Dear Erik, Jim, Tom, Chuck, and mid-60s Buick welcome wagon . . . .
First things first, welcome to 65GS.com!!
Have been a fan of A-body for a long, long time and finally came across a 65 Skylark Conv in pretty good shape.
Picked it up for $4500, drove it home (only about 20 miles).
Looks very nice!
Will get some photos up as soon as I can figure it out.
Since it is a pretty basic car (300, TH350, non-air) plan currently is to do a mild pro-touring with either a 401 (2x4) I have located or the 2005 GTO LS2 I have stored away.
Well, you could always go with either a nailhead or a LS2 engine. But if you want to remain Buick but want something a bit more
"assertive" you could always go with a Buick big-block engine like this Buick 430 that has been stoked out to 445 cid:
Rumor has it that it might be doing as much as 500 hp and over 530 foot•pounds of torque! All of which make it a very assertive welcome wagon!
That's just as well though,
somebody has to have the welcome wagon around here!!Once more welcome to 65GS.com Erik and hope you will find it as informative and rewarding at the rest of us!
Cheers, Edouard