Buick Skylark

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The Buick Skylark is a classic American car model produced by Buick across several generations, known for its stylish design and role in the brand’s mid-size and compact lineup from the 1950s through the 1990s.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Buick vehicle
automobile model
1953ModelType limited-production luxury convertible
bodyStyle 2-door convertible
2-door hardtop
4-door sedan
brandPositioning above entry-level compact Buicks in many years
category classic American car
class compact car
mid-size car
countryOfOrigin United States
driveType front-wheel drive
rear-wheel drive
engineType V6 engine
V8 engine
inline-four engine
fifthGenerationEndYear 1979
fifthGenerationStartYear 1975
firstGenerationEndYear 1954
firstGenerationStartYear 1953
fourthGenerationEndYear 1972
fourthGenerationStartYear 1968
fuelType gasoline
introducedAs 1953 Buick Roadmaster Skylark
layout front-engine, front-wheel-drive
front-engine, rear-wheel-drive
manufacturer Buick
market North America
notableFor role in Buick compact lineup
role in Buick mid-size lineup
styling
notableModelYear 1953
parentCompany General Motors
platform GM A-body
GM X-body
predecessor Buick Special (for some generations)
productionEndYear 1998
productionStartYear 1953
secondGenerationEndYear 1963
secondGenerationStartYear 1961
seventhGenerationEndYear 1998
seventhGenerationStartYear 1986
sixthGenerationEndYear 1985
sixthGenerationStartYear 1980
successor Buick Century (in Buick lineup positioning)
thirdGenerationEndYear 1967
thirdGenerationStartYear 1964
transmission automatic transmission
manual transmission

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Buick
historicalModel
Oldsmobile Cutlass
relatedModel

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