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1965 Buick Skylark Gran Sport

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This was Buick’s first “Muscle Car”. It had a 401 CI engine and all of the convertibles and hardtop convertibles had a stiffer frame for added stability. I recently saw an Ebay auction that was bidding up a rich looking version of this car. At the time, the bidding was at $17,600 with a day to go before completion. I’ll check and see where the auction ended.

This car is not yet ready for the car show; but it’s close. A little body work and a new paint job will do this car a lot of good.

I found this information on the net. It was interesting.

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1948 Buick Super; Let The Experts Tell Us. (they did)

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This is an exceptional car in pretty good shape. I’m pretty sure it is a 1947 but I’m not too sure. Anyway, you can tell this car is a post WWII because it looks like its built like a tank. In retrospect, this car had nice lines and was a popular model after the war.

Here is a bit of information I could find on this car and era.

The Buick Super was a full-sized automobile produced from 1940–1942, and from 1946–1958; it was on Buick’s longer wheelbase shared with the Roadmaster. It and the Roadmaster were replaced by the new Electra in 1959. The 1950 Super came with a single two-barrel carburetor on a 263 cid I8. This setup produced an HP rating of 112. The car was able to achieve speeds over 90 miles per hour (140 km/h) with its Dynaflow automatic transmission which, rather than changing through gears, used the torque converter to couple the motor to a single gear ratio.

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If you do know the actual year of manufacture for this car, please leave a note in the comments below. We all would appreciate it.

Old Buick. Tired, At Best!

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This 1951 Buick was found in an industrial area of San Francisco. It is ready for either a complete restoration or a junkyard. Since this was taken in 2003, I have not seen it around so I can’t say which way it went. I guess none of us would look very well after over 50 years on the street.
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