Wherever you may go and whatever the manner of your travels, this colorful carriage is always smartly right, superbly handy. With it, you can travel in casual comfort on your outing to the golf club or shopping tours – cover the entire day’s duties or just take a drive for the fun of it – wear tweeds on a suburban jaunt or tails to a white-tie affair. Such was the image that Buick portrayed for its Estate Wagon patrons.

Seldom remembered as an automotive wagonmaster, Buick offered station wagons from 1940, and earned the distinction of building the last wood-bodied American wagons in 1953. Most of them were, like this car, upmarket “woodies” in the Series 50, Super lineup. The Model 59 bodies were sourced from Ionia Manufacturing Company in Ionia, Michigan.

This Estate Wagon is offered in a lovely shade of green having undergone a complete restoration. The Buick features a brown leather interior and is reported in very sound mechanical and cosmetic condition, with recently refinished woodwork. The Buick is driven by a 248.1-cid, 115-hp inline eight-cylinder engine. It is well-appointed with Buick’s Dynaflow automatic transmission, radio, heater/defroster unit, clock, day/night rear view mirror, foglights, whitewall tires and full wheel covers. Standard features include VentiPort fender trim, fender skirts, rear fender guards and interior wood trim that includes door panels, tailgate and door pillars. Even the spars to secure the headliner are matching wood elements. Details and classic elegance abound. The epitome of a luxury station wagon, this Buick Super is one of just 1,830 built in 1949.