'65 Buick Gran Sport 400/3-sp, $150k restoration

**scuncio** · #1 09-15-2018, 08:41 AM

I'm not sure I understand where the $150k was spent...I'd expect perfection for that price...but this one does look nice.

A little odd to see an aftermarket shifter boot on a car that has had that kind of money spent on the resto. Still an easy fix but it kinda makes a guy wonder.

Link to 1965 Buick Gran Sport auction

**olredalert** · #2 09-16-2018, 03:00 PM

----Like you say, Tony. Why are simple things not right. Rad cap and battery for starters. And then there's the Vintage AC. Personally, If I had spent that kind of money on a resto there would be a 4-speed in it even if it wasn't correct. I believe that there was a small semi- console for standard shift Skylarks and there is probably one out there they could have found during a lengthy restoration. I have been looking for the right 65 GS Skylark for a seriously long time and its very hard to find a good one. This one looks good but, for me, is lacking.

**dvss1** · #3 09-16-2018, 06:29 PM

Cant tell in the pics if it has the grand sport long branch exhaust manifolds. Don't have them, that will trough you back some bucks.

**scuncio** · #4 09-17-2018, 02:52 PM

Agreed and agreed!