Vehicle Description
This unique Buick station wagon is cool!. Buick only produced them
for 2 years because they were expensive to build, so there were
only about 14,000 were ever made. It's a great '50's wagon with
gorgeous body lines. The restoration included an engine/drivetrain
rebuild that is well documented and new paint.
Red and White two-tone with tons of chrome, this car is a classic
'57 model car. The massive front bumper leads with rocket shaped
protrusions on each side. A grill of vertical lines has a red,
white and blue circle with wings off each side of it in the center.
Chrome dresses out the headlights and spotlight mirrors are perched
proudly on the fenders. A slash of chrome down the side of the car
separates the red from the white, curving up and over the rear
fender with Caballero in script as it turns up. The pillarless
window frame cuts a complimentary line to the two-tone treatment
and creates a stunning look. The back of this '57 is extra awesome
because it's a wagon. Another massive bumper with an integrated gas
cap has chrome art deco taillights dressing up the end of the
tailfins. The tailgate says Estate Wagon on it and drops down and
the curved rear window folds up revealing a massive amount of room
inside.
Open the driver's door and check out the beautiful interior. The
door panel itself sets the theme in two tone Red and White with
chrome accents. A big, wide, comfortable bench seat is covered in
red and white vinyl with red piping. A white steering wheel has a
full circle chrome horn ring and a coat of arms in the center. The
dashboard has a black padded upper with a polished aluminum panel
across the dash from side to side just below it. There is a
horizontal speedometer with engine gauges above it and heating and
ventilation controls below it. The stock, rocket shaped dash vents
are supplemented by a Vintage Air A/C system mounted below the dash
for those hot summer days. The original Sonomatic AM radio is still
in place but there is also a more modern FM/CD player hiding in the
glove compartment. A split folding back seat offers different
options for seating vs luggage and a white headliner and red
carpeting tie everything together nicely.
Open the hood and you find a 364 cubic inch V8 nestled down in a
neat and clean engine bay. The engine was removed at one point and
completely rebuilt from the crankshaft up with new bearings and
quality machine work to recondition the block as well as the heads.
The heads received some extra love to upgrade them to run unleaded
gas, and everything was painted back to the factory correct colors.
While they were at it, the Dynaflow 2-speed transmission was
rebuilt, the rear end had the cover removed so it could be cleaned
and inspected, the axle shafts were pulled and serviced, the
suspension was serviced and of-course the brakes were serviced and
reconditioned too. Power steering and power brakes make the car
easy to maneuver in parking lots, and it's a Buick, so you know it
rolls down the highway comfortably. The car sits on super sweet
Buick Skylark wire wheels with wide white wall tires all
around.
This is a great looking 1950's station wagon that attracts
attention, runs great and is fun to drive. Come on down and check
it out. You may decide to take it home with you.
