – in both two-door and four-door varieties. And in 1957, Buick (and its cousin, Oldsmobile) did the four-door hardtop one better with the introduction of a fancy, upscale four-door hardtop station wagon…. more»
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3 Row Woody Wagon: 1976 Buick Estate
Others came close, but the 1975-76 Buick Estate seems to have won the award for the longest station wagon ever, measuring in at an impressive length of nearly 232 inches before the GM downsizing program chopped almost an entire… more»
