By Tim Odell
My dad can’t get over wagons being Mom Cars. Even so much that he shoots down my hypothetical ideas for a hypothetical Pinto Wagon LeMons team for the wagon-ness alone. Such are generations, as minivans induce the same cringe in me. Anyway, it’s the juxtaposition of total 60s Mom Jeans (did they have mom jeans in the 60s?) and a stonking 455ci V8 that has me all hot and bothered.
The seller tells us the mechanicals are nearly new: less than 1000 miles on a motor and transmission (TH400) rebuild, new front suspension, disc brakes, windshield, etc. The interior “needs work”, seemingly just some POR-15 on the floors, a carpet kit and door panels. The exterior looks like 60s banana creme, but it’s actually epoxy primer. I’ll now confess an unpopular opinion: I really don’t care for white walls or typical factory wheels from the era, as exemplified here. They hang too far inside the fenders and the styled steel/full-face hubcaps just look lousy. I’ll take some 15×8″ Cragars or Rallyes and blackwalls over this setup any day.
As I type this, bidding’s at $1,625 with an unmet reserve. To me, this is easily a mid-to-high four-figure car with a few details keeping it from mid-five-figure territory. Buy it, drive it, upgrade it and sell it and there’s no way you’re worse off than driving a similarly priced used Saturn Vue.
1964 Buick Sport Wagon for sale – eBay Motors
Jeff Glucker