My 1975 Buick Estate wagon

The only thing disturbing on your wagon are the wheels. I'd like to see an image of a peeled one with factory wheels, to conclude a judgement.
If going woody, best to do it real, with veneer and genuine wood trim. It'll probably cost more than $2000. But, you won't be forking out that money for synthetic kitsch.

Why not accentuate those lines with a two-toned paint job? Say, ivory on that red, for example.

 

Good luck with the car Swanny. I really like the red interior and the plastic doesn't look too faded.

Woodgrain vs delete, I'd say 90% of wagons look better with the fake woodgrain and they are usually worth more money if it's in good shape. Wood delete looks good on muscle-type wagons or SS-modified clones.

 

Same wagon as above but without the mags and before I detailed it. Sorry about the frost that's on it!!!!!!

 

Heh, I thought I recognized the Wagon and House from that photo. Will you refinish the tailgate or just put something like Meguiar's NXT on to prevent rust?

 

Already ordered paint for the tailgate and rear bumper fillers.

 

They still left the classic Buick lines of which one can work with. Here, I started crudely painting up Swanny's Estate and didn't get to the roof, yet. The white should've been ivory and the line drawn to represent a chrome strip was drawn:

 

Nice find. This Buick we have seen before. Well optioned.