The Buick Skylark is a 2-door convertible from Buick, built from 1953, at the height of the post-war boom. Under the bonnet: 322 cuin Fireball V8.
How it came about
The Buick Skylark is a passenger car formerly produced by Buick. The model was made in six production runs, during 46 years, over which the car's design varied dramatically due to changing technology, tastes, and new standards implemented over the years. It was named for the species of bird called skylark.
The Skylark name first appeared on a limited production luxury convertible using the Buick Roadmaster's chassis for two years, then was reintroduced in 1961 as a higher luxury content alternative to the entry-level Buick Special on which the Skylark was based. It was then positioned as Buick's luxury performance model when the Buick GSX was offered. As GM began downsizing during the late 1970s, the Skylark became the entry-level model when the Special nameplate was used as a trim package designation, then in the 1980s was offered as a front-wheel-drive vehicle where it was both a coupe and sedan for three different generations.
The hardware
Power comes from 322 cuin Fireball V8. It weighs 4395 lb. The wheelbase is 121.5 in. These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.
Family and rivals
Its family tree is legible: its successor was the Buick Century (1973) / Buick Verano (2012); assembly was at Flint, Michigan (Buick City), United States. Its contemporaries in the catalogue — the Chevrolet Corvette, the Cadillac Eldorado, the Mercedes-Benz 300 SL — show what else the money bought that year. Its Buick stablemates include the Buick First Call and the Buick Funeral Car.
What it costs now
There is no federal ownership record for the Buick Skylark — it predates the complaint database or was never sold in the United States — so MotorJury publishes no running-cost figure for it. For a car of this age the price is set by the collector market and the condition of the individual example, not by a formula.