Buick
Skylark (1954)

Why it matters

The Skylark was one of three limited-run luxury convertibles that General Motors sold to the public from its Motorama show programme, alongside the Oldsmobile Fiesta and the Cadillac Eldorado. It was introduced for 1953 as a low, cut-down Roadmaster convertible and is regarded today as one of the rarest GM convertibles of the 1950s. The cached pages describe the 1953 first-year car; the 1954 model continued the nameplate.

How rare is it?

Six separate kinds of rarity – never combined into one number.

Each kind of rarity is rated separately and never combined.

Photos

Exterior, interior and detail photos with their licences.

• Buick Skylark (1954) (Wikimedia Commons: Category:1954 Buick Skylark)
  Photo: Katherine Tompkins · CC BY 2.0
• Buick Skylark (Wikipedia article: Buick Skylark)
  Photo: Greg Gjerdingen from Willmar, USA · CC BY 2.0

Production

Every figure says what it counts.

Independent counts (e.g. engine and colour) are never combined into a calculated figure. Surviving examples are never presented as original production.

History

Buick launched the Skylark in 1953 for its 50th anniversary, taking styling cues from the XP-300 concept car. The body sat lower than the Roadmaster it was based on, with doors cut down by about 3 inches, cutaway wheel openings, a thin sweepspear moulding and full-spoke chrome wire wheels. Standard equipment included power steering, power brakes, power top and a Selectronic radio.

The first-year car used a 322 cu in V-8 rated at 188 hp with Twin-Turbine Dynaflow transmission, and 1,690 were built for 1953 at a price of $5,285. These are first-year (1953) facts from sibling-year lots; the cached pages do not describe the 1954 specification.

Technical specifications

Engine

Transmission & drivetrain

Chassis, body & dimensions

Performance

“Not yet verified” means no source has been checked for that value yet. Nothing is estimated to fill a gap.

Sources

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   1954 Buick Skylark – RM Sotheby's Amelia Island 2023, lot 111 Level B

   • 836 1954 Skylarks

   Accessed 2026-11-12