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1967 Buick Skylark Convertible 455 V8 P/b P/s 400 Turbo Trans Gs Tribute on 2040-cars

Year:1967 Mileage:100000
Location:

Redding, California, United States

Redding, California, United States
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I am selling my friends 1967 Buick Skylark convertible. This is a regular convertible that has been given a GS treatment in the late 90's early 2000's.

Here is what my friend says about the car;

1967 Buick Skylark Convertible
Pros:

455 (it’s fast)
New Edelbrock carburetor
Front disc brakes
Front & rear sway bars
New high efficiency radiator
New fuel pump
New starter motor
Premium dual exhaust
Bucket seats
Floor shift
Runs well
Clean DMV

Cons:

straight body with relativly small paint damage
convertible does not work (motors missing)…tear in the top near rear window (outside tear only)
exhaust manifold gaskets leaking
maybe needs new master cylinder…(brakes take a few mins to respond well after car warms up, but after that, just fine)
gas gauge does not work
window cranks and door handles are temperamental 

Now my take on the car;

I have been a passenger in the car many times and have driven it a few times. It seems to have all the GO you would need. The car runs well and gets looks where ever you take it. No shortage of people that want to go for a ride in it.

My take on the fit and finish of the car.

It was painted and refreshed in the late 90's early 2000's and turned into it's current form. It was given a rebuilt 455, paint and interior. The bucket seats were sourced from a GS and all were recovered. The car was only driven for about 8 months then put into a garage for the winter and was not brought out the next year. I went and helped my friend pick up the car from his dad's house in 2012. We put a battery and some fresh fuel in it and it fired up and I drove it onto my trailer. Since then it has had the new parts replaced you see above.

The paint is about a 7. It is presentable, but there are flaws. Probably the biggest is on the hood where there was a carburetor fire at one time(that is why there is a new carb! and fuel lines), but 95% of people that look at the car would not notice it. The body is solid and rust free. There are small dents and dings, but again, a very presentable 10 footer. The car spent about a week at an auto electric shop getting the wiring sorted out, but somehow the fuel gauge still does not work. I do know that the sending unit was replaced as well. Still no bueno on the fuel gauge. The interior could use a good cleaning. The white seats easily show dirt and they need to be vigorously cleaned. The chrome on the car is fair. Both the front and rear bumpers have pitting in spots and will need to be re-plated at some point in the future. The stainless trim is in excellent condition. The tires have like new tread on them. They are older, but the car has always been in a garage so there is no cracking on the sidewalls. The convertible top is also white and in need of a good cleaning. There is one small tear/rip that I don't think will be much of a problem in inclement weather as it is only the outer layer and is not very big. Most of the time you will have the top down anyway! There is also a top boot cover that is white. Again, this will need to be cleaned as it is not as white as it could be.

I am not an expert on these cars, but I think that they did what was needed to make this a nice 455 GS tribute.

If you have any questions please email me through eBay.

Delivery to the Bay Area and Southern California shippers is available.

Also, you will be paying the owner directly. I am just listing this for him. The good faith deposit will be returned when payment for the car is made.







On Feb-16-14 at 19:33:40 PST, seller added the following information:

I was looking up the production/vin number/codes for this car;


4 = Buick
44= Skylark V-8
67=2 door convertible coupe
7=1967
H= Flint Michigan 
127532 =production number 100001 first of the model year

I will get a picture of the body plate and post/decode that as well.


On Feb-18-14 at 08:44:12 PST, seller added the following information:

The body tag has the following; GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION / 10A / ST 67-44467FL1 39253 BODY / TR 185-A K-2 PAINT / W 2X / 4FC 5KY (COULD BE SKY) / BODY BY FISHER From what I found; ST Style is 2 door convertible Body was built in Flint MI. TR Trim is Black either Vinyl or Cloth Paint K is Aquamarine So it is a color change, but you would never know it. Any more questions let me know. This would not let me ad this like it appears in rows from top to bottom on the plate. Where ever this is a / that indicates all that is on that line of the data plate.

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