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When GM's compact X-body platform was extensively restyled for the 1975 model year, Buick retained the Apollo name for their four-door sedan, while their two-doors (hatchback and sedan) were both rechristened "Skylark". 1976 Buick Skylark 2-door 1976 Buick Skylark sedan 1977 Buick Skylark S/R sedan
The Buick Apollo is a compact car that was manufactured from 1973 to 1975 by General Motors for its Buick division. It was based on the GM X platform along with the Oldsmobile Omega, Chevrolet Nova, and the Pontiac Ventura. The car was named for the Greek god Apollo. It was available as a coupe, two-door hatchback, or four-door sedan.
The aluminum V8 was replaced by conventional cast-iron block V8s of 300 cubic inches for the Buick Special/Skylark and 330 inches for the Oldsmobile F-85/Cutlass, while Pontiac carried over its 326 cubic-inch V8 to the '64 Tempest/LeMans line while switching the base engine from the four-cylinder to a 215 cubic-inch inline six-cylinder.
The A-body designation was resurrected in 1964 for a new series of intermediate-sized cars including the Chevrolet Chevelle, Pontiac Tempest, Oldsmobile Cutlass, and Buick Skylark. These later A-bodies underwent a switch in drive layout from rear-wheel drive to front-wheel drive in 1982. The switch in the drive layout spawned the G-body.
The first automobile made by the Buick Company. Four: 1909 1915 1 Passenger car, the first model as a General Motors division. Six: 1914 1925 1 Senior model to the Four: Master Six: 1925 1928 B-body: 1 Standard Six: 1925 1929 A-body: 1 Limited: 1931: 1942: C-body: 2: Full-size car: Century: 1936 2005 B-body (1936–58) A-body (1973–96) W-body ...
The General Motors X platform (also called X-body) is a rear-wheel drive compact car automobile platform produced from the 1962 to 1979 model years. Developed by Chevrolet, the architecture was initially unique in the U.S. to the Chevy II, first joined by the Pontiac Ventura in 1971, then a range of other GM products as its divisions expanded their compact model lines.
1976–1979: Model years: 1977–1979: Assembly: North Tarrytown Assembly, Tarrytown, New York Willow Run Assembly, Ypsilanti, Michigan: Body and chassis; Body style: 2-door coupe 3-door hatchback 4-door sedan: Layout: Front-engine, rear-wheel drive: Platform: X-body: Related: Chevrolet Nova Oldsmobile Omega Buick Skylark: Powertrain; Engine ...
1973 Chevrolet Chevelle SS and 1974-1976 Chevelle Laguna S-3 — Offered with a 350 small block or 454 big block V8 with up to 245 hp (183 kW) and mated to manual or automatic transmissions. The SS was replaced for 1974 by the Laguna Type S-3 which offered the same engine/transmission offerings as the '73 SS plus the addition of a 400 small ...