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down on the street

1967 Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser

I've been scouring the island for a Skyroof-equipped Olds Vista Cruiser (or its Buick Sportwagon sibling) for many months now. I saw a very nice blue '67 at the Park Street Car Show last year, but I couldn't find the owner to ask about the car... and there's no way such an original '67 could possibly live on the street, right? Wrong! Alameda is laid out with a tight Victorian maze of tiny side streets and a car on such a street can hide right under my nose, as was the case with this wagon. For years, this car has parked less than two blocks from my house, just around the corner from the '68 Volvo P1800.
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9:00 AM on Wed Jun 4 2008
By Murilee Martin
3,810 views, 84 comments

Latest by n/a: That's my baby. I was in the Alameda Car Show last October 13th (my b-day). I had just had her painted and am still restoring the interior. All I need to do now is the carpet, headliner and get the more »

down on the street

1977 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser Station Wagon

We haven't seen many Oldsmobiles in this series, and it's been almost two months since the most recent station wagon, so this Custom Cruiser seems like the right car for today. This is actually our second '77 Olds Custom Cruiser wagon, the other one having been shot just a few blocks from today's car (which also lives just around the corner from the '71 Blazer we saw on Monday.
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9:15 AM on Fri Apr 4 2008
By Murilee Martin
2,462 views, 76 comments

Latest by cazart: That Hurst VistaCruiser makes me feel funny like when we climbed the rope in gym class. more »

maximum wagon day

You Will Never Catch An Olds Vista Cruiser

If you were pursuing someone you'd probably want something sportier than an AMC Matador, unless the car you're chasing is actually an Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser that's towing a boat. And thanks to the great handling and power of the Vista Cruiser, the Matador was evaded with explosive results. We're fairly sure that this is a clip from the show The Fall Guy, because other than that we're not having luck finding a TV show called Soldiers of Misfortune. Just watch out for that outhouse! [YouTube]

4:00 PM on Wed Feb 20 2008
By Matt Hardigree
1,785 views, 31 comments

Latest by Roadster_Guy: That was actually a more exciting car chase than any of the ones included in Sunday's "Knight Rider." more »

down on the street

1977 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser Station Wagon

Who would have believed, back in '77, that the glory days of the Detroit station wagon were soon to be over? The minivan would appear a few years later, followed by the ascendancy of the SUV, and the good ol' iconic American wagon would end up on the scrap heap of history. Oh, sure, you can still get a wagon now, but it's just not the same. This '77 Olds Custom Cruiser, with its Family Truckster grille and woodgrain body decals, reminds us of the final days of the Wagon Era as it sits proudly on its Alameda East End street. More »

9:00 AM on Wed Sep 19 2007
By Murilee Martin
5,253 views, 30 comments

Latest by Naturally Exasperated?: WHAT???Only 170HP form a 350? What went so horribly wrong in America? Forgive me, I'm Australian and we only had mild effects from anti-pollution gear. so its hard to imagine these extremes. more »

buddha on board

Somewhere Between Kettleman City and Little Panoche Road

Seeing Bumbeck and Johnson delivering live reports from their I-5 journey made me recall a time when I had both a darkroom and a long-distance girlfriend with a '78 Olds wagon sporting the rare Dashboard Buddha option. So it's straight to the slide scanner with this shot from my favorite road-trip highway, circa 1987.

10:30 AM on Fri Aug 17 2007
By Murilee Martin
858 views, 5 comments

novelties

Do The Electric Slide Up And Down: The 1973 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser Electric Tailgate

We're not sure if this was the pinnacle of GM innovation, the depths of laziness or the height of cool. More than likely, it's all three wrapped up into one liitle deep and tall invention...on the pinnacle of brilliance. Yes, it helped to make the Custom Cruiser weigh north of 5,000 lbs, but it's a small price to pay for sexy. In fact, we now want made standard on all wagons. Ya hear that, automakers — now make it so! [Hat tip to Mark Peters!] More »

3:30 PM on Mon Aug 28 2006
By Ray Wert
636 views, 5 comments

Latest by tmp00: oops- hit the wrong button.. I meant to write that was one of the cooler GM innovations in the 70's, along with the "hideaway" inward- folding convertible top (also on this bodystyle). It folded up in this wierd scissor-like more »