Early History
Buick used the "Estate" name to denote their station wagons.
The first Buick Estate used a wooden body and was offered on the 1940 Super model. It was available on Buick's B-body Special series in 1941 and 1942, and later on Buick's larger C-body (Roadmaster and Super) in the 1946-53 model years. From 1954-1958 it was only offered on the smaller B-body Century and Special, with all steel bodies. Among these were hardtop Estate Wagons called Caballero that were offered only in 1957 and 1958.
From 1959 through 1964 it was still offered on the B-body which had been renamed Invicta and LeSabre.
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1941 Buick Special Estate
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1950 Buick Roadmaster Estate
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1952 Buick Super Estate
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1952 Buick Super Estate
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1953 Buick Super Estate, last of the genuine "woodies"
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1955 Buick Special Estate
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1956 Buick Special Estate
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1958 Buick Century Caballero Estate hardtop
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