Buick Estate
| Buick Estate Wagon | |
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Roadmaster Estate
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Buick (General Motors) |
| Also called | Buick Electra Estate Buick LeSabre Estate |
| Production | 1970–1990 |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Full-size car |
| Body style | 4-door station wagon |
| Layout | FR layout |
| First generation | |
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| Overview | |
| Model years | 1970 |
| Assembly | Flint, Michigan, United States |
| Designer | Bill Mitchell |
| Body and chassis | |
| Platform | B-body |
| Related |
Buick Wildcat Buick LeSabre Oldsmobile 88 Pontiac Bonneville Pontiac Executive Pontiac Catalina Chevrolet Caprice Chevrolet Impala Chevrolet Bel Air Chevrolet Biscayne |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 455 cu in (7.5 L) Buick V8 |
| Transmission | 3-speed TH-400, automatic |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 124.0 in (3,150 mm) |
| Length | 220.2 in (5,593 mm) |
| Curb weight | 4,900–5,000 lb (2,200–2,300 kg) |
| Second generation | |
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1971 Buick Estate Wagon
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| Overview | |
| Model years | 1971–1976 |
| Assembly | Flint, Michigan, United States |
| Designer | Bill Mitchell |
| Body and chassis | |
| Platform | C-body B-body |
| Related |
Buick Electra Oldsmobile 98 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser Pontiac Grand Safari Pontiac Safari Chevrolet Kingswood Estate Chevrolet Kingswood Chevrolet Townsman |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 455 cu in (7.5 L) Buick V8 |
| Transmission | 3-speed TH-400, automatic |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 127.0 in (3,226 mm) |
| Length | 1971: 226.8 in (5,761 mm) 1972: 228.3 in (5,799 mm) 1973: 229.5 in (5,829 mm) 1974: 231.1 in (5,870 mm) 1975–76: 231.8 in (5,888 mm) |
| Width | 1971–72: 79.7 in (2,024 mm) 1973: 79.6 in (2,022 mm) 1974–76: 79.9 in (2,029 mm) |
| Height | 1971–1973: 57.3 in (1,455 mm) 1974: 57.9 in (1,471 mm) 1975: 58.4 in (1,483 mm) 1976: 57.8 in (1,468 mm) |
| Curb weight | 5,100–5,400 lb (2,300–2,400 kg) |
| Third generation | |
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| Overview | |
| Model years | 1977–1990 |
| Assembly | Arlington, Texas, United States |
| Body and chassis | |
| Platform | B-body |
| Related |
Buick Electra Buick LeSabre Oldsmobile 88 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser Pontiac Bonneville Pontiac Parisienne Pontiac Catalina Pontiac Safari Chevrolet Caprice |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 350 in³ Buick V8 307 in³ Oldsmobile V8 350 in³ LF9 diesel V8 |
| Transmission | 4-speed automatic |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 115.9 in (2,944 mm) |
| Length | 220.5 in (5,601 mm) |
| Width | 79.3 in (2,014 mm) |
| Height | 59.3 in (1,506 mm) |
The Buick Estate was a line of full-sized station wagons manufactured by the Buick division of General Motors. As its premier luxury division, Cadillac, didn't offer a station wagon, the Estate was GM's most expensive and most fully equipped entry in the market.
The first Buick Estate station wagon was a large-bodied GM C platform Super modified with a wooden body, shared with the Oldsmobile Series 60. In 1941 and 1942 it was available on Buick's B platform Special series, and later on Buick's C platform (Roadmaster and Super) in the 1946–53 model years. From 1954 to 1958 it was only offered on the smaller B platform Century and Special, with all steel bodies. Among these were hardtop Estate Wagons called Caballero that were offered only in 1957 and 1958.
From 1959 through 1964 the Estate Wagon was offered on the B platform Invicta and LeSabre. In 1965, the Estate Wagon was replaced by the new, smaller A platform Buick Sport Wagon, making the B-body Chevrolet Impala Estate and Pontiac Safari the only full-sized GM station wagons until 1970.
1941 Buick Special Estate
1950 Buick Roadmaster Estate
1952 Buick Super Estate
1953 Buick Super Estate, last of the genuine "woodies"
1955 Buick Special Estate
1956 Buick Special Estate
1958 Buick Century Caballero Estate hardtop
1964 Buick LeSabre Estate
1966 Buick Skylark Sport Wagon
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