Buick Estate

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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...

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