The General Motors

General Motors

General Motors Company , commonly known as GM, formerly incorporated as General Motors Corporation, is an American multinational automotive corporation headquartered in Detroit, Michigan and the world's second-largest automaker in 2010...

 Buick Sport Wagon was a mid-size

Mid-size car

A mid-size car is the North American/Australian standard for an automobile with a size equal to or greater than that of a compact...

 station wagon

Station wagon

A station wagon is a body style variant of a sedan/saloon with its roof extended rearward over a shared passenger/cargo volume with access at the back via a third or fifth door , instead of a trunk lid...

 and a corporate sister of the Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser

Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser

The Vista Cruiser is a station wagon built by the Oldsmobile Division of General Motors from 1964 to 1977. It was based on the Oldsmobile Cutlass/F-85 model but prior to the 1973 model year it utilized a wheelbase which was longer than that of the Cutlass/F-85 sedan.Unlike most station wagons, it...

. Featuring a raised roof and skylights over the cargo and second seat area, this model was an extended wheelbase

Wheelbase

In both road and rail vehicles, the wheelbase is the distance between the centers of the front and rear wheels.- Road :In automobiles, the wheelbase is the horizontal distance between the center of the front wheel and the center of the rear wheel...

 version of the Buick Skylark

Buick Skylark

The Buick Skylark was a passenger car produced by the Buick division of General Motors. The model was made in six production runs. In each run, the car design varied dramatically due to changing technology and tastes, as well as new standards implemented over the years.-1953–1954:Introduced to mark...

 station wagon. Buick Sport Wagons were built in three generations, spanning 1964-67, 1968-69, and 1970-72.

1964–1967

An innovative model was introduced on February 4, 1964. Using the new GM A platform (RWD)

GM A platform (RWD)

The General Motors A platform was a rear wheel drive automobile platform designation used from at least 1939 up until 1981...

 the Sport Wagon used a 120 inches (305 cm) wheelbase, that was 5 inches (13 cm) longer than the other Skylark four-door sedans and wagons. The 1964 to 1967 Sport Wagons had a Skyroof that consisted of four tinted glass panels surrounding the elevated section of the roof. A forward-facing third row of seats was optional. Sport Wagons were available in standard and more upscale "Custom" trim package

Trim package

A trim package is an automotive package composed by a set of cosmetic embellishments to a vehicle. In some cases the trim package may include a specific model or ending name...

.

1968–1969

A body redesign for 1968 featured sweeping "S-shape" side sculpturing, while the wagon's roof replaced the previously-used split main skylight with a one-piece skylight over the second-row seat, which carried over to 1969. The lengthwise skylights along the cargo area remained the same.

The 1964-69 Sport Wagon models rode on a 121 inches (307 cm) wheelbase. This allowed for optional third row seats that was not available on the smaller 116 inches (295 cm) wheelbase Special and DeLuxe wagons.

Engine choices included 2 350 V-8's shared with the Skylark line and a 400 cubic inch "big block" also available in the GS series.

1970–1972

In 1970, the mid-sized Buick models were redesigned. From 1970 to 1972, the Sport Wagon became a deluxe trim version of the similar, less expensive Buick Skylark wagon. The distinctive skylights were not offered and the Sport Wagons were now built on the 116 inches (295 cm) wheelbase shared with four-door sedans.

External links

• GM Skywagon Club