8 Collectible Buicks from CNN Money

Of course the '63 Riv made the list.

http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2012/autos/1202/gallery.collectible-buicks/index.html

Well, yes. And we who appreciate Buicks are not at all surprised. Of course most of them are, to say the least, out of reach. If you had $140,000 (their estimate) to spend on a '53 Skylark, you probably couldn't find one for sale at that price. Imagine--sectioned, cut-down windshield, cut-down doors, and 5 Boroni wire wheels at $100 each. All this came straight from the factory for $5,000!
In 1953 you could still get that unbreakable straight 8 in the other models if you wanted, but the new V-8 was available as an option except for the Skylark, where it was standard. I had a '53 Special with the V-8 and it was a hell of a car. Wish I still had it,, but I wouldn't trade my '95 Riv for one. For the Skylark, oh yeah, but....

Jim, when I was in my early '20s (1999), I was looking for a "new" car to replace my '76 Dodge Dart Swinger, and my sights were set on something from Pontiac/Olds/Buick, between '65-71. A '65 Riviera was the ultimate goal, but I couldn't find one. I did find a mint condition 39k mile '69 Pontiac Grand Prix for $10k - no way could I afford that. Down the road from me, there was a silver '62 Buick Special with the alum 215 V-8 for $5k. I really wanted the Special (still can't believe how small it was!), but instead found a '70 Olds Ninety Eight Holiday Coupe w/455 for a grand less. I still own and drive the Olds today - great car.