For Sale: 1971 Buick Skylark in Morgantown, Pennsylvania

1971 Buick Skylark 2 Door Sedan

The second generation Buick Skylarks were produced from 1968 to 1972 and were a wildly popular A-body car that was produced in huge numbers. It was basic transportation and was available as a two door coupe, sedan, convertible, and four door sedan. You could get a painted hardtop or seemingly more common for the period, the vinyl roof. But like Ford, Chevy, Oldsmobile, Dodge at the time, Buick offered its own high performance version with the Gran Sport line, and at the king of the hill GSX.

For consignment, a 1971 Buick Skylark 2 door sedan showing 21,185 miles, but the true miles are unknown. This is a one family car, bought by a Buick mechanic who kept it garage kept and show worthy and now presents as a time capsule of a bygone era when A-bodies ruled the street as daily commuters. This car has its numbers matching transmission.

Exterior
Not only were A-bodies popular in the early 70's, but so were earth tones, including green and this one retains its single state Silver Fern coverage in very nice condition. These are attractive cars with nice proportions and a C-pillar that flows seamlessly into the rear panel. Though GM shared the platform, when you look at the face of a Buick, it's handsome and distinctive and chrome fills this one in the headlight bezels and bumper that absorbs dual intakes and the marker lights. In back, the chrome conforms with the body and houses the straight tail lights under point crested fenders. 215/75R14 tires with a late 2018 date code surround the 14-inch steel wheels with proper wheel coverings so often replaced with aftermarket wheels. This is how they looked in 1971. Imperfections are limited to some bubbling around wheel openings,

Interior
Green on green is money in '71 and this one started with dark green vinyl door panels with geometric stitch design that was also common in the era. You've got cranks for the window including the vent window which we called the "smoker's window" in Grandma's car. The split bench includes vinyl borders around brocade cloth, a satiny, patterned material that dresses up the interior, here with a tear on the driver's side but clean otherwise front and back and sharing the stitch pattern of the door for a nice connection. A sort of avocado green colors the plastic steering wheel that's in very nice shape, and the plastic surround of the dash. Here we find two active gauges that include the speedometer and a blank screen used for tachometers in the hi-po versions. The green loop carpet is in nice condition covered with some vintage Buick rubber mats and the headliner is darn near pristine. A plaid vinyl mat occupies the trunk and shows some use.

Drivetrain
Under the hood, we find a clean and original presentation of the 350ci V8, capable of 230 horsepower and fueled by a 2-barrel carburetor. Behind it, a numbers matching TH350 3-speed automatic transmission sending power to the 10 bolt rear axle.

Undercarriage
Overall the underside is in very clean condition with minimal surface rust, no invasive rust nor road dirt. We note oil sling at both ends of the driveshaft and a few drops on the pan, transmission, and crossmember. There's also some grease build up on the knuckles and wheel components. In terms of equipment, power brakes are on board as drums all around. The single exhaust is intact and flows through a stock style muffler before exiting via a steel pipe in back. Suspension is comprised of coil springs front and rear with a 4 link in back.

Drive-Ability
If you're a child of the 70's, the cabin might bring back some fond memories. We grab the green steering wheel, pump the gas, turn the key, and put that familiar column shifter into Drive. The car rolls along nicely and the engine runs smooth. With a wheelbase shorter than the LeSabre and other big Buicks, the Skylark handles with more nimble agility. We note the A/C is not working but all other functions operate as they should. 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.

Buick Club of America members, take note. This is a good one and pampered by a Buick family since it left the showroom. You don't have to be a BCA member to purchase this car, obviously, but you should definitely join afterwards and have the opportunity to share this time capsule with the Buick world, or at any other car show.

433271H199809

4-Buick
33-Skylark
27-2 Door Sedan
1-1971
H-Flint, MI Assy Plant
199809-Sequential Unit Number

TRIM TAG

ST 71 43327-1971 Skylark 2 Door Sedan
BDY FL1 214708-Flint Body #
TR 110-Green Cloth & Vinyl Bench
PNT 41 41-Silver Fern
06B-2nd Week June

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