Used 1966 Buick Skylark for sale in Seattle, WA

A rare find! Estate sale!
This was our dad’s car. He had it for about 20+ years and it was his favorite hobby. He was a doctor and in his spare time with extra money he was always having features upgraded. We aren’t mechanically inclined so we are selling this baby. She sometimes doesn’t start up right away & occasionally will die when you stop the car. That could be just because we’ve only driven her a few times in the last few years since he passed, because we picked her up from our dad’s mechanic who had just finished everything. Less than 300 miles on the new engine. Very clean (just detailed) and from a non-smoker. This American collector’s car with a tough sounding engine is ideal for someone who can get her running perfectly.

Car specs:
2 door coupe
Custom built performance race car
Performance built drive train
8 cylinder
Displacement 455 cubic inches
Horsepower 395
Fuel system 4bbl (four barrel carburetor)
Performance built engine
Aluminum heads
Manifold MSD ignition
Transmission: automatic, floor shift, turbo 400 trans, performance built, ratchet shifter
Exhaust system replaced
Headers with dual exhaust
All body parts rust free, body panels fit properly and are ripple and dent free
Chrome work is restored, window/glass in good condition
Dash restored
All windows, lift and doors are functional
Headliner & carpet is original
Includes a jack, spare tire & tools
Custom seats.
All trim intact.
Floor shift console.
Custom steering wheel.
Wheels/tires: alloy, 15” radials
Instruments/gauges/controls functioning properly.
Lights all work
Electrical wiring restored - painless wiring
Optional equipment installed:
Power brakes, power steering, heater, radio
Custom radiator

Additional information from our dad’s mechanic:
9 inch Ford rear end suspension
Disc brakes in rear
Specs for engine: it’s the biggest hydraulic cam that can go in it, the heads on the motor are from TA motor sports (it’s a top end kit that they sell)
Carburetor is an edelbrock 850 CFM
It has an electric fuel pump
New valve springs
Roller rockers
Flat tappet hydraulic cam shaft from competition cams it was the biggest of five available for purchase
400 transmission
Overdrive unit added
Bottom end is completely rebuilt it has a reconditioned crankshaft, a reconditioned rod, new pistons and a new timing chain
The block has been bored with a 30 over motor
He finished rebuilding the engine in December 2018 (our dad passed in 2016 and he kept working on it in his free time). We have only driven it about four times, each on a short local drive, so I would say the engine has 100-200 miles on it, at most.

He said the intermittent dying is probably because the carburetor needs adjusting. He said it is probably too rich in the moisture here and in addition we just aren’t used to an electric fuel injection car or hot rod motors, so we probably just don’t know how to drive it correctly.

Can provide more pics of motor (during rebuild process) upon request.