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Buick Skylark Convertible (1971)
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Price: US $13,000.00

Description:

For Sale: 1971 Buick Skylark Convertible.
Original West Coast car!
Sold new in Portland at Wallace Buick, 1971.
Car has been in the Portland area for all its life, with the exception of spending a couple years in California with the original owners, and then returning with them to Portland.
(Please note: they do not salt the streets here in winter.)

Factory equipment & options:
Car is White, w/ Black Top & interior.
Power Steering, Power brakes, Power Top, original 350 V8, Turbo-hydro 350 automatic transmission,
AM radio, All factory Tinted glass, Buick Chrome Rally wheels, Driver side remote mirror w/ optional Passenger side fixed matching mirror.
Glass rear window in convertible top.
The factory convertible power top works beautifully.

We purchased this great car in 1989. We believe we are the third owners of the car.
The car has ALWAYS been garaged, at home, or at indoor storage.
We have the original factory Protec-0-Plate & Owner’s Manual.
Over the years, we have maintained the car as needed.
In addition to oil changes & regular maintenance, work that we have done on the car over the last 27 years includes:
New MOOG suspension.
New factory Brake Proportioning valve.
New heater core.
Rebuilt the radiator.
Complete new dual exhaust system. (w/H-pipe crossover)
New replacement tinted & shaded windshield.
New brakes w/new rear drums.
Carburetor rebuilt.
New trunk emblem.
New set Goodrich radial tires in August 2012.
4 new NOS Buick center caps for Rally wheels.


Overall: this car is NOT restored; this car is mostly original, except for one older re-paint, a newer top, and general mechanical repair / replacement items as needed. (Major items listed above)
Receipts during our ownership, and the original top boot, and a car cover, come with the car.
This Buick Skylark convertible has been a part of our family for many years.
We enjoyed many miles and many smiles with the car!
O
ver the years, the car
won awards at many car shows and cruise-ins.
In 2003 the Skylark won a Second Place at Forest Grove Concours.
It was retired many years ago, no longer used as a show car, just a fun convertible for cruising!


The car has aged well, runs good, and looks nice. But every old car has some issues:
Most recently, a family member rubbed the passenger front fender against the garage door opening. So the car has a new, very small dent in that fender.
The passenger side inner fender, has a rusted area under the battery tray, a typical issue with these cars.
Reproduction parts are now available to repair this area.
The car presents well, looks pretty, but is not mint.
It has some of the typical scratches, door dings, paint flaws etc., to be expected with a 45 year-old used car that is driven. There is some chrome fade in one area, on the rear bumper. Some weatherstrip parts need replacing.

The interior is all original, (even the carpet) and has never been restored. It still looks nice, but there is some wear that needs attention, mainly there are two splits in the front seat.
So a brand-new, correct front seat reproduction upholstery kit from Legendary comes with the car.
And, a brand-new woodgrain kit for the dash, comes with the car.
Also, a brand-new set of Buick reproduction floormats comes with the car. They are new in the wrapper, never used.

The original lady owner installed the speakers in the door panels. The original door panels are so nice, I did not want to replace them with repros.

Over the years, there had been a water leak in the trunk.
The original owners fixed this with fiberglass repairs to the trunk floor. It doesn't look great, but back then, there were no reproduction parts made to fix the trunk floor. Reproduction trunk floor sections are now available.
Current original mileage is approx. 144, 230
As far as we know, the engine has never been rebuilt. The previous owner said the engine had a valve job, but there was no receipt available on that.
Unfortunately, the car has spent several years in storage. It has developed typical oil drip from the rear main seal, from long storage. Drive-train needs new seals, gaskets, etc.,
The car starts right up, and runs good, but could benefit from a new tune-up.
I have been adding ZDDP additive to the engine oil for several years.

The 1970-71-72 Buick Skylarks are considered one of Buick’s best styling designs.
These cars are fun to drive, and look beautiful. The car gets lots of compliments.
We are downsizing, and don’t use the car very often anymore.
And, the car spends way too much time in storage.
It is hard to let the car go, and we hope another family will enjoy the car as much as we have.

Offered at $13, 000.00
All Offers considered. No trades.
Car is sold: “As is, Where is” with No warranty, No guarantee, expressed or implied.
Buyer responsible for any pick-up, transportation, and insurance on the car at time of purchase. We have clear title in the state of Oregon. Title will not be released until buyer's funds are paid in full, and have cleared at our credit union.
NOTE: I am not a dealer. I am not a mechanic. I have represented the car as accurately as possible. We have owned this car for 27 years. It has always been a great car! You are welcome to inspect this car.

Thanks for your interest in this great Buick convertible!
All offers will be considered.

Please email with any questions.

Note: We had a dry, sunny day on Sunday 01/03/16, so we took the car out for the day.
She started right up, drove great, and turned some heads!

Note: We had another beautiful sunny day 02/08/16, so we took the Skylark out for a drive.
She drove great as always!

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