If you live outside the wonderful world of Buicks, you can be forgiven for not being familiar with the Skylark Sun Coupe of 1972. Production totals seem a little vague, but certainly less than 4,000 were made; while the term “rare” cannot be applied to such a car, “uncommon” will do the job nicely. The ’72 Skylark already has the baked-in goodness of the General Motors A-Body platform in one of its most desirable forms, and the retractable sunroof adds an extra talking point at your local car meet. That last step will take some time and labor, as this is a project car offered for sale on eBay. Located in Grafton, Ohio, it will need some rust repair, but if you’ve ever wanted a Sun Coupe, they don’t come up for sale that often.

This is what all the fuss is about, a retracting sunroof that is reminiscent of a Volkswagen Beetle’s. Many brands gave sunroofs a try – the 1960 Thunderbird comes to mind right now – but they don’t seem to pop up in the collector car world too often. My first thought is that draining and sealing this hole in the roof must have been an increasingly difficult task as the car aged, and indeed the seller says that floorpan work will be required on this one.

The trunk is also a little soft but the rocker panels are good. Luckily, repair panels are available for these Buick intermediates, and the seller will include a pair of fender extensions. Needless to say, if you’re shopping for a car in Ohio, none of this is particularly scary or unexpected.

Sitting beneath the world’s smallest air cleaner is the 350 cubic-inch variant of Buick’s venerable small block. While some will question Buick’s oiling system, these offered many reliable miles of service to their owners. Interestingly, this Skylark is a “350” model, which seems to be a trim variant lying between the base Skylark and the Skylark Custom. According to the seller, the engine runs if you pour some gas down the Rochester two barrel, which implies that some fuel system work will be required before you can do any driving. But you expected that.

The nice thing about cars from northern climates is that their interiors tend to be decent, as long as no mice were involved. This interior will be presentable after a thorough deep cleaning, and you can use that savings for the bodywork.

As a Buick guy myself, it’s always fun to see an interesting Flint-built project pop up on the pages of Barn Finds. This one doesn’t appear to be too far gone, and I hope it finds a good home, maybe with one of our readers. The high bid is currently up to $4,050, so there’s interest out there. Let us know in the comments if you’re the one to take it on.