Hi folks. I've been checking this site out over the past few months and decided to join. I have 1972 Buick GS Stage 1 clone 4 speed. I know it's not a Poncho, but it's mine and I love it.
My dad had a friend who had a 1967 Beaumont SD 396 4 speed. It was the fastest car around. It was Ivy Green and had a straight axle under it. It was known as "Poison Ivy" and it is legendary around my home town of Clarksburg. Yep, I'm a Clarke from Clarksburg! They once took a road trip in it to Nashville in the late 1960s and found themselves staring down the barrel of a local law man's gun as he informed them that a straight axle was illegal in those parts. It was the getaway car for my parents' wedding too.
I saw it restored back to it's stock specs in the early 1990s and I was smitten with it. I was 17 and couldn't afford the $12 500 asking price. I recently met the person who restored the car by accident. We got to talking and he told me it was he who bought it and restored it. He knows where it is, but the current owner won't sell it, it just sits in a storage building and never turns a wheel.
Here's a photo of my Buick. It's not the best, but it's all I have on this computer.
Welcome aboard!!! Cool looking Buick...TWO of our members in PEI love GSs... Forgot THEIR names...
Welcome from PEI ... I love Buicks & Olds (and Studes & Hudsons). These years of Skylarks are nice.
So, now in Ontario via Tennessee! You could have moved to Clarkson (Mississauga area).
You will hear from the other PEI guy shortly.
unburt said
Apr 30, 2015
Welcome .Darn i love that car....one of my top 5. The small caps look tough on it.
Canadian Poncho said
Apr 30, 2015
Welcome aboard! I love your GS -especially the hubcaps!
Clarkie said
Apr 30, 2015
Thanks for the welcome guys. I wanted a GS Buick Stage 1 4 speed for most of my life. I always knew that it would have dog dishes on it, in fact, I bought them three years before I had the car. I have owned the car for nearly 4 years. I have a couple of other pics here. Since this interior shot was taken I have installed a factory Hurst 5335 shifter handle and black knob, and a correct radio delete plate. In the photo from the fall the car was dirty, but I loved the stance so much I had to lay on my belly and take the shot. I am also in the process of restoring a ram air air cleaner.
Welcome.
My brother Mark lived in Markdale on Mark St back in the 70's Then he moved to downtown Metro Meaford. Had too many marks against him in Markdale
Clarkie said
Apr 30, 2015
I went to high school in Meaford.
norontcan said
Apr 30, 2015
Welcome from Wasaga Beach.
poncho62 said
May 1, 2015
welcome from near Hanover
ARCADIAN said
May 1, 2015
Welcome from near Owen Sound
Dvial said
May 4, 2015
Such a nice car, love the tan interior and bench seat combo.
Shawn said
May 4, 2015
Cheers , welcome ,, pull up a chair ,, sit for a spell...
dcneric said
May 4, 2015
Welcome from Regina, SK.
Clarkie said
May 4, 2015
Thank you for the welcome guys!
Captain Beaumont said
May 5, 2015
Welcome from Edmonton, nice car
Bob F said
May 5, 2015
Welcome from Calgary. I am a big fan of the 70-72 Skylark and GS - yours looks fantastic with the Rallye's. (To me, poverty caps look out of place on a "luxury" Buick but it does look mean with them.)
Are restoration parts for your Skylark more difficult to get than a comparable year Chevelle or GTO?
Clarkie said
May 6, 2015
My Buick, even though it's a luxury brand with the deluxe interior, it is pretty stripped down. No air conditioning (I would say most Buicks had it, mine does not) and manual steering. As far as parts availability, there is significantly more available for Chevelles and GTOs, although it is getting better.
68 327 4spd said
Jul 12, 2015
Dam!!! That is one mean looking car. Love it
Clarkie said
Jul 12, 2015
68 327 4spd wrote:
Dam!!! That is one mean looking car. Love it
Thank you.
ARCADIAN said
Jul 12, 2015
I am pretty sure I know who owned that Beaumont, it came from Grey Motors in Owen Sound. The straight axle was added later and it was quick!
Magician40 said
Jul 13, 2015
Welcome from Barrie Ont. Nice car. We took the bikes for a ride on Saturday and had lunch in Markville. I have a 72 442 4sp with tan interior and your side panels and armrests look similar.
Clarkie said
Jul 13, 2015
Sounds like the same car. My dad's friend bought it off of a fellow in Owen Sound.
ARCADIAN said
Jul 13, 2015
Dave Kirk was the owner, passed on now.
Clarkie said
Jul 13, 2015
He then sold it to Harold Rice who was my dad's friend.
Hi folks. I've been checking this site out over the past few months and decided to join. I have 1972 Buick GS Stage 1 clone 4 speed. I know it's not a Poncho, but it's mine and I love it.
My dad had a friend who had a 1967 Beaumont SD 396 4 speed. It was the fastest car around. It was Ivy Green and had a straight axle under it. It was known as "Poison Ivy" and it is legendary around my home town of Clarksburg. Yep, I'm a Clarke from Clarksburg! They once took a road trip in it to Nashville in the late 1960s and found themselves staring down the barrel of a local law man's gun as he informed them that a straight axle was illegal in those parts. It was the getaway car for my parents' wedding too.
I saw it restored back to it's stock specs in the early 1990s and I was smitten with it. I was 17 and couldn't afford the $12 500 asking price. I recently met the person who restored the car by accident. We got to talking and he told me it was he who bought it and restored it. He knows where it is, but the current owner won't sell it, it just sits in a storage building and never turns a wheel.
Here's a photo of my Buick. It's not the best, but it's all I have on this computer.
Welcome from PEI ... I love Buicks & Olds (and Studes & Hudsons). These years of Skylarks are nice.
So, now in Ontario via Tennessee! You could have moved to Clarkson (Mississauga area).
You will hear from the other PEI guy shortly.
Thanks for the welcome guys. I wanted a GS Buick Stage 1 4 speed for most of my life. I always knew that it would have dog dishes on it, in fact, I bought them three years before I had the car. I have owned the car for nearly 4 years. I have a couple of other pics here. Since this interior shot was taken I have installed a factory Hurst 5335 shifter handle and black knob, and a correct radio delete plate. In the photo from the fall the car was dirty, but I loved the stance so much I had to lay on my belly and take the shot. I am also in the process of restoring a ram air air cleaner.
Here's a photo of the car with the Rallye wheels.
My brother Mark lived in Markdale on Mark St back in the 70's Then he moved to downtown Metro Meaford. Had too many marks against him in Markdale
Thank you for the welcome guys!
Are restoration parts for your Skylark more difficult to get than a comparable year Chevelle or GTO?
My Buick, even though it's a luxury brand with the deluxe interior, it is pretty stripped down. No air conditioning (I would say most Buicks had it, mine does not) and manual steering. As far as parts availability, there is significantly more available for Chevelles and GTOs, although it is getting better.
Thank you.
Sounds like the same car. My dad's friend bought it off of a fellow in Owen Sound.