1970 Buick Skylark Custom Sport Coupe

Description

OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE

Out of a combination of a lifelong automotive passion and an unyielding desire to support the people of his Alabama community, the Generous Collection was born. Mr. Greg Rusk, a successful business leader in the cardboard industry with a big heart for helping families and friends in times of need, would regularly pay overly generous prices to acquire an interesting vehicle. After decades of collecting and supporting local automotive enthusiasts, the Rusk family is ready for these vehicles, each with their own story, to write their next chapter back on the road where they belong.

The Generous Collection returns with Part 2 offering over 250 cars in August, all offered without reserve, after emerging from years of long-term silent storage. From the quiet shadows of the Generous Collection to the sunshine of backroads and highways, enthusiasts now have the opportunity to own a piece of a generous car-collecting legacy.

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Buick sales literature called its 1970 models “The Light-Your-Fire Buicks,” and the intermediate-size Skylark Custom Sport Coupe combined Buick's signature comfort and upscale appointments with the crisp A-body styling that defined the muscle car era.

The Custom Sport Coupe, a step up from the base Skylark, offered a trio of 350ci V8s, with the standard mill equipped with a two-barrel carburetor.

This ’70 Custom Sport Coupe, which like all Skylarks shared its platform with the Chevrolet Chevelle and Oldsmobile Cutlass, is finished in Silver Mist over Pearl White vinyl/leather upholstery on the bench seats. Its 350 V8 is mated to a three-speed automatic gearbox. Additional features include a Sonomatic AM radio and a fold-down center armrest.

This 1970 Buick Skylark Custom Sport Coupe is represented by a Broad Arrow Specialist and is now offered at no reserve with a clean Alabama title in the current owner's name.

Highlights

• Offered from The Generous Collection

• Finished in Silver Mist

• Pearl White vinyl/leather upholstery

• 350ci V8 with 2-barrel carburetor

• Turbo-Hydramatic 350 (TH350) three-speed automatic transmission

Factory Equipment

• Drivers side mirror

• Padded black dashboard

• Sonomatic AM radio

• Fold-down center arm rest

• 14" steel wheels with Buick Motor Division covers

• The data plate decodes as:

  • Style: 70 44437 – 1970 Skylark 2-door Sport Coupe (hardtop)

  • Assembly: FL1 – Flint, Michigan, assembly plant

  • Body: 231240 – Fisher Body sequence number

  • Paint: 14 14 – Silver Mist (on upper and lower body)

  • Trim: 175 – Pearl White vinyl/leather bench seat

  • Date: 04C – Built third week of April 1970

• The chassis number (444370H289349) decodes as:

  • 4 – Buick

  • 44 – Skylark Custom

  • 37 – 2-door hardtop coupe

  • 0 – 1970 model year

  • H – Flint, Michigan, assembly plant

  • 289349 – Sequential production number

Known Imperfections

• While reasonable efforts were made during preparation for the sale, due to the volume of cars in this collection, it was not possible to diagnose or detect all imperfections present in the cars. Please refer to the photo gallery.

• Scratches and pitting on chrome exterior mirrors and door handles

• Michelin tires are old and worn

• The “I” in BUICK is detached from the hood (and in the glovebox)

• Skylark badge from driver’s side rear quarter panel is missing (and in the glovebox)

• Door arm rests are worn

• Wear on upholstery and interior surfaces

Ownership History

This 1970 Buick Skylark Custom is offered from The Generous Collection of no-reserve automobiles.

Additional Information

Motor vehicles older than 35 years (1991) are exempt from Alabama’s titling requirements. In states that issue titles, an Alabama registration converts to a title upon transfer.

A Broad Arrow Representative is working as an agent on behalf of the seller of this vehicle. As such, the purchase transaction will be facilitated by Broad Arrow, including vehicle payment, applicable taxes required to be collected by the seller or Broad Arrow, and title/ownership reassignment. Broad Arrow is a wholly owned subsidiary of Hagerty.

Contact: Ramsey Potts   Phone: 912.508.4096   Email: rpotts@hagerty.com  

Please note that all lots in The Generous Collection are offered after many years of storage, without operation or service, in warehouse facilities. The seller endeavored to provide very limited mechanical servicing to bring some cars back to running potential; however, not all cars will be running at time of sale. Because of the extended static display, it must be assumed that all cars will require extensive additional mechanical attention before being driven safely and, in most cases, cleaning both the interiors and exteriors. All the cars will have imperfections associated with long-term static storage and require extensive sorting to perform best and safely. The burden of determining a car’s status, both mechanical and cosmetic, rests fully on the bidder, prior to bidding and the close of the auction. All lots are sold as is, where is. 

Additionally, due to the location of the collection and limited access to the facility following the close of the auction, all lots must be retrieved while a Hagerty Marketplace representative is onsite, between the hours of 9AM to 6PM local time beginning Monday, September 14 through Wednesday, September 30. No cars can be retrieved prior to September 14, and any lots remaining after September 30 will be re-located outside in the parking lot for retrieval by their buyers.