Buick Skylark
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The Buick Skylark is a passenger car produced by General Motors. The model was made in three production runs. In each production, the car design varied quite dramatically. This was due to changing technology, changing tastes, and new standards being implemented over the years. These ran through the model years: 1953-1954, 1961-1972, 1980-1985, and 1987-1998.
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1953-1954
Buick-Skylark-'53.jpg
For 1954, the Skylark returned, although radically restyled [1] (http://www.motorbase.com/profiles/picture/index.ehtml?i=112806128). This Skylark featured elongated wheel cutouts, the interior of which were painted a contrasting color to the body color (example, black cars received red wheel wells). The trunk of the restyled Skylark was sloped into a semi-barrel shape. Tail lights were house in large chromed fins that projected from the tops of the rear fenders. The cost of the Skylark, mixed with the public's dislike for the restyle, resulted cars demise at the end of the 1954 model year.
- 322 in³ (5.3 L) V-8 engine
1961-1972
- See also Buick Gran Sport
From 1961 through 1972, the Skylark was an intermediate "Full size" car according to U.S. EPA standards.
Buick-Skylark-'63.jpg
Beginning in 1964, the Skylark series included the Gran Sport (GS) package, which included the Buick 401 in³ (6.6 L) V8, making the Skylark into a muscle car.
Buick-Skylark-GS-'71.jpg
Engines:
- 215 in³ (3.5 L) V8
- 300 in³ (4.9 L) V8
- 340 in³ (5.6 L) V8
- 350 in³ (5.7 L) V8
- 401 in³ (6.6 L) V8
- 455 in³ (7.5 L) V8
1977-1979
Engines:
- 1977-1979 5.7 L (350 in³) V8
1980-1985
The short-running 1980 to 1985 Skylark shared GM's new X-body architecture with the Chevrolet Citation.
Engines:
1985-1998
Buick_Skylark_GS_1990.jpg
Buick_Skylark_GS_1992.jpg
A new compact Skylark debuted for 1985. It used the same N-body platform shared by Oldsmobile Cutlass Calais, Oldsmobile Achieva, and Pontiac Grand Am. Some Skylarks were rebadged as the Somerset or Skylark-GS with the V6 option, depending on model year. The car was available as a sedan or coupe, but coupe option discontinued in the1997 model year.
Engines:
- 1986-1991 Tech4 2.5 L (151 in³) I4
- 1987-1991 Quad-4 2.3 L (138 in³) I4
- 1990-1993 3300 3.3 L (204 in³) V6
- 1994-1998 3.1 3.1 L (191 in³) V6
- 1995 Quad-4 2.3 L (138 in³) I4
- 1996-1998 LD9 2.4 L (146 in³) I4
External links
- Muscle Car Club Skylark page (http://www.musclecarclub.com/musclecars/buick-skylark/buick-skylark.shtml)
- The GM N-Body Network (http://www.n-body.net/)