It seems like there has been a plethora of beautiful and original Vista Cruisers for sale lately and this Ebay find continues the Vista Cruiser trend. Only 49,271 miles from new this wagon comes from Oregon where it has been well preserved due to the dry climate. Plenty of power with a big block 403 V8, which was the engine of choice for the Pontiac Trans Am that year. The exterior shows original light yellow paint to be in excellent condition. The original wood applique also looks excellent. Chrome, badging and glass all look original and excellent. The interior appears as almost new with no visible wear on the seats, carpets or dash.
What a beautiful find! If I had the spare $$ and an understanding wife, this would be my next car. I grew up with the 2-door Salon version of this car with T-tops. I’d love nothing more than to cart my family around in this version of the same car! Love your site!
Beautiful car my father had a 1974 vista cruiser the same year i was born he baught it in 1975 from s&m rose in the bronx on fordham rd and thats the car i grew up in . alot of memories wish i could afford to buy this one.
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Please Someone Tell Me How To Get My Hands On One Of These! This Was My First Car Growing Up And I Miss Her Terribly!!!! Honestly Want To Purchase One Any Help Would Be Great!!!
For sale?
I had an identical car!! Should have held onto it. Is this still around and for sale, hopefully?
Nice looking car.
Beautiful looking car. I’ve always liked Oldsmobile Vista Cruisers. This is perhaps the best looking VC since the 1970.
We had a 1977 Vista Cruiser that had an interior almost exactly like this one, only I think ours may have had decorative, vertical “buttons” set into the seams of the stitching of the seats. And ours didn’t have the woodgrain on the outside; the exterior was the same cream/beige color as the seats here. It was a good-looking car. You saw Cutlasses everywhere back then, not surprising since Cutlasses were the best selling cars of the time.
A 403ci motor, isn’t a big block, in fact it shares the same stroke as a 350, just a larger bore. It has week windowed mains, but is fine if kept below a 400hp build. Larger horsepower motors, should have the main caps replaced.
This really takes me back. My dad bought the Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme Cruiser in 1976. 350 V8 with a trailer hitch. Same cream color as here. No wood paneling, and dad got the mag wheels. [So laughable on a station wagon!] It became my daily driver to school when I turned 16 (in 1986). We took so many family vacations in that car, and we used it to tow boats and trailers for years. The engine was really powerful. Car was incredibly sturdy. I finally drove it into the ground at just shy of 200,000 miles (literally wearing its last set of tires out by wearing a hole through them). They don’t make ’em like this anymore.