Here is my 1995 Buick Roadmaster Estate station wagon. The last of the proud line of big American wagons, these babies last rolled off the assembly line in 1996. In a fortuitous alignment of cost-cutting and hot rod spirit, these big wagons have the same drivetrain as a Corvette – high performance V-8, 4 speed and dual exhaust. With the faux wood paneling, white wall tires and luggage rack, they are real stoplight sleepers.

These are full size wagons, big enough to seat 8 people or carry full sheets of plywood. Big comfy split bench seat, “Gran Touring” suspension, and other great classic wagon features – the “vista” roof over the middle row of seats, “dual-action” tailgate (opens to the side or down!), and best of all, the “way back” third row, rear facing seats.

My Roadie is equally at home as a family grocery getting, band gear hauler, and as a tire burning stomper.

What Allee has to say about this:
I don’t usually like cars of this late vintage but this one’s a real beaut! I, of course love the “wood” paneling. (And I especially love the term “stoplight sleepers”.)

My first car in Los Angeles, which I still own, was a 1955 DeSoto Fireflyte. The backseat of your woodie looks like the front seat that was in it when I bought it, a rich burgundy seat from an early 60s Lincoln Continental. I swapped it out with the original DeSoto seat within a week of buying the car but looking at your backseat makes me miss the squishy comfort of the Continental one.

I love that this car is so massive. I adore traveling with large groups of people in a car and it’s so much better to stuff them into one of these than a mini van. The glass roof over the middle row of seats, the tailgate opening to the side or down and the rear facing third seat make this an exceptional ride.