1965 Buick Skylark Convertible Red Ball V6 on 2040-cars
Waynesville, North Carolina, United States
|
My 1965 Convertible is a beauty. It runs great and turns heads. Every time I stop for gas, someone is always taking a look at it. I have enjoyed cruising on the Blue Ridge Parkway and Great Smoky Mountains of NC, sometimes with the top up and sometimes with the top down. I am 70 years old and have health concerns and know it is time for find a good home for my car. I have over $14,000 in receipts and many hours in restoration. You will not be disappointed in the car and will enjoy cruising in this vehicle. I will follow with a list of work performed and pictures. Email with any questions. Buyer will be responsible for transportation of the vehicle, or you can fly in to Asheville NC. I will meet you and get transfer completed, and you can drive the car home. Bidding starts at $13,750 WITH NO RESERVE. I am asking for $1,000 payment to PayPal within 24 hours after auction ends. Remainder of payment must be made by bank wire transfer within 72 hours of auction completion. I do not have time to waste on "SCAMMERS." 1965 BUICK SKYLARK CONVERTIBLE RED BALL V-6 ENGINE, 225 CU IN 3-SPEED SYNCHROMESH TRANSMISSION HISTORY: I purchased this 1965 Buick Skylark convertible in 2005 for $3000.00. The car did not look good, but it had a good motor and transmission (#'s matched). The car had a good body and undercarriage, but needed a lot of work to be beautiful again. I started the restoration, but then moved from Pennsylvania to North Carolina in October 2006. From 2007 to 2010, I built our retirement home. The Buick was garaged during that time at the house we were renting. I finished the restoration in 2012. I have receipts for approximately $14,000. All mechanical, new convertible top, and painting were done by professionals. I did all the sanding, gutting, POR-15, upholstery, window sweeps, etc. In 2006, I sanded the body to bare metal, replaced rear quarter (had to be made by professionals, since I could not find a good one). I then sealed, primed, and painted the car. In 2011, I was not satisfied with my paint job, so I had it redone professionally (cost approximately $2400.00). Listed below is the work performed on the car: UNDER HOOD: (1) Timing chain (2) New radiator core (3) New belts (4) All new hoses (5) New master cylinder (6) New distributor (7) New windshielf washer (8) New fuel pump (9) New oil pan gasket (10) New battery (11) Carburetor rebuilt (12) New radiator flaps (13) New battery cables (14) New spark wires (15) Complete tune-up (points, plugs, etc.) (16) New thermostat (17) New valve cover gaskets (18) Engine cleaned with Kano Kreen internal (19) New hood insulation (20) New radiator cap (21) Inside engine cleaned with Kano Kreen. This was performed before gasket changed. (22) Outside engine wire brushed and painted; valve cover sanded and painted. CAR UNDERSIDE: (1) Entire frame wire brushed, metal ready applied and coated with POR-15 (2) New exhaust system (3) Emergency brake adjusted (4) New shocks (5) New idle arm (6) Four new tires at 60,200 miles (Hankook Optimo H724 MS Radial 215/75R14) (7) Alignment (8) Transmission work: new low servo cover gasket, pan gasket, filter, bands adjusted, tranny oil replaced, manual shaft replaced (9) Entire underbody scraped and coated with POR-15 (10) All new brake lining and wheel cylinders and lines where needed (11) New gas tank and strapping (12) New sending signal to gauge CAR INSIDE: (1) Repaired dash, steering wheel, cracks (Eastwood kit); new vinyl section (2) New AM/FM radio (Auto sound) (3) New glove compartment and lock set (4) New stop light brake switch button (5) New window handles - rear (6) Repaired arm rests (7) New door panels (8) New seat covers and foam (9) Repaired all inside lighting and new covers on rear arm rest lights (10) New door switches (11) New hinge - right bottom (12) New weather stripping (doors will be hard closing until weather stripping is worn in) (13) New window felts and rubber strips (14) New rollers - right rear window (15) New sound deadening on floor (16) New carpeting (17) POR-15 floor and sidewalls CAR BODY: (1) Sanded to bare metal - new passenger rear quarter (made professionally in shop); dents pounded out (some body putty to level dents after bumping) (2) Painted, sealed, primed and painted red by owner (3) Re-sanded and repainted cranberry red (1970 SS color) by professional -- not satisfied with my paint job 2011 (4) New top (professional - 2011), new well liner, new boot, new hoses, new top motor, pads (5) Glass replaced on inside and outside mirrors (6) Front bumper re-chromed (2012) (7) New hubcaps (have originals -- will send with car) (8) Trunk area sanded, coated with POR-15, rust cut out and replaced with new metal, bolts replaced, splatter painted (9) New gas cap (10) New wiper blades (All parts removed from car -- radio, distributor, hubcaps, etc. -- will be left in trunk when shipped)
|
Buick Skylark for Sale
Gs 400 4 speed stage 1 ,only 1632 of these produced , califonia car ,survivor
1967 buick gs 400 convertible
1967 buick skylark super nice all original car
Convertible great for daily driver! smooth 350 v8 engine!
1970 buick skylark custom gs clone(US $10,500.00)
Super rare 455 cu in. v8 big block!! 1972 buick skylark gran sport
Auto Services in North Carolina
Wood Tire & Alignment ★★★★★
Wilhelm`s ★★★★★
Wilcox Auto Sales ★★★★★
Town & Country Radiator ★★★★★
The Transmission Shop ★★★★★
The Auto Finders ★★★★★
Auto blog
Reuss says Cadillac CT6-based Buick could happen
Wed, Apr 15 2015Could the upcoming Cadillac CT6 and its Omega platform spawn a Buick variant? According to General Motors' product chief Mark Reuss, it could potentially be in the cards, but "not yet." "We're working on that," Reuss told Automotive News at the 2015 New York Auto Show. While there hasn't been a large, rear-drive Buick on dealerships since the Roadmaster in 1996, the company gave a big hint that it could head in that direction with the Avenir Concept, shown earlier this year at the Detroit Auto Show. As Automotive News explains, a rear-drive Omega-platform Buick could be a real hit in China, where consumers buy 13 Buicks for every one Cadillac. That move would be a big help to GM's bottom line, too, as it'd significantly increase the Omega platform's economy of scale. If a large Buick based on the CT6 were to head to China, though, it likely wouldn't be a simple case of badge engineering (thank God). Reuss hinted to Automotive News that while the mixed-material construction of the CT6 platform "is very flexible," doing an "identical version of that platform or not is a different conversation." What are your thoughts? Should Buick adopt the Omega platform for an Avenir-based sedan? Should that vehicle be sold here in the US, or should it be a China-only offering? Have your say in Comments. Related Video:
Buick has best sales year ever, delivers over 1M cars globally
Wed, 08 Jan 2014If there are any lingering doubts why General Motors held onto Buick while killing Pontiac, Hummer and Saturn, one only has to look at the sales numbers from 2013 for the real answer. Thanks largely to strong sales in China, Buick set a global sales record last year by selling more than one million vehicles.
The lion's share of Buick sales came from China, which sold more than 809,000 units - about four times more Buicks than were sold in North America as a whole. In the US, the Buick Encore accounted for almost half of all US sales with 97,311 units as Buick spent the summer trying to keep up with demand of the subcompact crossover. Likewise, China-only models like the GL8 minivan and Excelle sedan (same as the US-spec Verano) were strong sellers in that market.
For good measure, Buick more than doubled its sales in Mexico with 2,319 units. Scroll down for the full press release.
Bob Seger's Detroit Made music video is an homage to the Motor City
Tue, 16 Sep 2014At this point, Bob Seger feels like the living embodiment of old-school rock 'n' roll. The Michigan native has been strumming out classic records like Night Moves for decades, and he just released a new single called Detroit Made. It sounds like a future staple of just about every classic car show within the next few years, and the video is dedicated to the Motor City, past and future.
Detroit Made is all about cruising in the city in a classic Buick Electra 225, perhaps better known as a "deuce and a quarter." It's straight-down-the-middle rock and could just as easily be from a decades-old Seger album as something new.
The video for the new single mixes shots of American classics cruising along Woodward Avenue with a contemporary look at the city. Sure, there are the well-known dilapidated buildings falling into rubble, but the people there aren't just letting the city die. Other parts show the attempts to clean things up and rebuild. Check out the video if you need a few minutes of old school rockin' in your life.