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Buick Estate Wagon 50

1940 – 1953 · USA

The Buick Estate was a luxury full-size station wagon produced by the Buick division of General Motors from 1940 to 1964 and 1970 to 1996. The nameplate was inspired by wealthy suburban areas' country estates and the British term for station wagons, estate cars. The Estate was built on the GM B platform as the station wagon counterpart to Buick sedans, though it briefly used the GM C platform from 1949–1953 and 1971–1976. Key Points: 1. Buick Estate was a luxury full-size station wagon produced by Buick division of General Motors. 2. Produced from 1940 to 1964 and again from 1970 to 1996. 3. Derived its name from the term "country estate" and the British term for station wagon, "estate car". 4. Initially used the GM B platform as the station wagon counterpart to Buick sedans. 5. Briefly produced on the GM C platform from 1949–1953 and 1971–1976. 6. The Estate combined luxury features of Buick sedans with cargo-carrying capabilities. 7. It was one of the largest vehicles in the Buick line-up. 8. The Estate name became adopted by other Buick wagons across different sizes. 9. Exceptions to carrying the Estate name were the Buick Sport Wagon (1964–1972) and the Buick Skyhawk station wagon