Vehicle Description
1965 Buick Skylark - LS Swap 5.7L/325HP V8 - 4L60E Automatic -
Astro Blue Paint - Power Steering - Power Brakes with Front Discs -
539 Miles Since Built (Please note: If you happen to be viewing
this 1965 Buick Skylark on a website other than our Garage Kept
Motors site, it's possible that you've only seen some of our many
photographs of the car due to third-party website limitations. To
be sure you access all the more than 145 photographs, as well as a
short start-up and walk-around video, go to our main website:
Garage Kept Motors.) Buick's Skylark is a great alternative to the
big car lineup �€" Hemmings, December 2008 A recent '65 Buick
Skylark article on the DriveTribe site put the model's appeal this
way: Modern cars are good, very good. The average overall quality
of the cars you can buy today, any brand, is astounding but having
said that, they're all a bit dull. They're all the same. Different
shades of grey with more grey. This (Skylark) is different. This is
the sort of car that can help you reconcile with what made you fall
in love with cars in the first place. Offered here is a 1965 Buick
Skylark in Astro Blue metallic over blue-and-ivory. With its LS
engine swap and just 539 miles on the car since its rebirth, this
Skylark really is the best of both worlds: period appeal and
up-to-date power. The exterior, medium-blue metallic paint is in
excellent refreshed condition across the car. Gloss is even and
application is smooth across all sheet-metal panels, including the
fastback-styled roof. There are no signs of damage or significant
deterioration. (To best assess the quality of the paint and trim
finishes, be sure to view the close-up photographs of the car in
the accompanying gallery.) Cabin glass and lighting
lenses-including on the handsome, full-width taillights and quad
headlights-are clear and free of cracks or other damage. Chrome
trim has been very well-maintained: mirrors, door handles,
body-side trim (with stylized portholes), lower-body trim, and
window surrounds all retain near-perfect finishes. Both bumpers are
pristine. The front-fender stylized Skylark emblem and rear Buick
logo emblem are properly in place. Factory chrome-trimmed,
styled-steel 14-inch wheels feature Buick-logo center caps.
Hankook® 205/70 blackwall tires are mounted. Inside, the stock look
has been similarly maintained. The front and rear bench seats are
upholstered in textured ivory fabric with blue vinyl side trim.
Very light soiling is noted on some of the fabric, but no excessive
wear or damage. Door trim is a handsome combination of pleated blue
vinyl and chrome trim, with a circular Buick-logo emblem. The shift
lever for the 4L60E automatic transmission is mounted on the
steering column. Cabin carpeting is dark blue throughout with black
rubber protective mats in all positions. A three-spoke,
brushed-metal-trimmed steering wheel with Buick center emblem
frames a stock-appearing dashboard (in body-color painted steel)
with clever upgrades. A perfectly integrated, chrome-trimmed gauge
cluster incorporates a 160-mph speedometer, 8,000-rpm tachometer,
and four smaller engine-monitoring gauges for fuel level, oil
pressure, coolant temperature, and electrical output. Heating and
ventilation controls are stock vertical slide levers. Mileage
read-out is digital, and a period-look push-button digital radio
and clock are mounted to the right. A single script Skylark badge
appears on the glove-box door. Power steering and power front disc
brakes are installed. Under the hood, the 5.7-liter, 325-horsepower
Corvette-branded LS engine makes for an impressive performance
statement. The engine bay and components are clean and properly
organized. A free-flow air induction system is in place. Viewed
from below, the Skylark's chassis is free of damage. Light surface
rust is present on some untreated metal. The newer, full-length
dual exhaust system, new gas tank, and performance shock absorbers
are all highlights
