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Buick Skylark Gran Sport, GS and GSX
1965 Buick Skylark, from the 1965 Buick full-line brochure
Measure Value Applies to
Wheelbase
115 in
Skylark two-door
Overall length
203.4 in
Skylark Gran Sport
Curb weight, test car
3,700 lb
Car Life test car with automatic and air conditioning
Measure Value Applies to
Wheelbase
115 in
all intermediates
Measure Value Applies to
Wheelbase
115 in
GS 400
Overall length
205 in
GS 400
Curb weight, GS 400 automatic
3,817 lb
as listed by Motor Trend; 4-speed 3,747 lb
Measure Value Applies to
Wheelbase
112 in
two-door bodies
Overall length
200.7 in
GS 400 hardtop
Curb weight, GS 400 Stage 1 test car
3,648 lb
Car Life test car
Measure Value Applies to
Wheelbase
112 in
two-door bodies
Overall length
200.7 in
all coupes
Measure Value Applies to
Wheelbase
112 in
GS two-door bodies
Overall length
200.7 in
GS 455 coupe as listed by Motor Trend
Stage 1 standard axle ratio
3.64 :1
Stage 1, automatic and 4-speed
Measure Value Applies to
Wheelbase
112 in
two-door bodies
Overall length
203.2 in
two-door bodies
Stage 1 axle ratio
3.42 :1
Stage 1, stick or automatic
Measure Value Applies to
Curb weight, Century 350
3,718 lb
Century 350 coupe as given by Hemmings
Standard axle ratio
3.08 :1
Gran Sport; Stage 1 3.42
Measure Value Applies to
Wheelbase
112 in
Century coupes
Each year's heading links to that model year's full fact sheet. Specification labels are carried as recorded and not normalized across years, so the same measure may be worded differently from one year to the next.
Evidence desk
Sources
Car Life road test, 1965 Buick Skylark Gran Sport (May 1965)
, Car Life May 1965, p. 35, Dimensions
Car Life road test, 1965 Buick Skylark Gran Sport (May 1965)
, Car Life May 1965, p. 35, Specifications
1966 Buick Mid-Size Car Fact Sheet (with production table)
, article 'Chassis Features'
Motor Trend road test, Buick Skylark & GS 400 (April 1967)
, Motor Trend April 1967, p. 62, Dimensions
Motor Trend road test, Buick Skylark & GS 400 (April 1967)
, Motor Trend April 1967, p. 62, Curb Weight
Car Life road test, 1968 Buick GS 400 Stage 1 (March 1968)
, Car Life March 1968, p. 28, Dimensions
Car Life road test, 1968 Buick GS 400 Stage 1 (March 1968)
, Car Life March 1968, p. 28, Chassis/Suspension
1969 Buick Mid-Size Car Fact Sheet (with production table)
, article 'Chassis Features'
Motor Trend road test, 1970 Buick GS 455 Stage 1 (January 1970)
, Motor Trend January 1970, Specifications panel
Motor Trend road test, 1970 Buick GS 455 Stage 1 (January 1970)
, Motor Trend January 1970, text and Specifications panel, Final Drive Ratio
1971 Buick Mid-Size Car Fact Sheet (with production table)
, article 'Chassis Features'
Motor Trend, 'Mini-tests of seven '71 regular fuel Super Cars' (October 1970)
, Motor Trend October 1970, p. 85 text
1971 Buick Mid-Size Car Fact Sheet (with production table)
, article 'Powertrains', Rear Gear Standard Ratios
1973-1974 Buick Gran Sport (Hemmings buyer's guide article)
, price paragraph
1973-1974 Buick Gran Sport (Hemmings buyer's guide article)
, axle paragraph