1953 Buick Skylark
- Engine
- Overhead-valve V8 ("nailhead")
- Colour
- Reef Blue
The 1953 Buick Skylark was one of three limited-production General Motors 'dream cars' offered alongside the Cadillac Eldorado and Oldsmobile Fiesta, each factory-customised from a Roadmaster convertible with a lowered windscreen, cut-down beltline, radiused rear wheel arches, and Kelsey-Hayes chrome wire wheels. Priced near $5,000 and built in just 1,690 examples, the Skylark was a one-year model powered by Buick's first overhead-valve V-8. This example was restored in its original Reef Blue livery with a white and light blue leather interior and has covered only around 300 miles since that work was completed.
Ownership
- —Auction saleSold US$133,100
- → 2016Acquisition unknownDon Davispartial documentation
Texas-based collector of repute; car had been professionally restored prior to his ownership, or during his tenure, in the factory-correct color scheme.
- 2016 →Private saleCharles J. Notopartial documentation
Acquired the car in early 2016 and used it as a regular driver on Long Island, though total mileage since restoration remained very low; maintained it carefully alongside other vehicles in his collection.
Competition
No competition history extracted from the catalogue.
Maintenance & restoration
- —Restoration
Full restoration to original Reef Blue exterior finish per the trim tag, with a white and light blue leather interior retrimmed and all chrome refinished to a high standard. Minor upgrades included halogen headlights and radial whitewall tyres for modern usability.
Described as completed several years prior to the 2016 sale from Don Davis; fewer than 315 miles accumulated since.
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