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1962 Skylark Convertible "Not Mine"


dibarlaw

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FOR SALE   

1962 Buick Skylark Convertible.

215 V-8    4 BBL carb    86,679 original miles.    $4,500 O.B.O.

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 Owner presently is in a nursing home. Family must liquidate because of sale of the home. Very solid presentable car with some minor rust in rear fenders.

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About ½ the paint looks to be original and in need of some touch up. Decent chrome. Very nice top which is around 10 years old.952671592_DSCF7613(1024x768).thumb.jpg.4e2bfdc0e83c4bea27b5842be2491483.jpg  1880259047_DSCF7615(1024x768).thumb.jpg.d641cb3cc70544e76b1089bde845d402.jpg

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Front seat needs repair of some split seams. Dash needs redone.  But, all things considered it looks to be a nice driver condition car.

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Recent complete engine rebuild, rebuilt Dual path transmission. All new brakes, lines, hoses and wheel cylinders. New Waldron exhaust. Radiator re-cored. The owner could no longer work on the car and some of the engine components have yet to be reinstalled. (Carb, battery box and radiator.) New radial tires and shocks. Everything else seems to be in place. Seller has all the invoices for work done.

 Contact: Scott Beaver 717-359-0911 or Brittany Beaver email   britnoss90@gmail.com 

 Location:   Fayetteville PA.  South Central, PA. Just off Route 30 between Chambersburg and Gettysburg.

 

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Oh wow!

 

I’ve got a lot more into my 1962 Special convertible with the V6 that needs work...and the longer it sits, the more it needs.  If it were closer, or perhaps north of the border, I’d certainly consider replacing the Special with the Skylark.  Man on man.

 

Go ahead Larry...they are great little cars, easy to drive, good fuel economy...could be an alternative when Beulah and the gang don’t want to cooperate, or when your left leg wants a break from the clutch pedal.

 

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Understandably there are some things that should have been attended to before the engine went back in. I would have attended to the rust under the battery box and painted the engine bay.  But this was a project of father and son as a good driving fun car. Not a high end restoration. The father can no longer decide the fate of the car as it is an estate liquidation.  The ad also has Or Best Offer.

 Checking on line for the family I did not see anything comparable as what I saw was either a considered fully restored car for $21,000. Or an as is  rust bucket with no interior and naked top bows for $3,000.

 I am also guilty of having things in transition. I have 3 cars and if I spent all my time trying to get things in full restoration mode I would not have any road time on any of them. At least now I have 2 of my 3 driving and having fun. But I always think about what if???  I would be incapacitated and or die and left things for the family to clean up. This is their situation.

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