#vistacruiser

Found this Vista Cruiser in a church parking lot.

Matchbox Oldsmobile vista cruiser great cast . #matchbox #matchboxworld #matchboxcollector #matchboxcars #matchboxcollection #oldsmobile #olds #vistacruiser #vistacruiserwagon #oldsvistacruiser #oldsmobilevistacruiser #savethewagons #hotrod #musclecars #musclewagon #diecastlovers #diecastgarage #diecast164scale #diecastbrasil #diecast164 #marinhoscustoms (em Imperatriz) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cga_Hk6tQ_9/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

7/31/20 Spotted this sweet ride in St. Joe tonight. 1972 Pontiac VistaCruiser. #Pontiac #70scars #vistacruiser #surfers #puremichigan #stjoemichigan #stjoemi #berriencounty https://www.instagram.com/p/CDVX89vJayG/?igshid=1b8gbfqt8km5k

#Buick #VistaCruiser one of the #original #adventuremobile #backintheday #goodguyscarshow (at Goodguys Carshow - Pleasanton Fairgrounds) https://www.instagram.com/p/B4vTwykBLDo/?igshid=4bp4jypjbmvu

Oldsmobile’s #VistaCruiser debuted in September, 1963, but the ideas behind its trademark feature - the “Vista Dome”-style roof, had been cooking for years. The origins of the roof design lay with stylist Pete Wozena, who worked in GM’s advanced studio; but Wozena was no doubt influenced by “Vista dome” train cars and - notably - Greyhound’s Scenicruiser bus, which had been plying the highways since 1948. The first kicked back, glass-top roofs Wozena sketched out where 1950s coupe rooflines, but in the early sixties he applied it to a wagon. The preferred form of American family travel in the early 707-era, a “vista” station wagon made for a practical and pretty car. - Wozena’s wagon idea was picked up by Buick and Oldsmobile, who built matching long-wheelbase wagons starting in 1964 - Buick’s Sportwagon and Olds’ Vista Cruiser, built on GM’s “compact” A-body. Though the divisions offered regular mid-size wagons, this pair were built on a 120” (3M) wheelbase, up from the standard 115” (2.9M). Aft of the B-pillar the rear doors were stretched and the rear section of the roof raised with a glassy surround. This made for more room and a proper forward-facing third seat. Passenger visibility was improved, but mainly the windows let in more light, for a large and airy interior. The pair soon supplanted the Buick/Olds B-body wagons, dropped for ’65. - When the A-bodies were restyled for ’68, so too were the Sportwagon and Vista, now looking very muscular (all the ’68-’72 As looked like muscle cars) despite having a “family” mission. “Regular” A-body wagons were on 116” wheelbases, Sports and Vistas now 121”. If anything, the restyle further emphasized the glassy, tall roof - both cars looked even more distinctive in 1968 and even less like each other - with Olds’ sleek sides and Buick’s trademark sweepspear. Buick dropped the lwb Sportwagon in 1969 and revived its big wagon for 1970; #Olds persevered with the proper Vista Cruiser into 1972. - Vista Cruiser sales were always decent, but being a single model on a long-wheelbase amid the vast A-body cosmos, the economics of renewing it in 1973 didn’t make sense. The name returned in 1973, but not the Vista roof. https://www.instagram.com/p/B1Jn5qElWPx/?igshid=q8556sgbxu4r

Check out #OPGICustomer Andrew Kline's 1970 Vista Cruiser. Nice photo Andrew, thanks for sharing! Shop Oldsmobile parts at OPGI.com/cutlass #WagonWednesday #ShowUsYourRide #VistaCruiser #OPGI #OPG #OriginalPartsGroup #OldsmobileParts

17 anos vendo esse lugar crescer e dar frutos. Da orgulho. @studionimbus #deepsky #strollingaround #tweekertweekerlittlestar #demonho #familyvaliums #vistacruiser #hellhoundsyndicate #recordingstudio #musicstudio (at NiMBUS STUDiOS)

01 Done. #vistacruiser #illlustration #watercolor #demonho #buroburocreative #logo #brand #branding #albumcoverart @buroburo.ws @fredericomarcondes @guiboards #suamae (at São Paulo, Brazil)