1993 Chevy Caprice Wagon With Odd Matching Trailer Up For Auction
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General Motors B-platform station wagons like the Chevy Caprice Estate and Buick Roadmaster Estate are a desirable used car, in our opinion. Not only are these rear-wheel-drive wagons cheap to buy, they are also spacious, reliable, inexpensive to maintain and were offered with a range of decently powerful V8 engines.
A clean 1993 Chevy Caprice Estate recently popped up for sale on Bring-A-Trailer, but we’re a lot more interested in what the mint-condition wagon is towing than the car itself. Included in the sale of this car is a strange-looking trailer that, according to the listing, was “constructed in Texas and consists of a Caprice front fascia joined with a Dodge minivan tailgate and a Caprice wagon rear end.” The trailer seems to have been built to carry people, as the interior apparently features a single bench seat upholstered in gray cloth.
As for the Caprice itself, it has spent most of its life in Texas and therefore has a clean body with clean metallic blue paint. Power comes from a 5.7L L05 V8 engine, which is paired with a four-speed automatic transmission. The car was recently serviced at a dealership, which replaced the shocks, serviced the brakes and performed an alignment. The car has 91,000 miles on the clock and is being sold with a clean Carfax report.
There’s still seven days left to bid on this ultra-clean Chevy Caprice Estate, and with bidding already at $3,898 as of this writing, it seems to actually be attracting a decent amount of interest. We like to think others share our opinion that B-Platform station wagons make a good cheap used vehicle, but maybe it’s just the oddball trailer that’s helping generate interest in it.
Want to place a bid? Check out the listing at this link.
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The father of a classmate had a 1968 Buick Estate wagon, which to me was the biggest wagon ever built.
Wow, that is really cool. Don’t think I’d want to be one riding in that trailer part, but the entire package is great. At 91K on the odometer, that thing is just broken in. I’ve seen those (Chevy, Olds, and Buick’s) with over 400,000 and still going strong.
It’s like the mother daughter matching dresses.
My family had ’91 and ’95 Caprice wagons. Tried for the last one in SEPT OF 1995 for a 1996 but we’re impossible to find. They road great and could tow. Sad day when gm killed these vehicles. You could get a 4×8 sheet in with tailgate closed and 3 people in front seat. Can’t do that with most trucks with a harsher ride. Wagons suspension was heavier than sedans. 25 mpg highway mileage, too.
4×8 with door closed? Didn’t know that. Pretty innovative! I thought only certain minivans did that, not a “car” or “truck”.
Just bought a 1991 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser from primal owner. Always garaged, interior & exterior 9.5, mileage 75000. This the rarest of the 1990’s big GM wagons. What is market for these?
Olds was the best styled of the 3.
Any idea of the value? I’ve seen the prices from
$1500 to 14m.
Whatever the market will bear, John.
Irrational love of Buicks makes me favor Roadmasters, but I don’t believe any of these differently-badged-clones is better or worse than the others. As far as I can tell, it’s the condition of the car rather than brand that will determine whether or not a specific example will be a good buy.
One more thought:
Long after I have forgotten what I had paid for something — a car, a bike, a computer, or a shotgun — I still remember whether or not I loved having it.
My toys are not my investments.
I don’t buy them with resale in mind.
So I don’t worry about what something is “worth.”
If I really want it, and can pay for it, I buy it at whatever price the seller and I agree to.
I don’t favor auctions. I prefer to deal wit a long term owner face to face. Bidding frenzy can eclipse common sense, something I seriously lack.
Best of luck!
Not looking to sell. I’m just wondering if I made a good deal. It also has new tires & a complete new exhaust. A/c needs charge & 1 window off track. Third seat never used. I pd $900.
I’d say you did well if it’s as nice as you say.
John,
Sorry, I must have missed (or forgotten) your original post; I thought you were shopping to buy one.
From your descriptions of the car, I believe you got a very good … great? … deal.
You could probably sell the tires and the 305 engine for what you paid for the car, and part out or even scrap the rest for a profit.
But I also believe “You done real good,” on the buy, and should absolutely love the big Olds.
Again, best of luck, and enjoy your purchase.
Our ’95 had the 350 with dual exhaust. Better than the ’91 with 305. Big diference. They were both quiet and smooth on highway.