From 09f5a59267961100bde90d2f5fdd1d25d7f26319 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Erna Bonwick Date: Sat, 9 Aug 2025 06:38:38 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Add 'Corrosion Remained a Problem for Skylark/GS' --- Corrosion-Remained-a-Problem-for-Skylark%2FGS.md | 3 +++ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+) create mode 100644 Corrosion-Remained-a-Problem-for-Skylark%2FGS.md diff --git a/Corrosion-Remained-a-Problem-for-Skylark%2FGS.md b/Corrosion-Remained-a-Problem-for-Skylark%2FGS.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..48ec3f0 --- /dev/null +++ b/Corrosion-Remained-a-Problem-for-Skylark%2FGS.md @@ -0,0 +1,3 @@ +
Not everyone fell in love with the new body developed for the 1968-1969 Buick Skylark and Gran Sport (GS), its fully loaded upscale cousin. Front ends had a clean and pleasing appearance, true, focused on a grille reminiscent of the Riviera. A longer hood and shorter deck weren't the problem. Neither were the concealed windshield wipers. No less jarring was the concave rear end, with new taillights contained in a large rear bumper below pointy back fenders. In this incarnation, two-doors rode a shorter wheelbase: 112 inches versus 116 for the four-doors (121 for Sportwagons). Evidently, quite a few people did indeed take a liking to the new look, because Skylark sales set a record in 1968. By this time, the Special name was close to fading out, [Titan Rise](https://trevorjd.com/index.php/What_Is_Strength_Training) outsold by Skylarks by a nearly five-to-one ratio. For base Skylarks, Chevrolet's familiar inline six-cylinder engine replaced the former V-6. Farther up the scale, a new GS350 model took the role of the previous GS340, powered by a bored-out 350-cubic-inch V-8 developing 280 horsepower along with a resounding 375 pounds/feet of torque.
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A less-potent edition of that mill (230 horsepower) was standard in [Skylark](http://dig.ccmixter.org/search?searchp=Skylark) Customs, and optional elsewhere. Topping the performance charts once again was the GS400, with its 400-cubic-inch V-8 ready to unleash 340 horses. That was enough to shoot a "400" to 60 mph in a trifling six seconds. The most [muscular GS](https://www.exeideas.com/?s=muscular%20GS) still didn't look all that tough \ No newline at end of file