RUST FREE 1970 OLDSMOBILE VISTACRUISER STATION WAGON: CLEAN, RUNS NICE, A/C

Make:	Oldsmobile
Model:	Cutlass
SubModel:	VISTA CRUISER
Type:	Wagon
Trim:	VISTACRUISER
Year:	1970
Mileage:	2,488
VIN:	348550m385914
Color:	Blue
Transmission:	AUTO
Drive type:	RWD
Interior color:	Blue
Vehicle Title:	Clear
Item location:	Eureka, Montana, United States

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tuddy5 Store FEEL FREE TO MAKE AN OFFER AT ANYTIME. I CAN TALK VIA PHONE IF YOU'D PREFER. THANK YOU. 1970 OLDSMOBILE VISTA CRUISER WAGONThis is a clean. rust free classic cruiser wagon. It has the great vistacruiser roof glass that is unique to the vistacruiser and buick sportwagons. This particular wagon was owned by one family until I purchased it this year. The original owner bought it new in California. where it remained until the last few years. I bought it from his daughter who lived in Idaho. It has the original protecto plate. owners manual. and original registration from the same day it was bought new. You don't see that very often. Also included are some other neat original dealer pamphlets and stuff. I have pictures of everything. This is a clean survivor and is a great candidate for restoration. drive as-is. or do minor work to it and make a street rod. It would look great with some pro-tour sized torque thrusts or? I'm sure it would look cool with just about any cool rims. or leave the hubcaps on if that's what you like. Here are all the details. MANY MORE PICTURES AVAILABLE AND VIDEO. I can send a photobucket link with many more pictures. Thank you. BODYThe body on the car is in nice shape. It is rust free. The car had lower front fender rust when I bought it. but they have been replaced with repair panels. The repairs were done correctly. The rust was only in the very low rear corner. of each front fender. The repair weld is under the trim. Repair panels are still bare metal. I left them bare because I know some people want to inspect the area. and are going to repaint the whole car possibly anyways. If you want. you could just paint the lower fender to match and drive it as-is. I may have paint that matches. but many napa stores and others mix spray cans to match. I know spray paint is crap. but it's a very small section under the fender trim. and most people would never notice. The butt welds are not ground down. which will need to be done. The trim hides most of it. so bodywork needed on these repairs is very minimal. I can primer the new metal if you prefer before it's transported. The rest of the body has no rust. This car was in dry california nearly all of it's life. and that is documented. It's very straight. The passenger rear quarter was lightly dinged by the taillight. by the original owner. Nothing major and no thick bondo. I'm not sure that there is any filler there at all. Glass is nice overall. One small chip in the windshield. Vista glass is very nice. No rust or pitting around the glass. Rear window is slow to roll up. The track and regulator stuff probably needs lubed. Worse case. you'll need to rebuild or replace the window motor. If you don't help it. it's pretty slow to roll up. Tailgate either swings out. or folds down like a pickup tailgate. Floors. spare tire tub. frame. quarters. wheelhouses. doors. fenders. hood. firewall. cowl. tailgate. jams. roof. etc. etc. have no rust-through. This car is dry. Reproduction woodgrain vinyl is available. Most of it is ok. but it's peeling in some spots. These days. you can redo the faux woodgrain in a variety of ways. You can use the reproduction vinyl available. get reproduction type vinyl wrap from a print/sign shop. hand paint it. or airbrush the woodgrain on. Airbrushing is the best. but the most expensive. INTERIORThe interior is in nice shape. The seats have been recovered and are nice. Original upholstery may be under there. I'm not sure. Seats look nice. but are not original match. Most people will not know that upholtery is not original. Original upholstery is readily available. Besides the seat upholstery. the interior looks 100% original. Headliner is nice. with one tiny rip about 1/2" long. Dash area is nice. Door panels are pretty nice but sun damaged a bit right on top by the windows. I don't think its on every panel but I'll double check that. Visors are nice. and this has the larger visors in the passenger area. Carpet is in good shape. but has a wear spot in drivers floor where a heel sat. Floormat hides it. Cargo area has usual scratches and wear. Original radio is included. Aftermarket cassette player is in it now and I'm not sure that it works. MECHANICALThis vista has the 350 v8 with 350 automatic transmission. The engine runs nice. No ticks. knocks. or anything abnormal. It runs cools. No oil in water. or water in the oil. It's a little coldblooded but always starts. You just have to pump it 2-3 times. I don't think the choke is setup right and the carb may just need to have some fuel ran through it. Runs great when warmed up a bit and starts at the touch of the key. This is an A/C car but it is not connected. The A/C pump was taken off. but everything was kept including pump. bolts. bracket. and belt. This has an automatic transmission that works fine. Shifts as it should. doesn't slip. Tires are 14" and aren't anything special but drive fine. The car goes down the road straight and nice. Doesn't wander. pull. vibrate. or anything abnormal like that. It cruises nicely and has good highway gears. This car has power steering and brakes. Muffler and tailpipe are new but I think it needs a little work still. It sounds like it has a leak back by the muffler. Brakes and steering work as they should. All gauges work. Heater fan works. but not on high setting for some reason. Probably the switch. Heater works as it should and selector works. Valve covers either need to be tightened. or need new gaskets. They are easy to do on this car. and I'm sure the gaskets are cheap. I don't know when the last time the car had a lube job. plugs. wires. etc. I'm sure it wouldn't hurt to do that stuff but it doesn't appear to need anything really. Overall. it runs nice and is very good mechanically. OVERALLThis is a great wagon to drive or restore. I like all the old wagons. but the vistacruisers are really cool and the kids will love looking out the windows. Feel free to ask questions and happy bidding. On Dec-17-14 at 09:04:39 PST. seller added the following information:The mileage has 102488. The odometer has rolled once. Thanks