The Roadmaster nameplate returned to Buick in 1991, its first use since the 1958 model year. Both wagons and sedans were offered, and they used the same rear-wheel-drive platform as the Chevy Caprice and Oldsmobile 98. The huge wagon was a big seller, with combined sales of more than 50,000 copies in five years. The seller has a final-year edition with an older custom paint job, so you couldn’t lose it in a parking lot. Needing loads of work, this once hip transport is available in Germantown, New York, and here on Facebook Marketplace for $2,500 OBO.
By the final run in 1996, the Roadmaster Estate Wagon was powered by a 5.7-liter, LT1 V8 engine that was a variant of the one used in the Chevrolet Corvette. A 4-speed automatic transmission was its steady companion. Its proportions harkened back to the 1970s as the wagon was more than 18 feet long and weighed the better part of 5,000 lbs. 15 mpg fuel estimates were obtainable if you stayed out of the throttle.
We don’t know the history of this 30-year-old master of the road, but someone at one time invested a small fortune in custom paint and big wheels. At first, I thought the graphics might be a wrap, but the rust on the roof before the sunroof shows paint peeling back. So, if you decided you couldn’t live with the crazy stuff, a new paint job will cost you plenty. And the interior needs a lot of work, at least with the front seats, which seem to have been replaced with something from another car altogether.
We’re told the wagon runs and drives, but stopping is another matter as it has no rear brakes. So, the Buick is not roadworthy at the moment. Some other mods have been made as the seller references a Hypertech chip, shift kit, dual exhaust, and a K&N intake manifold. Some parts will go with the sale, mainly those to help with the interior. The seller is not opposed to trades, but cold cash will work just fine. Looking for a different kind of ride? Here you go! BTW, thanks to Jack M. for a walk on the wild side!
If it was in original condition $12,500 would be a decent asking price
As is now: only $2,500.
Gives me hope in the event I decide to sell mine
Surprised that the seller or previous owner didn’t “invest” big bux in a big stupid sound system…this is just carbage…
One thing for sure with that dash you won’t be nodding off.
This is what happens when you combine lots of alcohol and a three day weekend.
Good candidate for some hydraulics and low profile tires. Might see it at the next lowrider show.
What a horrendous thing to do to one of the last “best of em”.