Friday, July 12, 2013

Junkyard Find: 1985 Buick Skyhawk Wagon

22 - 1985 Buick Skyhawk Station Wagon Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee MartinThe Buick Skyhawk started out as a badge-engineered upscale version of the wretched Chevy Monza, took 1981 off, then returned as a front-wheel-drive J-body in 1982. This car is largely forgotten today, and the station wagon version manages to be even more forgotten. Still, a few remain, and this '85 hung on for nearly 30 years before washing up in The Crusher's waiting room.


Put a little Skyhawk in your life!
12 - 1985 Buick Skyhawk Station Wagon Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee MartinThis one is about as used up as it gets.
08 - 1985 Buick Skyhawk Station Wagon Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee MartinNo, this isn't an Iron Duke, nor is it the Opel pushrod four used in the Chevette. This is the overhead-cam 1.8 liter version of the GM 122 engine, which produced a not-so-zippy 84 horsepower in 1985.
04 - 1985 Buick Skyhawk Station Wagon Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee MartinHowever, the 5-speed vampired fewer horses than the slushbox.
06 - 1985 Buick Skyhawk Station Wagon Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee MartinGM used five-digit odometers well into the 1990s, so we can't tell whether this car did 35,000 miles, 135,000 miles, or 735,000 miles. My money is on the second guess.
10 - 1985 Buick Skyhawk Station Wagon Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee MartinOverhead cams and fuel injection were still semi-futuristic in 1985, at least for Detroit. Bragging rights for Skyhawk drivers!

01 - 1985 Buick Skyhawk Station Wagon Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 02 - 1985 Buick Skyhawk Station Wagon Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 03 - 1985 Buick Skyhawk Station Wagon Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 04 - 1985 Buick Skyhawk Station Wagon Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 05 - 1985 Buick Skyhawk Station Wagon Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 06 - 1985 Buick Skyhawk Station Wagon Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 07 - 1985 Buick Skyhawk Station Wagon Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 08 - 1985 Buick Skyhawk Station Wagon Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 09 - 1985 Buick Skyhawk Station Wagon Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 10 - 1985 Buick Skyhawk Station Wagon Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 11 - 1985 Buick Skyhawk Station Wagon Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 12 - 1985 Buick Skyhawk Station Wagon Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 13 - 1985 Buick Skyhawk Station Wagon Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 14 - 1985 Buick Skyhawk Station Wagon Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 15 - 1985 Buick Skyhawk Station Wagon Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 16 - 1985 Buick Skyhawk Station Wagon Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 17 - 1985 Buick Skyhawk Station Wagon Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 18 - 1985 Buick Skyhawk Station Wagon Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 19 - 1985 Buick Skyhawk Station Wagon Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 20 - 1985 Buick Skyhawk Station Wagon Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 21 - 1985 Buick Skyhawk Station Wagon Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 22 - 1985 Buick Skyhawk Station Wagon Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 23 - 1985 Buick Skyhawk Station Wagon Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 24 - 1985 Buick Skyhawk Station Wagon Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 25 - 1985 Buick Skyhawk Station Wagon Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 26 - 1985 Buick Skyhawk Station Wagon Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin

from The Truth About Cars http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com




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