And This Doomed '62 Skylark Is a Coupe, Even!

by Murilee Martin

December 29th, 2010 1:27 AM

and this doomed 62 skylark is a coupe even

Somehow it hurts a lot more when you’re looking at a Crusher-bound slab of 1960s Detroit Iron that has just two doors.

This Skylark is beat to hell, but it appears to be reasonably unrusted and complete.

The General was still a total cheapskate when it came to dash components, but he still used metal for switches and controls back in the early 1960s. No, you don’t want to hit this stuff with your face when you have a non-seat-belt-equipped fender-bender, but it sure looks good.

I spotted this car in a Denver wrecking yard, right next to the ’72 Bronco we saw a couple days ago.

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Moparman426W on Dec 31, 2010

While this car may be an interesting find to some, it would never really be worth much. They were forgotten due to the popularity of the A bodies. What is really surprising to see there is the first gen bronco, those cammand pretty steep prices, and I bet someone will save that one .

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Joeaverage on Feb 11, 2011

I see a Corvair i think down the line. Maybe two?

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