1996 Buick Roadmaster Estate Wagon

Description

OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE

The legendary Roadmaster nameplate returned to the Buick line-up in 1991 and brought with it enormous proportions, a plush cabin, and a big V8 harkening back to the pre-oil crisis land yachts of the 1950s and ‘60s. In Estate Wagon form, the new Roadmaster offered seating for eight thanks to a collapsible rear-facing third seat, 92.4 cubic feet of storage space, and a plethora of standard luxury equipment. From 1994 on, the Roadmaster was powered by the same 5.7-liter “LT1” V8 found in the C4 Corvette, offering 80 additional horsepower while also improving fuel economy. Production came to an end in 1996, marking the last full-size, body-on-frame, rear-wheel drive station wagon produced by an American automaker – making them highly sought after as the last in a generation of excessively opulent American automobiles.

Highlights  

• Offered from the final year of Roadmaster production 

• Final and most refined iteration of the full-size, body-on-frame, rear-wheel drive American station wagon 

• Held by the original owner from 1997-2021 

• Desirably equipped with the Limited Estate Wagon Package (Z27) including: 

  • Armrest – front-seat storage 

  • Carpet savers – front and rear 

  • Door locks, memory – automatic, programmable, power 

  • Headlamp control – Twilight Sentinel 

  • Lamps – cornering 

  • Mirror, inside rearview – automatic dimming with integral reading lights 

  • Mirror, visor vanity – lighted, driver and passenger 

  • Mirrors, outside rearview – electric, folding, heated left, left and right remote 

  • Remote keyless entry 

  • Seat – six-way power driver and passenger 

  • Steering wheel – leather-wrapped  

• Featuring the Trailer Towing Package, which includes heavy-duty engine cooling, engine oil cooler, and automatic load level control for the rear axle 

• Powered by a 5.7-liter LT1 V8 engine mated to a four-speed automatic transmission 

• Finished in Light Driftwood Metallic with Light Colonial Oak woodgrain vinyl applique 

• Light Beige partial leather interior 

• Consignor reports conducting a tune-up and full fluid change at approximately 50,000 miles

• Showing 54,222 miles at the time of listing 

• Accompanied by its original window sticker 

• Clean CARFAX Vehicle History Report 

Features 

• 15-inch alloy wheels 

• ETR AM/FM stereo with seek/scan, cassette player with auto reverse, automatic tone control lock 

• Concert Sound II speakers 

• Luggage rack 

• Heated driver and passenger seats 

• Electronic cruise control 

• Variable effort steering with steering dampener 

• Stainless steel dual exhaust 

• Two-speed windshield wipers with delay, rear window wiper with washer 

• Air conditioning 

• Front-seat armrest with cup holders 

• Electric rear window defogger 

• Analog gauge cluster including speedometer, odometer, trip odometer, and temperature and fuel gauges 

• Door courtesy and warning lights 

• Third, rear-facing vinyl bench seat 

• Tilt-wheel adjustable steering column 

• Lockable storage compartments 

Known Imperfections 

• Light surface rust noted on the undercarriage 

Included 

• Car cover 

• Two sets of keys 

• Window sticker 

• Manuals 

• Spare tire 

Ownership History

The accompanying CARFAX Vehicle History Report for this 1996 Buick Roadmaster Estate Wagon shows registration and service history in Maryland from 1997-2021. The consignor reports that he acquired the Roadmaster from its original owner in 2021. 

Additional Notes

Hagerty Marketplace has confirmed a clean title status, the owner maintains the title in hand and will send it to the Hagerty Marketplace team to be reassigned to the new owner after the auction is complete.