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Re: 66 Buick Skylark - Ruth
Have you decided for sure on the new paint color??
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Re: 66 Buick Skylark - Ruth
Yep - Code F Blue Mist Poly (Marina Blue).
Not my first choice, but it's the original color. ![]()
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Re: 66 Buick Skylark - Ruth
It will look awesome covered in some ppg vibrance clear.. Now you just need to get your painter busy.
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Re: 66 Buick Skylark - Ruth
found more than i thought
all from a local show i put on not as old but nice
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Re: 66 Buick Skylark - Ruth
some more
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Re: 66 Buick Skylark - Ruth
and my friends 72
his grandfather bought it new he always points to the dash compass said his grandma ordered that option
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Re: 66 Buick Skylark - Ruth
You need to drive it down so I can take a look at it..
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I want you to do more than look at it!
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Anything been going on with this car Steve??
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Re: 66 Buick Skylark - Ruth
I had no idea you had this one Steve.. Great looking car, looking forward to seeing what you do to it..
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Re: 66 Buick Skylark - Ruth
I agree with you on that. It's just to bad GM only had it on their A-Body's for only 66 & 67.
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Yeah what's the latest ?
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Oh, not much really. I bought some springs, shocks and sway bars from Hotchkiss back during their Christmas sale, same with UMI - bought control arms and rear trailing arms from them. Bought a new aluminum radiator from Champion to replace the leaking original, replaced all the belts and hoses, alternator and steering box, detailed the engine and what not. I'll be replacing drums with disk brakes here soon, bought another set of tires and wheels for her.
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Once again I agree on the Camaro too. When the new Camaros came out they kept saying how it was based on the 69 Camaro, but yet the new one"s "fender line" were missing. I think GM missed the mark on that one!
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Re: 66 Buick Skylark - Ruth
When done well its very classy, beautiful color.
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I'm a big fan of Buicks. One of the best cars I ever owned was a 1-owner 1967 Riviera GS with 60K miles on it. Nearly flawless, an absolute unmolested time capsule. I loved that car and think about it often.
I had a lapse of judgement and sold it to a guy who had been hounding me to sell it for a long time. I have always thought that the '66-'67 Skylarks are some of the most beautiful, under-appreciated cars of the mid-60s. The styling was first-class, and their interiors were always nicer than the other A-bodys from Chevy, Pontiac, and Olds. And I love the back window and roof sails. That is, unless you have to put a rear window into one or have to do rust repair back there!!
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I finished up Ruth's Spring update. Installed the front and rear sways, rear springs, rear shocks. Spruced up the engine compartment a bit during the radiator install. Pix...
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About time you update the thread..
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Thanks, Kyle. Had to before someone smoked me out.
![]() I am surprised at how high the rear is. With one inch lowering springs it's still at the stock height. I haven't changed the front springs or shocks yet because I want to drive her for a while before I tear the front end all apart and install the front disks and the rest of the stuff. ![]()
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Tell us about the mural in the background ,and the car looks great .
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Very good ,thanks for the pics ,I need to roam RT 66 again someday that will be on my points of interest.
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Nice work Steve. Car looks great
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Thanks Mike! All she needs now is paint and another 300 horsepower.
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