1992 olds customer cruiser wagon

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  1. jrhcrewchief

    jrhcrewchief Active Member

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    I am thinking about buying a 1992 Olds Custom Cruiser Wagon.
    Mechanically the car is in pretty good shape and I know that the basic mechanical stuff is available.
    The question I have is in regards to the Oldsmobile specific parts-specifically body parts.
    On the bottom of both front doors-that molding pieces or what I would call cladding is missing.Are those parts still available new or is it junk yard time.
    The reason I am asking is I also have an 1998 Olds Aurora which is
    Impossible to get Olds specific parts for.
    My Subaru wagon is doing great but it time for a big American Wagon.
    Thanks for the feedback.
     
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    Krash Kadillak Well-Known Member

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    J/Y time for that body cladding. You also might want to wander over to the GM Longroof Forum and throw up a 'parts wanted' appeal. There's a lot of guys over there that collect the whales and have extra parts.

    Also, what's this Oldsmobile 'Customer Cruiser'? Is this like to give customers rides? Cool!

    http://gmlongroof.4umer.com/
     
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    jrhcrewchief Active Member

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    Customer Cruiser is what happens when you get to that certain age and try to do something
    without your reading glasses on-lol
     
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    Olds Weighty Eight New Member

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    You'll be hard pressed to find these in a yard near you due to rarity so I second Krash's sentiment about the Longroof forum. That'd be your best bet to find OCC parts. Either that or scour the online junkyard search databases.
     
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  5. Silvertwinkiehobo

    Silvertwinkiehobo "Everything that breaks starts with 'F.'"

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    There is one other idea...remove what's left over, smooth out the bodywork, and give it a gorgeous deep paint job. Sell the leftover parts to another sucker, I mean, customer....:29:
     
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    I just picked up a 91 and am thinking about doing EXACTLY that even though mine has all the panels. With only 12,000 made chances of finding one in a boneyard are slim to none.
     
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    I haven't bought this 1992 yet-but I was thinking about all that was said.
    The one I am looking at is that dark blue and the car does need paint-and the price is right.
    But I also want to finish up my Subaru Wagon, and my fiancé is bugging me about she needs a newer car so I can picture a late model used Mustang in the driveway soon.
    And I also have a low mileage 1998 Oldsmobile Aurora that I don't use much. Mostly a semi weekend car and car shows and occasionally cruise nights.Have had it 4 years and I think I only put about 15,000 miles on it.Got it from the original owners.it has maybe 80,000 on it now.
    I just like the lines of the Olds Wagon and want to get a full size wagon.
    I think we need a bigger driveway.
     
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