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1964 Buick Skylark Convertible on 2040-cars

Year:1964 Mileage:42000
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 Here is a list of much of the work performed on this car:
 
The 300 cubic inch V8 motor has been completely rebuilt.
New pistons, valves, hydraulic rockers etc. All built to original factory specifications
The factory aluminum intake and aluminum heads have been painted as they would have been from the factory.
New Holley 2 barrel carburetor. Works better than the original but the original carburetor will come with the car.
Transmission has been upgraded from the original 2 speed automatic transmission to a freshley rebuilt 3 speed turbo 350.
The differential has been checked out, was fine, and the fluid was changed.
Custom dual exhaust was built for the car. It runs up and over the rear axel so it looks like a factory original exhaust.
New full length floor pans and trunk floor sheet metal was installed. All rust repair was done by cutting out the cancer and welding in new metal. No half-assed bondo or fiberglass was used to cover up anything!
All suspension parts that normally wear out were replaced with new parts and all of the suspension parts were painted with POR-15 to stop any future rust! (if you don't know what POR-15 is, you need to look into it....it's a fantastic product that eliminates rust problems!)
All new interior. Carpet, seat covers, door panels, dash etc.
Almost every piece of chrome was rechromed and every stainless moulding was professionally polished.
New black vinyl top, plus the top frame was disassembled and restored! (Just the top assembly took nearly a week to restore!) It's a manual not a power top. It is very easy to put up and take down.
Car has been lowered several inches. It could stand to be lowered a few more to be honest.
New windshield, all other glass is original and in excellent condition.
All new brakes. 2 new drums. This includes new hoses and even a new master cylinder. It stops great for 4 wheel drum brakes! It does not have power brakes.
Oil pressure, water temp & amp guages have been added.
Factory AM radio still in the dash. An aftermarket stereo that tilts away out of site has been added.
Custom made front kick panels have built in stereo speakers!
New Boyd Coddington aluminum rims and tires
 
It starts easily, stops straight and fast, runs nice and seems to drive down the road straight! Simply put, it runs like a new car!

Listed for sale locally. I reserve the right to end the auction early if the asking price is met.

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Fri, 28 Mar 2014

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Thu, Feb 25 2016

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