[New] MICHELLE & WAYNE REID’S 67 BUICK SKYLARK classy Jalopi

I know I’ve said this many times before, but Buick’s are certainly one of the classiest cars around, in my opinion.

When a manufacturer like Rolls Royce buys a brand new Buick for the sole purpose of pulling it apart, just to get some new ideas for their own designs, you can be pretty sure I’m right with my thinking there.

Wayne & Michelle’s stunning white Skylark here represents the Buick build well.

The Skylark was heralded as Buicks luxury model from early on in its production life, hence being named after a songbird.

These generation one models packed a full list of options and a beautifully upholstered interior for the discerning buyer.

Commonly mistaken for an Oldsmobile or Chevelle of the time due to the long sleek shape on the same chassis, these rare models still stand out on their own in any show with that protruding nose cone adding an aggressive stance to that sleek yet cruiser looking body.

The extra detailing around the body with the side flutes behind the front wheels and the stainless wheel arch trims leading straight into the side protection strips, picks it up with its own piece of class.

The pillarless doors giving an unobstructed view of the interior with both front and back windows down, yet still retaining the quarter vent windows for driver and passenger comfort.

Back in the cool era of the sixties and muscle cars, the luxury cars weren’t just based on being comfortable. They were given the sports appeal as well which is what made them so appealing as a grand tourer car.

Wayne found this bird here lazing around in Australia but still as a lefthand drive model.

Sitting on a car yard looking totally different to anything around and for a relatively cheap price, the noticeably different shape caught his eye and being a rev-head from way back, could see the potential that lay within this songbirds body.

Packing the original 340ci V8 engine and automatic trans, the stance was all Wayne wanted to sort straight away to have this as a cruiser to wander about in. The name Jalopi representing the life of this ride for a fair few years before the real tinkering began.

Since then, a stunning white interior by MacDonalds Motor Trimmers has been installed to bring the class back into the ole bird along with polarised window tints to not only look after that new interior but to make it a pleasure to cruise in on the hot summer days.

The interior detailing in these Buicks back in the sixties is just too cool to mess with, so a JVC head unit has been slotted into the glove box to provide the sounds for cruising too leaving the factory stereo to sit proud just like the old days.

This really is a classy looking car with its sharp, definite but sleek lines. The exterior detailing with the stainless trim tying in nicely to the extra stainless trims along the interior door cards through to the extra interior lights encased in stainless bezels.

They definitely would have been a standout car back in the sixties, just as they are now.