Can you help me name this car?

[BillyJack]

Re: Can you help me name this car?

You're close. It's a '69 Buick GS400 or GS350, most likely a GS400. I'll search around a bit for the original image.

Bill

[BillyJack]

Re: Can you help me name this car?

I can't find the original image. The chrome grille has been painted and the ugly wheels are not stock, but I'll still go with 1969 Buick GS400.

Bill

[ronniejay]

Re: Can you help me name this car?

Bill,
Do all GSxxx's have mid-hood scoops? This car has scoop near windshield. Is the Skylark a different car vs the Grand Sport? The drivers side mirror seems lower than 68gs400.
Grand sports don't seem to have emblems on drivers front fender near door.

ron

[BillyJack]

Re: Can you help me name this car?

Good point Ron. The grille looks "69, but the rest of the car says '68. Hood scoops didn't come along until 1969 and the horizontal chrome at the rear of the fender is '68. It's definitely a "68 GS, but I still can't pick up 350 or 400 from the badges.

Bill

[BillyJack]

Re: Can you help me name this car?

You may have to look at the original pic closely to see whether it's a 350 or 400. The mirrors are likely non-stock, as all the Buick mirrors from that time period were mounted at the top of the door. I don't remember the body-colored mirrors coming until 1970 on the Skylark.
BTW, here's a link to a bunch of older showroom brochures that I use to boost my fading memory:http://www.lov2xlr8.no/broch1.html

Bill

[BillyJack]

Re: Can you help me name this car?

As for your other question, Buick went the same route with the GS as Pontiac did with the GTO. At first, they were called a Skylark GS, just like the '64 Tempest GTO, but after a couple years were spun off as separate models.

Bill

[BillE]

Re: Can you help me name this car?

You may have to look at the original pic closely to see whether it's a 350 or 400. The mirrors are likely non-stock, as all the Buick mirrors from that time period were mounted at the top of the door. I don't remember the body-colored mirrors coming until 1970 on the Skylark.
BTW, here's a link to a bunch of older showroom brochures that I use to boost my fading memory:http://www.lov2xlr8.no/broch1.html
Bill

OT: Great link Bill! That is just outright cool readin' and lookin'!

Bill

[BillyJack]

Re: Can you help me name this car?

OT: Great link Bill! That is just outright cool readin' and lookin'!

Bill

I was born 60 years ago as the son of a mechanic, so I guess my gearhead status was inherited. Sometimes I'll visit that page looking for something in particular and get lost there for hours.

Bill

[ronniejay]

Re: Can you help me name this car?

Well, time for another mystery car. I thought I had the last one, but no winner. I have no clue on this oldie. Anyone have a clue?



Sorry for bad pic from online paper, will try to get hardcopy paper to shoot tomorrow. Hood side chrome strip may have 7 black spots, or M E R C U R Y ??

[ronniejay]

Re: Can you help me name this car?

Well, time for another mystery car. I thought I had the last one, but no winner. I have no clue on this oldie. Anyone have a clue?



Sorry for bad pic from online paper, will try to get hardcopy paper to shoot tomorrow. Hood side chrome strip may have 7 black spots, or M E R C U R Y ??

This car is a repeat. 1st showed in Sept, 2011.

[ronniejay]

Re: Can you help me name this car?

billy, back on 10/1/2011 you found the pic he used. you said it was 1940 Chevrolet Special Deluxe. that guess did not work.

[BillyJack]

Re: Can you help me name this car?

It's definitely a '40 Chev. Only thing I can think of is that we may not have used a full description, which would be 1940 Chevrolet Special Deluxe Cabriolet.
Here's an original image from the catalog:

Bill

[ronniejay]

Re: Can you help me name this car?

I called in the revised answer 1940 Chevrolet Special Deluxe Cabriolet. Hope we win.

[ronniejay]

Re: Can you help me name this car?

we did not win - nobody did. here is the next car



old buick concept car?

[ronniejay]

Re: Can you help me name this car?

1954 Buick Wildcat II roadster.