Buick

1986-1991Beginning with the 1985 model year, the 2-door sedan was replaced by the Somerset Regal coupe built on the Oldsmobile-developed N-body platform. This generation of compact Buick featured a more upscale and aerodynamic design than its predecessor, incorporating the long-hood/short-deck look popular at the time. With the start of the 1986 model year, it lost the Regal suffix from its name and was known simply as Somerset. The Skylark name was moved to a 4-door sedan version of the Somerset. (more…)

1975-1979In the middle of the 1973 model year Buick returned to the compact market with the Buick Apollo, using General Motors’ X-body platform and heavily based on the Chevrolet Nova. When the car was extensively restyled for the 1975 model year the 2-door hatchback sedan (coupe) and 2-door sedan (coupe) were rechristened as “Skylark” models, while the 4-door sedan remained as an “Apollo.” (more…)

1961-1963In the fall of 1960, General Motors introduced a trio of new compact cars for the 1961 model year which all shared the same chassis, engines (with some differences between the three models), and basic sheet metal, although each one had unique front and rear styling and differences in exterior and interior trim which made each model unique. Based on the Corvair chassis, the Pontiac Tempest, Oldsmobile F-85, and Buick Special featured front engines and rear-wheel drive. (more…)

The Buick Skylark was a passenger car produced by the Buick division of General Motors. The model was made in six production runs. In each production, the car design varied quite dramatically. This was due to changing technology, changing tastes, and new standards being implemented over the years. (more…)