The Buick Estate Wagon was the best of th best in Station Wagons. Luxurious,plush,very big payload,best ride,Awesome reliable 455 torque monster engine & bulletproof Turbo 400 trans. BRING THEM BACK,BUICK!!!
My mom's cousin had one of these. She and her husband bought it new. It was a 74 and an orange copper color. She drove it to our house one time back in the late 80's, when mom and she took a trip out west. My brother and I sure enjoyed playing with that tailgate. Think they sold it several years ago to a man that wanted to use it in the derby.
I always wondered what year that Buick wagon was I saw on holiday, thank you. RARE in the UK. I didn't even know the clam-shell tail-gate did that either. A wonderful thing indeed.
I have owned five Buick wagons over the years. They were all great cars and I put over 150,000 miles on each one. They would haul anything you could get in them. They were great cars in the snow too. I currently have a 1994 Buick Estate Wagon with the Corvette LT1 engine. I just bought a NOS set of wire wheels for it for $25.00 from a fellow who was cleaning out his parents attic. It is really a great running car. It literally just floats over rough roads.
My aunt had this behemoth brand new. It was the top of TOPS of wagons from BUICK & GMC. We had loads of fun going camping. 9/ 10 passengers easy & comfortable.
OM NOM NOM NOM NOM. Seriously though, it's a tragedy what happened to these cars. Growing up in the 80's in the rust belt, I rode in 2 that had Flintstones holes in the floor, then there were demolition derbys. The coolest tail gate of any wagon was on GM wagons in the 70's. I have a soft spot for wagons and shooting brakes.
Model year 1970 was the first year for the Estate Wagon, it was based on the smaller LeSabre and came without the clamshell tailgate. 1971 -1976 was based on the Electra and came with the clamshell tailgate.
If you are ever looking to sell just reach out to me because I absolutely love these cars!! I have been in search of a 73 or 74 Buick Estate Wagon for a long time now... Probably since my parents let my sister in law drive ours in 1996 and she destroyed it. I want my dream car back!!
That's a common problem with these cars after they've aged a while, sometimes they messed up when new too. I saw a photo from 1972 that showed one with a much worse tailgate issue on the passenger side; I guess that was a manufacturing error, though.
You could order the optional forward facing 3rd seat for the 9 passenger wagons. Here's an image from the 1974 Buick brochure: i.ibb.co/r3WJgBC/74-EW.jpg
@@badboattail Thank you for the image from the brochure! If the 3rd row seat is forward facing do you enter it through the tailgate? We went to Florida in 1973 and rented a Chevy station wagon with 3rd row seat. I remember sitting back there, but I don’t remember what direction it faced. I guess it had to face forward like the Buick. I was only 6 years old at the time.
@@CH67guy1 You could reach the 3rd seat by folding down the righthand side seat of the second row. Maybe your family rented a mid-size Chevrolet wagon? Those had the rear facing 3rd seat with the step in the rear bumper and the regular tailgate. From the 1972 Chevrolet Wagons brochure: i.ibb.co/k3myRQz/1972-Wagon.jpg
Got to fix that tailgate track. At the end of the video I heard that cracking sound. They all made that horrible sound but if you worked on the track you can fix it and it will be as quiet as a church mouse.
The Buick Estate Wagon was the best of th best in Station Wagons. Luxurious,plush,very big payload,best ride,Awesome reliable 455 torque monster engine & bulletproof Turbo 400 trans. BRING THEM BACK,BUICK!!!
My parents had a Pontiac wagon with the same type of tailgate, remember thinking it was so cool when I was 5.
i'm 27 and still think it's soooo cool!
My mom's cousin had one of these. She and her husband bought it new. It was a 74 and an orange copper color. She drove it to our house one time back in the late 80's, when mom and she took a trip out west. My brother and I sure enjoyed playing with that tailgate. Think they sold it several years ago to a man that wanted to use it in the derby.
Very true1@Black Buick
I always wondered what year that Buick wagon was I saw on holiday, thank you. RARE in the UK. I didn't even know the clam-shell tail-gate did that either. A wonderful thing indeed.
I believe that is a 1976 Buick.
That is 1 badass classic grocery getter!
I have owned five Buick wagons over the years. They were all great cars and I put over 150,000 miles on each one. They would haul anything you could get in them. They were great cars in the snow too. I currently have a 1994 Buick Estate Wagon with the Corvette LT1 engine. I just bought a NOS set of wire wheels for it for $25.00 from a fellow who was cleaning out his parents attic. It is really a great running car. It literally just floats over rough roads.
I grew up in the 1970s...I never saw this before with that back tail door...crazy
Love those old wagons! Power tailgate so cool!
My aunt had this behemoth brand new. It was the top of TOPS of wagons from BUICK & GMC. We had loads of fun going camping. 9/ 10 passengers easy & comfortable.
"Honey I'm going to the grocery store, I'll be back" 😂
I had one . I loved it . The power was insane . It rotted a way . Could not save it .
OM NOM NOM NOM NOM. Seriously though, it's a tragedy what happened to these cars. Growing up in the 80's in the rust belt, I rode in 2 that had Flintstones holes in the floor, then there were demolition derbys. The coolest tail gate of any wagon was on GM wagons in the 70's. I have a soft spot for wagons and shooting brakes.
My father had the Chevrolet version of this, in green.
I bet people carried more stuff in the back of that wagon than millions of drivers do in the bed of those luxurious 4x4 city pickups
now *THAT* is a STATION WAGON
I had the 1970 version of this, but we didn’t have that door.
Model year 1970 was the first year for the Estate Wagon, it was based on the smaller LeSabre and came without the clamshell tailgate. 1971 -1976 was based on the Electra and came with the clamshell tailgate.
If you are ever looking to sell just reach out to me because I absolutely love these cars!! I have been in search of a 73 or 74 Buick Estate Wagon for a long time now... Probably since my parents let my sister in law drive ours in 1996 and she destroyed it. I want my dream car back!!
AWESOME STUFF!
Surprised GM didn’t do something similar with the square body Suburban, even if it was offered with roll down window tailgates.
Looks like the tailgate needs to come up another half-inch to seal correctly.
I noticed that too.
That's a common problem with these cars after they've aged a while, sometimes they messed up when new too. I saw a photo from 1972 that showed one with a much worse tailgate issue on the passenger side; I guess that was a manufacturing error, though.
The clamshell wagons were innovative but the power tailgate was notoriously unreliable hence why they were discontinued after 1976
Nothing groovier!
Amazing. What a beautiful car.
WOW
These a 100 times better than all the SUVs & trash of today. Plus, they do not beat the crap out of you when diving on a short or long trip.
100% for sure.
The Apex of the American car
The engineering of this station wagon was on par with the space shuttle also being built at that time.
incroyable
WooooooooooooW
got stuck in the end
very common with all the GM “clam shell” wagons
Where to find those tailgate seals/rubbers..
my 92 Buick station wagon didn't do that!!
That’s so cool.
Fire
Seems like the space the tailgate takes up would be better used for maybe a spare tire.
There's a compartment on the right side of the wagon for the spare tire. it's between the right rear tire and the taillight.
He broke it when It closed. Body molding doesn't line up now like it did before he opened it..lol
Is that the clamshell
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Can you still get a 3rd row rear facing seat with this clamshell rear window and tailgate?
You could order the optional forward facing 3rd seat for the 9 passenger wagons. Here's an image from the 1974 Buick brochure: i.ibb.co/r3WJgBC/74-EW.jpg
@@badboattail Thank you for the image from the brochure! If the 3rd row seat is forward facing do you enter it through the tailgate?
We went to Florida in 1973 and rented a Chevy station wagon with 3rd row seat. I remember sitting back there, but I don’t remember what direction it faced. I guess it had to face forward like the Buick. I was only 6 years old at the time.
@@CH67guy1 You could reach the 3rd seat by folding down the righthand side seat of the second row. Maybe your family rented a mid-size Chevrolet wagon? Those had the rear facing 3rd seat with the step in the rear bumper and the regular tailgate. From the 1972 Chevrolet Wagons brochure: i.ibb.co/k3myRQz/1972-Wagon.jpg
oops, you broke it.
10 mpg but I would drive it. It's so campy.
Americans used to make the most beautiful and cool cars. Then they stopped.
I would take this old wagon ANY DAY over these ugly, high riding SUV's. So sick of looking at them...
anyone that talks shit about a clam shell buick was definitely conceived in the back of one 😅
Got to fix that tailgate track. At the end of the video I heard that cracking sound. They all made that horrible sound but if you worked on the track you can fix it and it will be as quiet as a church mouse.