1965 Buick Skylark

401 nailhead

Clear

Heart wrenching to sell, but here it is. This is a rapid and incomplete posting, but I wanted to get it posted and I will come back and add details as I think of them and as I dig out receipts and documentation, and I do have everything. I bought this around '95 with fresh paint and some other stuff. I had the bottom and top machined / gone through (rings, brngs, etc.) and added a hot cam, street strip heads, dual valve springs, lifters, valves, heat restrictor blockoff plates, high flow water and oil pumps, double roller timing chain and gears, stainless headers, mini starter and adapter, stainless mufflers and dual exhaust that kicks out in front of the axle, monster sway bars front and rear, new springs all around, carb, 4 core radiator, and other stuff I'm sure, but again I'm digging out info and will update as I can. Now the bad. While breaking in the motor I spun a bearing (I suspect) and after all that time and money I was so disgusted I just parked it. So there it sat for years and here it is. There are paint issues, some minor body /rust issues, you will need a new top and to service the electric / hyd. system for the top, and of course open up the engine. The seats look pretty nice but the upholstery is brittle and will crack. Steering wheel is cracked probably beyond repair, but it still works. The good news is that the car was running when I parked it, the body is basically solid i.e. the doors / trunk, and hood shut with that nice solid "chunk" sound, the tires are in remarkably good shape, and it's been in Arizona since '99. Standard e-bay stuff - this is an auction, no warranty, payment accepted through pay-pal only, etc. etc. I am happy to entertain reasonable requests for information or additional pictures for specific things, but I will not make a career out of answering stupid questions. I'm very honest in my postings and it is not in my interest to misrepresent anything. This car was bad-ass even before the engine mods and stopped traffic everywhere. Some TLC and you will not be disappointed. Thanks for looking. needs top paintsome body workdoors are solidgot looks everywherenice rimstires are decentmonster torqueOn Mar-24-13 at 20:12:00 PDT, seller added the following information: UPDATE: Exhaust is 2 ½” with stainless X crossover Headers have been jet hot coated Carb is a 750cfm Found the title, which may not sound all that remarkable to you, but it was Have original air cleaner Engine and body numbers match Have appraisal from ’93 for 9k – not saying it’s in the same shape at all, just saying Found receipts for : ’97 Clean and mag block Cam, main and rod brngs Block hone Clean, mag and mic crank Freeze plugs Carb Performance coil High flow oil pump Adjustable pushrods Valve job Head mill and valve guides ’00 rear shocks Ball joints Upper / lwr arm bushings, idler arm, etc Tie rods Wheel brng repacks Pwr steering pump ’04 had custom wire harness made for batt and mini starter On Mar-29-13 at 16:49:15 PDT, seller added the following information: UPDATE: Found original hubcaps and center caps for the rims on the car now. Hub caps are faded and probably of little value, but the caps are in good shape and would clean up nicely – see recently added pic of center caps.