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 them, two from 1971 and one from 1969, with a pair intended to be parts cars. One has a 455 cubic inch engine and all three look to have been sitting in the woods for a long time, surrounded by leaves (that get wet and spawn rust). Located in Columbia, Missouri, this trio is being sold as a package deal here on Facebook Marketplace for $11,000 OBO.

These cars appear to be the remnants of an estate as they once belonged to the seller’s father who intended to fix up one of the ‘71s using bits and pieces from the others. Besides the rusty relics, the seller is throwing in an assortment of parts, including a spare transmission, and documents such as shop manuals. If the primary car in this group isn’t too far gone, the logic of making one good car out of three might make sense.

1971 Buick GS 455 (green)

Fewer than 2,300 GS 455s hardtops were built and sold in 1971, making it a desirable muscle car today (when restored). We don’t know much about this machine other than it has an automatic transmission, a full title history (though only sold on a bill of sale), and it was last registered in the state it has called home for years (Missouri).

1971 Buick GS (red)

Since no reference is made to a 455 setup, this could be the more basic GS 350 which saw about 6,000 deliveries in 1971. Dad had intended to use this Buick as a donor for the green one, so it must be in poorer condition and not one of the once-hot 455s. This one has a title if that should help sweeten the pot.

1969 Buick GS 400 (blue)

The 1968-69 models had different sheet metal than the 1970-72s and about 6,000 were built with the 400 cubic inch V8. This one was pirated for its engine and transmission for a 1969 GS convertible that Dad was fixing up which was sold back in the day. While there’s a title, we don’t know what’s good that’s left on this car to be plugged into the green one. Is all of this a good buy or a goodbye? Thanks for another collection of “barn finds”, reader Zappenduster!