
Ten grand doesn't buy you much in classic 2-door American muscle, but according to Hagerty you'll pay something between $8k-$14k for a good to excellent condition '62 Skylark. With this one you might be able to get a few bucks for selling those atrocious rims, but otherwise it doesn't seem like a bad deal.
Under the hood is a 215 cubic inch alloy Buick V8 that was rated at 190 horsepower with a 4bbl carb from the factory. At only 215 cubic inches (that is 3.5 liters in Freedom hating units) the Buick 215 isn't a torque monster, but it has a big following and all manner of performance/rebuild parts are available if you are into that kind of thing.
Resident Buick spotter Hunsbloger pointed out that the steering wheel isn't stock, and looks borrowed from a full sized '58 Chevrolet, but it matches the red slip-n-slide seats...which probably didn't come with belts from the factory, so you might want to consider a layer of that sticky shelf-liner stuff under yer keyster if you plan on doing any "sporty" driving.
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Love the car, hate the wheels & low-profile rubber.
ReplyDeleteI blame Foose.
I agree. I need someone to photoshop in some decent wheels so that I can continue looking at the thing.
Deletehere you go - 15x8 cragars off a first gen camaro
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Wow. Now THAT'S more like it. Perfect!
DeleteGood catch on the steering wheel. It must be an Impala wheel because I'm pretty familiar with Bel-Air, Biscayne and Del-Ray. Can't imagine a wheel like that in a Nomad or Yoman. But maybe a Kingswood, maybe not a Brookwood...
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