Got questions on the 1965 Buick Special/Skylark?

"WilliamsSW" (williamssw) 07/19/2018 at 12:15 • Filed to: Buick, Shitpost

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I has answers. And yes, it was available with Positraction. Sorry Marisa.

lone_liberal > WilliamsSW 07/19/2018 at 12:19

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But not an independent rear suspension, I assume. 

benjrblant > lone_liberal 07/19/2018 at 12:20

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Fairly certain that was considered communist in 1965.

WilliamsSW > benjrblant 07/19/2018 at 12:22

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Hey the Corvair and 61- 63 Tempest would like a word with you. 

WilliamsSW > lone_liberal 07/19/2018 at 12:23

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LOL hell no.

benjrblant > WilliamsSW 07/19/2018 at 12:24

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As GM’s attempt to replicate the rear-engine RWD layout made popular by VW at the time, I think the Corvair would agree with me.

lone_liberal > WilliamsSW 07/19/2018 at 12:37

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Well, in the ‘60s, there were only two other cars made in America that had positraction, and independent rear suspension, and enough power to make these marks. One was the Corvette, which could never be confused with the Buick Skylark. The other had the same body length, height, width, weight, wheel base, and wheel track as the ‘64 Skylark, and that was the 1963 Pontiac Tempest.*

*She does say outright that the ‘64 Skylark didn’t have positraction but nobody’s perfect.  

WilliamsSW > lone_liberal 07/19/2018 at 13:01

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She’s also wrong about the wheelbase, length, etc but Hollywood never has gotten hung up on facts.   

shop-teacher > WilliamsSW 07/19/2018 at 13:24

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But was the '64 Skylark available with positraction? (I suspect that yes, it was)

WilliamsSW > shop-teacher 07/19/2018 at 13:55

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I’m sure that it was - it was available on any model in ‘65, I doubt it was new that year.  Back then, I think it was optional on most Big 3 cars, but from what I’ve seen, it’s not common, unless you’re talking about a muscle car.

WilliamsSW > benjrblant 07/19/2018 at 14:07

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Oh, and I forgot one other very notable American car from that time period with an IRS:

Pretty goddamn ‘Murican, I’d say! :)

Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > lone_liberal 07/19/2018 at 16:38

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My 65 corvair has positraction. I was surprised.

lone_liberal > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer 07/19/2018 at 16:41

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Ah, but not “enough power to make these marks” . At least according to Ms. Vito.

Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > lone_liberal 07/19/2018 at 16:45

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That was a good movie, I should watch it again. 

Kicker > WilliamsSW 07/19/2018 at 19:06

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I may be able to answer a question or two myself...

WilliamsSW > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer 07/19/2018 at 19:50

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It’s a great movie. Despite me trying to nitpick at the facts a bit.  :)