Guest windjamer Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 Guess I'm getting old and forgetful. I think the Buick Skylark was the A body Am I right?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest my3buicks Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 Yes Dick, Skylark, Special & GS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest windjamer Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 Thanks Keith, I knew I was right just a little insecure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NTX5467 Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 Well . . . you need to specify which model year you might be referring to! Reason is that "Skylark" was used on different platforms over the years. From '64-about '79 model year, it was an A-body intermediate-sized car. There were a few years that it shared the rear wheel drive X-body platform with the Chevy Nova. THEN, it became a fwd X-body car.As a result, if you looked at the build date on the door frame (when new model year production started about August each year!) and IF you took that to mean "model year", without consulting the VIN, then you could have a fwd Skylark rather than the rwd Skylark you ordered parts for. Astute Parts Consultants (dealership and otherwise) who knew of this little deal would ask the mechanic if the car was fwd or not, or to provide the VIN for clarification. LOTS of incorrect parts for Buick Skylarks were sent out for that reason, unfortunately.The fwd Skylarks were notable (from other similar GM cars on that platform), at least initially, for their longer front section, to allow for the added width of the 90-degree Buick V-6 rather than the narrower Chevy 60-degree V-6. One of the few applications where a fwd 3.8L Buick V-6 had a 4bbl carb (in the pre-FI days).Just some thoughts . . .NTX5467 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sean1997 Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 Model years:1953 = C-body1954 = B-body1961-1963 = Y-body1964-1972 = A-body1975-1979 = X-body RWD1980-1985 = X-body FWD1986-1998 = N-body Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest my3buicks Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 Sometimes less is more, I knew what Dick was asking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NTX5467 Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 Thanks for that list, Sean.NTX5467 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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