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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
As the 1970s progressed, Buick and Pontiac would rename its X-body model lines (shifting nameplates from the A-body intermediates). For 1974, Pontiac downsized the GTO to the X-body (for its final model year before 2004). For 1975, Buick reintroduced the Skylark to replace the two-door and hatchback Apollo, replacing the Apollo entirely for 1976.
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 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.
1985 – 1987 Buick Somerset; 1986 – 1991 Buick Skylark; 1994 Buick Skylark. N II: FWD: 1992: 1998: 1992 – 1998 Pontiac Grand Am; 1992 – 1998 Oldsmobile Achieva; 1992 – 1998 Buick Skylark; The successor to the N I platform. 2001 Chevrolet Malibu. N III: FWD: 1999: 2005: 1997 – 1999 Oldsmobile Cutlass; 1997 – 2003 Chevrolet Malibu ...
The Buick V8 family can be divided into two sizes, big-blocks and small-blocks (block size classification refers to the engine block's bore spacing and external dimensions, not displacement). All 1953–1966 Buick V8s and the 1967–1976 "big-block" engines shared a 4.75 in (121 mm) bore spacing. The small-block was produced from 1961 to 1981.
The GM B platform was introduced in 1926 with the Buick Master Six, and the Oldsmobile Model 30, and had at least 12 major re-engineering and restyling efforts, for the 1937, 1939, 1941, 1949, 1954, 1957, 1959, 1961, 1965, 1971, 1977, and 1991 model years; along with interim styling changes for 1942, 1969, and 1980 that included new sheetmetal and revised rooflines.
This engine was used in Buick's intermediate-sized Special and Skylark models from 1964 to 1967 and Oldsmobile's mid-sized F-85/Cutlass models for 1964 and 1965, including the Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser and Buick Sport Wagon. 1964–1965 models featured a single barrel Rochester MonoJet, producing 155 hp (116 kW).