Coolest thing(s) I've seen in awhile.

[amazinblue82]

There's something about this body style and year that intrigues me whenever I see one online or in the wild. I bet there is an organized group of collectors that relish it like we do with our cbodiesonly but I don't know enough about them to know for sure.

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We own the car my father in law bought new and there’s a forum for them too.

Roadmaster - Car Forums and Automotive Chat

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hey @ayilar? ever seen one of these?

 

[ayilar]

@DocMcNeedy @3175375 @amazinblue82

Here’s Betsy, my dark cherry 1996 RMW. I acquired her just 3 years ago from New England and have traced her history. I’ve put almost 20k miles on the car since then. She has visited 18 states, DC, and Ontario (Canada). @david hill helped me bring her back to a great long-distance driver condition, and she has helped me transport tons of stuff.

The GM Long Roof Forum has been a great source of information.

 

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@DocMcNeedy @3175375 @amazinblue82

Here’s Betsy, my dark cherry 1996 RMW. I acquired her just 3 years ago from New England and have traced her history. I’ve put almost 20k miles on the car since then. She has visited 17 states, DC, and Canada. @david hill helped me bring her back to a great long-distance driver condition

The GM Long Roof Forum has been a great source of information.

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Thanks for the lead on the long roof forum! I’m chasing an odd issue with the HVAC system in our Roadmaster…

 

[ayilar]

I’m chasing an odd issue with the HVAC system in our Roadmaster…

Yes, searching that forum should be very helpful. Several of the members there are knowledgeable and willing to share their knowledge.

@david hill knows these cars inside out, and he fixed an issue with the A/C on Betsy. I am paging him because no good deed of his goes unpunished

 

[ayilar]

There's something about this body style and year that intrigues me whenever I see one online or in the wild. I bet there is an organized group of collectors that relish it like we do with our cbodiesonly but I don't know enough about them to know for sure.

The GM Long Roof Forum has been a great source of information.

Thanks for the lead on the long roof forum! I’m chasing an odd issue with the HVAC system in our Roadmaster…

There are 4 main other fora that I search to learn as much as I can before asking @david hill for his always generous help:

http://[URL][URL]https://buickforums.com/forums/forums/buick-roadmaster-forum.22/

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http://[URL][URL]https://forums.aaca.org/

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https://www.cadillacforums.com/forums/rwd-deville-fleetwood-brougham-19xx-1996.97/

The third one is a Cadillac forum, but as you know the FWB and RMW share a number of parts and subsystems. Quite a few RMW owners own or have owned another B-body (Caprice or Impala) and/or a D-Body (Fleetwood Brougham). Indeed, I owned a 1996 FWB that I sold to an FCBO member in fall 2024, and I found quite a bit of useful info for both Lalie (the Caddy's name) and Betsy there.

Here's a photo of Lalie as eye candy -- yes, she dark cherry too (triple burgundy in her case -- paint, leather, vinyl top):

PS: Finally, there’s the Impala SS Forum:

https://www.impalassforum.com/forums/

It is very active, with some silly posts but also some very knowledgeable folks—sounds familiar? I look at it for the same reason, lots of common parts and solutions. They have subfora for the Fleetwood and for the Roadmaster:

https://www.impalassforum.com/forums/roadmaster.33/