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  1. jrstallion51

    jrstallion51 Member

    Greetings from Alaska! Im no stranger to A-bodies but just recently got my first A-body Buick. I purchased a one-family owned 72 skylark custom. It's been pampered most of its life and has lots of documentation to include the original purchase receipt. It's been sitting for awhile so I'm methodically going through it to get it back to its glory days! The forums have been a great help so far and I hope to add a few posts as I get deeper into the car. 20230713_144636.jpg 20230705_124641.jpg 20221112_111659.jpg 20221112_110201.jpg 20230511_184912.jpg 20230511_184601.jpg 20230511_184407.jpg 20221112_111744.jpg 20221112_111819.jpg 20230604_103413.jpg 20230603_090234.jpg 20230608_191500.jpg
     
  2. Stage 2 iron

    Stage 2 iron Platinum Level Contributor

    Welcome aboard great looking Skylark you’ll find any information you need here on the board, plus parts an help.
     
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  3. Bens99gtp

    Bens99gtp Well-Known Member

    Nice seamist green. My personal favorite color
     
  4. gsfred

    gsfred Founders Club Member

    Welcome aboard from NY. Got family in Anchorage.
     
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  5. TrunkMonkey

    TrunkMonkey Totally bananas

    Looks like Pair-O-Dice!
     
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  6. Dano

    Dano Platinum Level Contributor

    Welcome - Very nice car! Great colors. As you may know, that was a unique top color for '72. '70-71 was much darker green.
     
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  7. FLGS400

    FLGS400 Gold Level Contributor

    Wow... nice find, looks awesome!

    Welcome from Florida!
     
  8. jrstallion51

    jrstallion51 Member

    Me too! Just sold my 71 chevelle that was nearly this things twin!
     
  9. jrstallion51

    jrstallion51 Member

    Sure enough! I'm currently at the CAC but have graced the halls of pair o dice and bulldog land
     
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  10. jrstallion51

    jrstallion51 Member

    I was unaware! Still trying to learn more about the car. I found one build sheet but it's mostly illegible. Hoping to find another, fingers crossed
     
  11. TrunkMonkey

    TrunkMonkey Totally bananas

    TDY, back in the 80s. :)

    Loved those 19 hour days of funshine in the summer.

    Only Keflavik, (in the 70s) with 21 hour days, could mess you up if you took a nap, wake and think you were in another day.

    Foil on windows and no one is making meth...

    :D
     
  12. jrstallion51

    jrstallion51 Member

    Not much has changed up here from the sounds of it. Amazing how much work you can get done when the sun doesn't go down
     
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  13. accelr8

    accelr8 Well-Known Member

    Congratulations on the purchase and welcome to the board! It looks like a great car.
     
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  14. BUQUICK

    BUQUICK I'm your huckleberry.

    Welcome to V8Buick jrstallion51. You have a great '72 Buick.

    I see that your car was assembled at the Fremont California plant. It's not unusual for Fremont cars to have multiple build sheets in them. Here is a very old thread Found 3 Build sheets in our '72 Stage 1 !!! | V8buick.com that shows the three locations where we found three build sheets inside our '72 Buick that was built at Fremont in March 1972. There's a high probability that there is a fourth build sheet on top of the gas tank, but we have never checked. Good luck with your search.


    Under the package tray:
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    In the driver-side bucket seat frame. We had to remove the seat track to get the second photo.
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    In the back seat between the cover and the foam. We had to cut several of the hog rings to get the sheet out.
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    Last edited: Aug 2, 2023
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  15. 12lives

    12lives Control the controllable, let the rest go

    Welcome!
     
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  16. Max Damage

    Max Damage I'm working on it!

    Greeting to you both. Great to see new blood around here.
     

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