68 Lt. Chestnut

Not Yet as these are the Before pix.
Picked this up in Etna Pa.,It was in the flood a few years back and I am buying it from the owner of 20 years +
My plans for it are a 525 Hp 455 with a 66 SP TH400 and a 8.5 posi.
I have the driveline ready to go in and have the paint on the shelf.
It's going to be a lot of work to clean up and I think I can handle it.
My goal is a driver quality car....that hauls

 

Wow what a mess! Good luck with that.

MARK

 

Nice find Donny !

I know you have the skills and apreciation of these cars to save another old buick that in somone else's hand's would mean a buick gone forever .
Good luck with your new project :beer
Keep us posted of your progress:kodak:
:3gears: :3gears: :3gears:
Have fun Brian :laugh:

 

I like it. Reminds me of the 68 Special and 68 GS Cali. I used to own.
Ray

 

Thanks guys, I feel prety good about this, pluss I now have a GS 400 hood for the wagon.I want to use a fiberglass hood for the do do car.
I got pix. dudes

 

I have to show the good with the bad ...thats how it works!:bla:If you look real close you can already see some improvment

 

yikes :shock:

you saved that one from certain doom.. G.L.... Wheels up in three years?

 

There really was a Skylark down in the flood zone. Glad you found it!

 

why use a st400?

nice find

 

Thats,Turbo Hydro 400
"Switch Pitch"
Economy(low stall)
Performance(high stall)
I like to call it... Street/Strip six speed automatic

 

Won't be long before that car is running in the 11's. Nice score Don:TU:

 

That Donny, He's Buick rich!

 

Then we'll have to line up the Green Machine and the new Do Do. :laugh:

 

I bet Senior will be happy when all that mud falls out on his driveway.

 

The weather has broke finally.Here is an update of my progress.I am thinking of leaving it the original color with a new black vinyl top.
I also need to find some mis.parts at Bowling Green Ky. ,Buick Nationals.

 

still no od though

 

A good frame to build on!

 

Is this your version of a frame off resto? p
-mark

 

Frame OFF:beers2:

 

Nice ride, must be the rare economy version of the 68 Skylark.....