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1965 Buick Special - Tony Ulloa's very "special" Buick
Click on the Thumbnails Below to Enlarge By Society Staff – reprint with permission only While it is not common to see a 1965 Buick at car shows, it is very rare to see a base model 1965 Buick Special—much less one in original condition. 1965 was the second year of the “A” body GM intermediates. These were the Chevrolet Chevelle/Malibu, the Oldsmobile F85/Cutlass, the Pontiac Tempest/LeMans and the Buick Special/Skylark. Buick’s 1965 “Prestige Brochure” was 31 pages of prose and pictures touting the division’s full line-up of cars. At the end of the brochure was the Buick Special. As Buick stated “We don’t make cheap cars – that’s for other people. But we do make economical cars and case in point is the Buick Special.” The Special was Buick’s base model no frills version of their popular Skylark series. By now, most base model cars were either totally used up or trashed beyond belief by a succession of young enthusiast owners. However, some did survive and Tony Ulloa’s is one of them. Tony acquired the car about fourteen years ago and as he describes, he is the third owner. However, the second owner had the car for three days before Tony was visiting him and bought the car. The original owner had the car for more than 35 years. Tony’s Special was a San Francisco car and had virtually no rust. Originally blue, then white, the sheet metal was so straight that Tony painted it black two years ago and it still looks great. The interior is all original save for a radio/cassette player from a 1968 Camaro. You have to look carefully to detect the change. As far as the mechanicals go, Tony’s Special has the optional 300 cu.in. Wildcat V8 rated at 210 HP and 310 lb/ft of torque. Buick had the scheme to name their engines after the torque they produced not their size or horsepower. Tony’s V8 has the factory 2 bbl carb and is mated to the optional 2 speed “Super Turbine” automatic transmission with column shifter. Tony’s replaced the original Buick styled wheels with plain black rims wearing white wall tires and moon hubcaps. The effect is just right to retain that “economical car” image the Special was designed to be. We at No Limits have a “soft spot” for the base model of many cars. This Buick Special hits that spot dead on. And we can’t help but remember that the big 401 cu.in Buick Wildcat engine will bolt right in ! Now that’s some “economical car” !! Read the Skylark/Special section of the 1965 Buick Prestige Brochure here See the Buick ad for the 1965 Skylark  - click here Read a road test of the 1965 Buick Skylark -- click here   This is what the front of an original Buick Special looks like. Check out those original California "black plates." There is no "bling" under the hood of this Special. just the optional 300 cu.in. V8. Take a peak into that stock interior.