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Tips on ID'ing `65,66,67 Skylarks

Discussion in 'Junkyard Jewels' started by Buick Power, Nov 26, 2002.

  1. Buick Power

    Buick Power Well-Known Member

    It's real easy to tell what year a car is when it is all together, but once they are in a bone yard and half picked away it can take a little more effort. I've needed a lot of little things for my `66 and have been back and fourth to a few salvage yards here and have come up with a few ways to tell what year car I'm looking at.

    `65
    - quarter lips (above the wheel) are flared outward
    - upper control arm bushings are greasable
    - core support is more "primitive" a rectangular box is behind the headlights

    `66 & `67
    - quarter lips (above the wheel) are recessed
    - upper control arm bushings are the pressed in type (modern)
    - core support is completely formed behind the head lights

    `67
    - has the first generation safety steering shaft, two pieces with the plastic pins, all previous years used a solid one piece shaft.

    With these details I've cut my search time considerably, I can b-line it right to the `66's. When the yards are only open until noon on Saturday and I only get a few Saturdays off, it has begun to pay off.

    Dave
     
    Buick Power, Nov 26, 2002
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