Buick · 1940–1996
Buick Estate
Buick Estate is a nameplate that was used by Buick, denoting its full-size station wagon line. Initially marketed from 1940 to 1964, it was again sold from 1970 to 1996. The Estate nameplate was dually derived from the term country estate in wealthy suburban areas and an estate car, the British term for a station wagon. Serving as the flagship station wagon line of General Motors, the Buick Estate was slotted slightly above its Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser divisional counterpart; both competed against the Chrysler Town & Country and the Mercury Colony Park. During its first production, the Estate was initially a wood-paneled vehicle; from 1970 to 1996, nearly all examples were sold with simulated exterior wood paneling (though technically an option). For much of its model life, the Buick Estate was produced using GM B platform as the station wagon counterpart of Buick sedans; the larger GM C platform from 1949–1953, then again from 1971–1976 (the longest and heaviest Buick vehicles ever built). In line with other brands having a wagon-associated moniker, Estate became adopted by other Buick wagons (regardless of size), with the exceptions of the 1964–1972 Buick Sport Wagon and the 1982–1989 Buick Skyhawk station wagon. The Buick Roadmaster Estate (alongside its Chevrolet Caprice counterpart) was the last full-size station wagon to remain in production and the last to offer exterior woodgrain trim. Following the 1996 model year, Buick retired both the Roadmaster and Century Estate wagons, ending the use of the Estate nameplate. Buick did not market another station wagon in the United States until 2018, when it rebranded the Opel Insignia B Country Tourer as the Buick Regal TourX.
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