1971 Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser

455 V8. Claimed 14k original miles. "Opera windows on top."

Looks like a pretty solid car but not worth the steep asking price IMHO.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1971...0363656?pt=US_Cars_Trucks&hash=item5650a7d488

 

Can you say "Cloud Cuckoo Land"? First, it originally had the wood grain. Second, the picture of the roof window looks like a white car, not a blue one, Third, they say power windows, but I see cranks. Fourth, there is both badly repaired and unrepaired accident damage. The left rear corner was hit at some point, and things were not straightened correctly, as the bumper does not fit the body contours the way it should. The front bumper and header panel are both bent, with damage to the grill. Finding the missing badges could run to time and money, too. I would say this one could take a good amount of work to make into a $17,000 car. As is, I am guessing they are a good $10,000 overpriced.

 

Well, perhaps this is a true statement?

 

That overpriced beast is for sale again??
18K and it's not even a three seater?
It does have the 455 and mirrored roof glass though.

What idiot showed auntie the price report?

That price is for a correctly restored car or a nearly perfect original with very low mileage, and those are almost non-existent. My Vista Cruiser sold for that much a couple years back and now everybody thinks their cars are worth that much.
I'd guess you get around 6-8k for that car from the right guy too.

You can get the Vista Cruiser emblems/badges, Fusick's repos those and some other Vista Cruiser exclusive pieces-parts now.
They ripped-off a pic of my former '71 Vista from the internet and put it on the cover of their catalog to draw attention to the new Vista parts when they came out, too bad my car had all the original parts on it.

 

I agree with BlueVista.
VERY nice car, but probably worth $8k tops.

First thing I'd do is put the woodgrain back!

 

Wow what a bargain at $17,500! LOL!

 

I think the harsh reflection of the sun makes it look that way.

 

Family selling appears to have no clue about vehicles at all......

Vehicle is not bad, but as others have mentioned, there's a lot to nit-pic on this one. My guess is the odometer's been around once, as well.