Hello, newbie here from Rocklin, California

Hello my name is Nic. Been lurking for a lil bit now. I’m finally on the search for my first Old School car after being a Foxbody nut all my life. I have my eyes set on this frame-off/restomodded ‘68 Skylark from Washington. I know the majority of GM-A body guys are Chevelles, but I’m actually glad that the Skylarks aren’t commonly built. Nice to have something different. Plus I really like the lines of the Skylark more than the other GM-A’s, especially the concave rear bumper. Anyways I hope to pick it up soon. I’ve been talking to the seller for almost two months now lol!

 

Welcome aboard from NY
Fred

 

Welcome aboard!

 

Welcome from Montana!

 

Thanks for the welcome folks! It’s not actually mine just yet, but here’s the original ad.

 

I have a bunch of pictures from the build up. Painted Corvette Cyber Grey Metallic. Builder/seller has a busy work schedule, but needs some time to work on a interior light issue/popping fuses before I make the road trip up to Washington. Has all new wire harness thruout so it shouldn’t be too bad.

 

Welcome from sunny Massachusetts

Bob

 

Rocklin? LOL - Roseville's stepchild! (I'm in Roseville). Welcome Nic.

 

Welcome Nic from Washington State!
Good lookin' Skylark!

 

Welcome! ...and I'm totally on-board with the concept of wanting "something different" than the pack... which is why I'm not only into Buick's but also Triumph motorcycles.
-MIG

 

Ok, finally heading out there next week! Our schedules are good to go and so is the car. He fixed the interior light issue (shorted relay) and had a fresh alignment done. Only has 460 miles on the clock since finished. Looks really good from all the pics/vids I got so far. Hope it’s the same in person.

 

Remember, when buying a car offer low and go up in small increments. Dont talk down the car just offer low. Good luck. I too like the 68/69 Larks

 

Yeah IDK exactly, it was popping fuses even without the light hooked up. All new wire harness thruout the car. Said it wasn’t too bad. Traced it wire by wire and figured it out.

 

Howdy from Ontario Canada.

 

Here’s some build up pics. Hope it’s not too many :|



Only metal replaced was the cowl panel. Everything else was pretty solid.





Some rust repair/filling around the rear window and bottoms of both quarters.

 

Rear fenders were opened up a little to fit some bigger shoes. Very subtle. I couldn’t even tell until he mentioned it. You can see the line scribed around the fenders.

 

Nice

 

Well we finally drove out there and picked her up! Got stuck in quite a bit of traffic in a few spots. Took us 14 hours with a couple of rest stops, gas, and food. Before test driving we inspected thoroughly underneath while she was on the lift. Everything is new. It’s basically a better than brand new upgraded Skylark. Only 460 miles on the clock so I didn’t get into it very hard. Drives and sounds really nice! The owner/builder was super cool too. Gave me some extra misc. parts, car cover, dusters, chemicals, and a 4” thick binder with all the paperwork and receipts that went into the car. Told me “Do me a favor. Don’t ever add everything up in this binder and tell me the amount. I don’t ever wanna know!” LMAO!
After checking out a few cars, being patient, and talking to the owner for the last 3 months with tons of questions. I’m really happy with my first old school purchase. I feel like I really got a lot of car for my money...
It was hella funny driving home. Every gas station was a conversation. Got a bunch of “Is that a Chevelle?” One thought “GTO?” Haha love it!