1974 Buick Estate Wagon truly a little old ladies car

[Swanny454]

I found this car 14 years ago. A brother/sister where fighting over it after the death of their mother. So, it went to auction where the daughter ended up with it. I tried buying it from her but she said it would never be for sale. I seen it on and off for a couple years at the local repair shop then it disappeared until November 2011. One day while surfing craigslist for wagons it shows back up. Apparently the little old lady needed some work done on her house and the carpenter needed a car for his daughter. As soon as the daughter seen the car she said no way and the dad posted it on craigslist. I called and bought it sight unseen but I was sure it was the same car. So, $2,500 later I had it home. It is pretty much original. It sat for so long it needed a new radiator, starter, alternator, distributor, plugs, plug wires, vacuum hoses, heater hoses and other misc items. Car has 51,000 original miles and retains all the original paint except for the rear bumper fillers. They were hard and brittle so I bought some from a demo derby guy and painted and installed them. I have pictures of it with the stock wheels like when I brought it home and it was not detailed, the next few photo's are after I buffed it out and installed wheels

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http://i1198.photobucket.com/albums/aa442/swanny25/Excursion015.jpg
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[Wildcat_65]

Sweet Wagon, and great job saving it from unappreciating owners! Looks great with the wheels!

[Yardley]

Reet ride, man!

[d7cook]

Very cool. Looking at the interior pics is like going into a time warp for me.

[Swanny454]

AM radio and all.....................Only thing that is not working is the clock.