This Buick Roadmaster is wonderfully lavish – Enthusiast Wanted

Between all the fully electric cars and economical fuel cars that currently populate the AutoWeek.nl homepage, it is nice to think about something completely different. This Buick Roadmaster from 1992 perfectly embodies a completely different time in an already completely different market. In some respects it can still be compared to what you can buy new today. It is about as long as the current Mercedes-Benz S-class Long and its engine has almost as much swept volume as the W12 that Bentley still supplies in the Flying Spur, among others. What else the Roadmaster has in common with modern cars: almost everything can be operated electrically.

That’s where the similarities actually end. For example, the 5.7-liter V8 in this 5.53 meter long battleship produces a modest 235 hp for its size. Also, the basis of the Roadmaster is not really modern, to say the least. It dates from 1977 and its roots actually go much further back in time. On a technical level, the Buick Roadmaster was a bit outdated even when new and its name was also a classic. It was the first Buick Roadmaster (and for the time being the last) since 1958. What was quite contemporary was the round lines of the Roadmaster. As an Estate Wagon, it was – more than the sedan – very similar to the Chevrolet Caprice with which it shared its basis. An important difference was that the Roadmaster had a standard wood motif along its flanks and on its rear, as a reference to its forefathers.

This Roadmaster from 1992 also has that and that makes it just that little bit more striking, although you won’t easily be overlooked anyway. Over the years, some other things have been added to dress it up, such as black wheels with tires with white letters on them, we also see an aftermarket steering wheel and an almost obligatory die on the interior mirror. If you prefer to keep it a bit more original, fortunately you can get it all back without too much effort. For €5,450 you can park it in front of your home to get started or take it on the road. The latter can of course be an expensive story, with a 5.7 V8 that only likes E5. Maybe you can park a city car in the back for when the tank is empty again?