In the same week we ran across two Buick Roadmaster wagons from 1994 and 1996 in a field, we now find a pair of 1995 Chevy Caprice Classic wagons in a barn. The Caprice and Roadmaster shared the same chassis and body with the Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser of the 1991 to 1996 production run. This duo was parked in running condition a decade ago, but the passage of time may have taken its toll. Located in a drafty structure in Lafayette, Tennessee, this once dynamic duo is available as a package deal here on eBay. The current bid is just $102.50, yet the seller has established a reserve.
The fourth generation of the rear-wheel-drive Chevy Caprice arrived in 1991. Gone was the boxy look that dated to 1977, replaced by the “beached whale” appearance critics had coined. But this variant of the Caprice still turned in some decent numbers over six years, at more than a half a million units built, of which 10% were wagons like this pair. But a lot of them went into the fleet sales program and became taxi cabs or police cars.
Later versions of these wagons were powered by a detuned version of the 5.7-liter LT1 V8 engine from the Corvette (losing about 40 hp for the hauling of families or kids to soccer practice). These were huge vehicles even for the day, coming in at more than 18 feet and 4,500 lbs. Yet these cars had been downsized in the late 1970s to be more fuel efficient when gasoline went to the wildly crazy price of $1.00 per gallon.
For reasons unknown, the seller owns a pair of twin wagons from 1995, and they were both running when they were parked 10 years ago. Fuel stabilizer was added to the fuel tanks, and they were started as recently as four years ago, but not since. Time and Mother Nature are at work, but they look better than this pair of Buick Roadmasters here on Barn Finds. They both have the LT1 engine and digital instrument clusters. The seller has sold the property they’ve been occupying, so they must go. Titles and keys have survived to make things easier on their new owners.
Yes, interesting that we have now recently seen four of these big GM wagons in forlorn condition. I wonder what is the rest of the story, including why one of them appears to have cardboard dealer tags. Having sold the property, the seller is between a rock and a hard place.
Rodentis Infestis.