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1966 BUICK SKYLARK

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Skylark
Courtesy of GM Media Archive

The Skylark, unveiled in 1953 to celebrate Buick's 50th anniversary, personified America's highway heyday—with a body sculpted by Detroit's Michelangelo, Harley Earl. But a redesign the following year garnered a thumbs-down from the driving public. So the automaker pulled the plug on the car until the early sixties, when it released a model with a longer, sleeker profile and twin headlights flanking a mile-wide grille. This time Buick had a hit. By 1966, the Skylark had gotten a high-performance Gran Sport V8 engine and decorative side vents to ensure that no one would mistake it for something less formidable. Today you can score one from '66 for $20,000. Ian Daly

September 08, 2008
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