Vehicle Description
1967 Buick Skylark Convertible
Known for its prolonged singing while soaring, the European Skylark
is often seen hovering over large farmland expanses and open
country. The Skylark line of automobiles produced by Buick, from
1953 through 1998, has seen many variations and iterations of
design and performance. Soaring over roads, this Skylark has sung
its tune for a few generations, some of the "hippest" during the
1960's.
This 1967 convertible example of the Buick Skylark provides the
viewer of it with a combination of 1960's cool, and early muscle
cars disguised as family sedans. One of 6,319 produced
convertibles, not counting the ones that are no longer with us it
is definitely lower! Coming to our Hallowed Halls showing 86,468
non verifiable miles on the odometer as the title reads exempt,
it's time to soak up the sun with the top down and reacquaint
yourself with the back road of the good old USA, let's soar
kids!
Exterior
An Apple Red repaint, a color change, covers the exterior surfaces.
Presenting with some scrapes and dings, the exterior presents
nicely but does have some slight areas of orange peel paint, a few
touched up chips and at the lower doors, just a smidgeon of body
work is noted at the bottom of the driver's door. The iconic Buick
trio of front quarter venting now move to the lower fender and are
reduced in count by 1 on the car, are covered in chrome and cant
rearward on the slab steel sided body. The grille, dual headlights
and surrounds are in good condition with mirror like finishes and
we note BUICK in block letters across the leading edge of the hood
and the Buick Tri-Shield hood ornament. A black canvas top is clean
with no tears or rips, and the rear window shows a few areas of
fogging. We note this top can be electrically raised and lowered.
Highly polished chrome laden Buick rally wheels in 14-inch format
are wrapped in deeply treaded tires. A rocker trim runs the length
of the lower part of this car, connecting the wheel arch moldings
and shows in good condition as well. Front and rear bumpers are
blemish free.
Interior
With the top down, the world is our oyster...well just the interior
actually. The interior vinyl is in excellent condition with only
light wear on the driver's lower cushion. Beautiful black vinyl
vertical ribbing is covering the split bench seat in front, and
bench seating in back. Also, plenty of buttons lined up on the
backs and are just fab! Door panels show black vinyl trimming,
horizontal ribbing, the Skylark crest in red and chrome, and have
plenty of chrome accenting attached even encompassing the row of
power window rocker switches. A panel of black carpet is on the
bottom. The dash chrome and black trim is in good condition with
just slight tarnish and minor scratching; however all gauges and
knobs are clear. The upper padded dash is crack free and in black
and we note the round ball vents for the heat and AC at the base of
the dash. Black carpet floods the floors and remains in very good
condition.
Drivetrain
A 300ci V8, fully dipped in chipped and aged aqua paint is now
within the original engine bay. This mill is fed by a 2-barrel
carburetor under the single snout factory air cleaner assembly.
This is attached to a ST300 2-speed automatic transmission, which
is correct for this car. A 10 bolt axle is in the rear and takes
the power hand off and spins the tires via 2.78 gears.
Undercarriage
Nice and clean with no rust, very structurally sound and lots of
black undercoating. Floor pans and rockers are smooth, rust free
and straight, however we note a few areas of flooring repair. Power
drum brakes are seen all around and we note dampness on the right
front wheel, but more on that in the Drive-Ability section. A like
new single exhaust snakes its way rearward and is looking nice and
clean.
Drive-Ability
A quick starter, and effortless drive for the test area. Smooth
acceleration, and a smooth ride too all in comfortable confines of
the convertible top. We did note a few issues on our drive with the
worst being a brake pedal that is soft, causing the car to stop,
but not confidently. We also note the air conditioning and clock
were both not operational. While Classic Auto Mall represents that
these functions were working at the time of our test drive, we
cannot guarantee these functions will be working at the time of
your purchase.
I imagine dad behind the wheel, flat top cut, Wayfarers, white
shirt and thin necktie, with mom next to him with her Oliver
Goldsmith Manhattans, silk bandanna covering her low beehive, and
matching paisley dress, rolling down the highway with top down
smiling and just enjoying life. This convertible is in
nicecondition, can be you, 57 years later with that same smile, and
sense of satisfaction in your 1967 Buick Skylark
Convertible...goose it!
444677B119310
4-Buick
44-Skylark
67-Convertible
7-1967
B-Baltimore, MD Assy Plant
119310-Sequential Unit Number
TRIM TAG
03B-2nd Week March
ST 67 44467-1967 Skylark Convertible
BDY B1073-Baltimore Body #
TR 183-Saddle Vinyl
PNT J7-Verde Green, Sandalwood Top
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and collectible vehicles in the country is located in Morgantown,
Pennsylvania, just 1-hour west of Philadelphia off Exit 298 of the
I-76 Pennsylvania Turnpike. For more information visit
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There is no guarantee of mileage. A $299 Dealer Administrative fee
is not included in the advertised price.
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