Man Refuses to Sell a Modified 1972 Buick Skylark Sun Coupe for $36,250, What?

In fact, one could argue that few Buicks have ever looked as good as the early ’70s Skylarks in coupe form. I especially like the Sun Coupe package, a limited production version that had a large sunroof. These are some of the rarest American classics out there, and they usually don’t come cheap.

The one you’re looking at now is, for lack of a better term, pretty cool. It is completely improvised, and until recently, was up for grabs to the highest bidder at auction. However, the seller’s pleas were not answered, and the reserve was not reached. In fact, the highest anyone would offer was $36,250, which is significantly less than what its current owner paid less than three years ago – $54,000.

You could probably argue that it’s not worth $54k today, but it’s worth more than $36k, so when the ad is pulled it comes as little surprise. I could see this going for an easy $40,000, if not $45,000.

Let’s take a look at everything this Buick has going for it, starting with the exterior. The red paint job blends well with the white vinyl roof and those white pins that hug the shoulder line before curving towards the rear pillar.

Additional highlights include the aforementioned sliding sunroof, GS Stage 2-style hood and logos, Sun Coupe badges, chrome bumpers, and 18” wide US Mag Rambler wheels with Buick center caps and BFGoodrich tires.

This upgraded Skylark also comes with TA Performance four-wheel disc brakes, and custom sway bars, springs and bushings. As for why the suspension needs to be upgraded, that would be because of the horsepower, but we’ll get to that in a second.

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