Hello, I am Paul and I am new to the forum

Pictures of the Estate Wagon

I will include pictures when I have enough posts. Thanks for the welcome.
Paul

 

PaulR , I belive we have SWF members who may be able to assist you with pics posting from Downunder

 

Welcome to the Nuthouse we call home. I'm with Cat. Keep that Buick. You will regret selling it as you see it driving down the road away from you. It sounds like it is in really great condition. Get that air conditioning fixed, and then keep on enjoying the old girl. If the gas consumption is a concern, remember there are ways to improve that considerably without making permanent changes to the car and without having to sink a fortune into her. These big wagons also make fantastic tow vehicles and parts-getters to support the 'more desirable' show vehicles.

Based on your description, and knowing that it has never seen winter, the value is quite possibly higher than was mentioned earlier. It depends on exactly what options it has. We saw one 76 Estate Wagon what was very low mileage, VERY well equipped, and in immaculate condition, and it went for $18,000. We have also seen some Estate Wagons that were very basic in equipment, high mileage, and tatty (to be kind) go for $1,500. As you see, a very wide spread.

 

Thanks for the advice MikeT 1961.
The wagon is not in immaculate condition, although I am a tough judge, but it has only minimal wear. I would say it is a solid 3 condition. The original "Magic Mirror" lacquer paint is a bit dull but I can polish it out. It looks presentable as is and the car does not need to be repainted. It has minor surface rust in just a few places around the trim the size no larger than a dime. Lousy corrosion protection for the time, and the propensity to rust between dissimilar metals was the cause. Some stone chips are evident beneath the lower fold on the front fenders. No splash guards the first years being the cause there. The dog legs have rust and that is the worse rust on the body. It has a few minor dings but no dents. And most of those either my Dad or I can tell the story on.
The interior as I said is almost perfect. Never smoked in so there are no burns on the seats. It does not look like it was used by a family of six with kids! No load damage marks behind the rear seat on the floor or sides. Not a crack or split on the dash. The only upholstery flaw is a one inch split seam on the front back of the drivers seat area. That was probably caused by Buick not leaving enough material to sew the two pieces together and the seam was stressed and then coming apart.
As you mentioned it does not get that good of gas mileage and if he wants to tow something he will use his Dodge Ram pickup, because of that my Dad does not drive it much. I think he drove it 200 miles all this past Spring and Summer. It is not a bad idea to keep and drive the car but my Dad is old and we just have too many cars to deal with even the yearly maintenance on all of them.
Paul

 

We've called this place alot of things but never this ^. It is furstrating to loose a long post, I've it myself. Give it another go we'll wait. If you need help uploading a few pics follow this link

http://www.stationwagonforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9


hope you enjoy SWF most of us do.

 

Paul good luck with the station wagon. Believe me I understand the part of having more than I can handle. That UltraVan you mentioned is just sitting in the yard waiting and I will never get it on the road. Sometimes we are better off selling some vehicles and letting others enjoy them.

 

You are correct, it is just better to sell it than try to keep it "forever". It seems like there is always oil to be changed on at least one of his cars whether we drive it many miles or not. Not to mention making sure the fuel is fresh in the gas tank. Every year it has to be properly stored. That Buick does use a lot of gas too. Spending more than 20% of my income on just gas for a car is silly. I personally like vehicles that get better mileage. There are better things to do with my money. We had a pretty good wagon in the early 80's. It was an Opel 1900 (2 door) wagon. It had the 1.9L engine with the auto transmission which was before the next model years more stringent emissions control. I remember my brother would take it to the autocross and kick but within it's class with it. It handled great for the time and mileage was in the low 30's. I will see about getting some photos of the Estate Wagon posted because, as I said, the car is a real survivor and the other wagon owners on this site will see that. Only thing is that I want to have someone who can appreciate the vehicle and not have some "goober" buy it just strip it for the V8 engine. Does anyone know of a wealthy oil baron who is interested in it?


Paul

 

Thank you, I may just take you up on that. This weekend, time permitting, I can get some good photos in my digital camera of the car and post them. I need to give it a good wash and clean before it is stored away for the long, cold, cruel Wisconsin winters.

 

Photos of 1972 Buick state wagon

Photos of The 1972 Buick Estate Wagon taken today. A real survivor and a one owner car. Minimal wear on the exterior and almost none on the interior.








I had some more photos, but this site only allows five to post. The photo of the drivers side dogleg is by far the worst rust on the entire car. This car is virtually the same one as one pictured in the 1972 Buick new car dealer brochures.

 

Nice job on the pics PualR one day I may even learn how to do this Thanks for sharing