Here in little old part of fly-over country known as St. Paul, Minnesota, we have local jokes revolving around the cheeky antics of Sven and Ole. No one has ever met Sven or Ole in person but their travails are known throughout the state. There's one parable where the duo must present themselves to the local unemployment office where Ole announces that he's a "Diesel Fitter" and deserves a bigger check than Sven. I'll save you the roundabout setup, but the punchline ends with Sven informing the welfare clerk that they worked at the local underwear factory and all Ole ever did was pull women's underpants over his head and proclaim loudly, "Deez'll fit'er!"

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Now, imagine a 76 years young good-old-boy Scandinavian, retired diesel mechanic ripping off this and dozens of increasingly dirty jokes during the entire photoshoot of his twin-turbo 1964 Buick Skylark. We were introduced to John Law (we promise that's his real name) through a friend of a friend when we heard of some retiree with an insane twin-turbo Skylark.

When he showed up, we shook hands and Johnny Law and instantly the jokes started flying. He didn't miss any opportunity and even managed to ruin a few shots because the camera guy and crew couldn't stop laughing. When we were able to compose ourselves, John told us why he built this car the way he did.

"I had worked on turbo diesels my whole life. I had always envisioned putting a turbo on a gas engine. I wanted a family car and a race car, but it took a negative co-worker to put it all in motion. He doubted my ability to create a weekend-warrior and I was determined to prove him wrong!"

John went on to tell us that he waited until he was "61 damn years old" before he started looking for a car online. He said he found this 'Lark in Madison Wisconsin and became the third owner when he purchased it 15 years ago.

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"It was originally an awful gold and it had tons of chrome, I knew that was the first thing that had to go, so I bought the car and headed home." John went on to strip and sandblast the car himself in his one-car garage. Blast, sweep, blast, sweep and so on until the job was done.

"It's taken me 15-years to get the car to where it is today. The current engine is a 372-cubic inch small block Chevy built with a Dart block and twin 76mm Turbonetics turbos." Johnny Law concludes by saying, "It's a great feeling to be 76 years-old and still be able to have fun with the car. I feel that I have accomplished what I had set out to do. I wanted a family weekend-warrior even though my wife drove it once to the grocery store and hasn't driven it since."

Tech Notes:

What: 1964 Buick Skylark

Owner: John Law

Where: St. Paul, MN

Engine: This stock-appearing Skylark looks the geriatric part, but the machine work by Daron Gould on the iron Dart small block bored 0.125-inch over, punched to 372 cubic-inches, stuffed with a forged GM crankshaft, Scat H-beams and Racetec pistons, tells a much different story. Hell, if it weren't for the giant turbos, the Corvette valve covers would fool most people. John went with a roller Crower cam and Edelbrock, 2.02-inch by 1.60-inch heads. The heads were pocked ported and the engine touts 10:1 compression, that is before boost kicks in. It's a good thing corn is a-plenty here in flyover country because John only runs E85, which is a miracle cheap race fuel.

Induction: Here's where the fun happens. Tony Bickford, a friend of John's piped the twin 76mm Turbonetics turbos through a single blow-through Holley 750cfm double pumper and a Weiand single plane intake. John has it typically set to 17-lbs of boost at all times through a set of Turbosmart wastegates.

Ignition: gnition is controlled through an MSD 6AL Boost timing Master ignition box and MSD coil, simple is as simple does and simple just works.

Exhaust: John's friend Tony was able to route the stock factory manifolds straight to the turbos and out the back to a full 3-inch Dynomax exhaust, it was unbelievably stealthy and the turbos made it as quiet as a church mouse.

Drivetrain: John found a donor TH200 4R from an 1987 Grand National, gutted it and replaced all the good inside bits with billet ones and a 3,000 lockup stall converter. The rear axle comes from a 1972 full-sized car sporting a 12-bolt posi and 3.73:1 gears.

Suspension: Almost laughably stock, John spent his time and money on the engine. All that this Skylark boasts for suspension is reinforced upper and lower control arm braces and polyurethane bushings.

Wheels/Tires: John kept the outside very period correct with 15x7 Rally wheels in the front and 15x8's in the back. The front tires are radial TA's at 215/60R15 and Nitto 275/60R15 in the rear.

Interior: The interior sports a set of Autometer gauges to make sure the turbos are doing their job properly. The seats should be fairly familiar as they are from your mom's Honda Accord.

Paint/Body: John got rid of the awful original gold color and dechromed the entire car. He did the body work himself, primed it and then had Maaco do a spray bomb on the car in a 1970's Corvette-era "Blue Mist Poly" then cleared over to give it some pop. Overall, the exterior looks understated but still remains classic refined Buick.

Weight: 3,700lbs

HP/TQ: 750hp/55tq (est)

ET: 11.31 at 131MPH

Thanks: Thank you to Tony Bickford for all the welding and fab help.