Vehicle Description
1953 Buick Skylark Convertible - 322ci V8 - Automatic Transmission
- 20k Miles - Yellow Over Black and White Interior - Power
Convertible Top (Please note: If you happen to be viewing this 1953
Buick Skylark Convertible 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 225 photographs, as well as a
short start-up and walk-around video, please go to our main
website: GKM.com) This postwar American take on an import sports
car still shines. - Hemmings Motor News, June 2020 From the GM
Heritage Center: The 1953 Buick Skylark convertible was the
centerpiece of Buick's 50th Anniversary. The Skylark came with
standard equipment beyond anything previously offered by Buick.
Based on the premium-series Buick Roadmaster chassis, the Skylark
had a look all of its own. The Kelsey-Hayes 40-spoke chrome wheels
are acknowledged by collectors as among the most beautiful wheels
to ever grace a production car. Powered by Buick's first modern V8
engine, this car's performance matched its racy appearance. Sales
in 1953 totaled just 1,640 units, making the Skylark a rare and
collectible car. Offered here is a 1953 Buick Skylark Convertible
in yellow over black-and-white under a black fabric, power-operated
convertible top. This very well-maintained, largely
original-condition survivor showing just 20,807 miles, is a
legitimate low-mileage classic. The exterior non-metallic yellow
paint shows very well across the curvaceous body; gloss is
excellent and the body is free of dings, dents or other damage. The
rear chassis extension and continental kit are also in excellent
condition. (To best assess the quality of the paint and trim
finishes, please be sure to view the close-up photographs of the
car in the accompanying gallery.) The black fabric top is properly
fitted and free of imperfections. The classic chrome Buick front
bumper, grille, and headlight bezels retain excellent shine with no
indication of any impact damage and negligible patina. The
checkmark chrome body-side trim, chrome cabin-glass trim, chrome
mirrors, and chrome rear bumper with overrider bar share the same
condition. Bespoke factory badging includes the V hood ornament,
enamel Buick-crest hood emblem, B-u-i-c-k letters embossed in the
grille trim, red-white-and-blue Skylark grille emblem, and round
Buick-crest side emblem. CAbin glass and lighting lenses are clear
and free of cracks. Chrome wire wheels with knock-off hubs and
Skylark center emblems are mounted with Dayton® wide-whitewall
tires. The black-and-white interior is a perfect Fifties design
statement. Upholstery is white-stitched black leather vertically
pleated, with white trim on the padded upper surfaces. Door trim
and rear cabin-walls echo the vertical black pleats and white trim.
Patterned chrome inserts on the doors provide a backdrop for
power-window switches, door handles, and vent-window cranks. A
black 2-spoke, banjo-style steering wheel with full-circle horn
ring and gold Skylark-emblem center cap frames the analog
instruments backed by more patterned chrome which continues across
the lower dash. In the center, the radio speaker grille hosts
several pull-lever operating controls below the Buick-branded
Selectronic AM radio. Black carpeting (with matching carpet mats)
covers the cabin floors. The automatic transmission shift lever is
mounted on the column. (Please view the close-up photography in the
gallery to assess the condition of the Skylark's various interior
surfaces.) Under the hood, the 322-cubic-inch, 188 horsepower
Fireball V8 in its correct turquoise engine-block and valve-cover
paint commands a spotless engine bay. All stock components are
present and correctly located; all surfaces are original. Viewed
from below, the chassis and x-frame are clean, straight, and
undamaged. (To best evaluate the condition of
