My dad ordered a '73 Estate Wagon from Logan Military Sales...It was loaded up just like a Cadillac. No sensors and absolutley no recalls...I loved that car!
We had blue ‘73 Estate Wagon that I ended up driving for a couple years when I was in high school. I worked at a Chinese restaurant and the Chinese waiters all marveled at its size when I showed up to work with it lol. One night while driving home on the highway a group of kids pulled alongside me and yelled for me to “punch it” which I willingly obliged. Once that 455.4 cubic inch V8 beast thundered into action I could see those kids fist pumping in my rear view mirror…good memories and what a car!
Those were the days. A two toned intermediate wagon, what more could you ask for? Obviously the answer is an Estate wagon that holds a full sheet of plywood! Did you notice that plywood did not have any patches like the plywood of today? The plywood veneers were better and the veneers on the side of the wagon were better too. 1973 is looking better all the time.
These things are pretty much Yukon Denali XLs in early-70s station wagon form. Also that glide away tailgate and automatic rear window, find that in an SUV today. I bet if that was shown in a concept car today, people would be in aw of the innovation.
Never liked the clamshell tailgate design which is why it only lasted 6 years. GM realized that Ford had the best design overall for a tailgate but Chrysler had it too eventually as well as the ideal 3rd seat facing the rear. I grew up in a Ford wagon and hated the facing rear seats
cool :) We had a 1980 Diseal Buick Electra Estate Wagon, v-8 and replaced it with a 1984 V-8 gasoline powered Buick Electra Estate Wagon, good memories :)
Our ‘73 was sold to someone who ran it in a demolition derby. We didn’t have a roof rack.. I have a photo of our car once he prepped it- cut the wheel wells open, removed bumpers… it was so sad!