Clean and stylish inside and out, this running, driving wagon looks ready for cruising, car shows, and cross-country adventures. The 1967 Buick SportWagon features the always-awesome raised glass roof for extra storage and bragging rights over your neighbor’s steel-roofed ride. Notice how the roof panel seam follows the C-pillar line, accentuating the look of forward motion. A slight forward rake adds the perfect stance and should help keep things at least level even when loaded for that trip to the Grand Canyon. Check out more pictures and details here on Craigslist where this burly Buick can be yours for $25,500. Thanks to reader Curvette for the tip on this classy classic located outside Seattle, Washington.
The gold interior would be doubly amazing with Riviera Gold Iridcsent or Gold Mist Iridescent on the body, but everything looks tidy and correct, though not perfect. More pictures would be nice, but the seller offers videos to interested buyers.
Aftermarket wheels make this SportWagon extra sporty. Lowering springs won’t suit everyone’s tastes, but can be swapped out for stock easily enough. The imitation wood-grain looks fine from this distance. Notice Buick’s hallmark ventiports on the front fender, manifested as three elongated rectangles on this ’67.
Someone upgraded from the SportWagon’s standard 340-2 to the optional 340-4, a 340 cid (5.6L) V8 with four-barrel, but that got you more than a bigger carburetor. The 340-4 also got a big bump in compression ratio, 10.25:1 instead of 9.0:1 on the 340-2. Premium fuel, only, please! Thanks to the library of brochures at lov2xlr8 for some details. Buicks of the era were known for their velvety torque and this one makes 365 lb-ft (gross) complimenting its 260 HP. With the standard 3.23:1 rear axle gears, this wagon should feel stout in traffic, though 70 MPH will see the 340 turning about 2600 RPM. This seller states this Buick “runs great, drives well, and everything works.” Do you have room in your garage for this classic ’60s people mover?
Dem wheels def got dat ghetto vibe y’all
Cragars!
Yo…
Wrong, ghetto wheels would be chrome wires, not Cragers!
Nice Buick wagon here but it would be really nice with Buick ralley wheels.
It’s a nice looking car and I like the wheels on it . Would I pick different wheels, maybe but not without looking . If I had the disposable cash I would have it in my garage.
Nice wagon. The wheels are take it or leave it, but are easy to change, their presence won’t stop anyone who really wants it from making an offer. The problem is the price, the number of potential buyers willing to spend close to $25,000 on a 1967 Buick wagon is going be pretty small, as reflected by the 25 days currently on the market.
Steve R
This is probably the seller’s first go round, so he stuck a big number on it. It does catch the eye. It’s on him to find the real market value. I’m guessing it’s about half this price.
Cool vibe, but it’s very skin deep, and nothing here says “collectible”. Bench seats, dirt brown interior, small block, etc. Tossing some street rod parts at it doesn’t do anything to the value.
A good job of keeping up with the exterior (a repaint?). How is the exterior looking so good and the rest of it seems a bit? No answers in the ad.
The seller is dancing around the real history of this thing with his listing. Lots of flowery language, but few details about usage, ownership, upkeep records, etc.
Also, the pictures are quite limited for the ask. No close ups of the body details. No chassis pics. One interior pic.
A 26k odometer reading on a 58 year old vehicle? Not saying that is isn’t, but quick math says that’s 500 miles a year. Did the original owner not really drive it when it was new? That would be very unusual for a family wagon in 1967. Wrecked and sat around for years? Again, no answers here.
The car is obviously now set up for car shows and cruising, not for sitting in a garage. People don’t usually spend $4000 on wheels, suspension, and exhaust to have it sit around.
The ad is very heavy on emotion, and very thin on details about the history, maintenance, repairs, usage. Serious buyers of something like this are going to want a lot more detail and a lower price.
The seller makes no mileage claim, they just filled out a line when writing the ad.
Facebook and Craigslist are filled with ads for takeoff tires and wheels, even new wheels and tires won’t cost anywhere close to $4,000 for a prudent shopper.
This is nowhere close to a $12,500 car, wagons have a strong following, its price is too high, especially when you factor in the time of year. Much of automotive is seasonal, late summer and early-fall are probably the slowest time of year, except for the very rare and desirable or underpriced. The market for cars like this starts rebounding around February and peaks in springtime.
Steve R
I asked the seller for all of the above and so far no reply. Could be a rust bucket until proven otherwise.
Exactly Steve!
Needs Premium fuel, guess that’s better than diesel?
I just paid $ 6.50 a gallon for Chevron 91 octane here in Phoenix for my 66′ Mustang.
My folks had a beige ’64 Skylark
wagon with the raised roof like this one has. And I wanna say it had a 340 in it but I’m not sure about that as it’s been 60 years ago. Even so, it was a nice car for what you got back then. Had the chance to pick up a ’68 Sport
Wagon back in ’87 but I passed on it because I couldn’t afford to
feed that big 400 under the hood.
That, and my wife felt more comfortable driving smaller cars.
She said that driving thst car was like driving a small yacht. And yeah, if I had the cash, I’d more than likely consider buying it. What a way to carry my art stuff to car shows and cruises! Sorry
folks, but I like the factory 5-spoke rims better than the mags
that are on it now, but that’s just
me. But at $25K, I think he’s gonna be keeping it awhile longer.
64 Sportwagons had a 300ci engine, 2 or 4 barrel.
Thanks MrF. As I said, it’s been at
least 60 years since my folks had
theirs. I was gonna buy one from
my Dad in the early 2000s, but he
passed away before we could make it happen. Sometimes I often wonder how that might’ve
worked out.
It needs Cragars!
Properly sized as well.
Not as recognizable as the Vista Cruiser but maybe better looking. Get a better deal with the old tires and wheels?
When I was but a child, my parents drove me back and forth from Idaho Falls ID to Clifton Park NY several times in one of these, the Olds Vista Cruise version, prolly 64 or 65. Gas was $0.12 a gallon, there were gas wars to see who sold it lowest. Two summer trips “home” and back, and me (only child) owned the back of that big wagon.
Wife #1 had the ’66 Vista Cruiser version. She loved that car. 330 2 bbl. and 2 speed transmission. We took it on our honeymoon and general use. No problems or issues with the car. Beige with the some color interior as this. Brings back alot of good memories.
Very nice Buick, straight lines doesn’t look like rust running through it, daily driver or show. Wagons are huge around here.
not an often seen wagon like the vista cruisers. poor wheel for sure IMO. Buick mags or even the caps in the back of the car would be better.do not agree with the seller on the stance of it. it really needs to come up a few inches in the front. looking like that the ride suffers. keep the wheels and offer 19k i feel would be fair.
Would it kill you to detail the engine bay? Make it zooty to match the wheels? 🤨
A most beautiful car indeed.
A most beautiful car indeed!
I want this car so bad but I’m in South Florida. Has to the furthest distance possible.
Mark, I remember those days too.
Seems like every station out there
was competing aggressively for your business. And that folks, is the American way. Not only did they sell gas cheap, but they used to have all kinds of offers to make you wanna come back to.
THEIR business. Things like a free drinking glass with a fill up,
(Purple Martin) trading stamps,
(Top Value or S & H green stamps) anything to keep you a happy loyal customer. Just think
what the world would be like if business owners did things like that today. Prices would maybe
drop like a rock! Drop your prices, sell the things people really need, and they’ll beat a path
to your door. Reminds me of this
Korean fellow I knew back in Winter Haven 20 years ago. Most
every gas station in town was selling gas for $4.29 a gallon then so he undercut the other guys buy a dollar or so. Before you knew it, his station was jam packed 24 hours a day for about a month! It was David and Goliath at the gas pump and that
old man kicked a lot of ass back
then. It only takes one savvy business person to start a revolution. But it seems no one has the balls to start one.
Hi Ken! In our area out on the interstate. There are 3 stations very close to each other. 2 are on either side of the interstate and the third is one exit back. All 3 are also truck stops and the fuel price signs are larger than the fuel brand signs. Also these are the last stop before you get to Reno where the fuel prices are 20-30% higher. If one lowers the price the next 2 go lower. And then the original place has to match or go lower. I had an occasion when I had to travel through that corridor 3 times in one day. And each time the prices were different. Unfortunately, the prices are still too high!
Nice option for an old time cross country cruise. Install some 235x70x15 on factory Rally rims and get a much better ride with a touch more fuel mileage.
340 4 Barrel, perfect beginning for an economy vs power range cruising buggy. Simple power upgrades, headers with 2 1/2 exhaust with 10 series mufflers out the very back equals more MPG. Better coil and ignition add a mild cam and valve inserts to protect those valve seats. And Holley 780 Vac with an aluminum intake.
Now a 5 gear or OD Trans and you have a viable 22.5 MPG 315 HP ride. And the fun meter just keeps getting better.
The only downside is no climate control for all 4 seasons, and a must have for a vacation car. So locate the donor and make it happen.
If I bought this car, Buick wheels and a good douching and repaint in the engine compartment would be on the list. BUT, you have to be grateful for the lack of outright rust. Hopefully, its as good as it presents and not a putty wagon. These old station wagons grow on you : )
A good what? Is that like a glove box flush?