1968 Buick Skylark Custom Junkyard Find
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 17 ต.ค. 2024
- 1968 Buick Skylark Custom Junkyard Find. ** Update** Apparently it was worth it as it sold. Not sure if for the full asking price though. I hope they haggled a little on price.
Well it looks like the yard is trying to sell them whole when possible. That's a good thing. But this one, being from up north, It had a nice amount of rust. Luckily though the vinyl top did not take out the roof. One thing that was pretty neat was that it was a 3 on the tree. I didn't even notice that at first. I wasn't a fan of the Chevy rally wheels and the hack job on the ac factory ac box to convert it into a heat only car. It appeared to have a repaint but some old plastic filler coming off. Sad that even the bumper was badly rusted. Looked to have been sold originally in Brazil, Indiana.
I'm gonna have to apologize again for my camera losing it image stabilization half way through the video. Looks like I'm going to be getting a new one soon.
Classic Ride Society is it 3 speed on the tree
I think the paint reference is the paint code. I think it reads "Paint No (number)". Also, the original owner appears to have been from Terre Haute, Indiana. I believe he was born around 1911 and died in 1994 if I have the right person. That would make him about right to buy this type of car in 1968. He would be one year younger than my grandfather, so by 1968, he would have been in his late 50's and this type of Buick would have suited an owner of that age. I think those other notes are for a tractor that Mr. Waldon owned, as there appears to be references to gray paint colors for an IH tractor. On that same paper, reference is made that it was bought at Mark French Buick in Brazil Indiana if you look close at what Mr. Waldon (??) wrote. Mark French and Son was a Buick, Cadillac and Pontiac dealer in that town in Indiana. VIN is 4 for Buick, 44 for Skylark Custom, 39 for 4 door hardtop, 8 for 1968, H for Flint, MI (later called "Buick City") and the rest is the production sequence. I agree with the others that this was some sort of "oddball" order. I wonder if someone removed the power steering or it never had it. Can't tell, looks like it was an original car at one time and then it had a lot of hands in it.
First car I ever drove was my aunts 1969 Buick Skylark that was a very nice classy car built like a tank compared to the cheap plastic ones of today.
That comparison is so true
DAMN RIGHT!!!
Car was probably a mistaken order (someone forgot to check the auto trans box) & original owner got it cheap. A Buick, fairly loaded, 4 door hardtop (more expensive than a sedan), A/C in a northern climate, uplevel trim, vinyl top, optional v8 with optional 4bbl and dual exhaust. Even in the late 60s, most cars with manual transmissions were stripped 6 cylinder loss leaders.
You may be right on that mistaken order. Seemed a little odd to me
good that it was sold as a whole car. great video as always
Appreciate it 👍
4door manual shift. Rare car
Still a $1,000 car.The Buick motor is worth that.Rare 3 on the tree too.With a hopefully good replacement drivers door.
Nice car. Definitely worth the time & effort. Someone needs to put it back together.
Good candidate for a 4speed rock crusher 455 stage1 3.42 rear posi, talking about a sleeper.
Ok I’m confused about people saying the value is in the a/c. I have a 74 Chevy nova that a 4 that that also had factory ac. I ripped the ac and heat out to fit the 454 in. Did I mess the car up? Most 4 doors I see don’t have value plus interior parts are hard to find like seat covers and door panels
Probably not as much as there were a lot more Nova's built than Skylarks of this era, so the parts can be more easily located, at least for the next few years. There is also a difference between properly removing the A/C and setting it aside to where it can be reinstalled vs. hacking it out and throwing it in the dumpster where it is gone for good.
My friend was watching this and said " One mans dream is another mans junk". He got pissed because I was laughing so hard but then he thought about what he said.
That saying holds true for quite a bit of what i find in the yards
@@ClassicRideSociety I think it would be better said as "Another mans trash" because I don't dream about a mans junk lol.
@@mmill6505 😅now i 👀 why it was that funny. 😂
Definitely got good bones to it.
From a distance it looks a clean car even without the door
It’s worth saving I bet it runs and drives
Glad you shared this 1. In '94, I dated a gal who's best friend had a yellow on white 70 custom sedan, 350 2bbl, 3 on the tree, with p/s p frt discs, and a/c. She bought it from a 94 yr old lady who's husband bought it new. The car was supposed to be an automatic, but according to her, the salesman didn't check the box. After many arguments and a threatened law suit, the Buick dealer dropped the price $1,000.00 and he decided that was good enough. When my girlfriend's friend bought it ( for $300.00) it had just 88k on it and needed a clutch. Her boyfriend and I wrestled a clutch into it, and she drove it 2 more yrs before it was stolen from a KMart parking lot and never recovered.
Now that was a cool memory you shared. I love hearing stories about old cars👍
@@ClassicRideSociety She was crazy about that car. The only time I got to drive it was when we were adjusting the clutch linkage to make sure it was right ( free play etc) and she threw a fit! Thx for sharing your junkyard finds!
@@adamtrombino106 it must have hurt her pretty good to get it stolen
I hope somebody buys it. That three on the tree is super rare. I have an old Chevy with three on the tree.
Someone bought it
its fixable. some up north would consider it a fresh start lol
I have a 68 but mine is soo different from the interior. Mine is a skylark Special. Besides the interior idk what else makes it different frame/chassis wise.
I had a 4-door ‘68 Skylark Special, so I notice these cars... I’ve never seen a 3-on-the-tree pillarless 4-door!
Even though it's a four door. It has a lot of potential. 💯✌🏾
Definitely a rare car, dunno if they bought it just to rob the running gear off of. Maybe those alone are worth the $1300. Or maybe they were gonna restore it to some extent, although I could see that there could be some $$$ in keeping a numbers matching car with a rare combination.
Waiting on that AMC video brother 🤙
Cool car, hope it's saved. Don't see many four doors anymore
Someone bought it
3 on the tree with factory air conditioning and they stripped out the entire A/C system.
If it still had the complete A/C system it’d be worth every penny to restore it right.
Engine/wheels worth it alone, at Least on the east coast.
Well, I guess it's two door, if it only has two door on the car, right??
😄 👍
Are you in Dallas tx and were I want that car?
Yea im in the DFW. That car sold. I met the owner of it a few weeks later
@@ClassicRideSociety Do you know if he bought it just for parts or is planning restoring the thing?
@@kennethsouthard6042 he was using it as a daily. Seen him a couple of times at other junkyards. Said it didnt take much to get it roadworthy
If you you like something it's worth the effort
1,300-😄 You'd half to put three times that into it just to have a decent ride.
I actually ran into the new owner at another junkyard this past Monday. Said he was able to talk them down a little. The car was there in the parking lot, tagged and all
Rescue her she's worth the time n money to rebuild the Buick from the chassis up n a new engine n a paint job silver for the base n Aztec gold color n new chrome
Someone did actually rescue her.
Definitely savable. Won't stay nice being exposed to the elements like that with door off
They sold it. I didn't think they would at $1300
I’m getting a 68 2 door!
Nice! I have a 66 Special wagon
SELL ME THE UPPER FENDER TRIM!!! I NEED IT!!!
Someone bought the whole car
@@ClassicRideSociety well im glad it didnt go to waste
make some videos of the big sale this weekend. vehicles are getting stripped quick
Not gonna have much time for junkyards this weekend. Im thrashing trying to get my 66 Buick wagon on the road by the end of the month
@@ClassicRideSociety sucks a big impala is about to go out i think. actually im not sure if it's an impala if u want a pic send an email addy.
@@D4x4Bronc it would be nice if they did put it out. But usually I notice they dont put out much on these sales.
I have never really cared for that body style. Junk it!!!👍😳
They sold it. Ive met the new owner a couple of times in other junkyards. He drives it
But that being said, I prefer the 66/67 and 70-72
Those are the the styles I like also. I guess we both got good taste! 👍😎
Yep. I have a 66 Buick Special, which is similar to the Skylark
@@ClassicRideSociety By the way my name is Cleo. Back in the day my cousin Margaret Had a 66 Buick special lol. She happens to be Odell Beckam jr Grandmother. I live in Temple Texas.
500$ if that
I had given $500 but not much more. They sold it though
@@ClassicRideSociety but how much to buy one complete running driving?
@@D4x4Bronc for me it not about it running and driving more than it being in better shape overall. I dont care for the amount of rust that one had. For not much more ive seen some 2 doors that were in better shape around here in rhe dfw.
Naw. No where near 1300 dollars. Maybe 500?
I actually ran into the guy who bought it at another junkyard. He was already driving it. I believe he he said they dropped a couple hundred off the price
@@ClassicRideSociety .ok. that is reasonable.
A $500 parts or donor car at best. Too many doors.
Maybe 150 dollars
I'd give a little more but no where near their asking price. Although someone did as they sold it
@@ClassicRideSociety no it's too far gone. And somebody's trouble now
@@chevylandt.v wouldn't be surprised if I see it listed again here locally. There have been a few flippers that have bought cars at this yard and listed them right back online
@@ClassicRideSociety they do that because it's a rust bucket from hell
The wheels, engine and some of the trim pieces would make for some rare parts to add to a worthy one. However, I can't imagine anyone taking this one on as a restoration project, especially it being a 4 door.
Even in a 4dr shes a beauty too bad about the rust thats Indiana for you
Nope....parts car only...
They sold it. I actually ran into the the new owner at another junkyard yesterday. Already had it tagged, insured, and driving it.
No it’s only worth 500 to much salt damage
I think the guy who bought it paid around twice that
Ran very well though
WHATS WITH THIS 2 COMMERCIAL BIT ALL OF A SUDDEN.AS IF YOU TUBE ISNT RICH ENOUGH. DISTURBING.
Yea I just recently noticed that as well when I'm watching videos. I hit the skip button only to see another one immediately after.
Too much money for a parts car.
I agree but they did sell it